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CLARE GEORGES

AASW Registration 509060

Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Human Studies, Major in Psychology, Honours (2006) Master in Social Work (2020)

Pronouns: She/Her

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‘A dynamic and passionate social worker, specializing in family therapy, trauma recovery, mood disorders, and compulsive behaviors.’

Role: Clinical Social Worker.
Accreditations: Accredited Social Worker and National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Culture: English, Chinese and Scottish.
Local Government Area: Ryde.
Locations: Mobile Northern Sydney.

Experience:
- Disability.
- Family Preservation and Out of Home Care.
- Therapeutic.

Primary Specialisations:
- Family therapy.
- Post traumatic stress disorder.
- Anxiety and Depression.
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
- Squalor and hoarding.

Primary Focused Psychological Strategies:
- Trauma informed care.
- Strengths based.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
- Systems theory.
- Narrative therapy.

Training facilitation:
- Behaviour Support.
- Trauma informed care.

Alternative Approaches:
- Baby massage trained.

JESSIE HENG

AASW Registration 663240

Bachelor of Social Work- Honours (2018)

Pronouns: She/Her

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‘Jessie uses a trauma informed approach and has a calm and sincere nature, which makes engagement with her relaxed’.

Role: Clinical Social Worker.
Accreditations: Accredited Social Worker and National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Culture: Chinese Australian.
Local Government Area: Parramatta.
Locations: Mobile Western Sydney, Clinics in Penrith and Parramatta.

- Child Protection and Out of Home Care.
- Disability.
- Therapeutic Interventions.

Primary Specialisations:
- Children, young people, and family work.
- Interpersonal relationships.
- Depression and Anxiety.
- Complex Trauma.
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Primary Focused Psychological Strategies:
- Trauma Informed Care.
- Strengths Based.
- Person Centred Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychoeducation

Training facilitation:
- Trauma Informed Care.

ALEXANDRIA QUARTERMAIN

AASW Registration 503087

Bachelor of Social Work (2014), Studying Master of Play Therapy

Pronouns: She/Her

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'Let's play together! Let's build relationships together and support your goals. You lead in this journey. '

Role: Clinical Social Worker and Behaviour Support Practitioner.
Accreditations: Accredited Learn to Play, Accredited Social Worker, EMDR (level 1), National Disability Insurance Scheme, Victims of Crime.
Culture: Aboriginal and German.
Local Government Area: Blacktown.
Locations: Mobile Western Sydney, Clinics in Penrith and Parramatta.

Experience:
- Working with children and young people who are living with complex trauma and disabilities.
- Working with children and young people who have been removed from their families.
- Clinical assessment of multilayer of trauma, concerns of harm and disability with children, young people and their families.

Primary Specialisations:
- Ages from 2-22 years.
- Learn to Play: play therapy-based intervention focused on six key areas of development.
- Play-based interventions through specific interest, art, movement, creation, mindfulness and more.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy with children and young people.
- Neuro-affirming care model.
- Behavioural Assessment Report (BAR), Functional Capacity Assessments (FCA) and Sensory Profile.
- Assessments for Autism; to be taken to psychiatrist/paediatrician for formal confirmation of diagnosis.

Primary Focused Psychological Strategies:
- Play-based therapy; Directive play therapy.
- Sensory regulation work.
- Neuro-affirming model.
- Psychoeducation.
- Ecological approach.

Training facilitation:
- Behaviour Support training.

KRIS TEECE

Masters of Criminology and Criminal Justice (2012) International Training for Dissexuality Therapy, Scholarship (2023)

Pronouns: She/Her

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'Kris is an experienced and multi faceted practitioner, who specialises in supporting individuals and their support network to reduce harmful sexualised behaviours’.

Role: Therapist, and Behaviour Support Practitioner
Accreditations: Criminology, NDIS, BEDIT Di-Sexuality,
Culture: Bosnian Australian.
Local Government Area: Blacktown.
Locations: Mobile Western Sydney, Clinics in Penrith and Parramatta.

Experience:
- Child Protection: JCPR / Adolescent Team/ CP
- Sexual Exploitation Project
- Youth Justice Sex Offender / Violent Offender Program Officer
- Qualified and experienced Teacher, Trainer and Program Evaluator
- NDIS Behaviour Support Practitioner
- Good Lives Model

Primary Specialisations:
- Harmful Sexualised Behaviours
- Adolescent Work and challenging behaviours
- Safety Planning and Risk Assessments (forensic & behavioural)
- Supervision and professional supports
- Drug and Alcohol
- Trauma/ Grief and Loss

Primary Focused Psychological Strategies:
- Good Lives Model
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
- Dialectical Behavioural Therapy.
- Systemic Therapy
- Psychoeducation

Training facilitation:
- Harmful Sexualised Behaviours: Creating and Maintaining Safety

SELENA JEBARA

Bachelor of Psychology (2024)

Pronouns: She/Her

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‘Selena is a diverse practitioner, who specialises in working with complex disabilities where there is intertwining psychosocial concerns.’

Role: Behaviour Support Practitioner
Accreditations: NDIS.
Culture: Lebanese Australian.
Local Government Area: Canterbury-Bankstown.
Locations: Mobile Western Sydney, Clinics in Penrith and Parramatta.

Experience:
- Supporting complex psychosocial clients through NDIS.
- Behaviour Support.

Primary Specialisations:
- Supporting neurodivergent participants.
- Leaving Care.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
- Schizophrenia.
- Forensic.

Primary Focused Psychological Strategies:
- Good Lives Model.
- Psychoeducation.
- Systemic Therapy.
- Person Centred Care.
- Trauma sensitive support.

Training facilitation:
- Behaviour Support Training.

EVANTHEA MAGNISALLIS

AASW Registration 472254

Bachelor of Social Work (2014) Master of Counselling (2024)

Pronouns: She/Her

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‘An inquisitive and humorous practitioner, who is comfortable sitting with clients in uncomfortable spaces.’

Role: Director, Clinical Social Worker and Behaviour Support Specialist (Trauma).
Accreditations: Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Victims Services, National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Culture: Greek Australian.
Local Government Area: Penrith.
Locations: Mobile Western Sydney, Clinics in Penrith and Parramatta.

Experience:
- Child Protection and Out of Home Care.
- Disability.
- Therapeutic Interventions.
- Sexual Assault and Systemic Abuse.

Primary Specialisations:
- Post Traumatic Stress disorder and Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
- Disability.
- Depression and Anxiety.
- Personality Disorders.
- Anger management.

Primary Focused Psychological Strategies:
- Behavioural Therapies.
- Three Phased Approach.
- Person Centred Therapy.
- Psychoeducation.
- Narrative Therapy.

Training facilitation:
- Behaviour support training.

Alternative Approaches:
- Trauma informed yoga.
- Meditation.
- Grounding using sensory tools.

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