Leading Health Solutions
Occupational Therapy
Meet Our Team
Director/Principal Occupational Therapist
Andrew Mifsud
With over 7 years of experience in community, disability, NDIS and aged care work, Andrew is known for his motivated, person-centred care approach. He supports people to maximise their independence and elevate their quality of life. Andrew is passionate about working with people to set and achieve meaningful goals.
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He has a special interest in complex and minor home modifications, and specialised wheelchair scripting, particularly those with neurological conditions. Andrew is dedicated to ensuring that all who interact with the organisation have a positive experience.
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HR, Business Support, and Marketing Manager
Rachel Mifsud
Rachel is a committed and passionate communicator. She believes that connection, in today’s society is more important than ever. Rachel assists our team to interact with eachother and our stakeholders with kindness and compassion. She is dedicated to facilitating person-centered communication as believes this is an integral part of supporting clients to achieve the best results possible along their journeys.
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Senior Occupational Therapist
Rosie Martin
Rosie is an occupational therapist who works within NDIS and community settings with clients of all ages. As an occupational therapist, Rosie enjoys helping clients to achieve their long and short term goals with creative and personalised interventions.
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Rosie has a strong background working within the mental health space, particularly with clients in immediate distress and/or crisis. Rosie is passionate about working with teens with trauma to help establish better coping and emotional regulation skills. Her goal is support her kids to develop strategies to interact with the world around them in a positively. Rosie is inspired by witnessing the tangible impact of OT on her participants lives.
Phone: 0423 394 677
Email: rosie@leadinghealth.com.au
Phone: 0432 011 439
Email: rachel@leadinghealth.com.au
Senior Occupational Therapist
Jose Marfil
Phone: 0432 011 178
Email: Jose@leadinghealth.com.au
Jose is an assistive technology specialist who has worked in community, residential, and hospital environments to support clients for over 15 years.
He believes in building meaningful connections with his clients and prioritising their engagement in occupations that are meaningful for them. He is committed to maximising clients’ functional abilities and participation to ensure they can meet their goals. Passionate about professional development, Jose is dedicated to applying and growing his skillset to deliver person-centred therapy to his clients.
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His specialty lies in complex assistive technology equipment including eye gaze devices.
Occupational Therapist
Dannielle Harden
Phone: 0435 585 171
Dannielle has a wide variety of interests and explored modern dance and biomechanical engineering before settling into her career as an Occupational Therapist. Dannielle grew up in Salt Lake City in the United States where her interest in Occupational Therapy started after volunteering in a nursing home with less-than-ideal living conditions. Dannielle and her cat, Sigma, performed animal-assisted therapy to motivate residents in self-care and social interaction.
Dannielle is passionate about connecting with participants and helping them to explore life and enjoy the journey of living. She brings diversity and compassion to the Leading Health Solutions team, where she supports participants to create homes and facilitates their ability to participate in activities of daily activities.
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Occupational Therapist
Courtney Craggs
Phone: 0432 011 415
Courtney is an occupational therapist with four years of experience who works within the NDIS and community settings in South Australia.
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Courtney enjoys promoting independence and engagement in meaningful occupations for clients of all ages and capacities. Courtney has a passion for working with older adults within the community to maintain their independence, as well as NDIS clients to reach their goals.
Courtney is invested in building a fun therapeutic space and seeing her clients overcome their challenges to achieve what they want to and more.
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Junior Occupational Therapist
Kiara Olsson
Phone: 0421 233 194
Email: kiara@leadinghealth.com.au
Kiara is a new graduate occupational therapist with a passion for assisting people to reach their occupational potential and live a more purposeful life. Having completed both an undergraduate degree in health science and human movement, and a postgraduate degree in occupational therapy, Kiara has pursued an education that reflects her passion for helping others. Kiara is committed to professional development, teamwork, and the provision of high-quality care that makes a positive impact on our clients’ lives.
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Kiara enjoys working in the aged care space to prescribe home modification and assistive technology solutions to enable safer and more meaningful participation in the home.
Occupational Therapist
Holly Sheppard
Phone: 0423 394 490
Email: holly@leadinghealth.com.au
Holly is an experienced occupational therapist, who has worked within the NDIS, aged care, mental health, and acute occupational therapy settings in Australia and abroad. Holly enjoys meeting new people and discovering what really matters to them. This helps her to create client centred goals and individualised therapies.
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Holly has also worked in the community setting completing home assessments, designing and implementing individualised therapy programs, and leading group therapy and education sessions. She enjoys the challenge of problem solving unique issues that arise when working with diverse groups of people.​
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Junior Editor and Quality Assurance Officer
Chloe Cran
Phone: 0423 394 490
Email: chloe@leadinghealth.com.au
Chloe is an editor with a background in disability support work and lived experience with disability. She is a part-time postgraduate researcher working at the intersection of disability studies and publishing/editorial studies.
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As a disabled editor, Chloe is passionate about accessible and inclusive communication, disability rights, and preventing occupational deprivation. Chloe is dedicated to assisting with the production of high-quality, person-centred reports that contribute to our clients’ goals. Having experienced the value of allied health support firsthand, Chloe is passionate about contributing (and growing) her skill set at LHS.
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