Axiom | Professional. Persuasive. Polished.
Axiom occupational therapists are highly regarded by our clients for being approachable, compassionate and professional. Meet our team.
Glen Dwyer
Managing Director
Principal Occupational Therapist
Head of Medico-legal Services
As Principal Occupational Therapist, Glen leads Axiom’s network of highly experienced and passionate medico-legal specialists. He is responsible for ensuring Axiom consistently deliver well-reasoned, expert opinion within all relevant legislative and jurisdictional guidelines. Glen specialises in personal injury matters and NDIS matters before the Administrative Review Tribunal. Glen is a SIRA appointed Authorised Health Practitioner.
Cathy Cummings
Senior Occupational Therapist
Medico-legal Specialist
Cathy is a skilled Occupational Therapist with over 20 years’ experience providing occupational therapy assessment and intervention services to people across the lifespan. Her experience includes both inpatient and community-based settings in the public and private sectors. Cathy’s clinical experience has enabled her to conduct thorough functional capacity and medico-legal assessments across Queensland and New South Wales.
Melissa Sale
Senior Occupational Therapist
Medico-legal Specialist
Melissa is a skilled Occupational Therapist with 19 years’ experience in both the public and private sectors, providing Occupational Therapy services for clients living in metropolitan as well as rural and remote areas, in Australia and the United Kingdom. She specialises in personal injury matters and NDIS matters before the Administrative Review Tribunal. Melissa is a SIRA appointed Authorised Health Practitioner.
Sally Dymock
Senior Occupational Therapist
Medico-legal Specialist
Sally is a highly experienced Occupational Therapist with 25 years’ experience working in hospital and community settings in Queensland, New South Wales and the United Kingdom. She has supported clients with a diverse range of medical conditions, with specialist skills in the areas of stroke, chronic pain, motor neuron disease, musculoskeletal, mental health, cognitive impairment, brain injury and age-related conditions.
Mateusz Miszczuk
Senior Occupational Therapist
Medico-legal Specialist
Mateusz has 15 years’ experience as an Occupational Therapist across occupational rehabilitation, hospital, and medico-legal settings, providing hospital and home based assessment, intervention, and rehabilitation to clients with a wide range of conditions medical conditions, disabilities, and injuries. Matuesz specialises in personal injury matters and NDIS matters before the Administrative Review Tribunal.
Lauren Brookshaw
Senior Occupational Therapist
Medico-legal Specialist
Lauren is a skilled Occupational Therapist with almost 20 years’ experience providing occupational therapy assessment and intervention services to adolescents, adults and older adults. Her experience includes inpatient, outpatient and community settings in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Lauren has experience working with people from many different backgrounds and actively strives to provide a service that is culturally sensitive, gender-affirming and neuro-affirming.
Narelle Henwood
Senior Occupational Therapist
Medico-legal Specialist
Narelle is an Occupational Therapist with over 35 years' experience comprising community-based assessment and occupational rehabilitation services. Narelle has a wide range of knowledge acquired when working with people of all ages. She has expertise in the areas of culturally sensitive practice, children’s development, ASD, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, work injuries, chronic pain, mental health, psychological injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke and cognitive impairment.
Maddie Ervin
Senior Occupational Therapist
Medico-legal Specialist
Maddie is an AHPRA registered Occupational Therapist with broad experience across acute, sub-acute, community, mental health, and aged care settings. She has worked extensively with clients presenting with complex and varied conditions, including neurological disorders, cognitive impairment, chronic illness, degenerative disease, and psychosocial disability. With a Master of Mental Health, Maddie brings enhanced insight into the needs of individuals with co-occurring mental health conditions.
Brittany Williams
Senior Occupational Therapist
Medico-legal Specialist
Brittany is an experienced Occupational Therapist who completed her Masters of Occupational Therapy at La Trobe University in 2016. She has over 9 years of clinical experience providing comprehensive occupational therapy assessment and intervention to children, adolescents and adults. Brittany has extensive experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and is committed to providing care that is respectful, inclusive, and affirming of each person’s unique needs and identity.
Brianna Gordon
Senior Occupational Therapist
Medico-legal Specialist
Brianna is an Occupational Therapist who has over 10 years’ of clinical experience providing comprehensive occupational therapy assessment and intervention to adults and older adults primarily within hospital and rehabilitation settings. She has extensive experience supporting individuals with complex, multi-diagnostic presentations that impact daily function and overall wellbeing.
Jayne Cochrane
Senior Occupational Therapist
Medico-legal Specialist
Jayne is an experienced Occupational Therapist with over 16 years of clinical practice, providing comprehensive assessment and intervention services to individuals across the lifespan. She has worked in a broad range of inpatient and community-based settings across both the public and private sectors, supporting clients with diverse and often complex needs.
Carol Thomas
Senior Occupational Therapist
Medico-legal Specialist
Carol is an experienced Occupational Therapist with a strong background in complex case management, leadership and return-to-work services. Carol’s clinical background spans a wide range of physical, neurological and psychiatric conditions from adolescence onwards.
Diane Prattley
Senior Occupational Therapist
Medico-legal Specialist
Diane has over 50 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist and undertaken medico-legal assessments as an Expert Witness since 2005 within NSW, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, WA, and New Zealand. Diane is well known as an effective and influential communicator who writes clear, concise and well-balanced reports. She is known by her clients and peers to be a good listener with a warm professional approach.
Michael Stewart
Senior Occupational Therapist
Health and Safety Specialist
Michael is a registered occupational therapist with more than 25 years clinical experience, working as a health and safety specialist for the past 15 years. He has provided consultancy services in risk management, manual handling, ergonomics and general health and safety to major clients in Melbourne and Sydney for over a decade. Michael is a highly regarded professional in his field.
Sarah McFarlane
Axiom Business Manager
Head of Client Services
Sarah brings 15 years of business management expertise to ensure your experience with us is a positive one. Sarah handles all our business enquiries and has a wonderful reputation with our clients for the fast, efficient and friendly manner in which she goes about her work.
Contact Sarah to discuss your referral needs:
1300 755 770
admin@axiomhealth.com.au
