Verity Abdat

Clinic Manager / Physiotherapist
BHSc (Physio)

Verity joined the TBI Health team in 2007 after returning from the UK where she gained a lot of experience in vocational rehabilitation. Verity has over 10 years experience working in the private and public sector in both New Zealand and the UK. 

Chris Gregg

Physiotherapist
Dip Phy., Post Grad., Dip Manip Th.,MSc,  MPNZ

Chris has over 18 years experience in providing rehabilitation services within the private health sector.  He completed his post-graduate training in Manipulative Therapy in 1996 at Curtin University, Perth, Australia and his Master degree in Health Sciences in 2007. Chris has a special interest in protocol based functional rehabilitation for sports and spinal injuries.  He has worked for a number of years with a variety of sports teams including Wellington Rugby and The New Zealand Mens' Black Sticks Hockey team. 

Jane Laing

Physiotherapist

Jane graduated from Otago University in Dunedin. She works with Paraparaumu Rugby and believes in promoting independence through education and encouraging a healthy active lifestyle. Outside of work, Jane enjoys training horses and has competed nationally in a variety of disciplines.

Vicki Lynch

Physiotherapist

Vicki graduated from the University of Otago in 2003 with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy.  She has experience working in both private practice and hospitals in New Zealand and England.  Vicki intially worked at TBI Health for 18 months and has recently returned after travelling overseas.

Werner Strauss

Clinical Psychologist
MA (Stellenbosch, South Africa)

Werner completed his Master’s Degree in South Africa in 1993 and has worked in a variety of settings since then, both in public and private practice. Werner currently provides support with pain management at TBI Health. He is concurrently completing a Doctoral Study entitled “Resiliency factors in single-parent families affected by HIV/AIDS” which focuses on factors that support people in overcoming adversity. Besides working he enjoys participating in ironman triathlon and owns a trailer sailor called Popeye.

Nike Morton (The Hand Clinic)

Nike is a fully registered hand therapist (NZAHT) and has been practicing as an Occupational Therapist for over 8 years.  Her career history is diverse including vocational, social and psychiatric rehabilitation, as well as community and inpatient therapy.  Nike has been specialising in hand therapy for over five years.  She has extensive experience in post operative treatment from both plastic and orthopaedic surgeons, covering the entire range of hand pathology from trauma to congenital conditions.  She also has a special interest in diagnosis and is proficient in conservative management of upper limb injury or disease.  Nike has worked in urban and rural settings in New Zealand as well as abroad in the UK.

Sarah Keen

Clinic Administrator

Sarah has had 10 years experience in administration in the Wellington region.  She moved up to the Kapiti Coast 5 years ago, joining the TBI Health team in 2009 and is enjoying working within the health environment.