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MEET THE TEAM
We are a group of multidisciplinary, passionate health providers.We all share the values of respect, integrity, inclusion, community and collaboration; embodying these values into everything we do at Life Skills Hub.
Allied Health Team
Ellen
(she/her)
Director, Occupational Therapist & Dog Mum
Ellen has a broad range of experience working within the paediatric field, primarily within the private practice sector alongside various allied health and medical professionals. After working within the private sector for many years as an OT, Ellen saw a large disconnect between the types of services provided to youth in the disability sector.
Georgia (Working Remotely)
(she/her)
Occupational Therapy Team Leader & Road Trip Enthusiast
Georgia is a qualified Occupational Therapist with a post graduate qualification in Ayres Sensory Integration. She finished her Bachelor's degree in 2018 and her post graduate degree in 2023. Georgia is passionate about building independence in young people and their families, empowering them to try new things.
Dylan
(he/him)
Senior Occupational Therapist
& Trivia Champion
Dylan is a qualified occupational therapist, completing his Master of Occupational Therapy in 2020. Dylan joined Life Skills Hub in early 2023, with 2 years of experience working with kids and young people with disabilities. Dylan is passionate about helping young people to develop their skills and confidence.
Tamsyn
(she/her)
Senior Occupational Therapist
& Beach Lover
Tamsyn has experience in supporting young people to develop skills in areas important to them. She values collaborating with families and uses a coaching approach to guide clients in identifying their own goals and solutions, as she believes children, families and young people are the experts in their own lives.
Dimi
(she/her)​
Senior Occupational Therapist
& Dessert Connoiseur
Dimi is a qualified Occupational Therapist, completing her Bachelor of Occupational Therapy in 2020. Prior to joining the Life Skills Hub team in April 2023, Dimi worked with children from birth to young adulthood with a range of diagnoses. Dimi works within the clinic as well as providing community based OT services within the Barossa Region.
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Alyssa
(she/her)
Occupational Therapist
& Part-Time Acrobat
Alyssa is qualified OT, completing her Bachelor of Occupational Therapy in 2020. Inspired by her lived experience, Alyssa is passionate about promoting wellbeing and supporting the sensory and emotional needs of neurodiverse children. She has over 8 years experience, including an inclusive circus school and paediatric support work.
Matt
(he/him)
Occupational Therapist
& Qualified Pilot
Matt is a qualified OT with an enthusiastic individual with a passion for helping young people. He thrives on building skills on self-belief, leadership, and confidence, drawing from his own experience of being bullied. Matt encourages students to build their self-worth and not let others' opinions define them. Fun fact - he’s also a qualified pilot!
Georgia P
(she/her)
Occupational Therapist
& Footy Player
Georgia is an accredited occupational therapist, having completed her Honours Degree in 2024. With over four years of coaching youth sports, she also draws from her experience supporting her autistic brother. This inspires her passion for helping young people achieve functional independence and social connectedness. Georgia uses a young person’s strengths and interests to create engaging, meaningful activities that offer the right level of challenge for growth. She values creating safe, empowering spaces for young people to be their authentic selves.
Maddie
(she/her)
Dietetics Team Leader
& Passionate Foodie
Maddie is an accredited practicing dietitian, completing her Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2018. She worked with a diverse range of clients in private practise before commencing her employment at Life Skills Hub in early 2021.  Maddie’s experience and passion is working with young people with disabilities,  helping them to build capacity and confidence.
Jess
(she/her)
Dietitian
& Op Shop Queen
Jess is an accredited practicing dietitian, completing her Bachelor of Nutrition and Food Science in 2018 and her Master of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2021. She has had experience in private practice working with a range of different age groups, conditions and ethnicities before joining the team at Life Skills Hub. 
Jaime
(she/her)
Admin Manager, Allied Health Assistant & Coin Collector
Jaime is a warm, patient and kind individual with experience working with young people as an SSO. She is currently pursuing a Certificate 4 in Allied Health Assistance and has interests in coin collecting, AFL, animals, op shopping, crafts, and spending time with friends and family. She currently supports our clients in the community, at LSH and in our groups.
Sam
(she/her)
Allied Health Assistant, Future OT
& Dog Lover
Sam is a mentor at life skills hub and can also be found at reception assisting the admin team. Sam is friendly and inviting, with a positive attitude and finds helping others extremely rewarding.  Sam has seen the early years of development's importance and has learnt valuable knowledge about inclusion, growth and development. 
Wellbeing Team
Eden (Maternity Leave)
(she/her)
Clinical Lead Psychologist, Explorer & Music Lover
Eden is a Registered Psychologist who has extensive knowledge and experience working with children, adolescents and families who have been impacted by trauma and living with disadvantage. Eden highly values connection and relationship within her work and is warm and playful.  
