Meet the Inspiring Choices Team

Dr Reza Samvat

Integrative Chiropractor

Dr Reza Samvat holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry from Clarke University (USA) and a Doctorate of Chiropractic from Logan Chiropractic University (USA), graduating in 1991. With over 32 years of experience across integrative health, Dr Reza brings an evidence-based approach to care guided by strong clinical values and principles. He relocated to Australia from the USA in 1991 and has co-directed Inspiring Choices on the Gold Coast alongside his wife Michaela ever since. Dr Reza is also the author of a physician's guide titled Sleep, Health, and Consciousness, and is the founder of the Performance Enhancement Health Coach Program and the iHeart Program.

His areas of clinical interest include nutritional medicine, neuro-musculoskeletal health, sleep-related concerns, biofeedback, and hyperbaric oxygen medicine.

Michaela Slancova

Holistic Counsellor

Michaela Slancova is a trained holistic counsellor and energy medicine practitioner with a focus on emotional reprocessing and nervous system resilience. Over the past decade, Michaela has developed her practice across modalities including auricular chromotherapy, colour light therapy, and counselling approaches, with a particular interest in how physical, psychological, biochemical, and emotional experiences can influence how the nervous system responds and adapts. Her work incorporates energetic and frequency-based approaches within a grounded and integrative model of care.

Dr Arini Verwer

Integrative Coach and Holistic Counsellor

Dr Arini Verwer brings a background in educational management and human development to her work at Inspiring Choices, with experience across five countries and a doctorate completed in 2010 in the field of Moral and Character Education. She has served as Principal of educational facilities, Director of a Technical and Further Education College in South Australia, and CEO of a community organisation, as well as speaking at international forums including a UNESCO Conference in Thailand. Her practice at Inspiring Choices is grounded in her work on the social brain, a framework informed by the Social Neurosciences that provides tools for understanding communication, relationships, and personal development. Dr Arini works with individuals, couples, families, and children to support their capacity to engage effectively with themselves and others.

Dr Brian Fabien

Osteopath

Dr Brian Fabien is a fully registered osteopath who holds a Master of Osteopathic Medicine and a Bachelor of Clinical Science (Osteopathic Studies) from Southern Cross University. His approach centres on understanding the root cause of a presenting concern rather than addressing symptoms in isolation, and he draws on a range of manual therapy techniques within his practice. Dr Brian works with a broad range of musculoskeletal presentations and brings a considered, whole-person approach to his osteopathic care within the Inspiring Choices clinical team.

Rustam Yumash

Brain Mapping and Neurotherapy

Rustam Yumash is an experienced practitioner of brain-based therapies with over 20 years of clinical experience implementing electroencephalography (EEG) in Australia, including Quantitative EEG and Event-Related Potential assessment. He completed medical school in Ufa, Bashkortostan, where he began his career in neurology, before developing deep expertise in Infra Low Frequency Neurofeedback, a methodology he has been mastering for over 12 years under the mentoring of prominent researchers including Professor Juri Kropotov from the Human Brain Institute. Rustam incorporates heart rate variability biofeedback, breathwork, deep integrative psychotherapy, and photobiomodulation into his practice, and is a fellow member of the Applied Neuroscience Society of Australasia. He has founded the Brain Mind and Memory Institute and has organised workshops, webinars, and conferences dedicated to the field of neuromodulation.

Hanan Belkhair

Naturopath and Pharmacist

Hanan Belkhair holds a Bachelor in Naturopathy and a Bachelor in Pharmacy, a combination that gives her a distinctive foundation in both traditional and clinical knowledge. Her pharmaceutical background informs a careful, informed approach to the integration of natural therapies, particularly for individuals managing multiple medications. Hanan uses investigative and functional pathology approaches in her practice, including DNA testing, organic acid testing, food intolerance assessment, and microbiome stool analysis, to inform personalised programs developed in consultation with each individual client. She approaches her work with both professional rigour and personal commitment, as a practitioner and as a mother who understands the importance of whole-person care.

Radka Serpa

Practitioner

Radka Serpa brings a foundation in biochemistry to her work at Inspiring Choices, combining a deep understanding of the body's chemical and cellular processes with a long-standing interest in integrative health. Her practice incorporates frequency-based technology developed in Germany, a non-invasive biofeedback-based approach used to assess energetic patterns as part of a broader integrative assessment. Radka works in close collaboration with other members of the Inspiring Choices clinical team, contributing to a well-rounded and coordinated approach to each client's care.