About Tina
Tina is a Behaviour Support Practitioner with over 20 years of experience across education, student wellbeing, inclusion and behaviour support. She brings a warm, compassionate and practical approach to supporting people with a wide range of behavioural, social, emotional and learning needs, with a particular passion for working with children and young people.
Tina holds a Bachelor of Psychology/Bachelor of Education and a Master of Education in Guidance and Counselling. Her experience includes developing behaviour support plans, conducting observations, contributing to Functional Behaviour Assessments, managing risk and supporting targeted and individualised interventions.
Philosophy of Practice
Tina’s practice is person-centred, strengths-based and trauma-informed. She believes that behaviour is meaningful and that effective support begins with understanding each person’s experiences, communication, relationships and environment.
She takes the time to build trusting relationships and create spaces where people feel heard, respected and valued. Working alongside participants, families, carers and multidisciplinary teams, Tina develops practical strategies that strengthen communication, support emotional regulation and build confidence, independence and participation in everyday life.
Who Tina Works With
Tina has experience supporting people with autism, ADHD, intellectual and learning disabilities, trauma and complex life experiences. She also supports people experiencing emotional regulation difficulties, social and relationship challenges, and complex family circumstances. She welcomes opportunities to work with people across the lifespan.
Tina recognises the importance of culture, identity, family and community. Throughout her education career, she has worked alongside First Nations staff and community organisations to support First Nations students and promote culturally meaningful programs and opportunities.
How Tina Can Help
Tina provides:
- Functional Behaviour Assessments.
- Interim and Comprehensive Behaviour Support Plans.
- Behaviour observations and risk assessments.
- Behaviour support implementation, monitoring and review.
- Collaborative consultation with families, carers, educators and support teams.
- Capacity building and practical strategies to strengthen communication, emotional regulation, independence and participation.
Tina is passionate about looking beyond behaviour to understand the whole person. Her goal is to provide compassionate, evidence-informed support that helps people build skills, strengthen relationships and enjoy more of what matters to them.