Team Liberator consists of highly skilled, friendly individuals who have a wealth of experience in both AAC implementation and programming and supporting people who have communication impairments. We are all passionate about achieving the best possible outcomes for people who use our communication solutions – either now or in the future.
Glasgow Wheelchair Rugby is Scotland’s only full contact wheelchair rugby club. Open to all genders, ages eight upward, we have two teams, both train on Tuesdays at Tollcross Leisure Centre, The Caledonian Clan (juniors) training 6-7pm and The Caledonian Crushers (adults), training 7-9pm.
Dr Kirstie Rees is a Chartered Psychologist who works with our team on a regular consultancy basis. Trained as a Child and Educational Psychologist, she has many years of experience supporting children and young people with disabilities and their families. Kirstie is also trained in a number of therapeutic approaches and is passionate about helping both children and adults develop coping strategies that support their mental health and wellbeing.
Alongside her practical work, Kirstie has carried out research, delivered training, and written both academic papers and a book in this area. She has worked in three different local authorities in Scotland and previously tutored on the MSc in Educational Psychology at the University of Dundee. Kirstie is also a member of the British Academy of Childhood Disability Education Group.
Lesley trained as a physiotherapist in Manchester and qualified in 1986. She has worked in large teaching hospitals in Liverpool, Sheffield and Newcastle as well as in the community-based at a special needs school. She has gained a wide range of experience working within the paediatric field in a number of regional specialities based in Newcastle, with a special interest in acquired brain injury. Lesley and her family relocated to Scotland in 2005 and she joined us in 2007.
Arden qualified as a physiotherapist in 2018 after completing her MSc pre-reg PT degree in Edinburgh. With a keen passion for paediatric neurology, she worked in the NHS for over four years, supporting children and young people affected with various neurological conditions within their community settings. Prior to moving to Scotland in 2016, Arden worked as a professional contemporary dancer across Europe while touring internationally. She simultaneously owned a rehabilitative training company in the Netherlands, with a specialisation in functional core training and postural awareness for professional athletes (dancers, acrobats, kick-boxers and MMA fighters). Originally born in Canada, Arden is thrilled to have joined our team in August 2023.
