You've always felt more.
More attuned to the undercurrents others miss.
More affected by suffering others ignore.
More responsible for the world others accept as 'just how it is.'
And you've probably spent years wondering if this depth is your greatest strength or your biggest liability.
You've always felt more.
More attuned to the undercurrents others miss.
More affected by suffering others ignore.
More responsible for the world others accept as 'just how it is.'
And you've probably spent years wondering if this depth is your greatest strength or your biggest liability.
You've always felt more.
More attuned to the undercurrents others miss.
More affected by suffering others ignore.
More responsible for the world others accept as 'just how it is.'
And you've probably spent years wondering if this depth is your greatest strength or your biggest liability.
You've always felt more.
More attuned to the undercurrents others miss.
More affected by suffering others ignore.
More responsible for the world others accept as 'just how it is.'
And you've probably spent years wondering if this depth is your greatest strength or your biggest liability.
Today, you find out it's your secret weapon.
Maybe you've spent a lifetime trying to make your depth more manageable....softening your truth, hiding your sensitivity, or shrinking yourself just to stay connected. Or maybe you've learned to be tough, decisive, unshakeable on the outside - while your inner world remains rich, complex, and deeply feeling.
I understand. Not just professionally, but personally.
Because my path to this work wasn't linear. It began inside systems that rewarded intellect and achievement....and changed the moment life brought it all to a halt.
My Story
I started my career as a criminal defence lawyer, driven by a fierce sense of justice and a deep commitment to those most affected by systemic harm. I was determined, relentless, intellectually sharp - everything the legal world demanded. But like many highly sensitive people, I was also burning out from trying to be invulnerable while caring so deeply.
By my mid-twenties, I was high-achieving, exhausted and disconnected. I took time off and travelled to Central America seeking space, perspective and healing.
In Cuba, something happened that changed everything.
Despite a strong intuitive "no," I agreed to go horseback riding. Mid-trip, I was hit by a tractor in a remote area. My injuries were critical: a punctured lung, internal bleeding and a shattered leg. I remember lying in a field, body broken, lung collapsing, knowing I was close to death.
But what I experienced in that moment wasn't fear. It was something else: a profound sense of oneness. A calm, all-encompassing love. A dissolving of self into something infinitely larger...and utterly peaceful.
That moment cracked something open in me. I couldn't go back to life as it was - couldn't keep compartmentalizing my sensitivity, couldn't keep being strategically tough while ignoring my inner compass.
I started my career as a criminal defence lawyer, driven by a fierce sense of justice and a deep commitment to those most affected by systemic harm. I was determined, relentless, intellectually sharp - everything the legal world demanded. But like many highly sensitive people, I was also burning out from trying to be invulnerable while caring so deeply.
By my mid-twenties, I was high-achieving, exhausted and disconnected. I took time off and travelled to Central America seeking space, perspective and healing.
In Cuba, something happened that changed everything.
Despite a strong intuitive "no," I agreed to go horseback riding. Mid-trip, I was hit by a tractor in a remote area. My injuries were critical: a punctured lung, internal bleeding and a shattered leg. I remember lying in a field, body broken, lung collapsing, knowing I was close to death.
But what I experienced in that moment wasn't fear. It was something else: a profound sense of oneness. A calm, all-encompassing love. A dissolving of self into something infinitely larger...and utterly peaceful.
That moment cracked something open in me. I couldn't go back to life as it was - couldn't keep compartmentalizing my sensitivity, couldn't keep being strategically tough while ignoring my inner compass.
What followed were years of healing and reorientation: physical, emotional and spiritual. I had to learn how to walk again. To trust myself. To return to the world without losing the deeper truth I had touched.
I worked in humanitarian and community development spaces, supported trauma recovery with refugees, trained in psychological and spiritual traditions...and lived inside the long, often solitary practice of remembering how to listen to myself.
I didn't just change careers. I changed the way I related to everything: my body, my inner voice, the living world around me - and what it truly means to lead.
It wasn't about becoming incredible. It was about becoming whole.
Not more than me. Just more of me.
The Sensitive Leader™ Mastermind
Revolutionary leadership transformation for established leaders ready to leverage their sensitivity as their secret weapon for incredible impact. For those who refuse to shrink themselves and are ready to lead from the front with confidence, clarity, and unshakeable presence.
Next intake: [DATE] - Limited to 20 leaders
This isn't just another leadership program. It's where your sensitivity becomes your secret weapon for sustainable, game-changing impact.
The Sensitive Leader™ Accelerator
Self-directed leadership development for aspiring and established leaders who want comprehensive support without intensive coaching commitments. Perfect for those building leadership capacity at their own pace.
Start immediately - Join an expanding community of sensitive leaders transforming how they lead.
The Sensitive Leader™ Masterclass
Strategic starting point for leaders questioning whether their sensitivity is holding them back. Discover the Sensitive Leader™ Archetypes and how to harness your gifts of sensitivity in leadership.
90 minutes that will shift how you see your leadership potential.
My Work Now
Today, I work with sensitive leaders: executives, founders and changemakers - including advocates, educators, and professionals. Those who feel deeply and want to lead and live with greater clarity, alignment, and meaningful impact without burning out or losing themselves in the process.
I integrate trauma-informed psychology, intuitive development, and embodied intelligence within a grounded, whole-life approach to leadership.
The impact you're here to make doesn't come from pushing harder or performing a version of success. It comes from truly knowing yourself - and trusting that your depth isn't in the way. It is the way.
Ready to take the next step?
