BSc(psych)Hons, MclinicPsych

Location: Stirling, WA

For the last 20 years, Eimear has worked in mental health, child protection and disability, with an unwavering passion for embedding person-centred humanistic approaches in psychological practice. Working as a clinical psychologist and senior leader in the government, non-government and university sectors in Perth and regional WA has given her a strong grounding and focus on compassionately healing others. Most recently, Eimear was the director of the psychology training clinic at Edith Cowan University (ECU), where she led 5 clinical supervisors and 15 provisional psychologist in providing high-quality, ethical psychological services to the community. In her Senior Lecturing role at ECU she provided training for clinical psychology students in foundational therapeutic and professional skills.

Eimear is passionate about disseminating psychological information to multiple audiences. She enjoys writing about psychology and has published two journal articles in peer-reviewed journals and one piece for The Conversation. Whilst at ECU, she created and facilitated staff wellbeing and Alumni psycho-educational sessions on self-compassion, behavioural change and Life Values. She has completed Pod Cast interviews for YouTube in collaboration with a suicide prevention charity organisation and has assisted journalists in print media articles and radio interviews.

Eimear is also focused on giving back to the community and volunteers with the Lion Heart Camp for Kids and is an Executive Director (Secretary) on the Board of Management for ConnectGroups WA.

She is driven to create systemic change in our society and does this by supporting best practice in the development, training and supervision of early career psychologists at ORS.

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BPsych, MScPsychCouns, MPhilPsych, Ph.DPsych

Location: Morley, WA

Sanjana is passionate about assisting children and adolescents with a range of disabilities to have a better quality of life. Her experience includes management of children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Difficulties, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and children with type 1 diabetes. She provides support and teaches coping strategies to individuals and families who are going through behavioural and emotional difficulties such as anxiety, depression and conduct disorder. She provides sustainable solutions by carrying out assessments and conducting evidence-based counselling approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Behavioural Intervention and Mindfulness-based practices. Sanjana is warm and compassionate in her nature of working with clients and tailors her approach to meet the needs of her clients.

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BA(Psych)(Hons), MPsych(Clincal Neuropsychology), PhD

Location: Striling, NSW

Serena is a Registered Psychologist with an endorsement in Clinical Neuropsychology. She has experience conducting individual and multidisciplinary assessments with all age groups and has worked across a variety of settings including community, remote outreach, and the justice system. She has a background in neurodevelopmental disorders and an interest in differing presentations of neurodiversity throughout the lifespan, across genders and cultures. She is passionate about the diagnosis as a tool to facilitate understanding by herself and others.

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BA(Psych)(Hons), MPsych(Clinical)

Location: Gosford, NSW

Kristen is a clinical psychologist with significant experience working with complex clients with interactions with multiple service systems. Her expertise is in positive behaviour support, cognitive behaviour therapy, and dialectical behaviour therapy – including adapted forms for clients with intellectual disabilities. Kristen is passionate about the translation of research into practice and making information and interventions accessible for clients, clinicians, families, and providers. She is interested in creating systemic change to improve outcomes for clients through the development of training, policy, practice and governance frameworks. Prior to joining ORS, Kristen implemented a number of initiatives to successfully reduce restrictive practices within a non-government organisation including through training specialist behaviour support practitioners and frontline leaders. Kristen takes a curious, collaborative and person-centred approach when working with individuals and teams.

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BSc(Hons), MClinPsych

Location: Fairfield East, NSW

Ahmet is a Registered Psychologist and Behaviour Support Practitioner with years of experience in assessing and providing evidence-based support for a wide variety of psychological, neurodevelopmental, and behavioural difficulties. Ahmet’s early interest in human psychology and behaviour is based on extensive participation in education, mentoring, fundraising, and aged care services both locally and abroad. He has worked with clients from a vast range of cultural backgrounds and age groups. Ahmet takes a proactive and genuine approach in helping clients to better their lives by overcoming mental hurdles, acquiring new skills, engaging all supports available, and increasing motivation to set and achieve goals. Ahmet has a strong focus on client-centred support and enjoys working with the unique characteristics that each individual brings to psychology and behaviour support.

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BPsych

Location: Ascot Vale, VIC

Amanda is a Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner with over 8 years’ experience working with children and adolescents with challenging behaviours, particularly individuals on the Autism Spectrum. She has extensive experience tailoring and delivering interventions to a wide range of behaviours such as self-injurious, demand avoidance, eating, sleeping and as well as teaching programs. Amanda also has overseas experience having worked in the UK in a specialised school for students with multiple learning difficulties and behaviours of concern. Amanda takes a collaborative approach to servicing involving families, support staff, teachers and educational assistants across a diverse range of community and clinical settings. She is very passionate about helping vulnerable individuals to navigate the challenges they experience and provide support while promoting self-determination.

BPsych(Hons)

Location: Lane Cove, NSW

Claudia is a Provisional Psychologist with over 3 years’ experience in supporting people with disability of all ages including children. Claudia also has experience assisting individuals with the full range of disabilities and cognitive functioning levels including clients who are non-verbal. Claudia’s expertise is her ability to develop high quality positive behaviour support plans quickly and train staff in all of the strategies outlined. Claudia has written numerous Interim and Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans involving restrictive practices and has a strong understanding of what is required in this area. Claudia has an interest in working with children and adolescents as well as individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

BA(DevPsych), BScCogNeur, GDipPsych

Location: Jandakot, WA

Courtney is a Regional Manager of Behaviour Support Services with over 5 years’ experience working with children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Increasing independence, achieving personal goals and eliminating behaviours of concerns have been the focus of Courtney’s work with her clients and continues to drive her in supporting clients now. Courtney has a particular interest in play therapy and using a client’s skills to help overcome challenging times. She has experience working across a range of environments including; home, schools, group homes, within the community and in clinical settings. Courtney is currently completing her internship to become a registered psychologist and as such enjoys supporting clients with complex psychological presentations.

