Georgia Hoffman

Georgia graduated from Notre Dame University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science: Physiotherapy. She began her career at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, founding a broad skill base working across areas such as neurological rehabilitation, orthopaedics, intensive care, amputees and musculoskeletal outpatients.

In 2014 she pursued her interest in neurology and paediatrics and gained a position at The Centre for Cerebral Palsy (now known as the Ability WA). It was here that Georgia discovered her passion for working in early intervention and providing meaningful and effective intervention for all of her clients.

In 2015 Georgia travelled for 8 months across South America, Central America and Mexico.  She sought out volunteer opportunities through her travels and spent an extended period living in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Here she volunteered at a charity organisation called Pasitos de Luz, providing peer mentoring and therapy to disadvantaged babies and children. 

After her travels Georgia returned to her position at Ability Centre (now Ability WA). She further pursued her early intervention interest, predominantly working with younger children with complex needs and provided guidance for premature babies in a developmental playgroup setting. She was a research assistant for research programs at Ability Centre and was the senior clinical lead for running training. Georgia was a representative for Paediatric Physiotherapy Service Network (PPSN). 

Georgia has been working at the Healthy Strides Foundation since 2019, where she became newly inspired to provide children with innovative, evidence-based rehabilitation opportunities to enhance quality of life. She has contributed to ongoing research projects at the Healthy Strides Foundation and has been a part of coordinating and implementing Kindy Moves, STRIDE and ACTIVATE intensive therapy programs. Georgia is currently pursuing her recent interest, investigating trends and intensive therapy outcomes for children with rare diseases, as well leading the area of early intervention with our occupational therapist, Loren West.