Qualifications
– Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), The Cairnmillar Institute
– Graduate Diploma of Psychology, Institute of Social Neuroscience Psychology
– PhD (Immunology & Molecular Biology), Monash University
– Bachelor of Science (Honours – Neuroscience), Monash University
About
Steve is a behaviour support practitioner with experience across community and clinical settings. He has worked with children, adolescents and adults living with intellectual disability, autism and other mental-health needs.
Earlier in his career, Steve served as a mental-health case manager for people from refugee backgrounds. He has also coordinated a trauma-focused therapy program, giving him practical insight into evidence-based approaches for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Steve works alongside each person, their families and support teams to reduce challenging behaviour and build everyday skills such as communication, self-care and emotional regulation. Seeing quality of life improve brings him genuine personal reward and reinforces his calm, steady commitment to practical results.