Our Team
Callum Smith, Musician
Michelle Collins, Speech Pathologist and musician
Rebecca Leeson, Speech Pathologist
Callum has a long history of working with people with acquired brain injury and disability. He is an experienced and talented group leader and facilitated a social clubhouse for people with ABI for many years. In this setting Callum formed a singing group and supported members to learn musical instruments such as guitar and keyboard.
Rebecca Leeson, Speech Pathologist
Michelle Collins, Speech Pathologist and musician
Rebecca Leeson, Speech Pathologist
Rebecca qualified as a speech pathologist in 1995 in the UK, and also has a Masters in Human Communication. She enjoys providing individual and group interventions and has a particular interest in social communication and community connection. Rebecca is a casual academic at Latrobe University and teaches students about social communication deficits following traumatic brain injury.
Michelle Collins, Speech Pathologist and musician
Michelle Collins, Speech Pathologist and musician
Michelle Collins, Speech Pathologist and musician
Michelle has a background in psychology and completed a Masters in Speech Pathology in 2003. She also plays piano and is an accomplished musician and composer. Michelle recently ran a poetry group for people with acquired brain injury at La Trobe University and claims to have had more fun than the participants! She is currently completing a Graduate Diploma of Counselling.
About CUSP
CUSP is a community-based service providing group interventions for people with acquired brain injury (ABI). Our creative groups provide opportunities for expression, social interaction and connection through shared experience. We prioritise fun, enjoyment and laughter as we work with individuals to achieve their goals.
Working together
Rebecca, Michelle and Callum have been working together to facilitate creative groups since 2023.
We look forward to working with you to develop your skills, confidence and connections with others.
Rebecca and Michelle have authored two publications.
You can read their paper on finding goal focus here.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fresc.2021.786445/full
You can read their paper on interventions that aim to increase social participation through recreation or leisure activity here. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2246377