Somerset Health is ran by owner / operator, Tina Somerset. She is a qualified Occupational Therapist, and obtained her Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) degree from University of the Sunshine Coast in 2018. She strives to provide holistic, client-centred therapy services to clients living in regional, rural, and remote areas. Tina understands challenges faced with accessing healthcare in regional, rural, and remote areas, so aims to help bridge this gap, in the short or long-term.
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Tina has worked in various regional, rural, and remote communities around Australia, including:
- Northwest Queensland: Mount Isa, Urandangi, and Dajarra
- Central West Queensland: Dajarra and Boulia
- Queensland Lower Gulf: Normanton, Burketown, Doomadgee, and Mornington Island
- Arnhem Land, Northern Territory: Groote Eylandt
- Top End, Northern Territory: Darwin
- Central Desert, Northern Territory: Alice Springs and Tennant Creek
- Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands communities, South Australian desert
In the time Tina has worked in regional, rural, and remote settings, she specialised in disability intervention and support services, particularly NDIS.
Tina also spent some time at a sub-acute rehabilitation hospital in South Australia, working with people with neurological conditions.