Meet the Team
At Moving Mountains Village, our team is united by a shared passion for supporting individuals and families to thrive in everyday life. Our dedicated team bring a wealth of experience, creativity, and care to each session, working closely with clients to build skills, boost confidence, and overcome daily challenges.
Marie
Director & Paediatric Occupational Therapist
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Marie is a passionate and purpose-driven OT who finds deep joy in seeing children thrive—and in uncovering the “just right challenge” that helps them grow with confidence. She loves getting to the heart of a roadblock, working alongside families and educators to find practical, empowering ways forward.
Marie is all about connection, whether it’s with a child, a parent, a teacher, or someone she’s just met in the community. She’s especially passionate about educating the world on neurodiversity and creating a future where children don’t have to change to fit the world, but where the world evolves to embrace them.
She has a special interest in the foundational areas that impact everyday life, and could happily talk for hours about sleep, toileting, and the little (but mighty) transitions in a child’s world.
Outside of work, Marie is often found on the sidelines cheering her kids on at sport, soaking up the sun, or chasing after a baby or a dog, sometimes both at once.
Alessandra
Team Leader/Behaviour Therapist
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Alessandra (Ali) is a qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). She completed a Masters of Occupational Therapy at the University of Sydney following her graduation from a Bachelor of Science (Psychology) with distinction from the University of New South Wales. While working as an Occupational Therapist, she also returned to university to complete a Graduate Certificate in Applied Behaviour Analysis at Griffith University.
Ali has always been passionate about working with children and has worked with a diverse population, including children with diagnoses such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy, intellectual disability, Down syndrome and anxiety. Ali enjoys the opportunity to find creative ways to make therapy interesting and fun for children, increasing their motivation and engagement to achieve the best results. Ali strives to engage children, families and educators in working towards their goals and adopts a collaborative and individualised approach for each child.
Ali is committed to ongoing professional development as she recognises the value in continually expanding her skill set. She seeks out courses and resources in order to expand her awareness of new techniques and evidence to constantly improve the quality of her practice for children and her families.
Ali has completed the following courses:
SOS - Approach to Feeding (Picky eaters vs problem feeders)
Behaviour Management for Allied Health Professionals by Kristin Bayley
Learn to Play® by Karen Stagnitti
Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance
Skills Based Treatment by Dr Greg Hanley
Learning to Conquer the Wees and Poos by Rebecca Khan
Constance
Occupational Therapist
Georgia
Occupational Therapist
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Georgia is an Occupational Therapist registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
She completed a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy at Australian Catholic University, following her graduation from a Bachelor of Exercise and Health Science.
Georgia is a friendly and passionate Occupational Therapist who is committed to working with children to improve their skills to enable them to engage in their meaningful activities. Georgia started her journey at Moving Mountains Therapy as an Occupational Therapy Assistant which provided her the opportunity to work with children with different diagnoses including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, developmental delay and intellectual disability.
Georgia has experience working with children many different settings including schools, private practices, and via Telehealth. Georgia strives to build and maintain respectful and strong relationships with clients, families, teachers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure client-centred care is provided. Georgia aims to create fun and engaging sessions to enable children to achieve their goals in a safe and positive environment.
Georgia strives to continue to develop her OT skills and maintain evidence-based practice through ongoing professional development opportunities.
Daniela
Occupational Therapist
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Daniela is a qualified Occupational Therapist, registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). She graduated from the University of Applied Sciences Bochum in Germany, with a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy and practiced in Germany for several years before relocating to Sydney.
Daniela is a positive and compassionate Occupational Therapist. Throughout her career, she has worked predominantly with children and their guardians as well as in schools with students, their teachers and other allied health professionals. She has always had a passion for working with people and supporting them in reaching their full potential. Having worked across different contexts and countries, she sees the value in each individual, as well as the unique cultural and family environments that shape them. She is strongly committed to providing personalised and solution-orientated therapy that is tailored to each client’s unique set of needs and goals. Empowering her clients to improve their participation and well-being in daily life is her highest priority.
Daniela has experience working with children with a range of diagnoses and support requirements. She has completed international professional development to further her skills in a range of areas including, gross motor programs, screening and understanding support needs, handwriting and prewriting skills. She is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of children and their families and continues enhancing her clinical skills and knowledge through ongoing professional development opportunities.
Chelsea
Occupational Therapist
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Chelsea is a qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). She completed a Master of Occupational Therapy at La Trobe University, following her graduation from a Bachelor of Psychological Science.
Chelsea is a kind and dedicated Occupational therapist who is passionate about helping children of all ages to increase their ability to engage in meaningful activities, and to make a positive impact in their lives. Chelsea has experience working with clients with diagnoses including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, developmental delay, intellectual disability.
Chelsea is committed to understanding each individual client and their family to provide relevant, functional and engaging therapy that will help them achieve their goals, and promote the development of their skills. She is highly passionate about maintaining fun and motivating therapy to enable children to work towards their goals.
Through providing a safe and positive environment, Chelsea strives to build trusted relationships and provide individualised, holistic and client-centred care. Chelsea is invested in her learning development, and is enthusiastic about continuing to grow her therapy skills through ongoing professional development opportunities.
Mia
Occupational Therapist
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Miaa is a certified Occupational Therapist, registered nationally with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia. She graduated from University with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy.
Alyssa
Occupational Therapist
Client Care Team
Jo - Client Care Officer
Sam - Clinic Coordinator
Sev - Client Care Officer
