Meet The Team
A team of dedicated specialists
FABIC Behaviour Specialist Centre consists of a world-leading team of experts and specialists in the fields of Behaviour Change, Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy and the general mental health field.
FABIC is equipped and renowned for handling even the toughest of cases since 2006 and has successfully transformed many lives so individuals, families and organisations are experiencing a changed quality of life.
FABIC also has a dedicated administration team which supports not only the FABIC staff but equally the clients from the moment they phone or enter the clinic until the final goodbye. We make sure everyone is supported to be the amazing person they naturally are and can bring to the world.
CLINICAL Team
HEAD OF CLINICAL TEAM
Tanya R Curtis
FABIC Founder and Director, Head of Clinical Team, Behaviour Specialist, Presenter, Author, Course Facilitator, Products Developer
SPEECH THERAPY
Kathryn
Speech Pathology
Kathryn is FABIC’s senior Speech Pathologist and has extensive experience working across the range of general speech pathology practice and particularly in the field of disability and autism. Kathryn adores getting to work as a speech pathologist! She brings a light and joy-full presence to her sessions and appreciates every opportunity to support a person in the development of their communication, social skills and other skills for their independence and participation in their life. Kathryn brings a dedicated focus to establishing a solid foundation with each and every person she works with, whether this be a client, their family, support team or other professionals. Kathryn is dedicated to ensuring that every person she works with is given every opportunity to maximise their capacity for communication, interacting meaningfully with others and participating fully in their lives. Kathryn offers services across most areas in the speech pathology scope of practice, including speech clarity, language, auditory processing, stuttering, literacy, disability, social skills, problem solving, augmentative and alternative communication and various others.
PSYCHOLOGY
Joss
Psychology, Behaviour Support
Joss is a registered psychologist who takes a client centred approach to behavioural change. Joss applies the FABIC Functional Behavioural Assessment Model, as well as Psychometric Assessments to ensure that clients have the opportunity and support to build consistency in how they respond to life’s events. The Body Life Skills program correlates with Joss’ own lived experiences, that everyone and anyone is capable of making behavioural shifts in their life, and often just require the skills and commitment to do so. Joss is a registered psychologist who takes a client centred approach to behavioural change. Joss applies the Fabic Functional Behavioural Assessment Model, as well as Psychometric Assessments to ensure that clients have the opportunity and support to build consistency in how they respond to life’s events. The Body Life Skills program correlates with Joss’ own lived experiences, that everyone and anyone is capable of making behavioural shifts in their life, and often just require the skills and commitment to do so.
Emily
Provisional Psychology, Behaviour Counselling & Behaviour Support
Emily is a registered provisional psychologist offering a behaviour focused approach and counselling. Emily brings focus to supporting all to increase their skills to respond to life, increase independence and capacity, increase quality of life and supports ALL to step closer to living and reaching their full potential every single day. Emily is a registered provisional psychologist offering a behaviour focused approach and counselling. Emily applies Functional Behaviour Assessment and the Body Life Skills program to support people with lasting behaviour change. She operates from the basis that we are all awesome, amazing and lovable beings with an amazing potential that, more often than not, just needs the space and support to develop behavioural responses to appropriately respond to life and live their fullest potential. Emily brings focus to supporting all to increase their skills to respond to life, increase independence and capacity, increase quality of life and supports ALL to step closer to living and reaching their full potential every single day.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Annie
Occupational Therapy, Behaviour Support
Annie teaches people of all ages skills for daily living, be it handwriting and fine motor skills, social skills or understanding emotions and behaviours of themselves and others. Annie supports individuals, their caregivers and support team to build independence in the home, school/workplace and community environments. Annie teaches people of all ages skills for daily living, be it handwriting and fine motor skills, social skills or understanding emotions and behaviours of themselves and others. Annie supports individuals, their caregivers and support team to build independence in the home, school/workplace and community environments. This is done through skills training and careful consideration of one’s functional capacity, environment, existing and necessary supports, and assistive technology recommendations. Annie brings almost 20 years of experience working in the areas of mental health, behaviour, disability, child nutrition/community development and occupational rehabilitation. She has worked extensively with children, adolescents and adults in various settings (remote, regional, metropolitan, government, non-government, community, inpatient, forensic and private practice) and diverse team environments.
BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT & COUNSELLING
Julie
Behaviour Counselling, Behaviour Support
Through a lifelong love of working with people, observing their behaviours and being fascinated by the underlying causes, Julie’s completion of a Counselling Diploma and 14 years’ experience working in the education system, both primary and secondary, sees her well equipped to support with long-lasting behaviour change. Through a lifelong love of working with people, observing their behaviours and being fascinated by the underlying causes, Julie’s completion of a Counselling Diploma and 14 years’ experience working in the education system, both primary and secondary, sees her well equipped to support with long-lasting behaviour change. Understanding the powerful tools that the Body Life Skills program offers in its practical, easy to follow and very real applications, Julie welcomes the opportunity to work with you as you take charge of the behaviours that are not working in your life or in the lives of those you care for.
ADMINISTRATION Team
CLIENT SERVICES AND ADMIN
Kyzita
Administration Management
Kyzita brings presence, vitality and a wealth of administration and customer service experience to her role, together with a love for people and supporting others. Her focus, attention to detail and willingness to learn are crucial parts of her toolbox that go with her wherever she goes. She will follow up, get to the bottom of things, find a way around the seemingly trickiest conundrums and offer simplicity instead. Kyzita is the proverbial breath of fresh air. Kyzita’s focus is making the flow of administration services as smooth as possible while creating a warm and welcoming environment for all clients at FABIC.
Rebekah
Rebekah loves people and has worked with FABIC since 2016. Rebekah writes behaviour assessments and reports for Behaviour Specialist, Tanya Curtis, whilst overseeing the flow of administration processes. At present, Rebekah is working towards attaining a Bachelor of Counselling university degree to offer clinical services with FABIC in the future.
Ally
Ally brings her love and an ever-willingness to learn and grow into her role at FABIC. She began working at FABIC in 2021, engaging in a School Based Apprenticeship for her Certificate III in Business. She now works full time in administration, supporting FABIC from the roots up and learning valuable life lessons every single day.
Chan
Chan has joined the Client Services and Administration Team in 2023 and is strong addition and complements the team with her care and love for all things FABIC.
ACCOUNTS AND FINANCE
Susan
With over 30 years in Accountancy, Business and Finance, Susan has worked within national and international companies, holding many company directorships and management positions — mostly whilst managing and operating her own and others’ businesses since 1999. Today she runs her own Accountancy and Business Consultancy practice, supporting people and businesses like FABIC with their business, tax and finance affairs that range in size and diversity across many industries locally, nationally and internationally. Susan knows that life is about supporting and developing people first; our relationships with everyone and everything are key to true health and wellbeing and that includes a healthy relationship with money, finances, tax and accounts. Simplicity is key for Susan and she is an advocate for de-mystifying and simplifying any complexities so they are relatable and easy to understand.