Credentials and Contributions
I don't believe credentials are everything, but in a world that often values confidence over competence, I want you to know what I offer is grounded in both lived experience and rigorous study.
The Sensitive Leader™ Mastermind
Revolutionary leadership transformation for established leaders ready to leverage their sensitivity as their secret weapon for incredible impact. For those who refuse to shrink themselves and are ready to lead from the front with confidence, clarity, and unshakeable presence.
Next intake: [DATE] - Limited to 20 leaders
This isn't just another leadership program. It's where your sensitivity becomes your secret weapon for sustainable, game-changing impact.
The Sensitive Leader™ Accelerator
Self-directed leadership development for aspiring and established leaders who want comprehensive support without intensive coaching commitments. Perfect for those building leadership capacity at their own pace.
Start immediately - Join an expanding community of sensitive leaders transforming how they lead.
The Sensitive Leader™ Masterclass
Strategic starting point for leaders questioning whether their sensitivity is holding them back. Discover the Sensitive Leader™ Archetypes and how to harness your gifts of sensitivity in leadership.
90 minutes that will shift how you see your leadership potential.
My Work Now
Today, I work with sensitive leaders: executives, founders and changemakers - including advocates, educators, and professionals. Those who feel deeply and want to lead and live with greater clarity, alignment, and meaningful impact without burning out or losing themselves in the process.
I integrate trauma-informed psychology, intuitive development, and embodied intelligence within a grounded, whole-life approach to leadership.
The impact you're here to make doesn't come from pushing harder or performing a version of success. It comes from truly knowing yourself - and trusting that your depth isn't in the way. It is the way.
Ready to take the next step?
Free Resources
✨ The Sensitive Leader™ Archetype Quiz
Take the quiz to discover your Sensitive Leader™ Archetype and understand how it shapes your impact and leadership experience.
✨ Free Guide: The Power of Presence
Practices to help you stay centered so you can lead with calm, confidence, and clarity, even in the noise.
What follows is a brief overview of the training, qualifications, and core published work that support my approach, woven together with decades of practice, care and inquiry.
Professional Qualifications
Master of Psychology (Counselling) - Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Thesis: Supporting community-based asylum seekers: Key counselling challenges
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) - Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Thesis: Improving the comprehensibility of jury instructions
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Diploma in Counselling - Metavision Institute, Bowral, Australia Specialisation in Process-Oriented Psychology
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice - College of Law, Sydney, Australia Admitted to the Supreme Courts of NSW and SA
Professional Qualifications
Master of Psychology (Counselling) - Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Thesis: Supporting community-based asylum seekers: Key counselling challenges
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) - Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Thesis: Improving the comprehensibility of jury instructions
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Diploma in Counselling - Metavision Institute, Bowral, Australia Specialisation in Process-Oriented Psychology
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice - College of Law, Sydney, Australia Admitted to the Supreme Courts of NSW and SA
Relevant Additional Training
Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Process-Oriented Psychology
Trauma-Focused & Somatic-Based Psychotherapies
Body-Mind Centering (BMC), Authentic Movement
Neuroscience Principles & Practices
NLP Practitioner, Process-Oriented Coach Training
Activator-Healer-Coach Training
Pranic Healing, Reiki Levels 1 & 2
Relevant Additional Training
Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Process-Oriented Psychology
Trauma-Focused & Somatic-Based Psychotherapies
Body-Mind Centering (BMC), Authentic Movement
Neuroscience Principles & Practices
NLP Practitioner, Process-Oriented Coach Training
Activator-Healer-Coach Training
Pranic Healing, Reiki Levels 1 & 2
Publications
The Inside Effects: How the Body Heals Itself, Volume 2 (2024)
Intuitive Living: A Practical Guide for Women Who Want to Deeply Trust Themselves (2022)
Combating Sexual Exploitation of Children and Violence against Women in Remote Regions of the Western Pacific(Training Manual, 2012)
The Children in State Care Commission of Inquiry - Death Investigation Report, South Australia (2007).
Improving Comprehensibility of Jury Instructions with Audio-Visual Presentation (Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2004)
Publications
The Inside Effects: How the Body Heals Itself, Volume 2 (2024)
Intuitive Living: A Practical Guide for Women Who Want to Deeply Trust Themselves (2022)
Combating Sexual Exploitation of Children and Violence against Women in Remote Regions of the Western Pacific(Training Manual, 2012)
The Children in State Care Commission of Inquiry - Death Investigation Report, South Australia (2007).
Improving Comprehensibility of Jury Instructions with Audio-Visual Presentation (Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2004)
Earlier Work in Systems Change & Advocacy
Prior to my coaching and psychological work, I contributed to child protection, justice reform, and rights-based development across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Working with organisations including UNICEF and Save the Children, I facilitated workshops, developed policy tools, and presented at international conferences on criminal justice, children's rights, and gender-based violence.
This work took me from Australian courtrooms to regional policy development, always focused on systemic change that honours human dignity and creates meaningful protection for the most vulnerable.
Earlier Work in Systems Change & Advocacy
Prior to my coaching and psychological work, I contributed to child protection, justice reform, and rights-based development across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Working with organisations including UNICEF and Save the Children, I facilitated workshops, developed policy tools, and presented at international conferences on criminal justice, children's rights, and gender-based violence.
This work took me from Australian courtrooms to regional policy development, always focused on systemic change that honours human dignity and creates meaningful protection for the most vulnerable.
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I live, work and play, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples and their ongoing connection to land, waters, culture, and community.
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