Kath Smith (She/ Her)
Kath’s postgraduate education in Ayres’ Sensory Integration started in the early 1990’s while she was working in a CAMHS setting in South Africa, including with young people with trauma and in secure accommodation. On moving to the UK, Kath’s passion about ASI informed the innovation of services and products to support clients across the lifespan […]
Bernike Maarsingh (She/ Her)
In 2024, Bernike joined the ASI Wise & Sensory Project Team to manage innovation projects, ably turning her hand to project managing the mentoring programme and Sensory Ladders Global Translation Project. Bernike is a seasoned Occupational Therapist with over three decades of diverse experience in fields such as sensory integration, childhood development, adult rehabilitation, and […]
Mel King (She/ Her)
Mel qualified as a physiotherapist in 2004 in Wales. She completed junior and senior rotations in the NHS before heading overseas for 3 years travelling and working as a physiotherapist in both New Zealand and Australia. On returning to the UK to the UK Mel spent a few months locuming as a neurological physio before […]
Aniesa Blore (She/ Her)
Aniesa completed her degree in Occupational Therapy in 1999 at the University of Stellenbosch, in South Africa. She has since been focusing on pediatrics and sensory processing and integration. She has worked across a range of pediatric fields and has extensive experience in children’s issues from autism to learning difficulties. Her specialty areas of practice […]
Katie Crowfoot
Katie qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 2010 in England. She has passionately worked within the NHS for the past 12 years, focusing her career within the fields of Learning Disabilities, Mental Health and Autism. Katie was first introduced to Ayres Sensory Integration by the Learning Disabilities team and quickly started to be inspired around […]
