Kerry Bass
Kerry qualified as an OT in 2012 from Teesside University. Kerry is a Lead Occupational Therapist in a school for autistic boys aged 8 to 18. During her OT career spanning 14 years, Kerry has worked across a variety of specialisms, including in the NHS and the charitable sector, in specialisms such as Mental Health, […]
Lynsey Stocks
Lynsey Stocks is an experienced Occupational Therapist with over 14 years of practice across a range of mental health settings, including acute services, community mental health teams, rehabilitation, trauma, and neurodiversity. She is passionate about the role of sensory integration in supporting emotional regulation and participation and recognises how sensory processing profoundly impacts mental health […]
Amy Fisher
Amy is a qualified Occupational Therapist based in the South West of England. Since qualifying in 2017, she has gained experience across a wide range of mental health services, including forensic settings, psychiatric intensive care units (PICU), acute wards across genders, and inpatient eating disorder services. Amy is now the Lead Occupational Therapist for a […]
Rachel Johnson
Rachel Johnson brings over 30 years of clinical experience to the Sensory Project team, with a career spanning NHS, charity, and education settings. She graduated as an Occupational Therapist from the University of Derby in 1992 and has dedicated much of her career to working with individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs. After […]
Liz Brown
Liz Brown is an experienced Occupational Therapist with a specialist focus on learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and sensory integration. She graduated in 1993 with a Diploma in Occupational Therapy (DipCOT) and has worked across social work services and NHS Scotland, supporting individuals with complex needs and behaviours of concern. Since beginning her sensory integration journey […]
Ethan Cronin
Ethan Cronin is an experienced occupational therapist with over eight years of experience in UK-based specialist education settings. He currently works within a school for autistic pupils with associated language and communication differences, supporting learners across Key Stages 2–5. Ethan leads the school’s Sensory Pathway, carrying out best-standardised assessments to understand sensory integration and processing […]
Rachel Dixon
Rachel Dixon is an experienced Occupational Therapist who qualified in Cardiff in 1990 and has dedicated 35 years to working within the NHS, specialising in Mental Health. Her career has spanned a wide range of settings, including community, prison, and inpatient environments, with experience across client groups such as Later Life, Rehabilitation, Acute, PICU, Neurodevelopmental, […]
Helen Brennan
Helen Brennan is an experienced Occupational Therapist with over 25 years of clinical practice across neurological rehabilitation, mental health, and specialist perinatal care. Graduating from Sheffield Hallam University in 2000, Helen developed a strong interest in neuroscience early in her career, which led her to gain a Psychology degree from the Open University in 2007 […]
Hayley Vaughan
Hayley Vaughan is one of the Mental Health Peer Group Facilitators within the Sensory Project. She is an Advanced Occupational Therapist and Clinical Lead within a Crisis and Home-Based Treatment Team and a Homeless Mental Health Team in Yorkshire, UK. Hayley graduated from York St John University in 2017 and has since developed a deep-rooted […]
Catherine Hauvette
Catherine Hauvette is a dedicated and highly experienced Occupational Therapist with over 15 years of clinical experience across South Africa and the UK. She currently works at a specialist SEN school in the UK, where she supports children with complex needs including autism, sensory integration and processing challenges, neurological conditions, and other comorbid and complex […]