Our team at Healthstyles Clinic is a dynamic group of friendly, highly trained professionals. We are passionate about our work and committed to achieving our clients’ goals. By taking a person-centric approach, we ensure that each practitioner is closely matched with clients based on professional interests, experience, and relevant training.

With strong connections across all our offices through the use of telehealth, joint meetings, and regular team training sessions, reaching out to Healthstyles means you benefit from over 120 years of collective experience in the disability sector. When you choose us, you don’t just get one practitioner; you get the expertise and support of our entire team. We are happy to discuss travel that meets your needs, or provide our services via telehealth.

Our team members are all degree qualified, or in the final stages of their qualifications, and are trained in the Institute of Applied Behaviour Analysis approach. Our qualifications include Social Work, Psychology, Psychological Science, Clinical Nutrition and Health. You can be confident in our staff’s capabilities, and our capacity to respond to your needs.

Alan Rutherford

Alan brings a holistic approach to behaviour support holding a Bachelor in Applied Public Health and Clinical Nutrition. He is passionate about helping participants live their best lives using his personal and professional experience, combining clinical and public health to develop supportive environments to promote improved quality of life for NDIS participants.  Alan has a professional history in business management and aims to produce behavioural support plans and resources that help individual workers maximise their capacity to support participants, and are framed to help providers apply best practices constantly where challenging behaviours occur.

Alan is based on the North West Coast.             

Alycia Green

Alycia is a qualified social worker and a member of the AASW. With nearly 15 years of experience, she has dedicated her career to supporting individuals with disabilities and mental health challenges. Alycia has completed specialized training in behaviour analysis through the Institute for Applied Behaviour Analysis (IABA). Over the past three years, she has been a dedicated Behaviour Support Practitioner at Healthstyles, where she employs a person-centred, strength-based approach to achieve positive outcomes for her clients.

Aubrey Haggerty

Aubrey completed her Graduate Diploma in Psychology and is currently pursuing her Honours Year in Psychology. She is passionate about leveraging the strengths of individuals and families to develop solutions that enhance clients’ choice, control, and independence. In her previous roles, Aubrey has supported children and families in achieving their goals during challenging situations.

Her areas of interest include:

• Child and Adolescent Psychology 

• Culturally responsive therapy and interventions

• Trauma-informed practice

Her Bachelor’s degree in Biology has also shaped her bio-psycho-social approach to understanding clients. 

Aubrey is currently based on the North West coast.

Gin Jot

Gin is a registered Psychologist and qualified Behaviour Support Practitioner at Healthstyles Clinic, and has recently joined our team from New Zealand. She has particular interests in ASD and assessments, and is excited to get to know participants as she explores all that our state has to offer.

Gin is based in our Launceston office, and is available for appointments in person and via telehealth across North and North West Tasmania.

Hanna Davie

Hanna commenced at Healthstyles Clinic in early 2024, bringing with her four years of experience as a disability support worker. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychological Science with Honours. Committed to lifelong learning, Hanna continually develops her understanding of complex behaviours and works alongside our experienced practitioners to refine her approach to client support. Her background as a disability support worker, combined with her qualifications, provides her with a deep understanding of the challenges faced by our clients and their stakeholders. Hanna leverages this experience to ensure she delivers an individualised  service that prioritises the needs of our clients.

Hanna works with clients primarily in the Launceston region.

Hannah Blackwell

Hannah is a fully registered Psychologist at Healthstyles Clinic, and has been part of the team here for more than 6 years. Hannah works closely with her clients, providing therapy and behaviour support services, as well as administering Psychological Assessments, leading group Social Skills Training, and mentoring newer staff. Hannah is particularly interested in:

• Child and adolescent psychology

• Assessment

• Social skills

Hannah is based in our Burnie office.

Jaswinder Kaur

Jas is passionate about providing person-centred and culturally safe support, and is deeply committed to ethical and strengths-based approaches in her practice. She enjoys working closely with families and support teams to help individuals achieve their goals, and brings her experience in education, aged care, community services and behaviour to our Launceston team.

She holds degrees in Arts, Education, Science, and has a Masters in Social Work, and is pleased to be working to provide Behaviour Support services to clients in the Launceston area.

Katherine Robins

Katherine is a qualified social worker currently completing her Master’s in Psychological Counselling. A lifelong learner, Katherine is passionate about professional development as a means to provide best practice therapy services to her clients. She has been working in the disability sector for over 10 years, assisting participants and stakeholders in creating positive change.

Katherine’s areas of interest include:

• Childhood trauma

• Social skills training for adolescents and young adults

• Autism spectrum disorder

She works collaboratively with stakeholders to facilitate positive change for individuals and groups.

Remington Martin

Rem is a qualified teacher with 2 years’ classroom teaching experience and 8 years working with children and youth in the allied health field as an Early Intervention Mental Health Worker.

Rem’s special areas of interest are:

• ADHD

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Staff Training

• Resource Creation and Creative Digital Design

Remington works closely with our senior practitioners to bring a contemporary approach to supporting our clients and their families and is passionate about identifying strategies and practical solutions to enable them to live their most enriched lives.

Remington is based in our Burnie office.

Sherri Bryers

Sherri is a highly skilled educator who brings over 20 years of lived classroom experience, complemented by formal qualifications in Visual Arts and a broad suite of professional competencies. She has extensive experience working with culturally diverse communities, creating inclusive learning environments, and designing effective behaviour-support strategies across varying ages. She has a particular interest in developing plans to support clients' educational needs and goals.

Sherri is currently completing a Graduate Diploma in Counselling to further strengthen her practice. She works effectively with diverse groups, tailoring programs to meet individual and cohort needs, and is based on the NW Coast.

Vicki Russell

Vicki has extensive work experience in non-government sector management in the delivery of trauma counselling, alcohol and other drug prevention and neurodevelopmental disability (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder FASD). Vicki has developed and delivered education and training programs on trauma and FASD to professional and non-professional groups across all levels of prevention, and is passionate about upskilling service providers as a key element in her delivery of Behaviour Support services to participants. Vicki brings a PhD, Masters in Police Studies and Bachelor in Social Science to her role, and is based on the NW Coast.

CORPORATE STAFF

Gemma

Business Manager

With 20 years of corporate experience, Gemma works on the ground to oversee the HR & general business functions of Healthstyles, as well as coordinating day to day operations between the offices, management team and anything else that needs attention. With a bachelor’s degree in commerce, and a Cert IV in WHS, Gemma brings her passion and enthusiasm to the team.

Inthu

Intake Coordinator

Inthu is our Intake Coordinator at Healthstyles. This critical role makes her a first point of contact for many of our clients as she welcomes them to the clinic and puts the wheels in motion to allocate them to a suitable practitioner. Inthu has strong knowledge of NDIS processes and supports the whole business to ensure our participants and their families are at the centre of our work.

Jess

Business Administrator

As our Business Administrator, Jess keeps our Launceston office running smoothly, supporting practitioners to deliver effective services to our clients. Working across the whole organisation, Jess’ eye for detail, customer service skills and her unwavering commitment to the business keeps us in tip top shape.

Kaitlin

Executive Assistant

Kaitlin is the Executive Assistant to Directors Robyne & Steven Lennon, supporting both them and others across the business with critical administrative functions. Kaitlin plays a crucial role in managing schedules, handling appointments, and taking care of daily tasks. Kaitlin’s support ensures smooth communication and allows Robyne and Steven to focus on their core work, delivering outcomes to participants and supporting the team.

Wayne

Quality and Claims Administrator

Wayne is our Quality and Claims Administrator, ensuring that our processes are robust and all the requirements and expectations for a compliant and effective service delivery process have been met.