FOUNDER

Mark, the founder of Seeking Minds, is a Gestalt Psychotherapist who commenced working in the social welfare sector in 2012. He has worked in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and the community services sector across Australia, particularly with trauma, sexual abuse, and family violence survivors and adolescent and youth out-of-home care. Mark is passionate about addressing the youth and adult mental health gaps across the service sector through a combination of Gestalt Psychotherapy and EMDR.

As part of Mark’s work with organisations and in the welfare sector, he realised that there is a tremendous organisational responsibility to support those working for them to manage their vicarious trauma. He works with organisations to strengthen internal partnerships which promotes cohesion and identification of common goals to achieve the organisation’s identified deliverables.

Mark holds registration with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia.

BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PRACTITIONER

Kara has worked in the disability sector since 2008 and brings extensive experience across leadership, governance, quality, and behaviour support. She is passionate about creating services where people feel heard, valued, and empowered, believing that strong relationships, ethical leadership, and quality systems are the foundation of meaningful outcomes.

Throughout her career across government and community settings, Kara has contributed to policy development, service reform, and organisational leadership, supporting quality practice and the implementation of systems that strengthen services while ensuring participants remain at the centre of every decision. Her experience spans strategic leadership, operational excellence, governance, and continuous improvement, always with a focus on delivering positive and lasting outcomes.

As an NDIS-registered Behaviour Support Practitioner (Core), Kara believes Positive Behaviour Support begins with genuine curiosity about a person's experiences, strengths, and the environments around them. She sees behaviour as communication and believes lasting change happens when we build understanding, strengthen relationships, and create the conditions for people to exercise choice, have their voices heard, and live lives that reflect what matters most to them. Guided by a strong commitment to human rights, dignity, and inclusion, Kara works alongside participants, families, and support teams to create meaningful, sustainable change.

At Seeking Minds, Kara combines strategic thinking with a warm, collaborative leadership style. She is committed to fostering a culture of integrity, curiosity, and continuous improvement, where participants, families, and staff feel supported to grow, connect, and achieve meaningful outcomes together.

Sam is an AHPRA-registered Occupational Therapist based in Bendigo, Victoria, with a strong focus on psychosocial disability and mental health recovery. Sam is originally from the regional border town of Corowa before moving to Bendigo to study at La Trobe University where he attained Bachelor of Applied Science and a Master of Occupational Therapy.

Sam has worked extensively within the NDIS and private mental health sectors since 2020. He is an experienced Senior Allied Health Clinician supporting individuals living with complex and persistent mental health difficulties.

Sam is deeply passionate about advocating for people experiencing mental ill-health and empowering them to lead purposeful, self-directed lives. His practice is grounded in recovery-oriented and strengths-based frameworks, with a strong emphasis on client-centred care and building authentic therapeutic relationships. He believes meaningful change occurs when therapy is collaborative, respectful, and aligned with what truly matters to the individual.

Sam’s clinical work includes Functional Capacity Assessments, Supported Independent Living (SIL) assessments, sensory modulation strategies, routine building, activity retraining, and ongoing capacity-building interventions. Sam works with individuals experiencing a broad range of presentations, including Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, and complex trauma. He is particularly skilled at supporting participants to improve daily functioning, emotional regulation, independence, and community participation.

Outside of work, Sam enjoys all things cricket, AFL, basketball, staying active, gaming and music.