With over a decade of experience in rehabilitation in Australia, Founder and Director Chantelle Wood was honoured nationally as the Australian Rehabilitation Counsellor of the Year in 2024 at the Australian Allied Health Awards and Best Support Person of the Year in 2019 at the Australian Insurance Industry Awards for achieving outstanding outcomes for her client's recovery believing in the Health Benefits of Good Work Initiative.
Chantelle is a national industry speaker and podcast guest on It Takes Heart and Crooked Smile Podcast. Chantelle was Outstanding Return to Work Finalist in 2018 and 2020 at the Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association ACT Awards.
Prior to establishing her practice in Western Australia, Chantelle lived on the East Coast of Australia, providing her with experience in all workers compensation legislations. As a Rehabilitation Counsellor accredited with the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors ASORC, Chantelle is a specialist counsellor who understands the impact health conditions have on people's lives, and that the timeline following illness or injury might not look or feel like expected.
Chantelle proudly operated as the Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association President ACT from 2017 - 2020, the industry body which represents all providers of occupational rehabilitation. Chantelle is a nationally qualified AMDRAS Accredited Mediator through the University of Western Australia..
Chantelle is tertiary qualified in Psychology through the University of Western Australia and Murdoch University. Chantelle has undertaken post-graduate study in Traumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive Rehabilitation and Adapting Psychological Therapies for People with Cognitive Impairment at University of Tasmania and La Trobe University in Melbourne. Chantelle is currently completing Compensable Health and Medicine through Monash University to be completed in 2026.
Chantelle presented as an industry leader speaker at the 2020 YIPS Enhancing Your Career, Professional Career Development Event, Absolute Balance Case Studies by Experts on Workers Compensation Claims Event in 2022 and was part of the 2023 Disability Connection Expo in Perth.
RESTORATIVE offer multidisciplinary treatment support across allied health disciplines including occupational therapy, physiotherapy and social work and also provide career coaching, clinical supervision and support for our allied health community.
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RESTORATIVE is a boutique rehabilitation counselling treatment practice devoted solely to occupational rehabilitation – here for work problems, work related injuries and returning to work after an injury.
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"Whilst in my second year on Workers Comp, in 2023, my Injury Sevices officer,
recommended a meeting with Chantelle, to help me deal with the physical and
mental impact of my injury. I was reluctant at first, as I tend to be a private person...
but after our initial meeting, I felt very much at ease, and surprised at how easy it
was to openly discuss issues with Chantelle. Chantelle met with me every 2-3
weeks, either face to face or over the phone. She was amazing, in being able to help
me with issues both on an injury and personal level. She never passed judgement
or criticised me for the way I expressed myself, and for that, I’m truly grateful, as it
allowed me to be me and to say how and what I was feeling, in both situations. I feel
that with Chantelle’s dedication and caring demeanour, as well as homework she
regularly set for me, I was able to overcome a lot of my anxiety and depression that
I was carrying, due to my injury, which in return, affected my personal life, my social
life, my relationship and my ability to return to work... She continually encouraged
me, at every meeting, and through text messages which she’d send to check on me, if
our meeting was going to be longer than 3 weeks apart... That meant a lot to me, it
showed that she genuinely cared... And for that - I say, Thankyou Chantelle."
- VICKI
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