Meet the team

Tannille (She/ Her)

Director + Senior Occupational Therapist + Level 2 Counsellor

Tannille was born and raised in Sydney and now calls Alice Springs home. Tannille has lived and worked in Alice Springs since March, 2020. Tannile is a Mental Health Occupational Therapist (registered through Better Access to Mental Health Support – BAMHS) and Level 2 Counsellor, registered with Australian Counselling Association - Narrative Therapist. Tannille’s areas of expertise are (but not limited to); Autism and ADHD, people impacted by trauma and mental health conditions of all age groups and genders. Tannille is an LGBTQIA Ally. Tannille utilises trauma-informed and neuro-affirming practices to support the people she works with. What this means for Tannille’s practice is a gentle, non-judgemental, open and honest practice. Tannille allows the person she is supporting to guide the process of assessment and intervention.

Tannille uses a range of modalities that she adapts to support the individual person she is working with. Tannille helps people to rediscover who they are and what unique skills, strengths may have been covered over by negative stories from society, people around them, past experiences due to inappropriate therapies and experiences of abuse and violence. Something close to Tannille’s heart is holistic practices of yoga, somatic practices, meditation, art, craft and connection through women and gender-diverse circles.

As an occupational therapist Tannille believes engaging in life and activities that we enjoy keeps us well and helps us to heal. Growing up, Tannille has beautiful memories of being in the garden with her Poppy and her Nanny watching them from the kitchen. Poppy loved marigolds - vibrant yellow and orange flowers. Tannille remembers that when the marigolds would die they would rub them in their hands to find more seeds. These seeds they planted and more and more flowers grew. For  Tannille, marigolds represent and tell a story of hope, that no matter what happens we can always heal and regrow.