Meet the Dream Team
At Behaviour Lane, we are a dedicated, down-to-earth team of Behaviour Support Practitioners, Family Therapists, and Coaches who are passionate about helping people thrive.
We offer both NDIS-funded and private therapy options, supporting individuals of all ages through behaviour support, counselling, coaching and family-focused interventions. Whether we are working with children, teens, or adults, our team brings a trauma-informed, person-centred, and neuroaffirming approach to every interaction.
Each of us brings unique experience, perspective, and heart to our work.
Led by Liz (who loves coffee almost as much as she loves the colour pink), our team is committed to creating safe, supportive spaces where people feel understood, empowered, and respected.
Liz Swadling
Liz brings a calm, compassionate and person centred approach to behaviour support, working collaboratively with individuals, families and support teams.
With a Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying) and over a decade of experience in disability services and behaviour support, Liz brings a calm, compassionate, and person centred approach to her work as a Behaviour Support Practitioner.
Liz specialises in supporting individuals with complex needs through trauma informed, strengths based behaviour support. She is skilled in conducting Functional Behaviour Assessments, developing Behaviour Support Plans, and working collaboratively with families, support teams, schools, and allied health professionals to create meaningful, practical strategies that improve quality of life.
Her work is grounded in empathy, respect, and a strong belief in the potential for positive change.
Nathan Swadling
Nathan brings extensive experience supporting young people, families and individuals with complex support needs.
Nathan is a Behaviour Support Practitioner who brings extensive experience supporting young people, families and individuals with complex support needs.
With a professional background in youth mentoring, behavioural coaching and community based programs, Nathan takes a practical, relationship focused approach to behaviour support.
He believes meaningful change begins by understanding the person, their environment, their strengths and the reasons behind their behaviour.
Nathan has worked with children, teenagers and adults across community, disability, education and justice settings.
His experience includes supporting people with emotional regulation, confidence, resilience, communication, social connection and engagement in positive routines.
Alongside his behaviour support work, Nathan has spent many years coaching boxing and developing programs that use physical activity, mentoring and positive role modelling to build discipline, self belief and a sense of belonging.
Nathan’s practice is person centred, trauma informed and strengths based.
Nathan is committed to providing respectful, culturally responsive and least restrictive support that promotes choice, dignity, safety and improved quality of life.
Alison Wark
Alison brings extensive experience supporting families, children and teens through compassionate and neuroaffirming care.
Alison is a passionate and experienced Behaviour Practitioner and Family Therapist with over 15 years in the field.
She loves supporting families, children and teens to feel safe, understood and supported in ways that truly matter.
Alison gravitates toward trauma informed and neuroaffirming approaches, believing they honour the unique and individual qualities in every person.
She is dedicated to building strong, trusting relationships and celebrating progress, big or small.
Mischa O’Brien
Mischa brings more than 15 years of administrative experience and a warm, organised approach to supporting clients and practitioners.
Mischa is an experienced administrator with over 15 years’ experience, providing organised, reliable support.
She is passionate about creating smooth, efficient systems that allow practitioners to focus on delivering high quality care and positive outcomes for their clients.
Known for her warm and approachable nature, Mischa brings strong attention to detail, clear communication, and a calm, solutions focused mindset to her role.
She takes pride in ensuring day to day operations run seamlessly, supporting both practitioners and clients with efficiency, care, and professionalism.
Katie Goodwin
Katie brings a warm, compassionate and trauma informed approach to supporting children, young people and families.
With a Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying), a Bachelor of Early Childhood and Primary Teaching, and extensive experience supporting children, young people, and families, Katie brings a warm, compassionate, and trauma informed approach to her work.
As a Social Worker, Counsellor, Behaviour Support Practitioner, and Play Therapist in training, Katie is passionate about helping children and families navigate life's challenges while building on their strengths, resilience, and capacity for growth.
She works collaboratively with families, educators, schools, and support networks to develop meaningful and practical strategies that support emotional wellbeing, positive behaviour, and healthy relationships.
Katie's practice is grounded in dignity, respect, and the belief that behaviour is a form of communication.
Guided by a strengths based and person centred philosophy, Katie is committed to helping children feel safe, confident, and connected while supporting families to create lasting and meaningful change.
Hayley Armstrong
Hayley is a Psychologist and Behaviour Support Practitioner with a practical, person centred approach focused on clear goals, simple routines and achievable strategies.
Hayley is a Psychologist and a Behaviour Support Practitioner with seven years’ experience, known for a practical, person centred approach.
She focuses on strategies that fit real life, clear goals, simple routines and step by step supports that build skills and confidence.
Skilled in Functional Behaviour Assessments and developing collaborative, trauma informed, strengths based Behaviour Support Plans, she partners closely with families, schools, and support teams.
Jazabelle Kibaimoa-Teaatu
Jazabelle combines her nursing background with behaviour support experience to provide practical, person centred care.
Jazabelle is a Behaviour Support Practitioner with a background in Registered Nursing and has worked in behaviour support since 2022.
She supports children, teenagers and adults with complex needs, with a particular interest in early intervention, emotional regulation, communication and positive routines.
Her approach is trauma informed, practical and collaborative, with a strong focus on strategies that families and support teams can use in everyday life.
She has experience supporting individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, anxiety related behaviours, emotional regulation challenges and behaviours of concern across home, school and community settings.
Jazabelle is committed to respectful, empowering support that improves quality of life for both the individual and their support network.
Lena Motawi
Lena delivers ethical, trauma informed and person centred support through a humanistic and collaborative approach.
Lena is an Advanced Behaviour Support Practitioner committed to delivering ethical, trauma informed, and person centred support within a humanistic and collaborative framework to help individuals achieve meaningful goals.
She is currently studying towards becoming a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist.
Her specialist interests include forensics, justice for all, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, complex psychosocial presentations, neurodivergence, and personality disorders.
Lena’s practice is guided by the belief that every person should be supported to build a life that is meaningful, safe, and conducive to flourishing, one day at a time.
Her lifelong training in Taekwondo has strongly shaped her professional values, instilling discipline, patience, and a deep respect for the gradual process of growth and goal attainment over time.
She prioritises creating spaces where safe, open communication is encouraged, judgement is absent, and everyone’s pace is respected.