Senior Rehabilitation Counsellor
Mediator
Medicolegal Expert
Louisa holds a Bachelor of Health Science in Rehabilitation Counselling and is a member of the Rehabilitation Counsellors Association of Australia. She brings more than 25 years of experience in occupational rehabilitation, with extensive expertise in recovery at work and vocational redeployment services.
Louisa has worked across a variety of personal injury and disability schemes, including the NSW Workers Compensation Scheme, Compulsory Third Party insurance, life insurance, income protection and Federal Government schemes. She is experienced in providing vocational assessments, earning capacity assessments, medico-legal assessments, labour market analyses, transferable skills analyses, vocational counselling, job-seeking support, return-to-work planning and medical case conferences.
Louisa has particular expertise in complex vocational matters involving physical injuries, psychological conditions, illness, disability and barriers to employment. She takes a collaborative and person-centred approach, working closely with clients, employers, insurers, treating practitioners and other stakeholders to identify realistic vocational pathways and achieve safe, sustainable and meaningful employment outcomes.
Louisa is passionate about helping people who have experienced injury, illness or disability rebuild their confidence, maximise their independence and lead full and rewarding lives. She draws on her in-depth knowledge of occupational rehabilitation and vocational redeployment to provide practical, evidence-based guidance tailored to each person’s individual circumstances, strengths and goals.
Outside of work, Louisa is a proud mum of four. She enjoys travelling, watching sports and spending quality time with her tribe.