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Our Multidisciplinary Allied Health Hub gives our local Kiama community easy access to client and family- centred services, allowing us to fulfill our passion: empowering individuals and families to take control of their own goal-setting and achievements.

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Our Services:

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY

creative arts therapy

dietetics

psychology

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Our Values

GROWTH
Providing a safe space for children and families to find growth towards their goals
Providing a safe space for children and families to find growth towards their goals
Development
Providing education and support to work towards developmental milestones in play, gross and fine motor skills at various lifestages
Providing education and support to work towards developmental milestones in play, gross and fine motor skills at various lifestages
Stability
Both physical and emotional stability, giving our clients the confidence they need to complete everyday tasks
Both physical and emotional stability, giving our clients the confidence they need to complete everyday tasks
LEARNING
Understanding and adapting our approach to an individual’s learning style to support skill acquisition
Understanding and adapting our approach to an individual’s learning style to support skill acquisition
COMMUNITY
Being community-minded; bringing the community together in a safe place to educate and bring awareness to differences and disabilities
Being community-minded; bringing the community together in a safe place to educate and bring awareness to differences and disabilities
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Our Values

Resources for Families

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JOIN OUR TEAM

Interested in joining our Multidisciplinary Allied Health Hub in Kiama Downs? Opportunities are now available for allied health practitioners to join our team. We’d love to hear from you!

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GROWTH
Providing a safe space for children and families to find growth towards their goals
Providing a safe space for children and families to find growth towards their goals
Development
Providing education and support to work towards developmental milestones in play, gross and fine motor skills at various lifestages
Providing education and support to work towards developmental milestones in play, gross and fine motor skills at various lifestages
Stability
Both physical and emotional stability, giving our clients the confidence they need to complete everyday tasks
Both physical and emotional stability, giving our clients the confidence they need to complete everyday tasks
LEARNING
Understanding and adapting our approach to an individual’s learning style to support skill acquisition
Understanding and adapting our approach to an individual’s learning style to support skill acquisition
COMMUNITY
Being community-minded; bringing the community together in a safe place to educate and bring awareness to differences and disabilities
Being community-minded; bringing the community together in a safe place to educate and bring awareness to differences and disabilities

Fiona Gordon

Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)

Fiona Gordon is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (Dietitians Australia), graduating from the University of Wollongong in 2008. She supports families and children across the Illawarra with mealtime guidance and a positive, neurodiversity-affirming approach to food. 

Fiona commonly assists with disabilities, food intolerances and eating difficulties, including ARFID, focusing on confident feeding, reduced stress at mealtimes, and practical nutrition that helps children grow and thrive.

Fiona Gordon, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) with Dietitians Australia, contractor at Koru Allied Therapies in the Illawarra

Sunne Apete

Allied Health Assistant (AHA)

Sunny Apete joined Koru after a successful student placement and now provides calm, practical therapy support across clinic, home and school settings. Working alongside our clinicians, she helps children work towards their goals through play-based, everyday activities and keeps things simple for families with clear communication and easy home strategies. Her style is warm, patient and child-focused, so sessions feel welcoming and achievable.

Based on the NSW South Coast, Sunny supports our families south of Kiama, including Nowra, Bomaderry and the wider Shoalhaven. She coordinates closely with our OTs, EPs and Creative Arts Therapist so care is consistent across environments, and she loves celebrating the small wins that build confidence and participation over time.

Deb Hanslow

Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) + Allied Health Assistant (AHA)

Deb is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Allied Health Assistant at Koru Allied Therapies, currently completing a Master of Occupational Therapy. With a background in dance teaching, gymnastics coaching and swim instruction, she supports children to build confidence, develop functional skills and participate in the activities they love. Deb works from a neuro-affirming, strengths-based approach and is passionate about inclusive sport and recreation programs that help kids of all abilities learn, grow and thrive.

Deb, Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) and Allied Health Assistant at Koru Allied Therapies in Kiama Downs, NSW, currently studying a Master of Occupational Therapy

Taylah La Monica

Client Services & Administration | AHA |

Taylah is part of the Client Services & Administration team at Koru Allied Therapies, welcoming families and keeping bookings and communication running smoothly. With a Cert III in Allied Health Assistance and ongoing OT study, Taylah also supports clinicians as an AHA when needed, helping sessions run efficiently and ensuring a positive experience for children and families.

