Leapfrog Physiotherapy

Jordan Cameron

Jordan is the founder and principal clinician at Leapfrog and is an experienced senior paediatric physiotherapist who has worked with hundreds of children and families across South Australia with a wide variety of conditions and diagnoses.

Beginning her career at Novita Children's Services, Jordan worked in conjunction with OTs, Speech Pathologists, Psychologists and Rehabilitation Clinicians across the Child and Adolescent, Regional and Early Childhood teams. Taking a special interest in hydrotherapy, Jordan began work at Child's Play Physiotherapy and Aquatics after obtaining her AustSwim Swim Teaching licence as well as completing specialist physiotherapy courses in Aquatic Therapy for children with physical and neurological disabilities and neurodiversity.

Jordan loves developing fun and innovative therapy sessions to challenge her clients and put a smile on their face and is known for her wicked sense of humour. When she's not at Leapfrog, Jordan can be found chasing around her two small children on their farm in Macclesfield.

Tanja Rudd

Tanja first started with Leapfrog in 2016 and has recently re-joined the Leapfrog Family after living overseas with her family for a couple of years.

She undertook her Bachelors Degree of Physiotherapy in Brazil before completing her Masters Degree in Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotetapy at UniSA in 2006 and making Adelaide home since.

Her background includes working as a Sports Physiotherapist with a special interest in soccer as well as working in Paediatrics since 2015 - at which time Tanja and Jordan met and worked together at Child's Play before she joined the Leapfrog Team shortly after its establishment.

She believes in creating a safe, fun and positive environment to engage her clients and has completed her AustSwim teacher certification to diversify her sessions in the pool. Tanja loves challenging her clients to set goals as well as celebrating every milestone achieved along the way.

Tanja's caring nature and incredible love for the work she does has been the foundation for several long-lasting bonds of trust between her and the families she works with as well as her peers.

When she's not at Leapfrog Tanja is usually taxi-ing her 3 daughters around Adelaide, volunteering, going for beach walks or gardening.

Kate Redden

Kate started with Leapfrog in 2016 and is our longest serving employee and a much valued ray of sunshine in our team! She studied Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia and has worked in the Community Services sector performing roles in rehabilitation, hydrotherapy, group classes, musculoskeletal physiotherapy and aged care.

Kate is passionate about hydrotherapy and has also completed her AustSwim swimming teacher certification. Kate has a wonderful sense of fun and loves to create engaging and motivating sessions that centre around her clients' interests.

When she's not at Leapfrog or working on her Master's degree in research at UniSA, you'll find Kate at the beach or out in nature with her gorgeous little groodle Duckie.

Rachel Mortimer

Rachel studied her Masters of Physiotherapy at UniSA and was employed by Novita Children's Services after graduating, where she gained wide and varied experience in many fields including equipment prescription, school transfer planning and gait and orthotic assessment.

Rachel has a passion for hydrotherapy and has worked at Child's Play Physiotherapy and Aquatics and undertook her AustSwim Swim Teacher licence as well as other specialist physiotherapy courses in Aquatic Therapy.

Rachel joined Leapfrog in 2018 and is loved by her clients for her thorough and caring nature and her tendency to go above and beyond. She is kind and quick to laugh and aims to make her sessions so fun that the kids don't even realise how hard they're working!

Cindy Chang

Cindy has been a much loved member of the Leapfrog team since 2017 and is one of the kindest and most well organised humans we know. She completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy at UniSA in 2011 and went on to complete her Masters in Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy in 2014. Since graduating, she has worked in a variety of clinical settings, ranging from a coastal sea change in Victor Harbor to six months in Melbourne. She has extensive experience in sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapy, as well as rehabilitation and Pilates.

Cindy has always been passionate about working with children and has a strong interest in rehabilitation and disability. She believes in creating a fun and challenging environment to motivate her clients and has completed her AustSwim teacher certification to further her skills in the pool.

Aside from being an energetic and fun physio, Cindy is well-known for her love of dinosaurs, her gingerbread baking skills and her ability to pack a lot of life, laughter and adventure into her days.

