Our Team

With a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) from The University of Queensland, Rebekah has devoted her career to supporting children and families in the paediatric private practice setting. Her greatest passion lies in empowering both our team of OTs and our clients (children and their families) to achieve meaningful goals, unlocking their potential, and celebrating their progress every step of the way. 

Rebekah’s interest and experience areas: 

• Functional School Skills
• Autism & ADHD
• Sensory Processing and Regulation
• Social-emotional
• Teen Life Skills
• Executive Function
• Attachment and Trauma informed approaches

Lisa is one of our incredible Senior Occupational Therapists. She has a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy from The University of Queensland and has completed additional training in Sensory Integration, DIR Floortime, Therapeutic Listening and Safe & Sound. She is passionate about supporting other clinicians and in seeing her own clients thrive! Lisa sees clients predominantly in the clinic setting Monday to Friday mornings. She also travels to Beaudesert for mobile sessions once a week.

Lisa’s interest and experience areas: 

• Sensory Integration
• Play Skills
• Regulation
• Praxis (Motor Planning)
• Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, developmental delays
• Non-verbal communication
• Early Intervention
• Listening programs
• Trauma sensitive practice 

Paris has a Bachelor of Health Sciences/Master of Occupational Therapy from Flinders University. She is a dedicated Senior OT who is passionate about providing both quality services for her clients and support/supervision to other clinicians on the Happy Learners team. Paris sees clients in the clinic and in the community. 

Paris’ interest and experience areas:

• Early Intervention
• Play
• Feeding
• FCAs
• Functional Skills – ADLs, IADLs, school skills
• Social-emotional
• Trauma informed practice
• Autism & ADHD
• Physical disability

Laura has a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) from the University of Queensland. Laura is passionate about working with children and their families in an empowering and evidence based approach to achieve their OT goals. Laura also provides invaluable supervision and support to our team of clinicians. Laura currently works part-time and sees clients in the clinic setting. 

Laura’s interest and experience areas:

• Trauma informed practice
• Early Intervention
• Sensory Processing and Development
• Developmental Delays
• Feeding
• Autism
• FCAs

Isabelle has a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) from the University of Queensland. She is passionate about providing evidence-based intervention to early intervention clients and their families. Isabelle sees clients in the clinic and in the community. 

Isabelle’s interest and experience areas: 

• Early Intervention
• Autism
• Play
• Self-Regulation
• Social-Emotional
• Functional Skills and Fine Motor
• Feeding

Arianne has a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) from the University of Queensland. Arianne is committed to evidence-based practice and is passionate about seeing children and their families achieve their OT goals and thrive. Arianne sees clients in the clinic and in the community. 

Arianne’s interest and experience areas: 

• Early Intervention
• Autism
• Play
• Social-Emotional
• Self-regulation
• Functional Skills and Fine Motor
• Feeding
• Groups

Hannah has a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy from Australian Catholic University. Hannah is passionate about paediatric practice and seeing families and children empowered, equipped and thriving. She is dedicated to supporting families to achieve their OT goals and have fun while doing it. Hannah sees clients in the clinic and in the community. 

Hannah’s interest and experience areas: 

• Early Intervention
• Kindy Screeners
• Autism
• Play
• Social-Emotional
• FCAs
• Functional Skills

James has a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy from Griffith University. James is passionate about supporting children, adolescents and teens to become more confident and independent in reaching their goals. James has the capacity to see clients in clinic and in the community.

James’ interest and experience areas:

• Social skills
• Emotional Regulation
• Fine and Gross motor skills
• Increasing independence in ADLs
• Autism and ADHD
• Play

Jacob has a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy from Griffith University. Jacob is passionate about supporting children and teens to achieve their OT goals and have fun while doing it. Jacob sees clients in the clinic and in the community. 

Jacob’s interest and experience areas: 

• Teen Life Skills & Social Skills
• Functional Fine and Gross Motor
• Autism & ADHD
• Play
• Social-Emotional

Flynn has a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) from the University of Queensland. Flynn is passionate about early intervention and supporting children and their families to attain their goals and thrive. Flynn sees clients in the clinic and in the community. 

Flynn’s interest and experience areas: 

• Early Intervention
• Functional Fine and Gross Motor
• Autism
• Trauma Sensitive Practice
• Play

Having experience in management and team leadership in both retail and allied health services, Emma finds immense joy in witnessing the growth of her team members and the development of children’s skills over the years. At Happy Learners, she’s delighted to see the positive impact her fellow peers provide to children every day.

Having worked in management within allied health and childcare settings, Keadyn find’s immense joy in supporting the incredible growth and development of children at Happy Learners. There’s nothing quite like seeing the kids’ progress and their happy smiles when they leave each session.

Having worked in both admin and allied health admin settings, Kahlei enjoy’s supporting children and their families at Happy Learners. Kahlei finds it incredibly rewarding to see the occupational therapists help families and witness the children’s skills and education grow every day.