Meet The Team

Ursula is passionate about supporting children and adults with additional needs and their families to be the best that they can be. She has developed Making Milestones to offer families a service which combines a range of flexible therapy options, a skilled and passionate clinical team and outstanding facilities to support both children and adults to meet their goals and reach their potential.

As well as running the practice Ursula works with children and adults to build effective communication skills and safe eating and swallowing.

Ursula completed her studies in Speech Pathology at Finders University and has many years experience working with both adults and children. She works with children to develop speech, language and social communication skills, as well as promote safe eating and a varied and healthy diet. She has an interest in literacy development and has done additional training in supporting children with dyslexia.

Ursula also works with adult clients to develop effective communication and safe eating.

Caitlin completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) at the University of South Australia.

Caitlin has a passion for working with children of all ages with a variety of learning difficulties including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She aims to increase independence in activities of daily living, fine and gross motor skills, sensory and emotional regulation and behaviour. She is passionate about working closely with families to provide the best support for children.

Jess is currently working at Making Milestones as an allied health assistant while completing her studies at the University of South Australia.

Jess will continue to work with the Making Milestones team in 2022 as a qualified occupational therapist.

Nick is currently working at Making Milestones as an allied health assistant while completing his studies at the University of South Australia.

Nick will continue with the Making Milestones team in 2022 as a qualified occupational therapist.

Maria is an experienced occupational therapist who will be joining Making Milestones in 2022.

Maria will be working part-time with both adults and children.

Stephen is currently completing his studies at UniSA to be an occupational therapist.

Stephen will be joining Making Milestones in 2022, working part-time with both adults and children.

Gina is a social worker with over 25 years of experience. She is qualified to work with clients with mental health needs. She will be joining the Making Milestones team in 2022.

Trish is a social worker with over 25 years of experience. She is qualified to work with clients with mental health needs. She will be joining the Making Milestones team in 2022.

Leia is a founding member of Making Milestones who manages the day to day running of the clinic including referrals, bookings, enquiries and billing. Leia has a background in business management and her friendly manner and professional skills keep everything running smoothly.

Leia is available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays to support both clients and other team members.

Tammy works alongside Leia to manage the day to day running of the clinic including referrals, bookings, enquiries and billing. Tammy has a background in business management. Her friendly manner and passion for supporting both staff and clients is a great asset to our team.

Tammy is available on Wednesdays and Fridays to support both clients and other team members.

Nadia has worked in business for many years and works part-time to support Ursula, the Director,  in the overall running of Making Milestones.

Nadia also manages the marketing of our services and liaises with providers in the medical, therapy and education fields to learn more about how Making Milestones can work alongside them to better support their clients.

Cathy has many years of experience in business and works at Making Milestones on a part-time basis to keep the finance side of the practice running smoothly.

Kate is an experienced early childhood educator. Kate works part-time for Making Milestones developing our Sensory Playgroup programs. Kate uses her knowledge of education and child development as well as her creative skills to build programs to support children’s skills and development in a fun and engaging way.

Ally is currently studying Speech Pathology at Uni SA. She is a valued member of our team who works across a number of programs and has a great rapport with our younger clients in particular.

Ally works at Making Milestones as an Allied Health Assistant running our Sensory Playgroups and providing individual support for children with speech and language needs at preschool, school and child care under the direction of our clinicians. She also works in our Party Hub and on reception.

Victoria is currently studying Psychology at Uni SA. She works across a number of programs and loves supporting our younger clients to meet their developmental goals.

Victoria works at Making Milestones as an Allied Health Assistant running our Sensory Playgroups and providing individual support for children with speech and language needs at preschool, school and child care under the direction of our clinicians. She also works in our Party Hub and on reception.

Ella is currently studying Education at Uni SA. She plans to work in special education, supporting students with special needs in the future. She works across a number of programs and loves to support our younger clients in our group programs.

Ella works at Making Milestones as an Allied Health Assistant running our Sensory Playgroups and also works in our Party Hub and on reception.

Marielle is currently studying Speech Pathology at Uni SA and will enter her final year in 2022.

Marielle will join the Making Milestones team as an Allied Health Assistant in 2022 running our Sensory Playgroups and providing individual support for children with speech and language needs at preschool, school and child care under the direction of our clinicians.