Foundations in Motivational Interviewing helps you to improve the way you have conversations about behaviour change with clients.
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Clinical Supervision and Leadership Coaching
Tamara and Nicola provide clinical supervision (often called professional supervision) to a range of professionals including psychologists, social workers, counsellors, human service workers, and case managers. Having worked in the human services sector for many years, we bring our wealth of knowledge and experience to your sessions.
We align with an abundance mindset, meaning we believe there is enough for all of us to achieve our professional goals and objectives. In practice, this means we are generous with our knowledge, genuinely invested in your growth, and enthusiastic to support your learning needs as best we can.
Our shared areas of clinical skills are addictive behaviours, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and trauma-informed care. We also enjoy exploring leadership, culture, and workplace well-being. Emphasis is placed on the importance of self-care, burnout prevention, and strategies to prevent compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.
Nicola is an AHPRA-registered psychologist and Psychology Board of Australia-approved supervisor with decades of experience across clinical practice, community services, teaching, leadership and program development. Having lived on Larrakia Country for most of her life, she brings a longstanding connection to Darwin and experience working with people across a wide range of roles and settings. Her work is grounded in behavioural psychology and focuses on understanding the patterns that shape how people cope, relate and change.
She has particular expertise in addictive behaviours, including gambling, alcohol and other drug use, as well as trauma, anxiety, burnout and complex behaviour change. Her experience spans multidisciplinary, community-based and not-for-profit settings, including leadership as a former CEO of a community organisation.
Alongside her clinical and supervision work, Nicola teaches psychology and counselling at Charles Darwin University. Her supervision style is collaborative, practical and grounded in curiosity about the patterns that emerge in demanding work. She offers space to reflect on the impact of that work, think through difficult situations and develop ways of responding that are sustainable and consistent with your professional values.
Tamara is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and AASW Accredited Supervisor with 20 years’ experience across counselling, clinical supervision, leadership and management. She has worked in government, community-based and not-for-profit settings, including leading multidisciplinary teams and services. Her areas of particular interest include mental health, addictive behaviours, veteran mental health, workplace wellbeing and burnout, and supporting practitioners across different stages of their careers.
Tamara has undertaken advanced training in clinical supervision and has extensive experience developing and facilitating supervision training and professional development. She is a current facilitator of the AASW Advanced Supervisor Learning Program.
Supervision with Tamara will provide you with a supportive and reflective space to step back from the demands of your work, think through complex situations, explore challenges openly, and strengthen your confidence and clinical judgement. Her approach is warm, collaborative and practical, with space to reflect, learn, be appropriately challenged, and continue developing your own professional identity and practice.
People often seek supervision to:
- learn or enhance their clinical skills and knowledge
- have a safe space for debriefing and reflecting
- explore ethical dilemmas
- receive constructive feedback and support
- explore case presentations and treatment planning
- manage stress, self-care, and burnout prevention
- unpack and resolve workplace or organisational stressors/issues
- focus on career progression and development
- maintain CPD requirements
We provide clinical supervision services online or in-person depending on location and availability. Sessions can be provided on either a regular or ‘as needed’ basis.
Please contact us to learn more about our workplace packages for individual and/or group sessions.
Leadership Coaching
Being a leader can be incredibly rewarding and incredibly hard all at the same time. We know this from personal experience. It can also feel lonely and the higher you rise, the more this feeling emerges. There’s no need to feel alone – we offer a supportive, compassionate, and safe space to explore the challenges and rewards of your leadership journey.
Leadership is a skill that can be learned, refined, and continually developed – the best leaders understand this is a life-long process.
We work with emerging leaders moving into their first management positions to seasoned executives looking to refine and enhance their skills. Our service is for anyone at any stage of their leadership journey.
Key areas explored in leadership coaching include:
- building emotional intelligence
- understanding your leadership style
- strengthening communication skills
- understanding team dynamics and motivations
- mastering difficult conversations
- navigating the transition from clinician to manager
- managing stress and burnout prevention
- workload management and strategic planning
- career planning and progression
Tamara and Nicola have both worked in management and leadership positions, ranging from team leader roles to Executive Officers. Nicola is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Tamara holds a Master of Health Leadership and Management from UNSW. We will both bring our leadership practice wisdom, knowledge of human behaviour and motivation, and other professional learnings to your sessions.