Rachel Hamshere

Rachel Hamshere, ActivOT Hahndorf, was born and raised in the Adelaide Hills. She is passionate about using OT assessment and intervention to support individuals with mental health conditions. Rachel has extensive experience working with individuals who have high complex mental health and comorbid psychosocial, medical, environmental, cognitive, and functional needs. Rachel has a caring and confident approach to engaging with individuals to understand how their symptoms impact their functioning. She values working in collaboration with both individuals and their key supports to build and sustain engagement in routines and relationships that support the individual to effectively manage the demands of daily life, work towards goals that are important to them and live a more meaningful life. Out of work Rachel enjoys spending time with her family and friends, walking her dog, listening to live music, travelling, swimming and spending time in nature.