Ashleigh
(she/her)
Provisional Psychologist
& Pilates Queen
Ashleigh is a provisionally registered Psychologist, completing a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Graduate Entry) in 2019, and a Graduate Diploma of Psychology in 2021. She has experience working with a diverse range of clients delivering individual and group therapeutic support within educational and employment settings before commencing with Life Skills Hub.
Oliver
(he/him)
Provisional Psychologist
& Movie Buff
Oliver has experience working as a Patient Services Assistant at Flinders Medical Centre while completing his undergraduate degree. This involved transporting patients to and from different wards and clinics throughout the hospital, along with cleaning and maintaining the wards.
Tohid
(he/him)
Provisional Psychologist
& Curious Crow
Coming soon!
Chnar
(she/her)
Provisional Psychologist
& Coffeeholic
Chnar comes to us with years experience as a School Counsellor and Crisis supporter for Lifeline. She has a keen interest to support young people in the areas of trauma, anxiety, family changes/issues, emotional difficulties, as well as mental health crisis. Chnar is compassionate, and approachable.
Mentor Team
Max
(they/he)
Mentor
& Poké Trainer
Max is a mentor at Life Skills Hub, they have lived experience with Autism and being Non Binary. They are kind, cool and collected with a love for horror movies to balance it out. Max loves Pokémon, their two cats and being an older sibling. Max has predominately worked with older young people although they have a passion to assist anyone any age.
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Joe
(he/him)
Mentor
& Vibe Curator
Joe is a mentor at Life Skills Hub, working with our clients within the community and at our clinic. He has a passion for helping people and building connections based on trust, openness and respect. Joe is bubbly, energetic and kind. When he's not at Life Skills Hub, he's at concerts and festivals or hanging out with family and his 2 dogs - Mac & Rocco.
Kelsey
(she/her)
Mentor
& Barbie Enthusiast
Kelsey is a mentor at LSH and helps support our cooking therapy groups on Thursday and the weekends! Kelsey’s extensive experience working with children helps her connect with our clients - particularly if it is about Disney or Barbie! Kelsey’s playful and bubbly nature makes her a great addition to our team!
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Stefan
(he/him)
Mentor
& Food Enthusiast
Stefan is a mentor at Life Skills Hub with a strong background in social work and education, including experience in OSHC and coaching young people. He is pursuing a Bachelor of Primary Education and plans to continue with a Master’s in Occupational Therapy. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing soccer, listening to music, gaming, and watching Netflix.
Josh
(he/him)
Mentor
& Dungeon Master
Josh comes to us as an additional Dungeon Master and Gaming expert! Josh has a kind and gentle demeanour and is motivated to support children and young people to help them thrive. With interests in gaming, superheros and board games - we just KNOW that a lot of our clients will have lots to talk about with him! ​
Ana
(she/her)
Mentor & Amateur Ballerina
Ana is a mentor at LSH and is currently studying a Bachelor of Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience) at UniSA. She has an outgoing and bubbly personality and hopes to use her passion for helping others as a clinical neuropsychologist in the future. Inbetweening studying, Ana enjoys listening to music and watching movies, as well as being outside in nature for camping or playing board games with friends!
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Faye works with our clients at Life Skills Hub and you can often find her in our cooking groups and holiday hangouts! She is passionate about helping others and watching them grow, while creating an approachable and safe environment for them to be their authentic selves. Faye has many interests, from Anime to camping and a variety of games.
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Alyssa D
(she/her)
Mentor
& Chocoholic
Alyssa is a mentor at Life Skills Hub, supporting clients individually and in our cooking therapy groups. She is studying Psychology with aspirations of becoming a clinical psychologist. She has experience in youth mentoring and volunteering with a youth mental health organization. Outside of work and studies, she enjoys walking her dog Tex, watching Netflix, baking, and going to the beach.
Hollie
(she/her)
Mentor
& Crazy Dog Lady
Hollie is a Mentor at Life Skills Hub. She has a background working with young adults with disabilities and obtained her Cert III in Individual Support in 2018. She has had experience in Supported Independent Living Housing and community hubs. Hollie enjoys reading, nature walks, animals, discovering new food places, music, crafts, spending time with family and pets, eating out, and watching YouTube.
Madelyn
(she/her)
Mentor
Maddy is a passionate and friendly Allied Health Assistant and Mentor. She holds 4 years experience in the Childcare environment and Sporting space, where she has facilitated sporting programs for children and young people to excel in their interests and hobbies and be a part of a team community. Maddy enjoys dancing, riding motorcycles, baking cookies and going to the beach. She is always up for a spontaneous adventure and away from these adventures, she plays semi-professional basketball!
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Lauren H
(she/her)
Mentor
Loz supports our Holiday Hangout program at Life Skills Hub. You can meet her during our holiday times and say hi!
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