Our Team

BSW, MAASW, AMHSW, Dip. Comm Serv (AOD & MH)

I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with 15 years’ experience in Mental Health and Psychological Counselling.

My professional journey has taken me into areas including:

• Therapeutic Counselling

• Mental Health

• Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD)

• Training & Education

• NDIS and Disability

• Homelessness

• NDIS and disability

• Carers’ Support

• Management, Supervision,

Professional Memberships & Qualifications

• Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) – Member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

• Bachelor of Social Work (Distinction)

• Diploma in Community Services (AOD & MH)

• Postgraduate Units – Supervision: Theory and Practice & Supervision of Students in Health & Human Services

Additional Training & Specialised Approaches

• Non-Directive Pregnancy Counselling

• Gottman Method Couples’ Counselling (Level 1 & 2)

• Schema Therapy (Level 1 &2)

• CBT, Narrative Therapy, Attachment Theory, Motivational Interviewing

• ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)

• MARAM Comprehensive Risk Training

• ASD Assessments Fundamentals & Co-occurring Conditions

• Strengths-Based and Reflective Supervision

• Functional Capacity Assessment Training

• Leadership Training

BSW, MAASW, AMHSW, MBA, BA (Politics)

I’m a degree-qualified practitioner who began working in the field in the early 2000s, with a career that has taken me across diverse sectors, systems, and communities.

My professional journey has taken me into areas including:

• Community development

• Statutory environments (justice, child protection, family services)

• Mental health and AOD (alcohol & other drugs)

• Homelessness and housing

• Early years development

• NDIS and disability

• Governance, policy, and tender writing

• National community awareness campaigns

Professional Memberships & Qualifications

• Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) – Member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

• Bachelor of Social Work

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• Bachelor of Arts (Politics)

• Postgraduate Unit – Supervision in Community Care

Additional Training & Specialised Approaches

• EMDR (Level 1 – Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)

• Alcohol & Other Drugs Skillset

• ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)

• SMART Recovery Facilitator Training

• Adaptive Leadership – Social Leadership Australia

• Motivational Interviewing & CBT

• Attachment Theory, Narrative Therapy, and Person-Centred Practice

• Donor Conception Competency Training

• Strengths-Based and Reflective Supervision

• Governance and Ethical Leadership in Human Services