POSABILITY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- ASHLEIGH LEE EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
- EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
our team ASHLEIGH LEE Educational Consultant ASHLEIGH LEE EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT Ashleigh has worked as a high school teacher where she experienced working with students with anxiety, ASD, ADHD, dyslexia and mild intellectual disability. Ashleigh is passionate about...
Job Titles:
- EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
- Registered Counsellor and Member of the Australian Counselling Association
Carlynn is also a registered counsellor and member of the Australian Counselling Association, who is trained in a range of interventions including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. In addition, she is an accredited Cool Kids provider and a Peaceful Kids and Peaceful Teens facilitator. She has a special interest in supporting children and adolescents to develop a growth mindset in order to foster resilience and flexibility. Ultimately, Carlynn is passionate about harnessing both her counselling and teaching skills to make a positive contribution to the social and emotional wellbeing of young people.
Carlynn has over a decade of experience working as a high school teacher and is a registered counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association. She has worked with a diverse range of learners, including students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, attention deficit disorders and anxiety disorders, as well as gifted and talented students.
Cathy has over 30 years of primary teaching experience with a background in Special Needs including Gifted Education.
Cathy has worked with a diverse range of learners, including students with autism, attention deficit disorder, learning and emotional difficulties as well as twice exceptional learners.
Job Titles:
- Special Education Teacher
- EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
our team CLAUDIA NIESSING Educational Consultant CLAUDIA NIESSING EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT Claudia is an experienced Special Education Teacher and Speech Pathologist with over 20 years in working with children and their families. Claudia is bilingual as she speaks and...
Job Titles:
- Special Education Teacher
- EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
Eric is an experienced special education teacher with over ten years of experience in delivering individualised programs for children with a range of special needs. Eric commenced at PosAbility in 2018 with a diverse set of experiences in a range of school and private clinic settings as an ABA therapist, special education teacher and literacy and numeracy specialist at Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes in Sydney. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Psychology) and is currently undertaking a Master of Special Education at Macquarie University. Eric has also been involved in ongoing training and mentoring at PosAbility and through professional development courses, such as Sounds Write.
our team ERIC MASCARDO Educational Consultant ERIC MASCARDO EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT Eric is an experienced special education teacher with over ten years of experience in delivering individualised programs for children with a range of special needs. Bachelor of Arts...
Fiona is a highly accomplished and passionate literacy specialist with a diverse background in psychology, academia, child development, organisational behaviour, and intellectual property law. With a passion for empowering individuals through literacy, Fiona has dedicated her career to helping others develop their academic writing and literacy skills in decoding, encoding, and writing.
Job Titles:
- SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
our team GEORGIA CALLAGHAN SPECIAL Educational Consultant GEORGIA CALLAGHAN SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT Georgia has extensive experience and knowledge in many areas of Special Education and has worked with students with literacy problems from a variety of...
Job Titles:
- Occupational Therapist
- PAEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Hayley initially trained as an Occupational Therapist, focusing on assessing and working with children with dyspraxia (also known as Developmental Coordination Disorder). Developing children's fine motor skills, gross motor skills, visual perception, visual motor integration, handwriting and sensory processing skills are areas of expertise.
Hayley Smith is an Educator, and Occupational therapist at PosAbility. She aims to work very closely with parents and teachers to help children with dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia or dyscalculia reach their full potential in the classroom.
Jenny is our busy Office Manager juggling various responsibilities every Tuesday to Friday.
With an extensive background in Corporate Human Resources, Jenny integrates her diverse experiences into her current role. She is inherently people-oriented, extending her interpersonal skills to every facet of her professional and personal life. At PosAbility, Jenny oversees the bustling daily activities, wearing multiple hats to ensure the smooth operations of our business. Her role extends beyond tasks, as she provides support to all staff, clients, and their families. She has a passion for organizational excellence.
