Meet The Team

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Katie is the operational backbone and quiet powerhouse behind The Rewilding Collective’s success.

With unmatched finance and business acumen, Katie brings strategic oversight and a grounded sense of calm everywhere she goes.

Katie joined the team in 2025 to help translate big dreams into grounded systems. She’s here to move with intention, build with integrity, and ensure every moving piece behind the scenes aligns with the heart and mission of the work.

Katie’s deep understanding of operational excellence, coupled with her values-driven approach is what makes her such a trusted leader in The Rewilding Collective community.

Clinical Director & CEO

BSW, Grad.Dip. Div, AMHSW, Cert IV TAE

Cate is the Founder and CEO of The Rewilding Collective, and the creator of the Integrated Triadic Convergence (ITC) Model; a groundbreaking multidisciplinary assessment & treatment framework designed to be used by therapists to heal complex trauma.

As a relentlessly curious, neurodiverse polymath, Cate brings interdisciplinary acumen to her work with an approach that is rooted in ancient mysticism and modern science. Cate loves serving courageous souls who are willing to work at their growth-edge, integrate their shadow and learn new patterns for relating.

Chief People Officer (CPO) & NDIS Compliance

Justine is the kind of leader whose presence instantly puts people at ease. As the heart and soul of our Executive Leadership Team, she leads with empathy, deep integrity, and humour.

Justine brings decades of experience and wisdom to The Rewilding Collective - a steady, nurturing presence who is fiercely devoted to the wellbeing of our team, our clients, and the communities we serve.

Justine is responsible for much for the ‘quiet magic’ behind so the organisational resilience and flexibility of The Rewilding Collective.

Counsellor

Grad. Dip Counselling, RYT, M.A.C.A

Querida is a no-nonsense, freedom-loving, heart-whisperer whose superpowers include lovingly challenging your beliefs and perceptions.

No matter who is sitting in the room with her, Querida holds a steady compass, which she uses to guide explorations the inner world you are ready to navigate. Querida’s commitment to personal transformation is a gift to her clients, who she holds with great mastery & humility.

Querida believes in finding simplicity in life, whether that be external (she actually lives in a tiny house on wheels), or internal by cutting through the stories we tell ourselves that make life more complicated than it needs to be.

Mental Health Occupational Therapist

BSC (OccTherapy)
Annabelle is a specialist in mental health OT, having worked for over 20 years in a variety of health-related settings, including acute psychiatry, spinal injury, policy development, musculoskeletal injuries and work-related stress.

Annabelle is a Certified HeartMath Practitioner, and has trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Recovery Virtual Reality within her practice. She is an experienced complex Case Manager, and can provide Functional Capacity Assessments, Home and Living Assessments and provide mental health care treatment under the Medicare Better Access Scheme.

Annabelle is also a Yoga Teacher who integrates her professional and intuitive abilities into her yoga practice.

Counsellor

BSocSc, BSW, MCounselling.

Naomi brings a unique blend of creativity, insight, mindfulness, and over 20 years of professional experience to her practice as a therapist, supporting clients through a full range of emotional challenges — including trauma, depression, anxiety & relationship repair.

She holds a Master’s in Counselling and has undertaken training in Gottman Couples Counselling, Hakomi, Narrative Therapy, and yoga and somatic therapies.

Naomi works not only at the cognitive level but also addresses the impacts of emotions on the body, mind, and spirit.

Naomi guides her clients to connect with their innate healing capacities.

Senior Case Manager

Rhea is a force to be reckoned with — a passionate advocate, and unwavering supporter of the people in her care. As our Senior Case Manager, with Masters degree in Criminology and a strong background in a range of therapeutic and targeted intervention frameworks, Rhea works at the intersection of complex support needs and high-stakes systems, offering steady support, strong advocacy, and a whole lot of heart in everything she does for her clients.

Rhea leads with integrity, compassion, and an uncompromising belief in people’s right to safety, dignity, and self-determination.

Subcontractors

Rob and Rhea provide a variety of NDIS services under both Core and Capacity Building budgets. To achieve the best possible outcomes for our TRC Participants and to keep costs to individual plans as low as possible, Rob and Rhea find, recruit, onboard and warmly introduce new Support Workers to our Participants as and when they are needed.

This is a ‘shadow shift’ approach which aligns with our trauma-informed, client-lead, tailored service model and allows for individual preference, personalities, support needs and travel to be taken into account.

Senior Case Manager & Counsellor

Rob is equal parts rock and refuge — dependable, warm, and always ready to show up and hold space for whatever is needed. As our Youth and Young Adults specialist, Rob works with clients, care-givers, educators and other service providers to provide practical, compassionate support that empowers real, lasting change.

Rob has a unique gift for supporting clients with complex needs, providing stability and empathy as they move through recovery, build confidence, and re-engage with life on their terms.