At Weave OT, we share the same underlying commitment: to understand each person in the context of their whole life and offer support that is thoughtful, respectful and genuinely useful. We also bring different backgrounds, perspectives and ways of working, and we value the distinct qualities each of us brings to the practice.The introductions below offer a sense of what each of us brings and what it might feel like to work alongside us.
Meet the team
Lisa
Principal Occupational Therapist | Founder and Director
BSc (OT), Grad Cert Mental Health, BA (Philosophy)
I have worked as an occupational therapist for more than 20 years, across disability, mental health, community health, rehabilitation, aged care and private practice. Over that time, I have held senior clinical, team leadership and relief management roles, while continuing to work directly alongside people and families.
Much of my work now involves situations that are complex, longstanding or difficult to make sense of. I am particularly interested in understanding how disability, mental health, neurodivergence, trauma, relationships, environments and service systems interact in a person’s everyday life. I tend to notice patterns and connections, and I enjoy the clinical reasoning involved in bringing different pieces of information together.
My role is often to help make complexity clearer: identifying what is getting in the way, recognising the support a person is already relying upon, and translating this into practical strategies, recommendations or evidence. This may involve assessment, capacity-building work, advocacy, environmental change or helping a support team develop a more accurate and compassionate understanding of what is happening.
Before studying occupational therapy, I studied philosophy. That background continues to influence how I work, particularly my interest in identity, dignity, justice and the assumptions that can shape how disability is understood. I am cautious about explanations that are too neat, and about approaches that locate every difficulty within the person while overlooking the demands of their environment or the systems around them.
I established Weave OT to create a practice where thoughtful clinical work, genuine relationships and respect for complexity could coexist. My approach is neuroaffirming, trauma-informed and grounded in the belief that support should make life more workable without asking people to become less themselves.
Trish
Occupational Therapist
BOccThy, BSc (Hons) (Psychology), PhD (Behavioural Neuropsychology)
Trish brings an unusually broad background to occupational therapy, with previous experience across psychology, research, higher education, family services, disability and mental health. Before moving into community occupational therapy, she also spent several years running her own NDIS Support Coordination business in the Geelong region and worked as an occupational therapist within an acute inpatient mental health setting.
These experiences have given Trish a strong understanding of people, behaviour and the systems that shape everyday life. Her academic and research background contributes to careful, evidence-informed clinical thinking, while her NDIS experience keeps her work grounded in what is genuinely practical and achievable.
Trish works in a calm, considered and attentive way. She takes time to understand the person, their environment and the circumstances surrounding a difficulty before deciding what may help. She is particularly mindful of the gap that can exist between what someone may theoretically be capable of doing and what is sustainable amid the sensory, cognitive, emotional and practical demands of daily life.
Trish has a particular interest in working with neurodivergent people and people living with psychosocial disability. She has designed and facilitated programs addressing sensory processing, interoception, regulation, avoidance and procrastination, and co-developed a 14-week Neuroaffirming Life Program for autistic and ADHD adults. This work explored identity, sensory awareness, self-compassion and ways of participating that feel more authentic and sustainable.
Her practice is thoughtful, neuroaffirming and practical. Trish brings warmth, steadiness and genuine curiosity to her work, helping people develop approaches that fit their lives rather than expecting them to continually override their needs.