Our dedicated teams of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists and Speech Pathologists, work with our clients to help them meet their growth and development goals.
We focus on supporting clients (and their families) to develop language, motor, cognitive, social and emotional skills, and provide therapy supports for children with developmental delay or disability, including autism spectrum disorder.
We are a private provider and offer services from our clinics in all states and territories.
Please note, available services and programs vary between clinics, so please check directly with your local clinic about their therapy services.
Early Start Australia is dedicated to improving the lives of children and families around Australia, embracing the following values:
Our excellent therapists are supported by a Corporate Team based in
WA, SA, Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania and led by our CEO.
Alison Copley
ESA | SA | Hindmarsh
Alison Woollard
ESA | WA | Mandurah
Apeksha Das
ESA | VIC | Hawthorn
Brad Ellem
ESA | Tasmania | North, North West
Brooke Perrin
ESA | Vic | Camberwell, Canterbury, Oakleigh
Carissa Bernal Carrillo
ESA | QLD | Springfield
Carol Richmond
ESA | WA | Ellenbrook, Stirling
Caroline de Fina
ESA | Vic | Brighton, Frankston, Geelong, Preston, Sandringham
Christine Boers
ESA | Qld | Upper Mt Gravatt
Dannii Gilhome
ESA | Vic | Vermont
Elizabeth Neville
ESA | Tasmania | South, Huon Valley & Channel
Fanoula Tsakrios
ESA | Qld | Carina, Strathpine
Georgia Gray
ESA | WA | Wembley
Georgie Pearce
ESA | Qld | Buderim
Hannah Lewis
ESA | SA | Westbourne Park
Kathy Ziatas
ESA | WA | Albany, East Victoria Park
Kim Upshon
ESA | NSW | Bondi Junction
Lara Moes
ESA | Qld | Ashmore, Coomera
Liselle Sidhu
ESA | Qld | Murarrie, Toowong
Lyndsay Currie
ESA | ACT | Deakin and ESA | NSW | Queanbeyan
Mary Speirs
ESA | Vic | Werribee
Rebecca Elliott
ESA | NSW | Chatswood, Epping
Rowena Mackiewicz
ESA | WA | Shenton Park, Subiaco
Shannon Hallatt
ESA | NT | Durack, Fannie Bay
Sonya Murchland
ESA | SA | Hindmarsh
Stephanie Baker
ESA | NSW | Penrith
Tanya Cook
ESA | Vic | South Morang
Tanya O’Neil
ESA | SA | Ridgehaven
Temika Harvey
ESA | SA | Christies Beach
Tristan Abba
ESA | WA | West Leederville
As a registered NDIS provider, our staff are required to comply with the NDIS Code of Conduct. This helps us respect and uphold the rights of all participants to safe and quality supports and services.
Click here for more information regarding the NDIS Code of Conduct.
Please click here to view our information sheet.
As a registered NDIS provider, we meet the requirements of the NDIS Worker Screening Check. ESA already has strict processes in place for checking registrations, certifications and screening to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our clients and participants.
Our staff are provided access to up-to-date and evidence-based training to support them to provide safe and quality supports and services.
As part of this, our staff are required to complete the NDIS Worker Orientation Module when they start working with us.
We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional early intervention and therapy services to children and families around Australia.
In order to maintain our quality of service we welcome feedback from you in order to fully understand whether we have ‘got it right’. If you wish to make a complaint, compliment or suggestion about our service, please click the button below and complete our Feedback and Complaints form.
Click here to fill out our feedback form
If you are an NDIS participant, you can also escalate your complaint to the NDIS Commission. For more information about this, click here.
If an incident happens at one of our clinics, we might need to report it to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. This factsheet has more information about this.
If you come to us for services, we agree to:
If you come to us for services, you agree to: