This supervisor has been approved to provide supervision under the ACCESS TO SUPERVISION PROJECT.

The road to family carer lived experience work was paved through my experience of caring for my family members. My lived(ing) experience is diverse, covering youth and adult, disability, chronic medical conditions and aged care. I am a fierce advocate for Family/carer Lived Experience workforce and its further development. I am passionate about shifting perceptions of knowledge production and understanding the fluid nature of multiple ways of knowing. Right now, I’m still learning to feel comfortable in the grey area.

My background is in Natural Health, I studied a Naturopathy, and I worked within that industry for 15 years and it remains a huge passion of mine. I have a Bachelor in Social Science majoring in behavioural studies and I’m currently completing a Master of Mad Studies. I can talk for hours on the concepts of epistemic injustice and power imbalances.

I share a home with my partner, my son, Eleven (dog) and Falcor (bearded dragon).I practice yoga every day, I love adventures (dreaming and doing), live music and finding good food that I can eat!

This supervisor has been approved to provide supervision under the ACCESS TO SUPERVISION PROJECT. If you are a supervisee who has received an approval email/letter from the CMHL you may contact this supervisor for supervision for this project, then follow the stated processes for supervision payment.

I have been a student of lived experience for over 30 years, crossing over many perspectives and I understand how my privilege impacts my experiences. My expertise has been cemented in my current education roles and from working directly with families in a peer role. My experience working at CY-Hope, Monash, in a co-designed, non-clinical program that has lived experience and wellbeing workers in the driver’s seat, working in a collaborative and equal way gave me soeminsight into what transformation can look like. My experiences give fuel to my fire, to highlight the value of Lived Expertise, advocating for the importance of equal and balanced knowledge exchange at the level of governance to achieve change.

I am currently working as Family Carer Lived Experience Educator at CMHL. This role has included the important task of developing orientation training for the workforce. I am extremely passionate in equipping the workforce with our collective knowledges to prepare for the rollercoaster ride that this work brings.

Intentional Peer Support

ASK- Lifeline workshops

Autism & ADHD in Girls and Women- Pesi

Autism and suicide prevention -Mindful

Compassion training for Health Care Workers – Monash university

Foundation Training for Support Workers Working with People with BPD - Spectrum

The Interplay between Power Without Responsibility and Responsibility Without Power in Family Systems – Australian association of family therapy

Introduction to Aboriginal cultural safety-VACCHO

Introduction to LGBTQIA+ practice-CMHL

Mental Health First Aid

Resilience Building – Mental Health Victoria

Motivational Interviewing - Mental Health Victoria

Responding to vulnerability -Department of Health

Risk assessment and Management- MHPOD

Single session peer work – The Bouverie Center

Sp Peer Workers (carer) – Roses in the ocean

Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury-Wicking Research Institute

Working Relationally with Borderline Personality Disorder–The Bouverie Center

Voices of insight – Roses in the ocean

Masters of Mad Studies

Queen Margaret University – Edinburgh

Bachelor of Social Science with a major in Behavioural Studies

Swinburne University of Technology

Bachelor of Health Science – Naturopathy

Southern School of Natural Therapies

The supervision space will be grounded in creating a supportive and collaborative environment. I offer a deep understanding of the collective knowledge of the Family Carer Lived Experience Workforce, recognising the unique strengths and challenges that come with lived experience work, including sitting with discomfort and learning to navigate the grey areas.

I’m passionate about learning to work with the realities of the system and keeping connected to our grassroots.

There is no one size fits all approach, based on mutuality, we’ll work together to find a practice that works best. It is your space and your supervision. You are in the driver's seat, it’s a space to say it as it is - where you feel seen, heard, and supported. We will trust in the process and create a shared reflective space, to share knowledge, deeper understanding, and connection.