Meet Our Team

Georgie Ritchie

Director & Certified Behaviour Analyst
GEELONG & BENDIGO

Qualifications: BA (Psychology) Honours, M.Ed. Behaviour Analysis.

Areas of interest and mentoring; Autism (including PDA profile), ADHD, ID, Trauma, Mental Health, Psychosocial Disability, Justice, Out of Home Care, children, adolescents and adults.

I am committed to a strengths based approach, trauma informed Positive Behaviour Support. I prioritise and understand risk and collaborate to enable safety.

Authentic connection, collaboration and outcomes are my priority.

  • My passion for leading a team to develop and grow in the sector will also show in the in the respectful, quality and effective services our team provide.

    With over 17 years in the field across government, non government and private practice, I am grateful and proud to contribute to the disability sector.

    I have a Bachelor of Arts – Psychology (Honours), Masters in Education in Behaviour Analysis and am a Certified Behaviour Analyst.

    Outside of work, I love to spend time with my family and friends, getting into nature and hanging out with my fur baby Lola, a busy border collie!

    A bit about the business journey….I am excited to expand positive behaviour support across Bendigo and Geelong. In 2020, I established Behaviour Support Services Pty Ltd t/a Positive Behaviour Support Bendigo. Expansion sees the business now trading as Behaviour Support Services across Bendigo and Geelong areas.

Isabella Pearse

Practitioner
GEELONG

Qualifications: BA Psychological Science & Criminology.

Areas of interests: Autism (including PDA profile), ADHD, Trauma, children, adolescents and adults. I am also expanding skills and experience in the Out of Home Care and Justice areas, under clinical supervision.

Trauma informed service delivery is a passion area and I enjoy the ongoing learning and development opportunities to support participants living with diverse support needs.

I am passionate about providing quality support and helping achieve positive outcomes for participants.

  • In my role at Behaviour Support Services I have gained experience in; person centred decision making, collaborating with key stakeholders, assessment and planning tasks as well as data informed decision making.

    I enjoy supporting children who demonstrate challenging behaviours to understand the function and implement strategies. In particular, I enjoy getting to know them to bring about a positive outcome.

    Outside of work, I love spending time with my dogs Nala and Jonah, beach days, staying active, and catching up with friends and family.

    Looking forward to the opportunity to working with you and your team!

Mac Ritchie

Business Services

Mac keeps things ticking along behind the scenes so that we can get on with our day doing our thing.

Lauren Walker

Practitioner
BENDIGO

Qualifications: Bachelor of Psychological Science

Areas of interest: Mental health, ADHD, Autism (including PDA profile), trauma, adolescents and adults

Hi, I’m Lauren! 14 years experience in the mental health, youth and addiction sector and trauma informed approach. I bring a trauma informed, person centred approach to my practice. I love empowering others to live life their way and ensuring their voice is heard. I focus on building trusting relationships, creating safety, and helping people find practical ways to reduce risk.

  • I grew up in Echuca and love camping on the Murray river, spending time with my 14yo dog Marley, music (especially Fleetwood Mac), travelling and spending time with my family and friends. I believe that working collaboratively with the individual and their supports is crucial to ensuring a consistent approach to behaviour.

Tanya Chhillar

Practitioner
GEELONG

Qualifications: BA Psychological Science, currently undergoing Masters in Counselling.

Areas of interest: ASD, ADHD, ID, PDA profile, trauma informed, mental health, gender and body image, children and adolescents.

I am passionate about supporting individuals to build skills, increase independence, and enhance their overall wellbeing through positive behaviour support. I enjoy working with individuals with diverse and complex needs.

We are looking for amazing experienced practitioners to join our team (Core, Proficient, Advanced). Send your resume and application to admin@behavioursupportservices.au or reach out to Georgie on 0457454146.

Join our team:

  • Great culture

  • Protected admin time and ‘we got you’ KPIs

  • Staff wellbeing initiatives

  • Great induction program

  • Regular clinical supervision

  • Peer support

  • Professional development