Early Childhood Educator / Key Worker
Leesa is an Early Childhood Educator, Key Worker and trauma-informed therapist, with extensive experience supporting children and families through complex developmental and emotional needs.
She works alongside families to navigate behaviours, school readiness and transitions, sleep and routines, skill development, and counselling support, always taking a practical, strengths-based approach.
In her role as a Key Worker, Leesa provides guidance and oversight of NDIS plans, helping families feel confident, supported and informed as they coordinate services and work toward meaningful goals. She draws on a wide range of therapeutic tools and strategies to support regulation, connection and long-term development.
Leesa is currently completing her qualification as a Play Therapist, further strengthening her child-led, relational approach to therapy. As a parent to four neurodivergent children, she also brings invaluable lived experience, insight and empathy to her work-supporting families with both professional expertise and genuine understanding.
Leesa sees clients at Food Play Grow Tuesday-Friday and supports home and school visits within a 30 minute radius of Hastings.
Dietetics at Food Play Grow
Emma Turner
Bec Ostrognay
Bec Ostrognay
Emma is a Senior Paediatric Dietitian with an Honours Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Monash University and advanced training in feeding therapy, including Responsive Feeding Therapy, and experience treating oral motor delays seen in Paediatric Feeding Disorders and ARFID. She is passionate about supporting children with feeding d
Emma is a Senior Paediatric Dietitian with an Honours Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Monash University and advanced training in feeding therapy, including Responsive Feeding Therapy, and experience treating oral motor delays seen in Paediatric Feeding Disorders and ARFID. She is passionate about supporting children with feeding difficulties, using a sensory-based approach to build food confidence and expand food variety. A true foodie, Emma brings warmth and creativity to help children and families develop positive, lasting relationships with food.
Emma is at Food Play Grow every second Tuesday
Bec Ostrognay
Bec Ostrognay
Bec Ostrognay
Bec is a Paediatric Dietitian and feeding therapist and eating disorder clinician who works with people of all ages, adapting her approach to suit each individual regardless of background or support need. Bec specialises in eating disorders and disordered eating, with a focus on finding practical strategies for long lasting change.
Bec i
Bec is a Paediatric Dietitian and feeding therapist and eating disorder clinician who works with people of all ages, adapting her approach to suit each individual regardless of background or support need. Bec specialises in eating disorders and disordered eating, with a focus on finding practical strategies for long lasting change.
Bec is at Food Play Grow every Wednesday and every second Thursday.
Izzy Hourihan
Izzy Hourihan
Izzy Hourihan
Izzy is a credentialed eating disorder dietitian, paediatric dietitian and feeding therapist. She enjoys working with people of all ages, and is thorough, reliable and invested in each person she works with. Izzy specialises in eating disorders and infant nutrition.
Izzy is at Food Play Grow every second Thursday.
Monique Dinon
Izzy Hourihan
Izzy Hourihan
Mon is a dietitian who loves helping children and families and adults build confidence with food. With a Master of Dietetics from Deakin University, she has a special interest in paediatrics and disability, creating fun, supportive experiences that encourage positive relationships with food. A self-confessed foodie, Monique brings energy
Mon is a dietitian who loves helping children and families and adults build confidence with food. With a Master of Dietetics from Deakin University, she has a special interest in paediatrics and disability, creating fun, supportive experiences that encourage positive relationships with food. A self-confessed foodie, Monique brings energy and creativity to every session, making food exploration engaging and achievable for all ages.
Mon is at Food Play Grow every Tuesday and Wednesday