I am the founder of Norwest Hand Therapy, and a registered Hand Therapist and Physiotherapist. After graduating from AUT in 2005 I worked at a physiotherapy clinic in South Auckland for two years before moving into hand therapy at a large specialty hand therapy clinic in West Auckland. I have over 16 years of experience working with the upper limb as a registered hand therapist. I also have a part-time role at AUT co-ordinating and teaching on the hand and upper limb therapy post graduate paper. 

I am committed to ongoing education and passionate about keeping up to date with the latest advances and research in hand and arm related conditions. I have extensive postgraduate training in acupuncture and rehabilitation. I have also completed a Master’s of Health Science degree in 2013 with research in the area of wrist and forearm instabilities, and have also published in the Journal of Hand Surgery.

I live locally in Kumeū and love working with our unique and hardworking community. As a busy mum with two children I understand how important it is to be able to keep living life and keep doing normal everyday activities. My goal is to help people feel that they are heard and feel at ease when coming to hand therapy – I love to hear all the wonderful stories people have to share and feel privileged to be able to guide people back to doing what matters to them.