I’m pākeha, queer and neurodivergent, I am also a therapeutic caseworker, artist, and an external Peer Support supervisor and

mentor based on Gadigal Land. I have a lived experience in mental unwellness, AOD use, navigating the sex work industry, and homelessness, and have worked in roles where I have used my lived experience in these areas as a peer worker to support others.

Direct peer work support within mental health, homelessness, sex worker and LGBTQIA+ community space.

Senior case management and therapeutic casework in homelessness, mental health and AOD; Team leadership within the disability and homelessness sector.

Direct peer supervision, mentoring, training and community mediating within the homelessness, mental health and disabililty space.

Supporting systematic change within the peer sector in SVHN, advocating and designing leadership pathways for adequate evidence-based peer supervision and management; Supporting the creation of and collaborating within the Consumer Advisory Network for the HHS; Representing SVHN Homeless health services in media, lived experience panels and co-design of services.

Providing supervision and mentoring for a team of highly skilled peer support workers within the eFriend peer program.

Supporting the introduction of a carer-consumer engagement framework within ICLA and facilitating direct carer engagement in design of service provision.

Part of lived experience co-design panel and advisory team for safe haven and AOD facilities; mentored and supervised other peers as they completed co-design and advisory board work.

I currently work part time as a therapeutic caseworker in the mental health and drug and alcohol space in Sydney, as well as provide external supervision and support for peer workers.

Certificate 4 in Community Services (TAFE NSW)

Poupou Huia te Reo 1 NZQA Level 4 certificate, (Te Wānanga o Raukawa)

Level 1 intensive in Narrative Therapy (Dulwich Centre, Adelaide)

Acceptance and Commitment therapy in AOD setting intensive (ACWA)

Project Air DBT training

Roses in the Ocean, Our Voices in Action Peer training

IPS, an intentional approach

I enjoy problem solving and creating through trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, rights-based and strength-focused frameworks, focusing in on what we are doing well and building from there. I understand the challenges in peer work, both as a peer worker and from an organisational lens, and enjoy mapping out strategies towards sustainable, meaningful and joyful work practises. I am a strong advocate for Lived Experience work and believe sharing our unique stories and strategies of recovery and hope in meaningful and intentional ways is fundamental to community wellness.