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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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,…

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...

Kirsten Reidy-Crofts

Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist

Kirsten is a dedicated AHPRA registered Occupational Therapist with over a decade of experience in mental health services. She has worked in various settings...

Annabelle Taylor

Senior 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…

Pia Remund

Senior Occupational Therapist (Independent Contractor)

Pia is a dedicated Occupational Therapist registered with AHPRA, specialising in mental health for over a decade. Her extensive experience includes case management...

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…

Holly Rapose

Senior 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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...