Our Staff

Jane is an Occupational Therapist who has worked in the area of Hand and Upper Limb Rehabilitation since 1995. After graduating from Latrobe University in 1991, Jane spent seven years in the United States, gaining additional experience in hand and upper limb rehabilitation. Jane is an Accredited Hand Therapist (as awarded by the Australian Hand Therapy Association).   Jane completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Occupational Therapy through LaTrobe University and recently supervised a research project looking at outcomes for Dupuytren’s patients following Xiaflex injection.

Jane is committed to undergraduate education and has a close alliance with Deakin University. She has spent many years lecturing in the Occupational Therapy program at Deakin, focusing on assessment and management of hand and upper limb conditions, and splinting. Jane has a particular interest in the management of wrist injuries,  base of thumb osteoarthritis, sport injuries and hand trauma.

You can find Jane at our main Sydney Avenue clinic Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.

mily graduated from Deakin University with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) in 2015. She has dedicated her work to the area of hand therapy since graduating, gaining experience across both the public and private hand therapy sectors.  Emily completed a research project in her final year investigating how much time Victorian primary school children spend handwriting in the classroom while at school, which was published as a journal article in the Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools and Early Intervention.

Emily is committed to ongoing education to provide the best and most up to date evidence-based care to her patients. She has undertaken certified courses through the Australian Hand Therapy Association and gained her Accredited Hand Therapist credential in 2019. She regularly attends the National AHTA Conferences and attended the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT) Congress in Berlin in 2019.

Emily has a special interest in the management of soft tissue finger injuries and paediatric hand conditions and injuries – an interest strengthened since having her own bub in 2020. She offers dry needling as an additional therapy technique.

Available for appointments at our Sydney Avenue clinic Monday afternoons, Wednesdays & Thursdays mornings & In our Torquay Clinic on Monday mornings & Thursday afternoons. 

Emily graduated as an Occupational Therapist from Deakin University in 2018. Her fieldwork placements included an 8-week hand therapy placement. This sparked her desire to further her knowledge in the area of hand therapy. Emily started at Geelong Hand Therapy in 2018 after securing a new graduate position.

Emily is committed to ongoing education to continue to develop her hand therapy knowledge. She has undertaken multiple certified courses through the Australian Hand Therapy Association and is working towards becoming an Accredited Hand Therapist. Emily is an associate member of the Australian Hand Therapy Association.

Emily has a particular interest in the management of carpal tunnel syndrome, osteoarthritis and finger fractures.

You can find Emily at our main Geelong Clinic on Fridays.

Liam graduated with a bachelor of Occupational Therapy from Deakin University in 2021. He has shown a keen interest in the scope of hand therapy since his time at university, actively seeking experience in the field during the unprecedented times of the COVID pandemic. This meant independently arranging placements outside of his university curriculum both in NSW and at Geelong Hand Therapy.

Liam recently completed an introductory course in hand therapy, and is eager to further continue his professional development in other courses offered by the Australian Hand Therapy Association. Liam has specific interests in hand conditions including finger fractures, trigger fingers, and dislocations.

Liam is an associate member of the Australian Hand Therapy Association.

Liam works at our main clinic In Geelong Monday – Friday.

After the completion of my degree from Deakin in 2019, I entered the world of Occupational Therapy to explore various settings across public and private sectors and found my passion in hand therapy. Since then, started working at Barwon Health to expand my knowledge and skills in treating acute hand injuries. 

I am currently working towards becoming an accredited hand therapist and has undertaken multiple courses including recent completion of open trauma course. 

I enjoy wide various of hand conditions with special interest in acute trauma, finger fracture and dislocation.

My interest outside of work include badminton, surfing, cooking and outdoor walking.

Amber works at our main Geelong clinic every second Saturday. 

Annette is one of our front of house Receptionists and Administration Assistants. She moved from Darwin to Geelong 2 years ago.

She has many years of reception/administration experience in a variety of medical fields. Her interests are movies, theatre and getting out and about around Geelong.

Annette enjoys working at GHT with staff and getting to know and assisting patients.

Silvia is one of our front of house Receptionists & Administration assistants,. She joined our team after 16 years working in retail & customer service to start a new career in administration & healthcare. 

When not at work Silvia enjoys spending time with her kids, cooking and travelling.

Silvia is based at our Geelong clinic Monday – Wednesday.

Rebecca join Geelong Hand Therapy in 2022 and is apart of our reception team. She has years of experience in healthcare private practice and marketing. 

Rebecca graduated from Melbourne University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Management/Marketing) in 2021. As well as working in reception Bec manages our Facebook page & keeps our website up to date.