Taylah La Monica, Client Services & Administration at Koru Allied Therapies; Allied Health Assistant as required

Ebony Poort

occupational therapist

Ebony Poort is an Occupational Therapist and proud local, bringing a calm, neuro-affirming approach to therapy. Her sessions are play-based and practical, with a focus on regulation, attention, fine motor skills and social connection so progress shows up at home, school and in the community.

Ebony is developing further skills in DIR Floortime and LEGO®-based therapy and loves tailoring activities to each child’s interests and energy. She works closely with families, teachers and our clinical team to set clear, achievable goals and simple home strategies that fit real life.

What she enjoys most is seeing children grow in confidence—celebrating the small wins that add up over time and helping them participate more fully in the things that matter to them.

Ebony Poort, Occupational Therapist at Koru Allied Therapies in Kiama Downs, NSW
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Katelen De Coster

Client Services & Administration

Katelen De Coster is part of the Client Services & Administration team at Koru Allied Therapies. She welcomes families, manages enquiries and bookings, and keeps communication running smoothly.

Katelen is studying a Bachelor of Exercise Science with an interest in becoming an Exercise Physiologist, bringing a practical, movement-aware perspective to her client support role.

Teagan Hartley

ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT

Teagan joined Koru Allied Therapies in April 2022 as we prepared to open our Therapy Hub. She keeps the team organised and the hub running smoothly, coordinating bookings and supporting families with a friendly, efficient approach. As part of our admin and client services team, Teagan works closely with clinicians and fellow admin to ensure clear communication and a great experience from first contact to ongoing care.

Teagan Hartley, Administration & Client Services at Koru Allied Therapies in Gerringong

Amber Jackson

CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIST

Amber is a recently graduated creative arts therapist who is specialised in providing Dance and Movement therapy. We are excited to announce she will be providing her services to Koru Allied Therapies. Amber is a member of the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA).

Amber enjoys utilising her Allied Health skills to support a range of therapeutic goals. Goals are individualised and can include: emotional identification and regulation, developing social skills, communication and connection with others, increasing body awareness, supporting self-expression and creativity, development of motor skills and developing a positive sense of self.

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Amber Jackson, Creative Arts Therapist and ANZACATA member at Koru Allied Therapies in Gerringong
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Chelsea Monaghan

Allied Health Assistant

Chelsea is our Allied Health Assistant, providing therapy and support services to our children and families. 

Chelsea has a training background as a School Learning Support Officer (SLSO) and supporting kids to thrive in their learning and developmental goals.

Chelsea works with our allied health therapists to deliver agreed therapy and support goals in our rooms, as well as in homes and schools. 

Chelsea Monaghan, Allied Health Assistant at Koru Allied Therapies in Gerringong

Neville Coleman

DIRECTOR + EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST

I’m an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Co-Director at Koru Allied Therapies. I support children, teens and adults to build movement confidence, strength and endurance so everyday life, work and sport feel more achievable.

Sessions are tailored to the person: playful, goal-focused activities for kids; evidence-informed, graded exercise and conditioning for adults. I commonly support musculoskeletal rehab, persistent pain, deconditioning, return-to-work/return-to-sport, and general health and fitness.

You’ll get clear goals, steady progress tracking and a simple plan that fits real life. I collaborate with our OTs, your GP and other clinicians to keep care coordinated, and I work in a calm, neuro-affirming way so people feel safe and supported.

If you’re looking for practical, sustainable exercise therapy, I’m here to help.

Neville Coleman, Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Co-Director at Koru Allied Therapies in Gerringong, NSW
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Kate Coleman

DIRECTOR + OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Kate has been working as an Occupational Therapist with children and their families for over 10 years.

She is passionate about a family centred service and using a coaching style to help empower families to support their children to participate every single day. Kate has completed further training to provide feeding and mealtime therapy.

Kate has worked with children and families with a wide range of needs, including learning difficulties, genetic conditions, autism and neurological conditions.

 
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Kate Coleman

DIRECTOR + OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Kate has been working as an Occupational Therapist with children and their families for over 10 years.

She is passionate about a family centred service and using a coaching style to help empower families to support their children to participate every single day. Kate has completed further training to provide feeding and mealtime therapy.

Kate has worked with children and families with a wide range of needs, including learning difficulties, genetic conditions, autism and neurological conditions.

 
Kate Coleman, Occupational Therapist and Director at Koru Allied Therapies in Gerringong
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