Meet The Team

Founder

Simone Bursey

Simone Bursey, Founder of Bounce Back Co, is an NDIS registered Behaviour Practitioner and an accredited Autism & ADHD Clinical Specialist, with a keen focus on PDA. 

She holds degrees in both Psychology and Social Work with advanced clinical training in mental health and disability. Simone is also a fellow of The Australian Mental Health Leaders Fellowship.

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She's the proud Mum, and Bonus Mum, to a busy and blended family of five. 

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​She currently Co-Chairs the Queensland Children's Hospital's Clinician Collaborative and the Queensland Child and Youth Adolescent & Young Adult Clinical Network. 

... Which is all a really big mouthful for saying...

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Simone has worked hard to gain the level of knowledge and experience that ensures the support you're provided with is of the highest quality and safety standards you can expect. 

Behaviour Support Practitioner

Tara Rogers

With over a decade of experience in inclusive and special education, and behaviour support, Tara knows that behaviour is communication—and she’s here to help decode it with her incredible knowledge and sprinkle of bubbly personality!

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She’s backed by some serious credentials, including a Master of Education (Guidance Counselling) from the University of Queensland, plus qualifications in Inclusive Education, Teaching & Learning, and Physical Education.

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What makes Tara awesome? 

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• She's our Restrictive Practice Queen! (in the nicest possible way) - she can untangle the most complex of scenarios and support this tricky area collaboratively to ensure safety and peace of mind. 

• She brings the energy. Tara is warm, down-to-earth, and easy to connect with—whether you’re a parent, a young person, or a fellow practitioner.​

Behaviour Support Practitioner

Sarah Goodall

Sarah brings a huge heart and over 30 years of experience to her role. With a background in speech and language therapy, inclusive education, and complex communication needs, Sarah supports families and young people across several specialist areas including Autism & PDA, ADHD, and a wide range of rare and complex conditions.

She’s backed by some serious credentials, including qualifications in speech language therapy, primary teaching and she uses a range of advanced communication and behaviour support methodologies to help people find their voice. 

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What makes Sarah awesome?​

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• She gets PDA (hooray!). Sarah has deep experience working with children and young people with significant avoidance behaviours, and she knows how to support them in ways that are respectful, flexible, and genuinely affirming.

• She sees the whole picture. With decades of experience in communication, behaviour, and learning, Sarah knows how to connect the dots and uncover what’s really going on beneath the surface.

Behaviour Support Practitioner 

Natalie Kyriacou

Natalie is our super creative Behaviour Support Practitioner who brings a deep well of experience from early childhood education across a range of therapeutic settings. With over eight years working with neurodivergent children and their families, she’s a natural at building trust, creating calm, and tailoring supports that actually work.

Natalie has a knack for blending evidence-based strategies with expressive, movement-based tools. You’ll often find her using art, yoga, breath work and visual supports to help children & young adults regulate, communicate, and feel safe in their world.

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She’s backed by a strong and growing list of credentials too—including a Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies, a Postgraduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education, and a current Master’s in Special and Inclusive Education.

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What makes Nat awesome? 

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• She’s endlessly creative and play is her language —Natalie knows how to weave therapeutic tools into everyday moments in ways that stick in the best way.

• She’s communication curious. From Key Word Sign to visual supports, Natalie’s always looking for neurodiversity-affirming ways to empower children to express their needs, ideas, and emotions.

Behaviour Support Practitioner 

Nikki Hanlon

Nikki has worn some really impressive hats - she’s worked in schools as a learning enhancement specialist, been a youth worker in therapeutic residential care, and supported students as a chaplain. Whether she’s holding space for big emotions or helping a young person re-engage with learning, Nikki brings insight, empathy, and a calm presence to her work.

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She’s backed by some solid credentials too, including a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology, Child Protection & Sociology), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Inclusive Education & Secondary Teaching). While the classroom wasn’t her forever home, that experience sharpened her superpowers in supporting diverse learners, both academically and emotionally —because helping people thrive is not just her job, it’s her jam!

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What makes Nikki awesome: 

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• She’s seen it from all angles. From child protection and education to counselling and youth work, Nikki brings a 360° understanding of what young people and families need.

• She’s creative and grounded. Whether she’s working through a behaviour plan or finding the right sensory strategy, Nikki mixes structure with out-of-the-box thinking—and a whole lot of heart.

Chief Mischief Maker 

Alfred

Once believed to be destined for animal-therapy, Alfred's calling is better suited to keeping bush turkeys out the garden and letting everyone know when the poor postie is at the gate. 

Even though he's hung up the therapy jacket, he still brings lots of joy to the Bounce Back Team and keeps us laughing on the daily!