MEET THE TEAM

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

Role: Senior Complex Comorbidity Clinician
Accreditations: Accredited Social Worker and National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Culture: English, Chinese and Scottish.
Local Government Area: Ryde.

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

Role: Senior Behaviour Clinician
Accreditations: Accredited Social Worker and National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Culture: Chinese Australian.
Local Government Area: 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.

'Alex uses play (an evidence based approach) to help children and young people. This helps build relationships and support goals. Children lead the journey. '

Role: Social Worker and Play Therapist
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.

‘Rowan offers person-centred support, guided by lived experience, curiosity and respect, and a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach.’

Role: Behaviour Support Practitioner and Psychotherapist
Accreditation: Australian Counselling Association
Culture: Anglo-Australian
Local Government Area: Cumberland/Blacktown

Experience:
- Complex trauma
- LGBTQI+
- Neurodiversity
- Working with diverse faiths and spirituality
- Relationship counselling: struggles with intimacy and infidelity
- Pornography addition, sexual compulsion, and male sexual health and performance.

Primary Specialisations:
- Anxiety, depression, grief and loss.
- LGBTQI+ concerns: gender identity and sexuality
- Relationships: trust, sex, love and infidelity, diverse relationship styles, sexual health and wellbeing, and all things in between.

Primary Focused Psychological Strategies:
- Person-centred counselling
- Trauma-informed care
- Strengths and recovery based-therapy
- Family systems theory
- Psychoeducation

'Sonas is a creative, warm and welcoming clinician, who loves supporting children and young people.'

Role: Art Therapist and Behaviour Support Practitioner
Accreditation: ANZACATA and Australian Counselling Association
Culture: Hong Konger and Scottish
Local Government Area: Inner Western Sydney.

Experience:
- Supporting children and young people.
- Therapeutic.

Primary Specialisations:
- Children and young adults.
- Complex Trauma.
- Mental Health.
- Interpersonal relationships.

Primary Focused Psychological Strategies:
- Creative and expressive therapies.
- Humanistic.
- Person centred support.
- Strengths based.
- Systems theory.

Training facilitation:
- Behaviour Support.

‘Kim is a holistic therapist with a passion for supporting those living with disability, complex heath needs, grief/loss and working with diversity. Kim does not believe there is a ‘one size fits all’ approach, and seeks to empower those she supports to live a fulfilling life.’

Role: Therapist and Behaviour Support Practitioner
Accreditations: ACA and NDIS
Culture: Multicultural heritage
Locations: Mobile Northwest and West

Experience:
• Complex trauma (including work with refugees)
• Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) including Dementia
• Crisis therapy roles
• Grief and Loss

Primary specialisations:
• Mental health and disability comorbidity
• Anxiety, depression, grief, and loss
• Life transitions
• Dementia care and carer support
• Healthy relationships and communication

Primary Focused Psychological Strategies:
• Humanistic
• Person Centred care
• Strengths and Recovery-Based Therapy
• Trauma-informed care
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• Psychoeducation

'Carla believes every individual is unique and deserves care that is tailored to their needs. Her work focuses on trauma recovery, person-centred support, and complex mental health needs.'

Role: Therapist and Behaviour Support Practitioner
Accreditations: ACA, NDIS
Culture: Brazilian, South American
Locations: Inner Western Sydney

Experience:
- Disability
- Complex mental health
- Psychosis
- Alcohol and drug abuse

Primary specialisations:
- Complex mental health and disability comorbidity
- Suicide prevention
- Self harm
- Complex trauma, including systemic trauma

Primary Focused Psychological Strategies:
- Trauma informed
- CBT
- Therapeutic Crisis intervention
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Person Centred care

‘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.

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.

‘Chantal is a compassionate and dedicated social worker and Behaviour Support Practitioner with a strong focus on trauma-informed and strengths-based practice. Her experience includes working alongside children, families, and individuals with complex psychosocial and behavioural needs across home, early learning, and community settings.’

Role: Social Worker and Behaviour Support Practitioner
Accreditations: Accredited Social Worker and NDIS
Culture: Australian

Experience:
• Disability work – with participants and their care teams.
• Early Childhood Education and Care.
• Behaviour Support Planning.
• Family-centred and trauma-informed practice.

Primary specialisations:
• Behaviour support across the lifespan.
• Early childhood development and behaviour.
• Trauma and adverse childhood experiences.
• Emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
• Family systems and caregiver support.
• Neurodivergent presentations.

Primary Focused Psychological Strategies:
• Trauma informed care.
• Strengths based.
• Positive Behaviour Support (PBS).
• Systems theory.
• Attachment-informed approaches.

Training facilitation:
• Behaviour Support Plans (BSPs).
• Family and caregiver education.
• Practical strategy support for educators and support staff.

Alternative Approaches:
• Visual supports and social stories.
• Psychoeducation resources for families and support teams.

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

Role: Director, Senior Trauma Clinician and Specialist Behaviour Support Practitioner
Accreditations: Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Victims Services, National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Culture: Greek Australian.
Local Government Area: Penrith.

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.