About Us

Jess Steed (she/her) is an occupational therapist who has worked in the mental health field for more than 17 years.  Jess holds a Bachelor of Behavioural Neuroscience, a Master of Occupational Therapy  Practice and a Diploma of Community Services - Alcohol, other drugs and mental health.

Jess began her career working with autistic children and has spent the majority of her career in the Victorian public adult mental health field providing a variety of 1:1, group therapy and case management services for adults across residential, sub-acute, community and outreach settings. She has also provided group therapy for people with chronic pain conditions and supervision to occupational therapy students and colleagues.

Jess enjoys working with people with a wide range of mental health needs including those with lived experiences of:

  • depression

  • anxiety disorders, including post traumatic stress disorder

  • substance use disorders

  • personality disorders

  • psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

  • bipolar affective disorder

  • intellectual disability

  • difficulties arising from stress and adjusting to a change in circumstances

  • thoughts of suicide and non-suicidal self injury

  • Jess also works with autistic and ADHDer adults

Jess is committed to providing high quality, trauma-informed, individualised and evidence-based services. She is a member of Occupational Therapy Australia, registered with the Allied Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and regularly engages in professional development activities.