Jen is has over 8 years experience as an Occupational Therapist who specialises working with people who experience mental ill health, trauma, neuro and developmental disability. She especially loves working with adolescents, families and other supports to assist people to heal, live a meaningful life in their community and flourish. Jen can do this in many ways: providing Occupational Therapy to an individual, group and skill-based assessment, intervention and training. She is also a Behaviour Support Practitioner, specialising in Trauma and Mental Health and provides individual counselling. Jen’s main focus is walking alongside individuals and their supports to recognise and raise up their strengths, passions and goals whilst reducing the barriers to find diverse and fun ways for people to live a good life.

Jen has worked in a variety of settings including inpatient, sub-acute, metal illness case management and public and private organisations. She has facilitated various trainings, consulted for organisations and teams and provides supervision.

Meet Nerida Barclay, a Psychotherapist and Behaviour Support Practitioner. Nerida provides one on one counselling and family therapy for all ages however she specializes in working with young people in a fun and creative manner. Nerida also provides clinical based training and consultation to workers that engage with young people who experience mental ill health, and with young people who identify as LGBTIQPA+.

Nerida holds a bachelor of Social Work and a masters of Narrative Therapy and Community Work with sub training in behaviour based therapies. For over ten years she has assisted young people and their families to reconnect with storylines that represent their preferred identities, their communities and their values to life. In forming these connections Nerida believes that we can locate the resources we need to overcome mental health difficulties, let go of behaviours that are not serving us, challenge systems that hold us back and heal traumas and injustices.

When Nerida is not journeying with young people towards living their best life, you might find her at the oval kicking a footy, at home DJ mixing a cool summer set or in nature respecting and appreciating country.

Hayley Steele is a senior Behaviour Support Practitioner. She has a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) and Bachelor of Exercise Science (Human Movement). Hayley started out as a disability support worker where she found her passion working alongside awesome people with different abilities. Since this time Hayley has worked in the community care sector with a recent focus on Positive behaviour support. Hayley works with people and their support network to; create Behaviour Support Plans, collaborate to develop specialist behavioural intervention strategies and provide training. The best part of doing what we do is getting to know people and finding innovative ways to connect, share experiences and have fun. 

Jen has worked in a variety of settings including inpatient, sub-acute, metal illness case management and public and private organisations. She has facilitated various trainings, consulted for organisations and teams and provides supervision.

Laura joined Tidal Therapy in 2022 in an Administrative Support role part time.  At Tidal Therapy she assists with invoicing, social media and other admin support. 

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She has a strong focus on community, and spends much of her spare time involved in sports like AFL, cricket and dance.

Laura is a full time university student studying Occupational Therapy. 

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Tash is our 7 year old engagement dog. She is our friendly brown Labrador who frequently finds herself in the office searching for pats and any loose crumbs on the floor. She specialises in connection and unconditional love.  When Tash is not at the office she enjoys long walks on the beach, hanging out with her favourite humans, tummy rubs and snacking. 

Tash was a trauma rescue dog that is very good and giving and receiving love, after having a rough start to her own life. Tash has healed from her challenges and now helps others do the same.