Family Start -
West Coast / Buller
Our Team.
We have an amazing team made up of paid staff, contractors, and volunteers all with different and unique skills to support the clients we work with. They are also very shy to be in front of the camera, hence the cool profile art :)
Core Family Start Whanau Workers
Maegan Cameron, SWRB, MAZASW
Registered Social Worker
Financial Mentor and Supervisor
ACC Sensitive Claims Social Worker
COSP Facilitator
Andrina Butler
Whanau Worker
Bachelor of Science (Psychology)
Masters in Science (Psychology)
Stacey Hazeldine
Whanau Worker
Studying towards Social Work
Paul Payne,
SWRB, MANZASW
Registered Social Worker
Gilda Finlay
Financial Mentor
Methamphetamine Service Navigator
James Tainui (Nui)
Methamphetamine Service Navigator
Renee Walker
Whanau Worker
Studying towards Psychology
COSP Facilitator
Mark Anderson
Methamphetamine Service Navigator
Our ACC Sensitive Claims Clinicians
Jess Reedy, NZPB
Clinical Psychologist
ACC Sensitive Claims Therapist
Westport and Greymouth
Mary Smith. NZAC
Counsellor
ACC Sensitive Claims Therapist
Westport
Vanessa Bruce, SWRB, ANZASW
Social Worker
ACC Sensitive Claims Therapist
Westport and Greymouth
Catherine O'Leary, SWRB, ANZASW
Social Worker
ACC Sensitive Claims Therapist
Group Therapy Facilitator
Greymouth
Lynda Walker, SWRB, ANZASW
Social Worker
Westport
Rebecca Armstrong, NZPB
Clinical Psychologist
Group Therapy Facilitator
ACC Sensitive Claims Therapist
Greymouth
Sara Gillies, NZAC
Counsellor
Youth Counsellor
Greymouth
Gerrit Wolters, SWRB, ANZASW
Social Worker
ACC Sensitive Claims Therapist
Group Therapy Facilitator
Greymouth and Hokitika
Charlotte Bradley-Peni, NZAC, SWRB, ANZASW
Social Worker and Counsellor
ACC Sensitive Claims Therapist
Group Therapy Facilitator
Greymouth and Hokitika
Joy Aiton, NZROT
Occupational Therapist
Greymouth, Westport and Hokitika
Bernard Smith, NZAC
Counsellor
ACC Sensitive Claims Therapist
Westport and Greymouth
Janine Robinson, SWRB, ANZASW
Social Worker
ACC Sensitive Claims Therapist
Group Therapy Facilitator
Greymouth
Sammi Munroe, SWRB, ANZASW
Social Worker
ACC Sensitive Claims Therapist
Greymouth
Maegan Cameron, SWRB, ANZASW
Social Worker
Greymouth and Hokitika
Leanne Bolger, NZROT
Occupational Therapist
Greymouth, Westport and Hokitika
Julie Dobson, NZAC
Counsellor
Art Therapist
Group Therapy Facilitator
DAPAANZ Therapist
ACC Sensitive Claims Therapist
Greymouth
Glenda Prendergast, SWRB, ANZASW
Social Worker
ACC Sensitive Claims Therapist
DAPAANZ Therapist
Telehealth Only
Awhina Mitchell, SWRB, ANZASW
Social Worker
ACC Sensitive Claims Therapist
Group Therapy Facilitator
DAPAANZ Therapist
Greymouth and Hokitika
Paul Payne, SWRB, ANZASW
Social Worker
Greymouth and Hokitika
Sarah Pascoe, RN
Registered Nurse
Greymouth, Westport and Hokitika
