About Bec

Bec (she/her) is a social worker who practices through in a lived experience (peer) lens. She brings both professional experience and lived understanding to working alongside people in ways that are practical, respectful, and genuinely human.

Her work is grounded in walking alongside people in ways that feel manageable, flexible, and real — whether that’s through body doubling, conversation, or simply having someone there as they move through something that feels hard to do alone. Small Things Social Work is less interested in formulas and models of “fixing,” and more interested in what is actually useful in day-to-day life.

You may also be interested in the formal training, professional experience and qualifications that support Bec’s work.

She holds a Bachelor of Social Work and a Graduate Diploma in Family and Systemic Therapy, and brings over 20 years of experience working in community-based roles. She has also completed a range of additional training across trauma-informed practice, family therapy, peer practice, and body-based and recovery-oriented approaches.

While this learning has shaped her practice and is inextricably woven into how she holds space in session, Bec does not see formal knowledge as holding more value than the knowledge people bring from their own lives. Her work continues to evolve and be shaped through both ongoing learning and the experiences shared by the people she works alongside.

Bec comes to this work as someone with lived experience of navigating disability, neurodivergence, mental health and the systems that surround them. This has shaped not only how she understands support, but how she chooses to offer it — with an awareness of the many factors that influence how people are able to show up in the world and make choices about their own lives and care. Her thinking is informed by a broad understanding of the interplay between body, mind, relationships, and the wider social context we live within.

While this may sound complex, the way Bec works is intentionally simple. She does not offer rigid or manualised approaches, but instead focuses on what is actually useful, accessible, and possible in day-to-day life. She is most interested in creating spaces where people can explore and connect with their own ways of being, particularly those that may not always be recognised or valued within the wider world.

Outside of her work, Bec is in the process of creating a life that is sustainable for her and that honours the wisdom of understanding herself as a neurodivergent human. This looks like a slower, more grounded way of living, pacing, monotropism, and a conscious practice of “enough.”

It involves writing, morning walks, chatting to her chickens and cat, and staying attuned to the fluctuating capacity of herself and others. She tries, in small ways, to live in a way that supports the wellbeing of self, others, and the wider world — through things like asking for and accepting help, spending time in nature and with people she cares about, and allowing for low-demand time as capacity and logistics allow.

She is drawn to gentle, nourishing practices such as cooking, stretching, Qi Gong, acupuncture, and finding moments of joy in the small things.