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BA(Psych), GDipPsych(Adv)Hons, MSocWk

Location: Morley, WA

Craig has been working within disability and mental health sectors for over seven years. He is passionate about providing an evidence-based, client-cantered, and holistic approach to mental health; choosing to work within a trauma focussed and recovery model to best assist clients and their families in meeting their behavioural and personal goals. Craig has extensive experience working with clients presenting with complex and comorbid personality, psychotic, and mood disorders in a culturally safe and promotive manner adhering to best practice standards. Craig is also passionate about building his teams’ emotional intelligence, interpersonal communication and clinical skills to meet not only their professional goals but to also increase their capacity to work with clients with complex presentations whilst promoting their own sell-care and resilience

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BPsych(Hons), MPublicHlth

Location: Perth, WA

Errin is a Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner and Provisional Psychologist with over 5-years’ experience working with children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder to reduce and eliminate behaviours of concern and increase independence and overall life skills. She also has previous experience working with disadvantaged and marginalised groups, specifically Indigenous youth, through programs focused at increasing community and school engagement. Errin has experience working across a range of environments including; home, schools, daycare centres, group homes as well as clinical settings. She also has experience collaborating with stakeholders and allied health professionals, to ensure consistency and a multidisciplinary approach when implementing strategies within the Behaviour Support Plan. Errin has over 5-year’ experience of Applied Behaviour Analysis and behaviour support and enjoys seeing the progress of her clients during intervention.

MA(FPsych), BSc(Psych), GradDipPsychSc

Location: Ascot Vale, VIC

Preethi is a registered psychologist who completed her Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology in the USA as a joint program with the Behavioural Sciences Unit of the FBI. Following the completion of her degree she returned to Australia and worked in various roles including disability employment, community corrections, job network, providing mental health support within the prisons, individual and group intervention to address offending behaviour, risk assessments and providing expert evidence at court for offenders with a cognitive impairment. Preethi is passionate about working within forensic disability in addition to mentoring and developing clinical staff.

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19BA (Psych), MClinCouns, Registered NDIS Behaviour Support Practitioner

Location: Gosford, NSW

Shannon is a motivated, passionate and committed Clinical Counsellor and Behaviour Support Practitioner with over 2 years’ experience working within the NDIS area of ORS. Shannon also has experience in disability case management and job development. She has outstanding counselling skills and can work with clients of all ages with all psychological presentations. Shannon builds exceptional rapport with her clients and works with them side by side to help them learn the skills they need to overcome their particular challenges and achieve the goals they set out for themselves. Shannon is very client-focused and ensures she takes the time to understand her clients and what they want to achieve. Shannon strongly believes in ongoing development and continuous learning and is always researching new evidence-based practices/interventions to include in her behaviour support plans/counselling interventions. Shannon is passionate about working with youth, people who have undergone trauma and complex cases.

BHumSc(PubHlthPlcyProm), BPsych(Hons), DipPsychPrac, GradDipPsych

Location: Fairfield East, NSW

Georgia is a Provisional Psychologist and Behaviour Support Team Leader who has worked in the disability sector for over 3 years. Georgia has a strong focus on providing high quality assessment and intervention in behaviour support and psychological services. Her areas of interest include working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, complex trauma and psychological comorbidities. Georgia also has a strong motivation to reduce restrictive practices through effective behaviour support intervention.

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BTeach(Sec)/BA, GDipPsych, MSW

Location: Broadmeadow, NSW

Jess has worked in the disability sector since the rollout of the NDIS pilot program in the Hunter, and is focused on supporting people to live the life they want. Jess loves working with adolescents, adults, and older people with psychosocial or intellectual disabilities, and is passionate about building capacity within the individual and their support network to live and interact harmoniously. Jess’s approach to behaviour support includes equipping the individual and their support network with evidence-based therapeutic tools to facilitate improved communication, emotion regulation, and empathy. Jess is Social Worker and a member of the AASW, with additional degrees in education and psychology.

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BA(Psych), Bcom(HRM), GradDip(Psych)

Location: Morley, WA

Maddison has worked within inpatient psychiatric services, and the employment services industry. Maddison has a particular interest in Dialetic Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), with a holistic view of personal well-being.

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GDipArts(Psych), PGDipArts(Psych), MArts(Psych), PGDip(AppPsych)

Location: Gosford, NSW

Zsofia is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) and a Registered Psychologist. She has over eighteen years’ experience supporting individuals with a range of developmental and intellectual disabilities. Zsofia is passionate about providing high-quality evidence-based services to improve people’s quality of life.

Zsofia has ten years of experience working as a conductor-teacher, in New Zealand and Hungary. In this role, she lead small groups and 1:1 conductive classes for children with cerebral palsy and learning and behavioural difficulties. Zsofia has been working in the field of Behaviour Analysis for six years in New Zealand and Australia. Her expertise lies in early intervention and has extensive experience in conducting functional assessment, designing and implementing behavioural interventions to reduce and replace challenging behaviours. Zsofia has a special interest in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), staff and parent training. She is also a qualified supervisor and has been providing supervision to students pursuing BCBA or BCaBA certification.