Your Family Services Team

Lorna Berry - Integrated Family Services Program Coordinator

Lorna has a Diploma in Children’s Services and is a qualified youth worker and NDIS support worker. 

 Lorna came to Australia as an 11-year-old after living in New Zealand and Scotland.  At age 16 she worked as an apprentice chef for local government, acquiring her first taste for professional work in a community-focused organisation.

 Since those early days, Lorna has attained over 20 years of experience working with families from birth to 18 years.  

 With two children of her own and also a stepson, Lorna has lived experience with ADHD and trauma that makes her journey a special, deeply personal one.

In the corporate world, Lorna’s career has seen her manage partnerships in federal, state and local government environments. In the community sector, she has worked as a support worker with children, young people and adults with trauma ID and complex behaviours across several settings including out-of-home care, community engagement and supported Independent living sites.

Lorna is committed to volunteering and is a committee member for the well-regarded Centre Research Excellence Women’s Reproductive Health, Monash University. 

She sits on an global committee as a consumer representative for women with Polycystic-Ovarian Syndrome. She has contributed to recent projects that highlight updates to diagnosis guidelines with the global team.