Our team
Kirsty
Kirsty has been an OT since 2018, with experience across private, Medicare and NDIS sector, Positive Behaviour Support, aged care, and paediatrics. Her work is now focused on supporting children and families who are navigating sensory processing differences, emotional regulation, and challenging behaviours—with practical, supportive strategies that fit real life.
Kirsty works with children from birth through to the early teen years, with a strong focus on the foundations that impact daily participation: sensory integration, nervous system regulation, and reflex integration. She uses a strengths-based approach to understand the “why” behind behaviour and help families reduce overwhelm at home and school.
A key part of Kirsty’s work is parent coaching. She supports parents to build confidence and clarity by learning how to co-regulate, recognise what their child is communicating through behaviour, and implement strategies consistently. This may include sensory-informed behaviour supports, routines and transitions, environmental changes, and skill-building to support attention, body awareness, emotional regulation, and independence in everyday tasks.
Kirsty also supports families with getting ready for Prep and Prep transitions, helping children build the skills and routines needed for school participation—while supporting parents to navigate this change with a calm, practical plan.
At the heart of Kirsty’s work is helping children feel safe and regulated so they can participate, learn, and thrive—and helping parents feel supported, capable, and connected.
Jessica
Jessica is an experienced Occupational Therapist with extensive clinical expertise in completing comprehensive functional assessments and supporting children with complex developmental, behavioural, and mental health needs. With over a decade of practice across community, disability, and compensable schemes, Jessica brings a deep understanding of how sensory processing, emotional regulation, and environmental factors influence a child’s ability to participate meaningfully in daily activities.
Jessica has worked closely with children presenting with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, trauma histories, psychosocial disability, and significant behavioural challenges. She is skilled in identifying barriers to engagement, analysing functional performance across home, school, and community settings, and developing practical, evidence‑based strategies that promote safety, independence, and participation. Her assessments incorporate observation, standardised tools, caregiver interviews, and collaborative goal‑setting to ensure recommendations are clinically sound and tailored to each child’s unique strengths and needs.
Jessica’s practice is grounded in trauma‑informed care, family‑centred practice, and a strong commitment to early intervention. She works collaboratively with parents, educators, and multidisciplinary teams to implement strategies that support emotional regulation, communication, sensory needs, and positive behaviour. Her calm, engaging approach helps children feel safe and understood, allowing her to build rapport quickly, even with those who experience significant anxiety or behavioural dysregulation.
Across all her work, Jessica is dedicated to empowering children and families, ensuring they feel supported, informed, and confident as they work toward meaningful developmental and functional goals.
Raeleigh
Raeleigh has been an Occupational Therapist since 2023, with experience across tertiary mental health, inpatient and community settings, as well as paediatric community practice. She has supported individuals and families with a range of complex mental health presentations and co-occurring conditions, working collaboratively with families, multidisciplinary teams and other supports.
Her experience includes functional, sensory and communication assessments, emotional regulation, safety planning and supporting people to build greater independence in their everyday lives. She particularly enjoys helping clients better understand their individual needs, recognise what supports them, and develop the confidence to advocate for themselves.
At the heart of Raeleigh’s practice is a focus on what is meaningful to each individual. She enjoys working alongside clients and their families to build practical skills, increase independence and create strategies that genuinely fit within everyday life. She values developing strong, collaborative relationships and supporting clients to feel understood, empowered and confident as they work towards their goals.