Executive HR advisory for organisations that take mental health, psychological safety and leadership seriously. Practical, evidence-based and built to be used, not shelved.
Psychological safety at work is no longer a nice to have. It is now a clear legal duty, and supportive leadership can change lives.
Across every Australian state and territory, organisations now carry a positive duty to identify and manage psychosocial hazards: isolation, fatigue, high workload, poor role clarity and exposure to distressing events. The expectation has moved from one-off wellbeing initiatives to real governance and capable leadership.
This is the work. Meeting the duty properly, and going further than compliance, so people feel safe enough to speak up, stay well and do their best work.
Engagements are scoped to your organisation and your priorities, from a focused piece of work to a full program across leadership, wellbeing and culture.
Meet your duty under the new WHS psychosocial laws and go further than compliance. Identify the hazards, design the controls into the way work happens, and build a culture where people feel safe to speak up early.
Supportive leadership is not a soft skill. It is protective. Practical, applied development that helps your leaders lead people, navigate change and lift performance, built on a 70:20:10 approach so it sticks.
When something hard happens, the response matters. Calm, expert support for organisations navigating distress, grief, suicide and crisis, grounded in nearly a decade on the front line.
Honest, warm and grounded talks on mental health, psychological safety and leading with humanity, drawn from deep professional experience and lived experience alike.
Safety and capability are designed into the way work happens, not added afterwards as a poster or a single workshop. That is where real change lives.
The best resources are built with your people, so they reflect the real environment, earn trust and are genuinely adopted across the organisation.
Everything is written to land on the floor as easily as in the boardroom. Clear, human and practical, because the best framework is the one people actually use.
Nina is a People and Culture executive and advisor who specialises in psychologically safe, mentally healthy and high-performing workplaces.
She spent close to six years as Head of People and Culture at Beyond Blue, one of Australia's most recognised mental health organisations, partnering with the board, the CEO and the executive on culture, capability and wellbeing. She has held senior People and Culture roles across the not-for-profit and sport sectors, and has served as a Lifeline suicide prevention and crisis support counsellor for close to a decade.
Nina also brings lived experience of anxiety and depression, which shapes how she works: with honesty, without stigma, and always alongside people rather than above them.
"She strikes a wonderful balance between being people focused and striving to do the right thing, always."
"Capable and courageous, with a strong sense of organisational ethics, and a practical approach to problem solving."
Tell me a little about your organisation and what you are working through. The first conversation is a chance to understand the need and see if I am the right fit.