Portia is an occupational therapist and Youthrive team leader in Springfield. Portia is also a practicing member of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
Portia is particularly passionate about helping families to further understand and engage with their children and support their in becoming confident and independent individuals. Using occupations that are meaningful and purposeful Portia is able to support children to engage in daily life with more confidence, independence and fun.
"From a young age I always knew I wanted to work with children and through the years my fascination for the way the brain and body worked led me to a passion to use this knowledge to help children and their families make life more meaningful."
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