John Trent

Carla van Heerden

Director & Senior Occupational Therapist

Carla graduated as an occupational therapist in 1988. To enhance her knowledge of mental health, she completed post-graduate courses in psycholinguistics and psychopathology in 1992. Carla has further received training in unstructured play therapy...

Rebecca Stansbury

Finance Officer

Rebecca has worked in finance for over 20 years, the last 12 years have been within the community health and disability services. She was part of the rollout of NDIS in Townsville which has been vital to working within disability services and allied health...

Elise Hampton

Occupational Therapist

Elise was born in South Africa and moved to Brisbane to study Occupational Therapy at the University of QLD in 2000. She graduated in 2003, and after obtaining her first position at The Park Centre for Mental Health has continued her career in Mental Health Services for the past 18 years. Elise has extensive community based clinical experience in working with people experiencing severe and enduring mental illnesses including Schizophrenia, Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders and Complex Trauma. She has personal experience of the impact that mental illness can have on carers and family members and strives to be inclusive of carers and significant others in her work.

Sam Aquilina

Occupational Therapist

Sam moved to the Sunshine Coast from regional Victoria in 2015 after completing two semesters at Melbourne’s Deakin University in a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours). She commenced studying Occupational Therapy (Honours) at the University of the Sunshine Coast in 2019

Samantha Bunker

Occupational Therapist

Samantha B is an occupational therapist who has just completed her final year of study. She studied Occupational Therapy (Honours) at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Samantha B values the holistic process of gaining an...

Georgia Bodle

Occupational Therapist

Georgia grew up in New Zealand and completed her Occupational Therapy degree in 2021 at Auckland University of Technology, NZ. Georgia values using a holistic approach and understanding the individual as a whole not just their diagnosis.

Ella Cross

Occupational Therapist

Ella grew up in northern Western Australia and completed her Occupational Therapy degree in 2022 at Deakin University in Geelong, VIC. Her interest in mental health was sparked after receiving her major placements at university within acute mental health settings.