About Me - Simone Maher

Hello, I’m Simone! I’m a physiotherapist with over 15 years’ experience working with babies, children, and families. While I’ve supported children across many areas of paediatrics, my greatest passion is helping infants and young children under the age of five develop the strong foundations they need for movement and wellbeing.

I’ve worked in leading hospital settings, including the Royal Children’s Hospital and Monash Children’s Hospital, and I am currently the senior physiotherapist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at The Mercy Hospital for Women. These experiences have given me a deep understanding of how to best support children with a wide range of needs.

I love offering therapy in the places where children feel most comfortable—whether at home, in childcare, kinder, school, playgrounds, or at my clinic. Working in natural environments makes learning and development meaningful, enjoyable, and effective.

When I’m not working, you’ll usually find me outdoors with my partner and our three energetic boys, or enjoying some quiet time with a good book.

Education and Training

  • Bachelor of Physiotherapy – La Trobe University

  • Graduate Certificate in Physiotherapy (Paediatrics) – University of Melbourne

  • Specialist Certificate in Paediatric Orthopaedic Physiotherapy – University of Melbourne

  • Prechtl’s General Movement Assessment (Advanced Certification)

  • Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE)

  • Hand Assessment for Infants (HAI)

  • Newborn Behavioural Observation (NBO)

  • Neurological Sensory Motor Developmental Assessment (NDMDA)

  • Alberta Infant Motor Scales (AIMS)

  • NISE Spinal Stimulation

  • Functional Electrical Stimulation

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.