If you or your loved one require emergency support, please call 000.

Our Team

Meet our dedicated Multidisciplinary, Allied Health team of professionals.

All of our clinicians in addition to their qualifications, are trained NDIS Registered ECM Behavioural Support Practioners.

Psychologists & Counsellors

Lyn Bainbridge

General Manager

Jemma Bennett

Discipline Manager / Psychologist (Provisional) / Cool Kids Anxiety Program Certified (2024)

Dr Sobia Ikram

Registered Psychologist / Ph.D Clinical Psychology, BPsycSc (Honours)

Bushra Qurban

Senior Psychologist / MS Clinical Psychology / BS Hons. Applied Psychologist

Amanda Cook

Psychologist (Provisional), BGenSt, GradDipTeach(Primary), MSc(Psych), MPP (Provisional)

India Connick

Counsellor BPsychSc (Honours), MClinPsych (Current)

Tanika Bradford

Counsellor / Positive Behavior Support Practitioner, BPsychSc, Bachelor Teaching (Primary)(Honours)

Imojen Brown

Counsellor / Positive Behavioural Therapist, BPsychSc (Honours)

Social Workers

Bethany Haysom

Discipline Manager / Bachelor Social Work (Honours) / Positive Behavioural Therapist

Georgia McGregor

Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)

Behavioural Specialists

Jack Devon

Discipline Manager – Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner (Advanced) / PsychSc, GDipPsych (Contractor)

Kara Vallins

Positive Behavioural Support Practitioner, BPsychSc (Honours), BCriminology

Speech Pathologists

Lacey Jarvie

Senior Speech Pathologist / Positive Behavioural Support Practitioner (Contractor) / Multidisciplinary Consultant

Rachael McKinstry

Senior Speech Pathologist / Speech Pathology Team Manager, Communication and Swallowing All Ages, MSLP, MSPA-CPSP, (Current)

Clare Seiger

Senior Speech Pathologist / Speech Pathology Team Manager / Positive Behavior Support Practitioner, Early Intervention, BSPath (Hons), MSPA-CPSP MA Autism (Current)

Farrah Khan

Speech Pathologist / BSPath (Hons), MSPA CPSP/ Hanen Certified Trained (It Takes Two to Talk) / SoundsWrite Certified

Sarah Freeman

Speech Pathologist / Positive Behavioural Support Practitioner, SoundsWrite Certified, BSPath (Hons)

Olivia Mulholland

Speech Pathologist / Positive Behavioural Support Practitioner, SoundsWrite Certified, BSPath (Hons)

Mikaela Kent

Speech Pathologist, SoundsWrite Certified, BSPath (Hons)

Antoinette Pleming

Speech Pathologist / Positive Behavioural Support Practitioner, (BSPath, MSPAA)

Coming Soon!

Speech Pathologist (Commencing Feb 2025)

Occupational Therapists

Mitchell Newman

Discipline Manager / Occupational Therapist, BESS, BOccThy (Honours), Ms Mental Health (Current)

Fakhir Ansari OTD

Senior Occupational Therapist, BOccThy (Honours), PHDOT

Hina Farooq

Senior Occupational Therapist, BOccThy (Honours)

Thysje Hattaway

Occupational Therapist, BOccThy (Honours)

Exercise Physiologists

Jock Stone

Discipline Manager / Exercise Physiologist, BExSportSc MCEP ESSA

Mikayla Harris

Exercise Physiologist, BExSportSc MCEP ESSA

Allied Health Assistants

Dinusha Nonis

Allied Health Assistant (Speech Pathologist)

Emily Moran

Allied Health Assistant (Speech Pathologist)

Shae McKenna

Allied Health Assistant (Speech Pathologist)

Talia Kesby

Allied Health Assistant (Speech Pathologist)

Tadi Chida

Allied Health Assistant (Speech Pathologist)

Lucy Keyes

Allied Health Assistant (Speech Pathologist)

Gabriella Christie

Allied Health Assistant (Occupational Therapy)

Georgia Wall

Allied Health Assistant (Occupational Therapy)

Amelia Gellatly

Allied Health Assistant (Occupational Therapy)

Jasmine Crouch

Allied Health Assistant (Occupational Therapy)

Haidee Heffernan-Ciolek

Allied Health Assistant (Occupational Therapy)

Administration

Kerrie Bennett

Human Resources Manager

Tahnee Hawkins

Accounts

Mia Gorsevski

Communications and Social Media Manager

Amber

Administration Team Leader / Administration

Allie

Administration – Psychology Clinic

Anne

Administration

Elizabeth

Administration – Rutherford Clinic

Chanel

Administration

Tracey

Administration – Occupational Therapy Clinic

Lauren

Maternity Leave – Accounts

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