Consulting & Speaking
Working Together
Consulting, collaboration, speaking and training with organisations, institutions and communities.
Partnering with organisations, communities and leaders to embed culturally responsive practices through consulting, training and strategic collaboration that strengthen wellbeing, ethical leadership, inclusive workplaces and sustainable systems change.
My approach
Beyond clinical psychology, grounded in it
My consulting practice extends beyond clinical psychology while remaining firmly grounded in clinical expertise and experience.
What distinguishes my approach is the integration of interdisciplinary research and community collaboration. This combination enables me to work alongside organisations and institutions on complex mental health issues which include trauma, wellbeing, research application and psychosocial challenges, connecting evidence and theory with the realities of people, communities and systems. Rather than offering conventional psychological training or generic workplace wellness solutions, my consulting brings a critical, ethically grounded and contextually responsive perspective to developing meaningful and sustainable approaches to care, knowledge, practice and organisational change.
Ways of working
How we might work together
Consulting and advisory
Areas of consultingStrategic Consulting
Partnering with organisations to address complex challenges through evidence-informed advice, critical analysis and practical, contextually responsive solutions relating to mental wellness.
Research & Advisory Services
Providing expert input on research design, ethics, programme development, evaluation, knowledge translation and evidence-informed decision-making.
Speaking, training and lectures
Speaking and TrainingWorkshops & Professional Training
Designing and facilitating interactive learning experiences that build knowledge, skills and confidence in responsive mental health praxes.
Speaking & Facilitation
Delivering engaging presentations, panel discussions and facilitated conversations that translate complex research into practical insight for diverse audiences.
Research and community collaboration
Research collaboration enquiriesCollaborative Projects & Partnerships
Working alongside organisations, researchers and community partners to co-develop initiatives, strengthen capacity and create meaningful, sustainable impact.
Consulting
Areas of consulting
Trauma-Informed Practice & Care
Supporting organisations to strengthen trauma-informed approaches to care, programmes and professional practice, with attention to relational safety, embodied experience, survivor agency, cultural responsiveness and the realities of working in complex or under-resourced contexts.
Healthcare · NGOs · Community organisations · Government · Training programmes · Practice frameworks
Mental Health, Wellbeing & Psychosocial Care
Advising on psychologically informed approaches to individual, organisational and community wellbeing, integrating clinical expertise with an understanding of social, relational and structural factors that influence mental health and recovery.
Healthcare · Corporate · Education · NGOs · Community organisations · Wellbeing strategies
Research, Ethics & Knowledge Translation
Supporting organisations with ethically grounded research thinking, interdisciplinary knowledge development and the translation of complex evidence into accessible, meaningful and practically relevant knowledge for professional and public audiences.
Academia · Healthcare · NGOs · Research institutions · Policy · Research development
Gender, Sexual Violence & Trauma
Providing specialist insight into the psychological and psychosocial dimensions of sexual violence and trauma, with particular attention to survivor-centred, culturally responsive and ethically grounded approaches to prevention, response, recovery and professional practice.
NGOs · Healthcare · Government · Advocacy organisations · Training · Policy development
Professional Education & Capacity Building
Developing and facilitating evidence-informed education, workshops and professional development that translate psychological, trauma, ethical and research knowledge into practical skills for practitioners, organisations and community role players.
Healthcare · NGOs · Academia · Government · Professional bodies · Workshops · Training programmes
Sectors
Who I work with
Healthcare
Organisations and professionals involved in delivering, managing, researching, regulating or developing health and mental healthcare services, programmes and systems.
It includes
- Hospitals and psychiatric hospitals
- Private medical and psychological practices
- Primary healthcare and community health services
- Mental health and rehabilitation services
- Public health organisations
- Healthcare research institutions and universities
- Non-governmental organisations providing health services
- Government health departments and agencies
- Professional healthcare bodies
- Health insurers and healthcare administrators
- Organisations developing or delivering health programmes and interventions
NGOs
NGOs who work directly with communities or advocate for broader social change. In my consulting capacity, this could include organisations working in mental health, trauma, sexual and gender-based violence, human rights, community development, public health, social justice and education.
Community organisations
I partner with community organisations with close knowledge of local realities, relationships and lived experience in developing community-responsive mental wellness programmes.
Government
Public-sector departments, agencies and institutions responsible for mental health, healthcare, social development, education, gender-based violence, community wellbeing, public policy and related social services.
Advocacy organisations
Organisations that work to raise awareness, amplify lived experiences, protect rights and influence policy, practice and systems to address social, health and human-rights concerns and promote more equitable health and mental healthcare outcomes.
Corporate
Businesses and organisations seeking to strengthen employee mental wellbeing, workplace resilience and organisational culture through responsive mental health approaches.
Academia
Partnering with universities and research institutions to strengthen research, ethics, education and knowledge translation through interdisciplinary collaboration and evidence-informed practice.
Professional bodies
Professional associations and regulatory organisations supporting standards, ethics, education and continuing professional development across healthcare, psychology and related disciplines.
Research and community
Partnerships
- Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice, University of the Western Cape2019 to 2026
Joint doctoral student, project manager, researcher and therapist, data collection, community engagement and collaboration
PhD by publication
- International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Ghent University2020 to 2026
Joint doctoral student, project manager, researcher and therapist, data collection, community engagement and collaboration
PhD by publication
- Community organisations, Cape Flats, Cape Town2021 to 2026
Community engagement and collaboration to establish trauma-informed care for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse
PhD by publication; community-based integrative trauma-informed care
Speaking and Training
Talks, lectures, workshops and training
Presentations, conference lectures, workshops, professional training and facilitated discussions, tailored to universities, healthcare organisations, professional bodies, government, civil society, businesses and community organisations.
Speaking and Training
Enquiries
Interested in working together?
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