Katrina McCleary-Harris

About Katrina McCleary-Harris

Katrina is a Business Wellness Coach based in the Ipswich Region. She supports Ipswich and surrounding areas with:

• in-person support
• telephone and video calls.

As a proud Wiradjuri and Dharug Indigenous woman who was born, raised and has lived in Ipswich for most of her life, Katrina understands the challenges faced by the Ipswich community on a regular basis. She is passionate about the Ipswich region and supporting rural business owners to reach their goals.

Katrina has 20 years’ experience supporting people with social and emotional wellbeing. She has worked in both private and government sectors. This includes business management positions in the health field, together with other roles in Education Queensland, Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs and Aboriginal Medical Services (AMS). She holds strong community connections across the Logan, Inala, Ipswich and Toowoomba regions.

In these roles, Katrina has supported individuals and families with a range of complex needs including domestic and family violence, trauma in early life, drug and alcohol abuse, child protection and youth justice, financial stress and other family dysfunction. She is passionate about providing culturally appropriate service delivery and is focussed on the social and emotional wellbeing and empowerment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Katrina constantly strives to work in ways that are client-focused. She recognises rural business owners are the experts in their businesses and the cornerstone of communities. Katrina is here to assist them during the tough times so that their businesses can continue to support the regions within which they operate.

She is a proud mother and grandmother, with her 3 kids and grandchild being the centre of her world. In Katrina’s spare time, she enjoys exploring the outdoors and seeing the many sights on offer in the Ipswich region.

Katrina holds a Bachelor of Social Work, a Diploma in Holistic Counselling and a Certificate IV in Youth Services and in Community Services. Having a strong and diverse background in the health and human services fields, she brings a breadth of knowledge and experience to the role.

Katrina works with a team of Wellness Coaches located throughout Southern Queensland.

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