Our Team
A Team Built from Passion and Experience
Loving what we do – we are a team of flexible, passionate, determined and committed people.
Scroll down to meet each member of our team including out therapists and Business and Administration Support.
Amanda Wood
Owner and Principal Psychologist
With over 25 years’ experience, Amanda is passionate about working with adolescents and adults and helping others through practical application of Psychology and behaviour change.
Kate Robinson
Clinic Manager/Senior Occupational Therapist
– Wollongong
With a Bachelor of Health Science and a Masters of Occupational Therapy Kate is passionate about working alongside families in goal directed therapy.
Zac Chadwick
Provisional Psychologist &
Behaviour Support Practitioner
Zac is a passionate and enthusiastic provisional psychologist who is committed to providing personalised behavioural interventions that empower and improve the quality of life of his clients.
Wendi Sheldon
Senior
Psychologist – Campbelltown and Kirrawee
Wendi is a Registered Psychologist with over 7 years of experience conducting various assessments and psychological interventions with adults, older adults, adolescents and children.
Katie Mulcahy
Business Administrator – Wollongong
Katie manages all business administration for our Wollongong and Campbelltown clinics, as well as leading and developing our administration team.
She has a strong customer focus delivering …
Matt Roxby
Behaviour Support Practitioner
-Wollongong
Matt has experience in working with people of all ages with a wide range of disabilities and mental health diagnoses. Matt takes an inclusive approach when it comes to Positive Behaviour Support and prides himself on finding practical solutions to treating Behaviours of Concern. READ MORE
Jen Corkran
Receptionist
-Campbelltown
Jen manages the business administration at our Campbelltown site. Jen is a warm, friendly person who strives to assist both customers and staff to the best of her ability in an effort to provide a positive, hassle free experience in our clinic. READ MORE
Alan Conradi
Behaviour Support Specialist, Provisional Psychologist
– Campbelltown and Penrith
Alan has over 12 years of experience in providing high quality individualised behaviour and positive lifestyle supports to people from all backgrounds, situations, circumstances and needs.
Emma Read
Manager – Behaviour Support/ People and Culture
With over 24 years of experience in human services, Emma is an experienced professional who brings together a passion for organisational development with a focus on person and organisation focussed approaches. As an Organisational Psychologist, Emma understands the importance of the engagement of the individual, the organisation, support networks and stakeholders in the delivery of quality, sustainable services.
Erin Cranney
Speech Pathologist
– Wollongong
Erin has had experience working with children and adults with a range of communication difficulties. She is committed to providing therapy that is evidence-based, collaborative and will be functional for her clients, so that…
Lisa McBriarty
Clinic Manager/Senior Speech Pathologist
– Campbelltown
Lisa has worked as a Speech Pathologist for almost 10 years throughout Australia and in the United Kingdom. She has worked with a wide range of clients across the life span from newborn babies with feeding difficulties to the elderly…
Laura Van Vorst
Senior Psychologist
– Campbelltown
Laura is a registered psychologist who provides assessment and intervention to clients of all ages. She has worked extensively with children and adults with intellectual disability, providing both behaviour support and psychological therapy. She also has experience working with children and adolescents who have experienced trauma. She has a particular interest in helping adolescents learn strategies to manage their emotions.
Rebekah Conway
Receptionist – Campbelltown
Rebekah manages all business administration for our Campbelltown clinic; she has a strong customer focus delivering friendly and efficient customer service.
Elise Gregor
Occupational Therapist
– Campbelltown
Elise holds a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy and has a background in Health Science. She is particularly passionate about working in collaboration with and empowering children and their families to reach their goals, overcome challenges and reach their full potential. Elise is committed to providing individualised therapy that is engaging, evidence-based, collaborative and
goal-directed.
goal-directed.
Kristy Turner
Receptionist
– Wollongong
Kristy looks after all business administration for our Wollongong clinic; she has a friendly and efficient approach to customer service.
Melissa Wilson
Occupational Therapist
– Wollongong
Melissa has a Bachelor in Psychology and a Masters in Occupational Therapy. Melissa’s approach to therapy is to be creative, innovative and family-centred, using the strengths and interests of the individual to assist in reaching their potential.
