Our People

Tell us a bit about your experience

I have been working with children for almost 20 years through various volunteer programs and decided to make a career out of it in 2006. I studied a Bachelor’s in Counselling majoring in Working with Children & Marriage and Family Therapy, then took this one step further and became a qualified Play Therapist in 2011. I worked with Be Centre for 6 years before I moved to Orange County, California for 6 years where I worked in one of the nation’s leading paediatric hospitals in a child and adolescent psychiatric facility. In 2020 my husband, newborn son and I moved back to Australia, and I was able to re-join the wonderful team at Be Centre once again.

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​Where are you from?

​I was born and raised Northern Beaches.

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What inspired you to work in Play Therapy?

​For me, prevention and early intervention is key. If children are given a safe space to be totally accepted as they are and given permission to process their difficulties in a way that is natural to them (play!), the future generations will develop into healthy, happy adolescents and adults. Play Therapy advocates for children to have a voice and an environment to make sense of what is happening in their world.

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What do you like most about your job?

The uniqueness of every child. I am still getting surprised even after 13 years of being a Play Therapist. I love having the privilege of being allowed into the child’s world to witness them make courageous steps towards their healing.

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What kind of play do you enjoy the most?

Inside the room my favourite play is sand and role-play. Outside the room is anything with water!