Our Team

Director

Support Coordinator

Psychosocial Recovery Coach

Georgina  has completed her Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology), as well as Certificate 4 qualifications in Youth Work and Community Services Welfare. 

Georgina has personal experience with the NDIS, with 2 of her children being participants.  Georgina takes a holistic approach to supports, and strives to ensure that informal supports are considered to ensure the longevity of caring relationships.  Working from a strengths based approach, Georgina has 20 years experience in the community sector, working across Youth Work, Disabilities, Aged Care and Mental Health.  Georgina has  a strong understanding of NDIS processes, and ensures all Aspire participants receive person- centred supports.  

Georgina enjoys spending time with her family- whether it be getting away for a weekend,  four wheel driving or enjoying a board game together.  

Manager Mental Health Services

Psychosocial Recovery Coach 

Sal is a qualified Holistic Integrated Creative Arts Therapy Practitioner (Creative Therapist) and Amherst Writers and Artists workshop facilitator. 

Currently, Sal is in her fourth year of a double degree, completing a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) and Bachelor of Counselling at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
 

Sal is a proud mother of two high spirited, tween/teen girls and parent to three fur babies. 

With lived experience of mental illness, which started at the age of 12,  Sal has insight and empathy for others as they navigate their mental health recovery journey.
 

Sal work's from a person-centred and strength-based approach. She believes that everyone is unique because of their life experience, their upbringing, their social and cultural identity, and their personality. Sal's aim is to recognize and respect participant's individuality by acknowledging their uniqueness and responding to them in a way that is meaningful and acceptable to them.

Sal enjoys going to theme parks or water parks, the movies, reading, writing fiction, and professional development (the eternal student!) 

Counsellor 

Psychosocial Recovery Coach

Astrid is a Psychosocial Recovery Coach who completed her Bachelor of Counselling at The University of the Sunshine Coast. Astrid is offering her services as a Psychosocial Recovery Coach, with a person-centred approach. Her aim is to mentor and/offer support with a strengths-based approach such as Motivational Interviewing. 

Her background involves community-based settings of a Women’s Refuge, a Correctional Centre, and Aged Care. Astrid has run workshops with expressive therapies such as art, handicrafts, and music to aim for therapeutic moments. 

As a Counsellor for therapeutic wellbeing, her aim is to integrate a person-centred and pluralistic approach. Tailoring modalities such as Narrative Therapy and symbolic miniatures work. Astrid has 10 years of experience alongside grief and bereavement, palliative care, and currently works in a complex trauma setting. Her aim is to offer a safe and professional relationship of collaboration and to attend in the mental health and wellbeing of individuals, couples, or families. 

Astrid is a passionate parent of 3 children, and at times, they accompanied her in the community of a playgroup and community meals at a Women’s Refuge, Aged Care and Mental Health carer setting. As a family they love to travel and visit the many spectacular waterfalls on the Sunshine Coast.