the team
Meet
Dr Sarah Farrell is the founder and principal GP at Sydney Women’s Wellness in Greenwich. She completed a combined Bachelor of Medical Science and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Sydney in 2014 and became a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2020.
Sarah has completed the Sydney Child Health Program through the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, holds a Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health through Family Planning Australia. She is a member of the Australasian Menopause Society and Healthy Hormones, as well as being a Antenatal Shared Care GP with Royal North Shore Hospital. She is also trained in IUD and contraceptive implant insertion.
She is known for warm, thorough, evidence-based care that helps women feel heard, informed, and supported. As a mum of three, including two premature babies, and with lived experience of PCOS and endometriosis, she brings both clinical expertise and lived experience to her practice.
Dr Jo Mackson is a women’s health GP at Sydney Women’s Wellness and a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Before moving into civilian general practice, she served full-time for 17 years in the Royal Australian Air Force and continues to serve as a reservist.
Jo completed her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Notre Dame in 2016. She has completed the FPAA National Certificate in Reproductive and Sexual Health for Doctors and is currently undertaking a Graduate Diploma in Child Health. She is also a member of the Australasian Menopause Society and Healthy Hormone.
She is known for thoughtful, individualised care and is passionate about helping women feel informed and supported in their health care. With lived experience of PCOS, endometriosis, and donor conception, she brings compassion as well as clinical expertise. Her interests include menopause, contraception including Implanon insertion, sexual health, fertility and family planning, and medical termination of pregnancy up to 9 weeks.
Lara Mathers is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist with expertise in fertility, reproductive conditions, and women’s health. She has completed Early Life Nutrition Alliance Nutrition Therapy for Fertility and Pregnancy training, adding Certified Fertility and Pregnancy Dietitian to her qualifications. Her interests include preconception health, egg freezing preparation, IVF support, PCOS, insulin resistance, endometriosis, adenomyosis, thyroid conditions, and pregnancy nutrition.
Lara is known for compassionate, evidence-based nutrition care that helps women feel more confident in their reproductive health. Her own experience with egg freezing and fertility care has further shaped her passion for this area of practice.
Ellen Gulson is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant with more than 10 years of experience supporting breastfeeding mothers and their families. She is passionate about evidence-based lactation care and believes feeding support works best when it is part of broader, coordinated women’s health care.
As a mother of four, Ellen brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work. She supports families with antenatal feeding education, latch and supply concerns, mixed feeding, weaning, bottle feeding, low weight gain, and more complex infant feeding issues.
Outside the clinic, Ellen is the Breastfeeding Counsellor and Operations Manager for the Australian Breastfeeding Association and regularly volunteers on the National Breastfeeding Helpline.
Catherine "Cat" Thompson is a baby and toddler sleep consultant with more than 20 years of experience working in early childhood, across both health and education. With a background as a paediatric nurse, she understands how deeply sleep deprivation can affect maternal mental health, confidence, and day-to-day family life.
Cat offers practical, tailored sleep support because there is no one-size-fits-all approach to babies, toddlers, or parents. She is passionate about helping families find realistic strategies that support both the child and the parent.
More about Cat can be found at completelybaby.com.
Liberty is our Practice Nurse at Sydney Women’s Wellness, with a strong interest in women’s health and a passion for supporting women through every stage of life.
As a mother of three, she brings both professional experience and personal understanding to her role, and is dedicated to providing warm, thoughtful care that helps patients feel comfortable, informed, and supported.
Nicki Bethel (Practice nurse) is currently on maternity leave.
Alex Topp
Alexandra (Alex) Topp is a registered counsellor who provides a calm, down-to-earth space for individuals and couples to pause, untangle what’s going on and take meaningful steps forward.
Her work is grounded in an evidence-based and practical approach, drawing primarily on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), alongside CBT, mindfulness and solution-focused techniques. She supports clients with stress and overwhelm, anxiety, life transitions, relationship challenges and personal growth, with a particular interest in supporting women navigating fertility and medical journeys. Having navigated her own fertility challenges, she brings both professional and personal understanding to this work.
Outside of work, Alexandra enjoys being with her family, spending time in nature, travelling whenever possible - and attempting to keep up a reasonably respectable tennis game.
More about Alex can be found at www.thepausebutton.com.au
Simone Reinhardt
Simone Reinhardt is a Strategic Psychotherapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist, trained at the Institute of Applied Psychology, with a passion for supporting women through the emotional and physiological transitions of life.
She works with women experiencing anxiety, chronic stress, hormonal imbalances and life-stage challenges. These include postnatal depression, fertility struggles, PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome), PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder), weight concerns, and peri-menopause and menopause. Simone understands how deeply the mind and body are connected, particularly when cortisol levels remain elevated over time, impacting mood, sleep, hormones and overall wellbeing.
Her approach integrates hypnotherapy, Strategic Psychotherapy (CBT-based), NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) and trauma-informed techniques including bilateral stimulation to gently process and release underlying patterns.
By working with the subconscious mind, hypnotherapy can help regulate the nervous system, reduce stress responses and create meaningful, lasting change.
Simone creates a safe and supportive space where women can reconnect with themselves, build resilience and move through life’s challenges with greater clarity, balance and ease. Join Simone on your Highway to Happiness: www.highwaytohappiness.com.au
Ali Luz
Ali is the Practice Manager at Sydney Women’s Wellness. Originally from the Philippines, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and a Master of Business Administration with a specialisation in Health Services Management.
She is passionate about making health care more accessible, efficient, and welcoming. Behind the scenes, Ali keeps the practice running smoothly and helps ensure each patient journey feels seamless from the first phone call or email onward.
Join our team
If you are a GP or allied practitioner and our approach to women’s health resonates with you, we would love to hear from you.
You can enquire about opportunities by emailing us or via the contact us page