Qualifications

• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (First Class Honours)

• AHPRA #OCC0002431971

• OTA Member

• Diploma in Children’s Services

• Certificate IV in Disability Services

• The Interoception Curriculum Certification

• The Zones of Regulation Certification

• LEGO® - Based Therapy Facilitator Certification

• Art Therapy Practitioner Certification

Approach & Philosophy

• Play is a child’s main occupation and is a very important way to learn.

• Neurodiversity affirming, family centred therapy approach. We may only spend 20 hours in a year supporting your child, but educating families will then enable the child to continue therapy at home.

• Model of Child Engagement by Greg Santucci. If a child does not feel safe or that they are with a trusted adult, they cannot be regulated. You must be regulated to participate in skill building and learning tasks.

Areas of Professional Interest

• Supporting people to participate in daily living activities

• Sensory processing concerns

• Child development

• Neurodivergent disabilities and impacts of these on children and families (ASD, ADHD, PDA profile of ASD)

• Encouraging nature connections and it’s benefits for our health and wellbeing

• Incorporating nature into my sessions

Hobbies Outside of Work

• Learning – I love to deep dive into my current topic of interest

• Gardening

• Crafting with leather and nature-based products

• Sustainability and caring for our environment

• Traveling with my family

• Listening to music

• Watching movies - Marvel, Harry Potter, Fantastic Beast, Hunger Games

Quotes I Love

It takes all kinds of people with different interests and skills to make our world work.

“Kids do well, if they can” – Dr. Ross Greene

All behaviour is a form of communication.

Honesty with kindness.