Behaviour Support

Location Northern Rivers, NSW.

About Rob grew up in the country before moving to Melbourne where he worked for many years in youth homelessness. Rob has extensive experience in Behaviour Support.

Education Social Work and Business Administration. Certified instructor with the Crisis Prevention Institute.

Strengths Advocacy, risk management and crisis interventions.

Interests Surfing, dogs, playing the drums and history.

Fun Fact Music producer by night.

Superpower Calm in a crisis.

Location Northern Rivers, NSW.

About Tess is a registered Psychologist and Behaviour Support Practitioner with extensive experience in disability and mental health.

Education Bachelor of Psychological Science and a Masters of Professional Psychology (AHPRA registered). Certified instructor with the Crisis Prevention Institute.

Strengths Working alongside people who would like tools to support them to feel their best and achieve what they want to achieve.

Interests Gardening, yoga, gym, and cooking for friends and family.

Fun Fact Has done four snow seasons.

Superpower Growing giant vegetables in my garden!

Location Northern Rivers, NSW.

About Zoe is a Northern Rivers local with extensive experience working in the disability sector.

Education Psychological Science (Honours)

Strengths Strong rapport building and person centred practice skills. Experience in assessment and evidenced based interventions.

Interests Camping, dogs, movement, and spending time with friends.

Fun fact Plays the Cello

Superpower Listening

Location Gold Coast, QLD.

About Sam was born and raised in New Zealand and has been a national rower, played the bagpipes, worked for Google, and led safaris with gorillas in the Congo.

Education Behaviour Science (Psychology) Provisional Psychologist (Ahpra registered)

Strengths Indigenous cultures, LGBTQI+, Substance misuse, and Trauma. 

Interests  Spending time with friend and family, campfires, jumping into cold water, eating spicy food, and weekly choir.

Fun Fact If he can't sleep, will get up and dance until he’s exhausted.

Superpower Engaging people.

Location Northern Rivers, NSW.

About Jessie spent 18 years living in the Middle East and has travelled the world extensively. She has over 20 year’s experience working in addiction, forensic and mental health.

Education Masters degree in Addiction Psychology and Counselling;  Cert IV in Counselling.

Strengths Complex mental health and substance misuse.

Interests Travel, food, yoga, and being in all forms of nature.

Fun Fact Once taken down by an ape that had escaped at a zoo.

Superpower Creating a space where people feel heard and supported.

Location Northern Rivers, NSW.

About Tanika moved from Broome to the Northern Rivers when she was 5, completing her kindergarten on a road trip around Australia. 

Education Bachelor in Psychology

Strengths Passionate about mental health and nature-based therapy. Experience with Autism, ADHD, and down syndrome.

Interests Surfing, camping, painting, practicing french and spending time with friends.

Fun Fact Loves adventure.

Superpower Creating a safe space.

Location Melbourne, VIC.

About Flynn grew up in an indigenous community and has developed a keen interest in mental health and disability.

Education Psychology.

Strengths A good understanding of complex diagnosis’s, problem solving, and communication.

Interests Art, history, sports, music, and nature.

Fun fact Grew up in a rural community in the Northern Territory.

Superpower Rapport building.

Location Melbourne, VIC.

About Lucas grew up in Ivanhoe. With an Italian Dad and a Macedonian mother, he has travelled extensively.

Education Psychology.

Strengths Has a strong interest in mental health.

Interests Skiing, dirt biking, 4x4 driving, camping, cooking and socialising.

Fun Fact Can hold his breath for 3+ minutes.

Superpower Cooking for others.

Location Geelong, VIC.

About Eliza grew up in Adelaide but has lived in several cities in Australia and abroad, which fuelled her passion for helping others.

Education Masters of Creative Art Therapy.

Strengths Experience working in complex mental health, forensics, AOD and child development.

Interests Her dogs Sheba and Rara, camping, cooking, knitting, painting, photography, and ceramics.

Fun Fact Has worked in a vineyard.

Superpower Creativity and empathy.

Location Geelong, VIC.

About Angela has a diverse work background supporting people with disabilities in a variety of settings.

Education Psychological Science, Bachelor of Science, PhD Science/Neuroimaging.

Strengths Person centred practice, trauma informed care, and strengths based approaches.

Interests Beach trips, pilates, family, and reading

Fun Fact Loves to study.

Superpower Photographic memory.

Location Ocean Grove

About Originally from Ocean Grove, with a year of her childhood spent in Mexico.

Education Bachelor of Psychological Science. Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) - Completing.

Strengths Health Psychology, strengths-based approaches and developing strong therapeutic alliances.

Interests Travelling, hikes, running and going on adventures.

Fun Fact Mila has gone skydriving twice!

Superpower Taking the time to understand each individual and deliver person-centred support.