Beyond the clinic, Jenny finds happiness in spending quality time with her family, cultivating her large garden, exploring new destinations (loves a road trip!) and is a cat lover.
our team JENNY WARREN ADMINISTRATION | OFFICE MANAGER JENNY WARREN ADMINISTRATION | OFFICE MANAGER Jenny is our busy Office Manager juggling various responsibilities every Tuesday to Friday. With an extensive background in Corporate Human Resources, Jenny integrates...
Job Titles:
- PROVISIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST and EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
- Psychologist, Educational Consultant, Our Team
Kasey is a provisional psychologist with an honours degree in psychology. She holds provisional registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. She is also an experienced educational consultant and has been supporting children with learning difficulties for 10 years.
our team KASEY STEEL Provisional Psychologist | Educational Consultant KASEY STEEL PROVISIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT Kasey is a provisional psychologist with an honours degree in psychology. She holds provisional registration as a psychologist with...
Job Titles:
- Educational Consultant
- EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT / PSYCHOLOGIST
- Psychologist, Our Team, Educational Consultant
Kathryn is a psychologist and primary school teacher with over fifteen years experience in working with children and their families. Kathryn holds full registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and has taught children from grades K-8. She has worked as a psychologist in both school and private practice settings.
Kathryn also has interest in conducting a range of psychological and educational assessments to assist in identifying and planning to meet a child's needs. She also has extensive experience in developing and implementing individualised tutoring and remediation programs in literacy and numeracy for children in primary and early secondary school.
our team KATHRYN LAWRENSON Educational Consultant KATHRYN LAWRENSON EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT PSYCHOLOGIST Kathryn is a psychologist and primary school teacher with over fifteen years experience in working with children and their families. Kathryn holds full registration...
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Principal Consultant
- Associate Member of the Australian Psychological Society
- CEO / PRINCIPAL PSYCHOLOGIST
- CEO Principal Psychologist Educational Consultant
- CEO, Psychologist, Our Team, Educational Consultant
Founder and Principal Consultant of PosAbility, Katrina is a psychologist and experienced teacher with over twelve years experience working with children and their families.
Katrina is an associate member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and is involved in the association's ongoing Professional Development Program, which requires regular participation in professional development courses and training. She is registered as a provider with Medicare and Private Health Funds.
Founder and Principal Consultant of PosAbility, Katrina Sheraton-Yu is a psychologist and experienced teacher with over twelve years experience working with children and their families. Katrina holds full registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and has taught both primary and secondary students across a range of educational settings.
Kay Bui is an experienced and compassionate Speech Pathologist who specialises in working with school-aged children with developmental language disorder, literacy difficulties, and specific learning difficulties. She has over 5 years of experiences in a range of settings and has helped many children overcome communication and learning challenges, enabling them to thrive both academically and socially.
our team KELLY GILES ADMINISTRATION | PRACTICE MANAGER KELLY GILES ADMINISTRATION | PRACTICE MANAGER Kelly is our Practice Manager at PosAbility and she keeps the team and office organised. She ensures all students and families are welcomed with a smile and she plays...
Kristen is in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays and provides administration, information technology and bookeeping support.
Kristen has an extensive background in IT and Finance and at PosAbility she offers general administrative support including all our invoicing. In addition, Kristen keeps our website updated and provides IT support to all our staff. She has a passion for leveraging technology to streamline PosAbility's workflow and enhance our digital presence.
Outside of work, Kristen enjoys spending quality time with her husband and three children and is involved in the running of her local sporting club. In addition, she loves hitting the trails for a hiking adventure, and engaging in a lively game of netball.
our team KRISTEN DE GIOIA ADMINISTRATION | OFFICE MANAGER KRISTEN DE GIOIA ADMINISTRATION | OFFICE MANAGER Kristen is in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays and provides administration, information technology and bookeeping support. Kristen has an extensive...
Job Titles:
- CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
- Member of the Australian Psychological Society
- Psychologist, Our Team
Liz is a Clinical Psychologist with over twenty five years' experience working with pre-school age children and their families.
