A big part of my work is helping clients, families and support teams understand what is really happening underneath the behaviour. I do not like to jump to assumptions. Even when a behaviour may look like one thing on the surface, I prefer to slow down, observe carefully, gather information from the support team, and think through every possible reason before deciding on the best support approach. I want clients to feel understood, and I want the people around them to understand them better too.

I am especially passionate about helping clients work toward their own unique goals, no matter how small or big those goals may seem from the outside. I find a lot of fulfilment in seeing a client gradually achieve something that once felt out of reach for them, whether that is using their words more, managing anxiety, taking turns, expressing feelings, or building confidence in everyday tasks. Those individual achievements matter deeply to me because they are different for every person.

My path into this work began through studying a Bachelor of Psychological Science, with the goal of becoming a psychologist. After graduating, I worked as a registered behaviour technician with a psychologist and later in an early intervention autism centre, supporting children one-on-one, in groups, and alongside families. That experience gave me a strong foundation in behaviour support, play-based teaching, family training and working with a wide range of needs before joining FABIC.