About Dr Ivana Matic-Stancin
About Dr Ivana Matic-Stancin
MD, Dip Obs &Gyne, FRACGP, FASLM, HCANZA
Dr Ivana Matic-Stancin is a Melbourne-based medical doctor (GP) with over 25 years of clinical medical experience working with people of all ages, from various socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, and suffering from different medical conditions.
Dr. Ivana believes in implementing a comprehensive, whole-person approach. By addressing the physical and psychosocial aspects of the individual, she no longer focuses only on their particular diagnosis but on the whole person in their environment. Ivana believes that is the way towards health and flourishment. That belief is rooted in Lifestyle Medicine, Positive Psychology, and Health Coaching philosophy.
She is passionate about women’s health, particularly healthy aging during the perimenopausal transition. Her predominant focus is on Perimenopausal & Menopausal Health. Women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s often experience many symptoms and health challenges due to hormonal changes and accumulated chronic stress. Those changes usually go unrecognised, unconnected, and even dismissed. That can leave women feeling unseen, ignored, ashamed, not “normal,” and lonely.
Only when we take a whole-person approach can we recognise the enormous impact that hormonal fluctuations in those years have had on our health and well-being. We can start seeing the solution once we factor hormonal change and chronic stress into the picture.
Ivana truly believes that the perimenopausal stage of life can be a springboard towards health and flourishment.
Ivana enjoys helping women transition towards a healthy and enjoyable life.
Ivana offers three services:
1/ Clinical Medical comprehensive one-on-one 60-minute consultation in her GP Clinic in Braybrook, Victoria. (Contact Maxwell Medical Group for the appointment.)
2/CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) program is a six-week in-person course offered in a small group setting in three clinics:
Contact Maxwell Medical Group for information and bookings for Saturday sessions.
Contact Maven Centre for information and bookings for Wednesday evening sessions.
Contact Wyndham Clinic Private Hospital for information and booking on Thursday morning sessions.
3/ Online services: Individual Lifestyle Health Coaching/Therapy
& Small Group CBT online group program (coming soon).
Ivana is a fluent English, Serbian, and Croatian speaker.
"Navigating Peri/Menopause is much more than the decision to take MHT(HRT) or not.”
- Dr Ivana Matic-Stancin
Why choose to work with Dr Ivana?
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1. Expertise & Experience
Dr. Ivana has over 25 years of experience working with people of all ages, backgrounds, and medical conditions. She now focuses all her accumulated knowledge and experience on Peri-Menopause Health.
Women in the Perimenopausal and Menopausal stages of their lives are most open to reviewing and changing their lifestyle habits based on current scientific knowledge and a safe, trusting relationship with their chosen health professionals. They are the pillars of all societies, and they understand that, depending on their health and well-being, everyone else’s health is built upon. Let’s turn the wheel of everyone’s health together!
Let’s start with You.
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2. Educational prerecorded Webinars
There are three versions of educational videos about the Physiology of Perimenopause and Menopause and the various Lifestyle tools that can be implemented during this time to help women towards healthier aging.
Women can watch and learn the webinars in their own time and prepare themself better for the consultation with Dr Ivana or their other health professionals.
1/There is a short free webinar -The Physiology of Perimenopause. This is a taste of what is Lifestyle Medicine in perimenopause.
2/There is a 45-minute video about the role of Lifestyle changes in Perimenopause, Lifestyle Prescription for Perimenopause and Menopause Health. This is an introduction to the Lifestyle Medicine approach to perimenopausal health. This is a natural but evidence-based way of helping the symptoms while improving overall health.
3/There is a deeper dive, Mini-Course, Four Pillars of Health in Perimenopause &Menopause, 115-minute video material, complemented with a 30-minute consultation with Dr Ivana. This mini course is specifically designed for women ready to learn and engage in natural and self-directed lifestyle changes necessary during this normal hormonal transition, with individualised assistance from Doctor Ivana.
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3. Professional Affiliations
RACGP-Member of The Australian GP College
FASLM-Fellow of the Australian Lifestyle Medical Association
HCANZA -Member of Health Coaches Australia and New Zealand Association
AMS-Member of the Australian Menopause Society
BMS-Member of the British Menopause Society.
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4. Convenient Online Consultation
Engaging with you through video online consultation sessions in the safety and convenience of your space, Dr Ivana connects with you using the latest, simple and safe video telehealth technology to offer a modern model of medical care. In today’s fast world, the convenience of online consultation has been proven effective and preferred by many women.
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5. Lifestyle Medicine in Perimenopause
Dr Ivana offers a holistic approach to your health, which is a central aspect of her medical approach. She helps you understand hormonal perimenopause physiology, the correlation between your symptoms and those physiological changes, and the influences of daily lifestyle habits on your health as you transition through perimenopause. She tailors her consultation style to your individual situation based on the current evidence-based knowledge from Lifestyle Medicine and Menopause Medicine
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6. Health Coaching
Online consultations with Doctor Ivana are based on the coaching style of consultation, which believes that each individual is a master of their own body and needs a skilful health coach to initiate necessary lifestyle changes towards better symptom control and overall health. When working with Ivana in this online space, you will be given the time and space that are rarely possible in the clinical setting. You can start deep reflection safely. This will lead to deeper self-awareness, new insights, and better-articulated health plans and actions towards better health.
