MEET OUR TEAM

Provisional Psychologist

Annick is a Provisional Psychologist and Behaviour Support Practitioner with more than a decade of experience supporting clients across clinical, behavioural, and community settings. She holds a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours Psychology), a Master of Professional Psychology, and a Graduate Certificate in Neuroscience.

Annick provides both psychological intervention and behaviour support, combining her clinical foundation with her neuroscience‑informed knowledge of human behaviour. She takes a biopsychosocial approach, considering each person’s environment, strengths, and challenges to design strategies that are practical, respectful, and aligned with daily life.

Her therapeutic practice is informed by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), with a professional interest in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Solution‑Focused Brief Therapy (BSFT). She supports individuals of all ages with emotional, behavioural, and cognitive challenges, and has a particular interest in ADHD.

Annick’s work is grounded in compassion, collaboration, and respect. She tailors interventions to each person’s values and goals, adopting trauma‑informed, neurodiversity‑affirming, and strengths‑focused principles. She collaborates closely with families and multidisciplinary teams to ensure strategies are consistent, practical, and culturally responsive.

Fluent in English and French, Annick supports clients from diverse cultural backgrounds with sensitivity and clear communication.

Outside of work, she enjoys walking her dog, travelling, painting, and exploring her interests in neuroscience and true crime documentaries. She values the connection between brain science and everyday wellbeing.

Annick is currently accepting new clients in Brisbane and via telehealth.

Behaviour Support Practitioner

Counsellor

Yasmin is a registered Counsellor and Behaviour Support Practitioner. Yasmin has a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Master of Counselling. 

Yasmin is soon to commence counselling with Positive Shift. Her interests are children and young people with ASD/ADHD, improving social skills and anxiety/depression. Yasmin is passionate about mental health and aims to bring her clients to a safe space to express their needs and aspirations.

Yasmin is also a Behaviour Support Practitioner with a background in support work. She has experience working with adults, young people and children with complex physical and mental health needs. She is passionate about working with her clients to achieve their goals and improve their quality of life. 

Yasmin is highly adept at building relationships and fostering growth in participants and their supports. 

In her spare time, Yasmin likes spending time with her family, friends and any dog she can find. She enjoys spicy food, Pilates, streaming Below Deck, travelling and seeing live music. 

Senior Behaviour Support Practitioner

Kris is an advanced level Behaviour Support Practitioner with over 10 years’ experience in collaborating with people with a disability and their supports to assess, develop and implement Positive Behaviour Support Plans. Kris is passionate about active support and embedding supported decision making into practice, and he has a highly person-centred and strengths’-based approach to supporting people towards their goals. Kris’ work as Behaviour Support Practitioner is grounded by his experience in providing direct support, management, and coordination across roles with people with a disability over his 20-year career. 

Kris has extensive experience in navigating complex systems and brings excellent interpersonal skills, expert knowledge, and a genuine passion for improving the life of participants to his clients and their supports. His populations of interest include people with neurodevelopmental disabilities, including those with co-occurring conditions. Kris enjoys working with people of all ages. 

Kris has provided mentorship, training, and supervision to Behaviour Support Practitioners across skill levels and enjoys fostering practice and development in positive behaviour support.

In his spare time Kris enjoys cooking, training at the gym, lawn care, and spending time with his family and friends.

Psychologist

Adela is an AHPRA Registered Psychologist, Board-Approved Supervisor, and Advanced Behaviour Support Practitioner. She has worked in various settings including private practice, educational spaces, government, and not-for-profit organisations. She has an interest in working across the lifespan with the philosophy that people continue to evolve and grow across each developmental stage. Adela is trained in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), solution focused therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT), and utilises a tailored, evidence-based approach with each individual client.

At Positive Shift, Adela will be available to offer NDIS assessments including Behaviour Necessity Assessments, Psychology Assessments (DSM-5 assessments, cognitive assessments, diagnostic assessments), as well as Functional Capacity Assessments.

In her free time, she enjoys practicing pilates and yoga, as well as cooking and eating great food.

Director

Behaviour Support Practitioner

Psychologist

Stephen is a Behaviour Support Practitioner/Psychologist. He has a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) (Hons), Bachelor of Science (Biomedical) and Masters of Professional Psychology. He is currently undertaking a PhD in Disability and Inclusion.

Stephen has experience supervising and training Behaviour Support Practitioners. He has over 9 years' experience providing Positive Behaviour Support and Psychology services across child safety, forensic, mental health, independent living, family, and community environments with neurodivergent populations. He enjoys working with young people and adults and their support teams to achieve a better quality of life. Stephen also has an extensive background in support work and team leadership. He has worked across government, non-government and private practice roles and settings across his career. Having lived experience and coming from a rural background, Stephen understands the importance of accessibility and equity and is passionate about the role of quality services and supports in improving quality of life.

Stephen enjoys working collaboratively and proactively, with a strong focus on values to develop relationships and help support improvements in quality of life and reductions in restrictive practices. He likes to incorporate aspects of various approaches, such as therapies, in his work.  

In his spare time, Stephen enjoys spending time with his wife, dogs, and family, playing the piano, travelling, and going to the gym. 

Behaviour Support Practitioner

Lisa is dedicated to applying collaborative evidence-based practices to improve outcomes for neurodivergent individuals of all ages. Lisa’s experiences as a parent of neurodivergent children became her driving force behind her passion to facilitate successful outcomes for all clients. 

Lisa works closely with families and stakeholders to navigate the complexities of the NDIS and collaboratively advocates for capable environments and supports with appropriate funding, multidisciplinary practice, and access to vital supports. Lisa is particularly passionate about improving outcomes for her clients by advocating for and collaborating with therapeutic and health supports within the Positive Behaviour Support journey. 

With 10 years of disability experience, professional development, lived experience, and currently studying a Graduate Certificate in Applied Behaviour Analysis, Lisa brings a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience to her clients, seeking to ensure that they have highest quality evidence-informed Positive Behaviour Support. 

Lisa has a love/hate relationship with camping and enjoys long walks in nature with her 35 kilo Labradoodle while listening to true crime podcasts.