The people behind ReStory
ReStory brings together Donna McCormack and Lisa Doran’s professional practice, parenthood and lived experience of neurodivergence.
Donna McCormack and Lisa Doran · ReStory co-founders
Our shared starting point
Donna and Lisa each bring more than 20 years of professional experience working alongside people and families.
Across their careers, they have seen how labels, assumptions and environments can shape people’s experiences of support. Parenthood brought many of those professional questions closer to home.
ReStory grows from that shared interest in understanding people in context: their relationships, strengths, values, identities and preferred ways of communicating.
Meet your practitioners
Narrative Counsellor · Counselling & consultancy
Donna has over 20 years’ experience supporting individuals, families and communities. Her work brings together compassion, practical strategies and a strengths-based understanding of people.
With a particular interest in neurodiversity, Donna supports participants to explore the experiences behind behaviour and consider more responsive ways of working.
Mental Health Accredited Social Worker
Lisa has over 20 years’ experience working alongside young people and families. Her areas of expertise include mental health, family systems and strengths-based practice.
She brings a particular interest in supporting neurodivergent children and young people, alongside the families and professionals connected to their lives.
Contact ReStory to request current practitioner qualifications, professional membership information and facilitator details relevant to your programme.
What shapes ReStory
ReStory draws on narrative practice and neurodiversity-affirming perspectives, alongside the knowledge Donna and Lisa bring as practitioners and parents.
The framework creates space to explore the stories people hold about themselves, how those stories have developed, and what other accounts of their strengths, identities and possibilities may also be true.
Its practical questions help participants look at context, communication and support before settling on a single explanation for behaviour.
Our commitment
ReStory recognises the continuing strength, knowledge and leadership of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the importance of Aboriginal-led approaches to healing, connection and wellbeing.
We acknowledge the ways colonisation, racism, trauma, ableism and systemic disadvantage can shape people’s experiences and access to support.
The ReStory framework does not claim to represent Aboriginal ways of knowing, being, doing or healing. We remain committed to listening, learning and reflecting on how practice can support cultural safety, local relevance and self-determination.
Professional credentials · design preview
Proposed logo placements below. Current memberships, credential wording and use of official marks remain to be verified.
Practitioner membership does not imply that a ReStory course is accredited by either organisation.
A conversation is a good place to start
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