Nora De Bono

Nora joined the Leapfrog family in 2022 and her warm, caring nature and wealth of experience has made her a valuable and beloved member of the team. Nora has over 12 years' experience in providing physiotherapy to a broad range of patients from the very young to the very old. Nora has a keen insight into problem solving and takes pride in bringing individualised solutions to her clients to help them be as active, mobile and pain-free as possible. Drawing on her experience in a variety of clinical settings Nora is able to tailor a variety of treatment options to set her patients up to live their best lives.

Nora believes working in conjunction with all members of the team who contribute to her patients’ wellbeing, whilst ensuring the individual is included in and remains at the core of the therapy, is vital to achieving the best outcomes for her patients.

Having completed her Austswim swim teacher training you can find Nora splashing about in the pool and competing in noodle races with gusto. She continues to amaze and impress us with her ability to find and adapt new songs and activities to keep her clients entertained and engaged and it's clear that she puts a lot of time and passion into everything she does.

Lisa Vernon

After over a decade of experience in private practice, Lisa crossed over to the 'light side' and was roped into Paediatric Physiotherapy by her physio classmate Jordan in the beginning of 2022. Jordan knew that Lisa's innate sense of fun, her natural rapport with kids and her caring attitude, when paired with her clinical experience, would be the making of a wonderful paeds physio and this has been proved correct.

Lisa loves to throw herself into her physio sessions and her high energy and enthusiasm have won many hearts. Lisa has completed her AustSwim Swim Teacher training and is always keen to expand on her knowledge and clinical expertise.

When she isn't at work, Lisa enjoys gardening, getting crafty and spending time adventuring with her daughter and doggo.

Mikayla Franz

Mikayla joined the Leapfrog team at the end of 2022 after having completed her double degree (Bachelor of Health Science (Applied Physiotherapy) and Masters of Physiotherapy) at Flinders University. Mikayla always knew she wanted to work in the fields of paediatrics and disability, owing to her love of working with kids and her personal experience with a family member with a disability. Her bubbly, effervescent personality, her work ethic and her willingness to learn made it immediately apparant that she is a natural Paeds Physio and has been a wonderful and valued addition to the team.

Mikayla is very creative and loves making up new games and activities to keep therapy sessions fresh and fun. Her clients love her playful nature and infectious laugh.

When she isn't working, you'll likely find Mikayla on the netball court or with her two cheeky fur babies, Levi and Dakota. She also loves baking, hiking and decorating her house with a zillion house plants.

Sangna Joshi

Sangna Joshi is a compassionate and energetic physiotherapist with a strong passion for paediatric and acute physiotherapy. She graduated with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) from the University of South Australia in 2024 and is committed to helping children grow and thrive through evidence based, playful and client-centered practice.

Her journey began in high school, where she worked as a children's swim instructor. This early experience ignited her love for supporting young people through movement and connection and ultimately led her to pursue a career in physiotherapy. Her passion only grew during her clinical placements in paediatrics, where she saw firsthand the impact of playful, personalised therapy.

Sangna brings creativity, empathy, and a child-focused approach to her work. She has a special interest in hydrotherapy and loves using water-based therapy to help children build strength, confidence and joy.

Outside of her clinical role, Sangna is a committed youth leader and has been volunteering in the community with young children for over ten years. When she’s not working or volunteering, she enjoys reading, going for a run, and spending time with her friends and family.

Daniella Hocking

Daniella began her Leapfrog journey in 2024. Back in her youth, Daniella did competitive swimming and was also a children's swimming instructor during university days. She graduated as a physio and has been working in a private practice musculoskeletal setting since 2011. Even in the adult physiotherapy world, Daniella has found hydrotherapy an extremely enjoyable and valuable part of her practice. 

Daniella has four girls of her own who have inadvertently provided some professional development in areas of negotiating with small people, using play to work and learn, and seeing the world as a blank canvas of imagination, to name a few. The service Leapfrog provides really spoke to her passion for playing with children, being in the water and instructing hydrotherapy. Joining Leapfrog has been a tale of Happy Ever After. 

In her free time you can find Daniella cooking, playing boardgames or going on bike rides with her family. If she’s lucky she’ll be sitting down with a cup of tea and a tasty treat.