About Resilient Minds Therapy

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Fea is a Social Worker, Counsellor, and Proficient Behaviour Support Practitioner with more than ten years of experience supporting adults and families across hospital, health, disability, and community settings. Her work combines clinical expertise with compassion, providing evidence-informed support that recognises the whole person rather than focusing solely on behaviours of concern.

Throughout her career, Fea has supported individuals experiencing mental health challenges, psychosocial disability, acquired brain injury, intellectual disability, dementia, neurodivergence, and complex support needs. She has worked alongside participants, families, carers, and multidisciplinary teams navigating significant life challenges and understands that meaningful, lasting change is achieved through strong relationships and collaborative practice.

Fea has a particular interest in supporting adults aged 18 years and over, including older adults, to maintain dignity, autonomy, meaningful relationships, and quality of life throughout every stage of adulthood.

Fea's practice is grounded in the belief that people do well when they can. She recognises that behaviour is a form of communication and that behaviours of concern are often influenced by a person's experiences, health, environment, relationships, communication, and unmet needs. Rather than viewing behaviour as something to be managed, she seeks to understand what it is communicating and how the person's quality of life can be improved.

Her work is person-centred, trauma-informed, strengths-based, and neuroaffirming. She believes that sustainable outcomes are achieved when individuals feel safe, respected, and actively involved in decisions about their own lives. By focusing on the broader factors influencing wellbeing, Fea supports participants to build greater independence, emotional wellbeing, and meaningful participation within their communities.

Drawing on her backgrounds in Social Work, Counselling, and Positive Behaviour Support, Fea works collaboratively with participants, families, carers, support workers, and multidisciplinary professionals to develop practical, evidence-based strategies that promote positive outcomes and reduce the need for restrictive practices.

Her practice focuses on supporting:

• Emotional wellbeing and mental health
• Functional Behaviour Assessment
• Understanding the function of behaviour
• Functional communication and skill development
• Capacity building for families and support teams
• Restrictive practice reduction and elimination
• Improved quality of life, independence, and community participation

Fea primarily supports adults aged 18 years and over, including older adults, who are living with disability, psychosocial disability, mental health conditions, acquired brain injury, intellectual disability, dementia, autism, ADHD, neurological conditions, or complex support needs.

She works alongside participants, carers, families, support coordinators, allied health professionals, and broader support networks to ensure behaviour support is collaborative, practical, and centred on the person's goals, values, and aspirations.

Fea provides support in the areas of:

• Positive Behaviour Support
• Functional Behaviour Assessments
• Interim and Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans
• Counselling and emotional wellbeing support
• Mental health and psychosocial disability
• Autism and ADHD
• Acquired brain injury and neurological conditions
• Intellectual disability
• Dementia and ageing-related support
• Family and caregiver support
• Capacity building and implementation support
• Restrictive practice reduction and elimination in accordance with NDIS Commission requirements

Fea is committed to providing support that is:

• Person-centred and strengths-based
• Trauma-informed and neuroaffirming
• Evidence-informed and ethically grounded
• Collaborative and respectful
• Focused on improving quality of life and reducing restrictive practices
• Dedicated to empowering individuals, families, and support networks to achieve meaningful and sustainable outcomes

Known for her warm, approachable, and down-to-earth style, Fea creates a safe and supportive environment where people feel genuinely heard, respected, and empowered. She understands that many individuals and families have spent years navigating complex systems and believes every person deserves support that recognises their strengths, values their experiences, and focuses on what matters most to them.