Liz holds full registration as a Clinical Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. She has a Bachelor of Science degree (Honours in Psychology) and a Master of Clinical Psychology. She has worked in both public and private paediatric settings.
Liz has extensive experience assessing pre-school aged children with a range of special needs, with the aim of helping parents to understand their children and to assist them with recommendations and support. Her area of speciality is assessment, diagnosis and management of learning and behavioural difficulties such as global developmental delay, intellectual disability, language disorders, social difficulties, autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit disorders (ADHD) and significant behavioural challenges. She has specialist skills and extensive experience in the administration of developmental, intellectual, functional and play-based assessments.
Liz's areas of expertise in assessing pre-school aged children under 6 years old include:
Conducting play-based, developmental, intellectual (IQ) and functional assessments;
Diagnosis and assessment of children suspected or identified as having an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), including ADOS assessment.
Diagnosis and assessment of children suspected or identified as having an intellectual disability;
Comprehensive feedback of assessment results;
Advice and support with school placement;
Formulation of an individualised, comprehensive early intervention plan;
Consultation on behaviour difficulties and empowering families with knowledge and strategies to manage their child's behaviour, learning, and development;
Liaising with other health professionals such as paediatricians, early intervention therapists and educators.
Liz is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and the College of Clinical Psychologists and is involved in the association's ongoing Professional Development program, which requires regular participation in professional development courses and training. She is registered as a provider with Medicare and Private Health Funds.
Job Titles:
- ACCOUNTANT
- ADMINISTRATION
our team LOUISE MCGOOGAN ADMINISTRATION | ACCOUNTANT LOUISE MCGOOGAN ADMINISTRATION | ACCOUNTANT Louise is our Accountant who keeps all the payments and accounts up to date. fantastic at working with numbers and spreadsheets making sure any questions about payments...
Job Titles:
- Educational Consultant, Our Team
- SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
Margrit has extensive experience in assessing literacy difficulties, designing literacy interventions for low-progress readers and providing intervention support. She has been organising and implementing professional development courses and workshops for teachers, school counsellors and parents and has been a presenter at conferences and seminars in the area of learning difficulties (literacy) and student Behaviour Management and Behaviour Modification strategies.
Job Titles:
- Early Childhood Specialist
- EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
- MICHELLE ROBERTSON EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
our team MICHELLE ROBERTSON Educational Consultant MICHELLE ROBERTSON EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT Michelle is an Early Childhood specialist with over 20 years early education experience gained in Australia and the UK. Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) degree at...
Narelle is an experienced and highly qualified teacher of children with learning difficulties with over 30 years' experience working in a range of educational settings but primarily working in schools.
Narelle has spent the last 14 years working as a Specialist Literacy Teacher at Redlands in Cremorne in Sydney. Her role has been to use evidence-based methods to assess, design, implement and monitor programs for students with learning difficulties. She has supported teachers in the classroom and provided training through team teaching, professional development opportunities and the provision of resources to assist them in working with children with learning difficulties. She has worked closely with parents who want direction on how to support their children at home by providing information and resources that can be used at home.
Narelle has experience delivering programs via zoom over the past 2 years to ensure students continue to learn and achieve whilst in the home environment. She believes that motivation and engagement are key to successful interventions when working with students.
Job Titles:
- Psychologist Educational Consultant
Job Titles:
- PSYCHOLOGIST
- Psychologist, Our Team, Educational Consultant
Raema Martyres is an experienced primary school trained teacher and registered non practicing psychologist with over 10 years' experience working in public and private schools. She has completed an Honours Degree in Psychology and holds a registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist
Raema Martyres is an experienced primary school trained teacher and registered psychologist with over 10 years' experience working in public and private schools. She has worked with a range of students with specific learning difficulties and has experience in using a range of evidence based and explicit teaching and intervention programs to meet the needs of these students. She is currently completing her Graduate Diploma in Inclusive and Special Education at Macquarie University.
Raema has also worked as a Gifted and Talented Teacher and has a Graduate Certificate in Gifted Education. Raema has extensive experience in working with numerous twice-exceptional students and has worked closely with other professionals to develop individual learning programs to meet the diverse needs of these students.
