Daniel is a practicing titled APA Neurological Physiotherapist and former Occupational Therapist. He has a special interest in managing multi trauma rehabilitation cases and working with clients who have complex tone presentations. He also has a clinical focus on neurodegenerative conditions including movement disorders and rare genetic myopathies.

Tim is the Facilities Manager at Neuro Alliance. Coordinating the hydrotherapy pool, gyms and our Paediatric clinic at 7/B1 Poynton Place.

Emma is our business development officer and brings a wealth of experience in health administration. She is dedicated to building relationships with external providers and learning our systems. Emma oversees stakeholder agreements; clinician room hire and recruitment. Emma is also in charge of the Program of Supports (POS) administration for groups in our facility, ensuring a comprehensive approach to our services.

Sarah oversees and coordinates a clients journey at Neuro Alliance. She will organise assessment and intervention with the multidisciplinary team working with individuals, families, support coordinators and care agencies. With her bubbly personality and smile she ensures clients and therapists are well connected to always maximise client outcomes. Sarah has a strong background in health administration in the hospital sector.

Kristy is your first point of contact when you make contact with Neuro Alliance. She liases with our reception and greater admin team to support the day to day running of Neuro Alliance across all aspects and sites. She brings with her a wealth of experience from a variety of medical based settings. She will welcome you and your support network and help answer any of your questions.

Harriet is responsible for accounts receivable. She works closely with the wider administrative team to support a clients funding. She maintains financial records, up-to-date billing systems and carrying out billing duties; generating and sending out invoices along with allocating, following up, and collecting payments. As part of her Accounts Receivable duties, she also works with all departments within our organisation to ensure that all financial transactions are carried out effectively and efficiently. Harriet is also our compliance officer, making sure all documentation is up to date.

Emily is an integral part of our Neuro Alliance team working as an Allied Health Assistant. She works both in the gym and in the pool supporting clients with their specific programs and goals set by the therapists. You may also see her supporting reception.

Di has over 20 years’ experience working across a variety of settings including public and private hospitals, community, and aged care. She enjoys working a variety of clients, with a particular clinical interest in neurodegenerative conditions, brain injury, and dementia. Di also has a special interest in stroke recovery and secondary stroke prevention, working with the University of Newcastle in a research role. Di enjoys seeing clients in the clinic, community, and hydrotherapy pool, working collaboratively to achieve their goals and maximise their participation in life.

Craig oversees the amputee service at Neuro Alliance as well as providing private services through Evolution Physio and Rehab. Craig has many decades worth of experience working with the amputee population. He has worked across both the public and private sectors in NSW. He has extensive knowledge and skills in rehabilitation following prescription of a new prosthesis. He has a clinical focus on maximising a person’s function with their prosthesis including training to participate in adaptive sports.

Tash has an experienced background working with all ages across the lifespan in the private practice/community setting. Tash’s passion area is paediatrics and she enjoys mixing fun with hard work to achieve optimal outcomes for her clients. In her time working within the paediatric space, Tash has developed her skills in casting, exercise prescription, rehabilitation, hydrotherapy and developmental milestones. Tash enjoys supporting clients with a wide range of developmental, physical and neurological needs to build on skills and help day to day functioning. With experience working with conditions such as cerebral palsy, SCI, brain injuries, CMT, hypermobility, genetic conditions and syndromes; Tash continues to build her awareness and knowledge of diagnoses, and is always striving to best support her wonderful clients and families. Tash loves working in settings appropriate to the individual’s therapy goals and can conduct community visits, centre visits, home visits and/or school visits to provide therapy in all settings relevant and meaningful.

Stewart is a Physiotherapist who loves working with a range of clients. He can assess and treat many neurological conditions and is skilled in finding simple and practical exercise strategies, specific to each person’s needs. Stewart runs several of our aquatic therapy groups and is PD Warrior trained. He is passionate about return to sport goals for young people after brain injury, improving concussion management in our community and likes making therapy fun and meaningful. Stewart also has a special interest in the management of fatigue after stroke, working with the University of Newcastle in a research role.

Tori is a Physiotherapist who enjoys working with a wide range of clients and engaging them in purposeful rehabilitation. She is skilled in setting meaningful goals and implementing practical ways to help each person achieve them. She can assess and treat a variety of conditions across different environments: in the pool and gym, although has a specific interest in stroke. Tori also runs hydrotherapy groups throughout the week.

Amanda has extensive experience as a community-based Speech Pathologist as well as many years in acute and rehabilitation hospital settings.  Her area of speciality is neurological conditions and she enjoys assisting people to manage their communication and swallowing difficulties to enhance their quality of life and overall function.  Amanda has a special interest in communication devices and can organise trials of specific devices to suit an individual’s communication needs.

Brittany has worked in community settings in rural and metropolitan areas. This was primarily in the early intervention, school-aged and young adult space. She has a special interest in complex communication needs, paediatric feeding, and trauma-informed practice. Brittany is a strong advocate for evidence-based practice and is certified in multiple programs and areas particularly around complex communication, feeding and language development. She is passionate about creating inclusive environments that celebrate a client’s strengths, how they communicate and supporting them to achieve their personal goals.

Hannah has a special interest in working with a paediatric caseload in the clinic and community. Hannah loves to find innovative ways to help children engage in therapy which allows them to achieve their unique communication goals. She is passionate about providing evidence-based therapy for early intervention and continuing to build her skills working with a neurological caseload. Hannah is Hanen Certified and has also recently completed additional training in ADHD best practice management

Caitlin is an ESSA accredited Exercise Physiologist. She has a special interest working with people who have Parkinson’s Disease. Caitlin is PD Warrior trained and is one of our instructors running classes. She is proficient in prescribing innovate and creative exercise program to people with a range of neurological impairments. Caitlin has a strong focus on the contribution of exercise in body weight management in the neurological disability population.

Anna is an ESSA accredited Exercise Physiologist. Anna enjoys working with clients of all ages, particularly in an aquatic therapy setting. She is passionate about using exercise to help individuals build their strength, fitness and function and manage their various neurological conditions. She is skilled at prescribing fun, safe and effective exercise and collaborating with her clients as they work toward their goals.

Anna graduated from the University of Newcastle in 2005 and has worked in public health and private practice in rural NSW and the Newcastle/Hunter area since this time. She enjoys the variety of working with children and adults with a range of physical and neurological needs to help them engage in daily activities that are meaningful and important to them.
Anna is a current member of Occupational Therapy Australia and works alongside her qualified therapy dog Jazz with some of her clients providing Canine Assisted Therapy.

Natalie has worked across both public and private hospitals, as well as in community settings, in various medical, neurological and rehabilitation roles. She has an interest in all aspects of rehabilitation post stroke including the rehabilitation of upper limb function, perception, and cognition. Natalie is passionate about partnering with clients and their families to help them engage in meaningful tasks, with a focus on safety and independence. She is a current member of Occupational Therapy Australia.

Daina is passionate about working with adults within the neurological sector, to help them maintain their independence and safely participate in the activities they enjoy. She enjoys meeting and working with a broad range of clients. Daina has a keen interest in assistive technology, seating, and pressure care, and enjoys working alongside the other allied health disciplines to assist clients with achieving their goals.

Terri graduated from the University of Newcastle and has a wealth of life experience and knowledge. Terri’s passion is working with adults in the neurological space to assist and educate them to captivate and harness their own unique ability to maintain their independence, health, and well-being, and continue to complete activities of daily life that are meaningful to them. Terri has a keen interest in upper limb rehabilitation and cognitive retraining and remaining well informed of current research, knowledge, and skills in this space.