Occupational Therapists

Sarah

Early Childhood Early Intervention Team Lead / Business Manager Occupational Therapy / Behaviour Support Practitioner

Sarah has a Bachelor of Social Sciences and a Graduate Diploma Primary Education. She has 10 years experience working in Primary education. She is passionate about inclusion and support for all children. During Sarah’s time in education she has worked with a variety of family systems and varying needs of children. Sarah aims to build working relationships with families to foster positive outcomes together.

Ashleigh

Occupational Therapist

Ash is a kind, caring and patient Occupational Therapist who recently graduated from Deakin University with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy. She is passionate about helping individuals engage in the activities they love and develop strategies to live meaningful lives. In her spare time, Ash enjoys running, Pilates, reading on her Kindle, camping and spending time with family, friends and her new puppy. As she begins her career, she is enjoying exploring her skills in practice. A fun fact about Ash is that she has two different coloured eyes!

Ashlie

Occupational Therapist

Demographic
Paediatrics & Adolescents.

Specialist Areas
Ashlie specialises in neurodevelopmental, sensory, psychosocial, and intellectual disabilities. Ashlie has experience in supporting individuals with motor skill development, emotional regulation skills, sensory regulation and processing, social skills, and independent living skills.

About
Outside of work, Ashlie enjoys being a mother to her two beautiful children, spending time with her family and friend, trying new foods, and barracking for the Geelong Cats.

Connor

Senior Occupational Therapist

Connor is dependable, focused, and honest. He is a sports enthusiast and enjoys going to the gym, running, playing team sports, and walking his dogs, while passionately following his teams across AFL, NFL, NBA, MLB, and F1. With a Master’s in Occupational Therapy, he is committed to supporting people in creative ways to achieve their goals and looks to actively participate in their lives and communities. Connor finds the most rewarding part of his role is seeing people reach outcomes that matter most to them.

Ellie

Occupational Therapist

Demographic
Paediatrics and Adolescents.

Specialist Areas
Ellie specialises in sensory, psychosocial, and intellectual disabilities. Ellie has experience in standardised assessments, functional capacity assessments, emotional regulation, sensory profile assessments, and self-care tasks.

About
Outside of work, Ellie enjoys playing sports, listening to music, catching up with friends, and going for walks outdoors.

Emma

Occupational Therapist
Demographic
Paediatrics & Adolescents
Specialist Areas
Emma supports participants who have intellectual, psychosocial, sensory and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Emma has experience in supporting individuals with fine and gross motor skill development, sensory processing, executive functioning and developing independent living skills. Emma also has experience in writing functional capacity assessments.
About
Outside of work, Emma enjoys exploring new places, spending time with her family, friends and dog, cooking new recipes, reading and watching the Formula 1.

Jamieson

Occupational Therapist

Jamieson is a bubbly, passionate and motivated Occupational Therapist who recently graduated from Charles Sturt University with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy. She is passionate about supporting individuals to achieve the things they need and want to do, embracing the variety and person-centred nature of OT practice. In her spare time, Jamieson enjoys cooking, Pilates, grabbing an iced coffee and making the most of coastal life at the beach. A creative at heart, she can play the guitar and is currently learning to surf as she explores her journey as a new graduate OT.

Kaitlyn

Occupational Therapist Supervisor

Kaity is generous, kind and bubbly. She enjoys netball, camping, hiking, going to the gym, walking her dogs, playing board games and relaxing with The Sims 4. Kaity loves using creativity to support people to do the things they need to, want to and love to do, while prioritising mental health and wellbeing. Kaity works closely with families and caregivers to build understanding and meaningful strategies. She holds a degree in Occupational Therapy and is working towards her Mental Health OT Endorsement, with training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Level 2 accreditation in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.

Mikayla

Occupational Therapist

Demographic
Adolescents and Adults.

Specialist Areas
Mikayla specialises in neurological, physical, cognitive, and intellectual disabilities. Mikayla has experience in capacity building independent daily living skills, low/mid cost assistive technology prescription, functional capacity assessments, mental health management and emotional regulation.

About
Outside of work, Mikayla enjoys being by the ocean, being active, walking with her dog, reading, and spending time with her family.

Rachael

Occupational Therapist Supervisor
Demographic
Paediatrics, Adolescents & Adults.
Specialist Areas
I support participants who have neurological, intellectual and physical disabilities. I have experience in supporting individuals with independent living skills, executive functioning skills, gaining employment, parenting, emotional regulation, social skills and sensory regulation. I also have experience with assistive technology prescription and completing functional capacity assessments.

 

About
When I’m not at work, I enjoy spending time with my two children, family and friends. My hobbies include listening to audiobooks, baking, watching true crime documentaries, swimming and travelling.

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