Julie is an Occupational Therapist (OT) with a background working in community mental health services. As an OT she has worked for the North East London Mental Health Trust, NHS and for Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Service, Queensland Health, Australia. Prior to training as an OT Julie worked in the print media industry in a variety of roles. Julie holds a BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy from Canterbury Christ Church University, UK (2006) and is a CIT graduate with a Diploma in Design for Printing (1997).
Julie has an interest in communication, design and advocacy and its role in service development as a result of working in mental health and homelessness services. She brings her educational and professional experiences to support the development of the MTU Enabling Transition project.