Carmen Connelly is the owner and principal Occupational Therapist. Carmen can be described as a passionate and committed person, who enjoys working collaboratively with individuals to support them to live a meaningful and purposeful quality of life.

Carmen has a wealth of experience working within a range of settings, including adult inpatient, rehabilitation and community settings within the public mental health sector in Queensland and South Australia. She has worked with a diverse range of individuals experiencing a wide variety of complex mental health difficulties including, eating disorders, anxiety and mood disorders, psychotic and personality disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders. Additionally, Carmen has also held leadership roles, provided clinical supervision and taught at local universities, supporting the next generation of OTs.

Carmen adopts a trauma and recovery-informed approach to her work, working closely with the person, not the diagnosis, to understand their level of function and set individualised goals. She draws on evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and motivational interviewing approaches to support her sessions to ensure her clients access the highest standard of care.

Outside of her professional life, Carmen enjoys socialising with friends, staying active with exercise and tennis, travelling and unwinding by binge-watching the latest TV shows on Netflix to maintain her own health and wellbeing.