Emily is an Occupational Therapy student with a passion for meeting the needs of children, young adults and their families. Emily strives to focus on people’s strengths, creating a holistic view and understanding of a person, to promote overall wellbeing. Emily has experience with facilitating and adapting group programs to find the ‘best fit’ to suit the needs of a person. Emily also endeavours to work collaboratively with young people and their families, by actively listening to their story to enable independence and growth.

Fun Facts about Emily:

1. Loves planning and organising travel to different destinations and learning about various cultures
2. Really enjoys being outdoors and going for camping adventures
3. Favourite season is winter as Emily loves to rug up and read a book

Kairi is an experienced administration professional and customer support excellence passionate about helping people to achieve their goals and find their answers.

Fun facts about Kairi!

1. Loves food and everything to do with food: cooking, baking, trying out new cafes and restaurants. When she is not working, you can definitely find her in the kitchen
2. Enjoys walks with her dog Cello, reformer pilates and traveling
3. Kairi is also a photographer and takes photos for brands and food venues. Her dream is to photograph a cookbook one day and have her work published in the Gourmet Traveller

Sandra is a qualified nutritionist who enjoys providing coaching and support to help people to achieve health and happiness in life. She believes that healthy nutrition and exercise are the keys to good health. Sandra enjoys spending time outside bushwalking, horse riding, photography, travel, learning new languages and going to food festivals. She is also a certified PADI diver and has been scuba diving with sharks!

Kristi is an experienced Physiotherapist who thrives on helping children and their families find their path to being the best they can be. Through her diverse skill set and her unique lens, she is dedicated to supporting neurodiverse individuals on their journey to becoming their best selves. Kristi is passionate about mentoring and assisting teammates to achieve their full potential and gets great enjoyment out of being a part of her teams’ growth and accomplishments.

Fun facts about Kristi!

1. Enjoys hiking, going to the beach and going on outdoor adventures with her family
2. Loves reading, travelling and tending to her roses
3. Has enjoyed playing soccer from an early age and whatever sport her son is currently into

Leanne is an experienced Occupational Therapist (OT) with a passion to help young people be their best selves and live their best lives. She has a rare skill set in that she is highly experienced in occupational/vocational rehabilitation, paediatrics, telehealth and in-clinic services. She also works as a Practical Demonstrator at Bond University, teaching the Masters of OT students the ‘work’ (injury prevention/occupational rehabilitation) subject. She enjoys delivering both manualised evidence-based programs, as well as designing programs based on the evidence that cater to young people’s interests and needs.

Fun facts about Leanne!

1. Enjoys doing stints on TV!
2. Enjoys competitive and recreational ocean swimming and triathlons, as well as outdoor adventure activities
3. Loves gardening and travelling

Nathan wants to inspire young people to achieve their goals and build skills in target areas through the provision of therapy services including sport-related activities. He understands the journey that young people with special needs are on, as he also has special needs.

Fun facts about Nathan!

1. Nathan enjoys computer games, speed-cubing, maths/science, casual sport, adventure sports like rock climbing, and going on thrill seeker rides at theme parks
2. Nathan has a cat and an assistance dog for his sister
3. Nathan won Child Genius Australia on SBS in 2018 and used that platform to communicate the message about the importance of friends above all else

Bridie loves working with children and their families, and supporting them to reach their full potential. Bridie values the importance of having a shared vision between parents, teachers, and children so that we can create goals that are achievable and important. Bridie has a passion for family centred therapy and is dedicated to enduring sessions are fun and engaging, while challenging young people to meet their goals. Bridie has a special interest in helping children and young people manage their sensory issues and the expectations in different environments.

Fun facts about Bridie!

1. Bridie enjoys going camping, hiking and exploring the outdoors
2. Bridie has 2 children, 3 dogs and 2 horses
3. Bridie loves to go for a horse ride in her free time