GOLD Learning Speakers
Joanna Strybosch
- Speaker Type: GOLD Learning Day 2025 (Winter)
- Country: Australia
Biography:
A graduate of RMIT, Joanna has practiced as a registered Osteopath since 1996. She completed her Graduate Diploma in Osteopathic Paediatrics in 2001 and has been working in the field of paediatric care since then. In 2021, Joanna was titled an Advanced Paediatric Osteopath by Osteopathy Australia, in recognition of her long standing commitment to paediatric tertiary education, continuing professional development and collaborative care.
Jo is also an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) and a Rhythmic Movement Training (RMTi) Consultant, and combines these skills with her osteopathic principles and treatment. Jo works in private practice in Melbourne at a medical clinic, alongside GP’s, MCHN, and other allied health professionals.
Jo is passionate about supporting mothers in their early parenting journey, including developing breastfeeding confidence and supporting emotional wellbeing. She has a particular interest in supporting mothers and babies with feeding difficulties and she combines her expertise in both osteopathy and lactation to provide a holistic approach to maternal-infant health care and lactation support. This includes treatment following traumatic birth, and the management of torticollis, plagiocephaly and hip dysplasia. Jo’s work includes optimising positioning and latch, improving sucking skills, releasing connective tissue tensions throughout the body, as well as the management of ankyloglossia and oral rehabilitation post frenectomy.
Jo has extensive experience working with babies, children and adults across the lifespan. Passionate about ongoing professional development, Jo has completed numerous additional post graduate short courses in many areas to deepen and expand her skill sets.
She is also a Board member of LCANZ (Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand).
