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Strive Occupational Rehabilitation

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Strive has over 19-years’ experience in the provision of return to work services and delivery of training for organisational development, with its Principals and many of its consulting team having delivered return to work services and training as a core capability over their working career. Strive Principals, Chris Foley, Director and Sharon Darmody, Clinical Director each bring more than 25-years occupational rehabilitation experience to the opportunity. Chris Merrilees, Principal Consultant – General Manager also brings over 9 years’ occupational rehabilitation experience.

Strive currently employs over 25 staff across five geographical locations (Cairns, Townsville, Toowoomba, Brisbane – Milton and CBD, and the Gold Coast). The median number of years’ experience of Strive staff is 9 years. The experience held within the Strive team has been gained by working with a number of government organisations in the development and delivery of return to work and training services that identify ways better to manage an employee’s health and wellbeing.

Over the past three financial years, Strive has provided over 35,000+ hours of return to work support and training services on over 3500 cases. During this time Strive’s return to work/stay at work percentage is 93%.

Traditionally Strive is known for providing complex psychosocial case management, and of the 1000 to 1400 referrals we receive each year, approximately 60% have a psychological condition, conflict component or a complex injury exacerbated by a psychological condition. Strive is also widely considered to be an expert in the field of managing complex physical injuries or complicated worksite / functional assessments to support a return to work.

Our Key People


Leadership Team

Managing director Strive Occupational Rehabilitation

Chris Foley

Managing Director
– Principal Consultant

Clinical Director Strive Occupational Rehabilitation

Sharon Darmody

Clinical Director
– Principal Consultant

General manager Strive Occupational Rehabilitation

Chris Merrilees

General Manager
– Principal Consultant

Laura Huygens

North Queensland Team Leader – Senior Consultant – OT

Senior Consultant OT

Jason Darbyshire

Toowoomba Team Leader
– Senior Consultant – OT

Toowoomba - Principal Consultant - OT

Angela McNamee

Toowoomba – Principal Consultant – OT


Southeast Queensland Team

Senior Consultant – Physiotherapist

Fiona Corbett

Brisbane Team Leader – Senior Consultant
– Physiotherapist

Senior Consultant - OT

Megan Kelly

Brisbane Team Leader – Senior Consultant
– Occupational Therapist

Senior Consultant – Rehabilitation Counsellor

Jeaneen McMahon

Senior Consultant
– Rehabilitation Counsellor

Kellie Woodgate

Senior Consultant
– Provisional Psychologist

Rehabilitation Consultant – OT

Elle Balchin

Senior Consultant
– Occupational Therapist

Lana Hall

Senior Consultant
– Psychologist

Nathan Beagley

Rehabilitation Consultant
– Exercise Physiologist

Lome Heyns

Rehabilitation Consultant
– Exercise Physiologist

Sophia Cordukes

Rehabilitation Consultant
– Occupational Therapist

Rehabilitation Consultant – OT

Anna Webby

Gold Coast Team Leader – Senior Consultant
– Occupational Therapist

Ainsley Childs

Gold Coast – Rehabilitation Consultant
– Occupational Therapist

North Queensland Team

Chloe Dart

Rehabilitation Consultant
– Occupational Therapist

Paul Vaughan

Rehabilitation Consultant
– Rehabilitation Counsellor

staff profile

Sarah Lynn

Rehabilitation Consultant
– Provisional Psychologist


Toowoomba Team

Tahlia Gladman

Rehabilitation Consultant
– Exercise Physiologist

Nadine Luhrs

Senior Consultant – Psychologist

Akash Rooney

Rehabilitation Consultant
– Occupational Therapist


Business Support Team

Accounts Manager

Tracey Crowther

Business Support Supervisor
– EA to the Managing Director

Hannah Hartmann

Business Support

Paris Sugden

Receptionist

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