Sukrita Singh
Provisional Psychologist/ Behaviour Support Practitioner
– Campbelltown
Sukrita has experience working with children with Autism and other developmental disabilities in the home and school-based settings, providing them with behaviour therapy using the core principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis to develop their required skillset. She also has experience working with people in residential care services, supporting them to meet their everyday needs.READ MORE
Sophie Jackson
Senior Speech Pathologist
– Campbelltown
Sophie has a wealth of knowledge working with children, adolescents and adults with a variety of communication and eating challenges. Sophie has a passion for implementing therapy that is evidenced based, takes advantage of children’s play skills and is enjoyable. Her passions lie in working with families and children with literacy challenges, early language development, speech sound development and restricted diets/fussy eating. READ MORE
Debbie Hill
Provisional Psychologist and Behaviour Support Practitioner
-Bella Vista
As a provisional psychologist Debbie takes a holistic approach to achieving positive life outcomes for her clients. She is committed to applying evidence-based practices (both behavioural and psychological) in a person centred context and is driven to ensure strategies employed are both effective and practical. READ MORE
Tina Goodman
Speech pathologist
– Wollongong
Tina has knowledge and experience working with children and adults with various communication difficulties. She has a passion for working with children with literacy and speech sound difficulties. READ MORE
Ebony Hanns
Speech Pathologist
-Campbelltown
Ebony is a passionate therapist who has had experience working with children and adults with various communication difficulties. She is also interested in working with children and adolescents with autism to develop their social communication. She is dedicated to providing enjoyable and effective therapy that supports clients in their day to day life. READ MORE
Rachel Sandeman
Therapy Assistant
-Wollongong
Rachel assists in the coordination and facilitation of our group therapy programs. Rachel is currently studying a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy and has a passion for working with children with a range of abilities. She is particularly interested in behaviour support, sensory processing, and social skills development. READ MORE
Alex Marshall
Clinic Manager
– Bella Vista
Alex comes to us with over 12 years’ experience in the disability sector; working across many roles and environments including support work, program development and provision, brokerage services, therapy, client services, support coordination and case management. Alex has been working within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for almost 4 years; since the early rollout and has enjoyed seeing the progression of the scheme and the engagement and opportunities available to the scheme participants. READ MORE
Nivi Malik
Provisional Psychologist
-Wollongong
I am a dynamic, conscientious and an ambitious individual with over 12 years of clinical and research experience working in a range of psychology and therapy environments including the child, adolescent and adult from preventative through to the more severe end of Mental Health (MH) services in the United Kingdom.
Arielle Kuilder
Occupational Therapist
– Wollongong and Campbelltown
Arielle has obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy. She is particularly interested in working collaboratively with children and their families to work towards achieving their goals. Arielle is passionate about providing evidence-based, goal-directed and creative interventions to children and their families to support their growth, skill development and independence in all aspects of their life.
Nivedita Vaiyda
Occupational Therapy Manager
Nivedita is an experienced Occupational Therapist who has extensive experience working with clients with complex disabilities. With over 14 years in the industry, Nivedita is dedicated to providing an optimum service to her clients and her organization. READ MORE
Febiya Felix
Speech Pathologist
– Bella Vista
Febiya has experience working with children and adults with communication and swallowing difficulties. Febiya has a particular interest in working with clients with speech sound and literacy difficulties. Febiya is passionate about helping clients and their families overcome the limitations set by their disability. Febiya strives to provide functional and holistic intervention that is tailored to suit the needs and interests of each individual client. READ MORE
Tracy Black
Receptionist
-Bella Vista
Tracy looks after reception and business administration for our Bella Vista clinic; she has a dedicated and efficient approach to customer service and will always go above and beyond to assist. READ MORE
Tracey Martin
Receptionist
-Campbelltown
Tracey manages the administration for our Campbelltown clinic; she is a highly approachable individual who has a pleasant attitude and a willingness to make a positive difference for our staff and clients. READ MORE
Ashlee Hazelton
Provisional Psychologist, Behaviour Support Practitioner
-Campbelltown
Ashlee is passionate about supporting children and families with complex needs to reach their full potential. Ashlee has experience working with young people and their parents or carers to support positive family functioning. Ashlee uses evidenced-based therapy approaches to advocate and provide psychological intervention for the rights and needs of vulnerable members of the community. READ MORE
Brittany Gray
Behaviour Support Practitioner/ Provisional Psychologist
-Bella Vista
Brittany is a provisional psychologist who is passionate about improving the lives of children, families and people with disabilities through the use of psychological interventions and evidence-based therapy. READ MORE
Shannon Payne
Provisional Psychologist
-Bella Vista
Shannon is a Provisional Psychologist passionate about working to support those with disabilities including individuals, families and the community as a whole. Shannon has had experience in assessment, intervention and support for both children and adults. READ MORE
Bianca Genovese
Occupational Therapist
-Bella Vista
Bianca is an Occupational Therapist with a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Sydney. Bianca is passionate about working together with her clients and their families to achieve their goals. Bianca strives to provide therapy with an evidence-based and collaborative foundation with an aim to help children participate and get the most out of school, home life and play. READ MORE
Monique Peisley
Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner/Psychologist (BCBA)
-Bella Vista
Monique is a Registered Psychologist (AHPRA), a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) and the board approved supervisor for behaviour analysts. She completed her Master’s degree in Applied Psychology (2014-2016), and her Postgraduate Diploma in the Practice of Psychology (2016-2017), at the University of Waikato New Zealand. READ MORE
Asra Sharma
Behaviour Support Practitioner and Provisional Psychologist
-Bella Vista
Asra is a passionate behaviour support practitioner and provisional psychologist who takes a wholistic approach with the aim of improving the quality of life for individuals and their families. She has experience working in both the disability and mental health sector with children, adolescents, young adults, adults and the elderly who come from diverse medical, historical and cultural backgrounds. READ MORE
Tayla Boxall
Occupational Therapist
-Bella Vista
Tayla is an Occupational Therapist with a Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. Tayla is passionate about working together with her clients in a client-centered and family-centered approach to achieve their goals. READ MORE