Meet Our Team
Meet our awesome team. We searched high and low for people who were highly qualified with years of experience in their fields. Checkout their bios to learn more about them.
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Jacintha Bell
Jacintha Bell
Director
Jacintha is our Director and Principal Occupational Therapist, graduating with a BSc (Occupational Therapy) from Curtin University WA in 2001. She has over 20 years of experience as an OT.…
Heidi Perera
Heidi Perera
Acting Associate Director
Heidi is an experienced and qualified Occupational Therapist, graduating from Curtin University in 2001. She has over 20 years experience as an OT, working in both community and inpatient mental…
Elyse Graham
Elyse Graham
Principal Occupational Therapist
Elyse is a qualified Occupational Therapist who graduated from Curtin University WA in 1998 with a BSc(OT). She has since worked in Occupational Therapy positions across both the South &…
Ian Cheok
Ian Cheok
Principal Occupational Therapist
Ian completed his Occupational Therapy training at Curtin University, receiving the Head of the School Award and and Outstanding Mentor Award. Additionally, he has received training in chronic pain management…
Hayley McDonnell
Hayley McDonnell
Principal Occupational Therapist
Hayley is a qualified Occupational Therapist who graduated from Curtin University and has over 20 years of mental health experience.She is registered with APHRA and is a member of...
Julie Morriss
Julie Morriss
Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
Julie has worked as an Occupational Therapist for many years – too many to count! Most of this time has been in the area of Mental Health with Adults, Adolescents,…
Patricia Costantini
Patricia Costantini
Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
Trish is a highly experienced Occupational Therapist with expertise in mental health, neurological and complex conditions, and disability support. She has extensive experience working with individuals with PTSD...
Tamsin Pagett
Tamsin Pagett
Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
Tamsin graduated from Curtin University with a BSc (Occupational Therapy) in 2000. Tamsin is passionate about working as an OT and brings empathy and compassion to her sessions with...
Michelle Baillie
Michelle Baillie
Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
Michelle is an experienced Mental Health Occupational Therapist with 25 years of experience working in adult and older mental health services. She collaborates...
Annabelle Taylor
Annabelle Taylor
Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
Annabelle is an experienced and qualified Occupational Therapist, graduating from Curtin University in 1994. She has worked for over 20 years in a variety of health-related settings, including acute psychiatry…
Holly Rapose
Holly Rapose
Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
Holly is a qualified and registered occupational therapist who graduated from Curtin University in 2017. Since graduating, she has worked in both residential and community settings with the last...
Mitchell Furness
Mitchell Furness
Senior Occupational Therapist
Mitch is a dedicated Occupational Therapist with a special interest in working with adolescents and young adults with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Mitch also has an interest in providing…
Shannon Gilbert
Shannon Gilbert
Senior Occupational Therapist
Shannon graduated from Curtin University with a BSc (Occupational Therapy) and has worked as an OT in predominantly adult community and inpatient mental health settings...
Sheryn Coaker
Sheryn Coaker
Senior Occupational Therapist
Sheryn is an AHPRA registered OT who graduated from Curtin University in 2003. She has 12 years’ experience working as an OT in vocational rehabilitation with a wide range of…
Andrea O’Reilly
Andrea O’Reilly
Occupational Therapist
Andrea is a dedicated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist, bringing a unique blend of professional expertise and personal experience to her practice. With a Bachelor of Science in...
Melanie Galbraith
Melanie Galbraith
APA Pain Physiotherapist (Independent Contractor)
Mel is a graduate from Curtin University with 20+ years’ experience working as a physiotherapist treating people with musculoskeletal conditions in the UK and Australia. Mel was attached to...
Natalie Raymond
Natalie Raymond
Psychologist (Independent Contractor)
Natalie has extensive experience working with both adults and children providing evidence-based treatment for a variety of mental health issues. She has a special interest in health...
Therapy Assistants
Therapy Assistants
Hannah Sefton
Hannah Sefton
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Hannah Commenced working as an OT assistant in 2024 at Lifeworks. Hannah has previous experience working with people with different disabilities with mental health conditions and has an...
Customer Care Team
Customer Care Team
Peta Delaney
Peta Delaney
Senior Administrative Assistant
Peta has been a part of the LifeWorks team since 2015. She has over 25 years’ experience working in administrative roles.
Desi Orloff
Desi Orloff
Administration Assistant
Desi commenced at LifeWorks in July 2020. She has over 25 years of administrative experience working in two universities, the Department of Justice, and medical practices in secretarial and PA…
Arden Joselowsky
Arden Joselowsky
Administration Assistant
With over 25 years experience in administration roles, Arden is passionate about delivering exceptional customer service and care. Arden is approachable and empathetic and loves interacting...
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