Kate is an Occupational Therapist who works with young children and their families to support development across the early years and into the school transition phase.
Kate has over a decade of experience working in both private practice and community settings, including homes, schools, and kindergartens. She is passionate about early intervention, supporting children to develop foundational skills for regulation, motor development, self-care, and learning.
Kate has a special interest in sensory integration and emotional regulation, and works closely with families to build connection and confidence in daily routines such as toileting, dressing, and feeding. She values therapy that is strengths-based, play-based, and individually tailored to each child’s needs.
Kate draws on a range of approaches and works in close partnership with families, educators, and other professionals to ensure children feel seen, safe, and supported.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours), University of KwaZulu-Natal (2011)
- CLASI Certified in Ayres Sensory Integration (CASI)
- Sensory Beginnings: Master Course
- Early Start Denver Model: Advanced
Additional training in:
- Maude le Roux: The Complex Intersection of ADHD, Sensory Processing and Dysgraphia
- The Kidd Clinic: Working Therapeutically with PDA Clients
- ADHD and Demand Avoidance
- Sense Up: Sensory in Action Workshop (attendee and co-facilitator)
- Megan Faure: Infant and Child Sensory Processing
- The Kinds of Swings: Hands On Sensorimotor Workshop
- Introduction to SOSI-M and COP-R: Links to Sensory Integration Theory
- Therapeutic Listening
- Astronaut Training: A Sound Activated Vestibular-Visual Protocol
- Brisbane Feeding Clinic: Introduction to Feeding Basic
- Conquering the Wees and Poos – Basics and Beyond
- Handwriting and Co-Op: Putting Evidence into Practice
- Neurogenesis: Cortical Visual Impairment
- Attwood and Garnett Events: Diagnosis and Treatment for Children and Teens with Autism, Girls and Women with Autism, Challenging Behaviour and Autism, Supporting Children and Teens with Autism
Registrations
- Registered Occupational Therapist with AHPRA
- Member of Occupational Therapy Australia
Kate is wife to Mark, mum to her three busy kids, and dog-mum to Demi. When she’s not wearing her therapy hat, you’ll find her camping under the stars, playing Barbie or building puzzles on the living room floor, cheering loudly at sports events, or soaking up the outdoors with her family and friends.
- Early intervention and developmental delays
- Sensory integration
- School readiness and fine motor skills
- Emotional regulation
- Self-care skills (toileting, dressing, feeding, routines)
- Master obstacle course creator!