How do you describe your Peer Supervision practice?

My peer supervision practice is relational, reflective, and grounded in respect for lived experience as both knowledge and responsibility. I support peer workers to navigate the emotional labour of their roles while making sense of the organisational systems they work within.

My approach is shaped by my experience across the full arc of the mental health system; from frontline practice through to senior leadership, and now national and state advisory roles. This allows supervision to hold both the lived realities of peer work and the practical constraints of power, boundaries, ethical tensions, and leadership expectations.

As someone from a multicultural background, I am attentive to how culture, identity, stigma, and belonging intersect with peer roles, often in subtle or unspoken ways. I balance deep reflection with practical sense-making, supporting clarity, confidence, and sustainability.

My work has been recognised through the 2025 WA Mental Health Award (Lived Experience Impact & Inspiration) and the AASW Social Worker of the Year Award, and through finalist recognition for the R U OK? Barbara Hocking Memorial Award and the WA Multicultural Awards (Sir Ronald Wilson Leadership Award), reflecting impact across practice, leadership, and systems influence.

What information regarding your Peer Work, Lived Experience, and/or areas of interest do you want Peer Workers to know?

I bring lived experience informed by migration, caregiving, suicide bereavement, and navigating complex systems, alongside extensive engagement with the peer and lived experience workforce. My work has included frontline roles, senior leadership responsibility for services and teams, and ongoing national and state advisory contributions related to lived experience leadership and workforce development.

I am currently completing a PhD focused on lived experience leadership in mental health. My areas of interest include role clarity, leadership pathways for peer workers, organisational power, cultural load, and how peers can remain connected to their values while working within complex systems.

What other information is relevant for Peer Workers to know?

Peer supervision sessions are delivered online across Australia.

Fees:

Individual peer supervision (60 minutes): $149

Savings Packages:

Steady Ground Package; 3 sessions over 3 months: $420

Sustained Practice Package; 6 sessions over 6 months: $828