Raema has a background in psychology and worked as a psychologist and counsellor prior to commencing her career in teaching. She has completed an Honours Degree in Psychology and holds a registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist. Raema has experience in assessment and intervention of children's cognitive and academic abilities, having experience with children with specific learning difficulties such as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia, as well as ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Anxiety and other developmental delays. Raema strongly believes in a holistic approach to education and is passionate about developing the social and emotional needs of students, along with their academic skills.
Raema Martyres is an experienced primary school trained teacher and registered psychologist with over 10 years' experience working in public and private schools. Raema has also worked as a Gifted and Talented Teacher and has a Graduate Certificate in Gifted Education. Raema has a background in psychology and worked as a psychologist and counsellor prior to commencing her career in teaching.
Job Titles:
- Pathologist
- SPEECH PATHOLOGIST
Rebecca Sutherland is a highly experienced speech pathologist and lecturer with the University of Sydney. She has worked previously for the Children's Hospital at Westmead and Autism Spectrum Australia.
Robanne has significant experience and expertise in providing specialised learning intervention programs, spanning nine years since she transitioned from her career as an accountant to focus her career on her passion in working with children and learning. She demonstrates a high level of skills in;
our team ROBANNE MORRIS SPECIAL Educational Consultant ROBANNE MORRIS SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT Robanne is a senior educational consultant and one of our intensive program managers at PosAbility. She has extensive experience in assisting students with a range of...
Job Titles:
- SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
our team SARAH HAYWOOD special Educational Consultant SARAH HAYWOOD SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT Sarah is an experienced and passionate teacher with over 25 years' experience supporting students' learning in a range of diverse educational settings. Bachelor of Arts...
Job Titles:
- SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT
Sarah has a diverse range of clinical and educational experience in working with children and their families as a Special Education teacher and Physiotherapist.
Steve believes that every student is unique and should be given the tools and opportunities to unlock their learning potential.
Tania M C Lewis (known as Pog!) has been a High School Teacher and Special Educator for over 10 years. Originally from the UK, she came to Australia in 2007. Pog specialises in working with students with ASD, ADHD, ODD and behavioural challenges. She also has extensive experience in working with students who are hearing impaired.
Pog has experience in primary and high school contexts and has deep knowledge of the high school Year 7-12 English and Business Studies curriculum. She also has qualifications and experience in teaching Drama, Art, Movement, History and Geography. Pog also has a special interest in supporting students to develop their independent learning and study skills..
Pog has an interest and passion in the creative arts, along with film making. On two occasions, Pog has worked with students to get their animated films into the Focus on Ability Film Festival finals. Pog is currently studying to become a Transpersonal Art Therapist, which she feels will be a strong additional set of skills to assist her students.
In her spare time, Pog enjoys crochet, greetings card making and playing the guitar. She is a trained fire eater!
At PosAbility, Pog is providing targeted literacy intervention to primary and high school students. With high school students, she works within the Australian and NSW curriculum to assist with application of foundation literacy skills and target areas of learning such as word reading, reading fluency, reading comprehension, spelling and written expression. Pog is also able to work with high school students to develop essay writing, exam techniques and study skills.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- ADMINISTRATION
Tina Psaltis is an experienced educational consultant with a passion for helping children with learning difficulties thrive. She is also part of our administration team.
Tina has more than 5 years experience in tutoring and working with children in a private and clinic setting. She has worked with a range of students with specific learning difficulties and has experience in planning and delivering individualised programs to improve literacy skills. Tina obtained a Bachelor of Psychology in 2022 and will be completing her Honours year of Psychology in 2023. Tina commenced at PosAbility in August, 2022 and continues to participate in our professional development program, building her skills in a wider range of educational programs in literacy and numeracy. Tina values building positive relationships with all students and in motivating them through building their self-belief as a learner and individual. Tina believes a learning program should be fun and build confidence through providing opportunities for success.