Professional and Lived Expertise at Your Fingertips
Hi, I'm Tess and I would love to talk to you about how we can work together in authentic and innovative ways
The strength in my work is I combine lived experience with professional experience to support anyone working with lived experience or as a lived experience advocate/professional.
As someone from multiple intersectional identities I have a unique lens that I translate into my work and practice.
Originally coming from a professional therapeutic counselling background, I now channel my passion in an authentic, grassroots way to bringing social change and support organisations and individuals to do this in innovative and relational ways.
What Can I Do For You?
There are many ways I can work with you.
All of my work is informed by an intersectional and trauma-informed framework. Ask me how I may be able to work with you. My services include, but not limited to:
Community engagement
I am available for community engagement, conducting research interviews, creating surveys, group & individual consultations, coordination and facilitation of lived experience forums.
Lived experience programs
I have extensive experience in creating, recruiting, managing and supporting lived experience advisory groups and systemic advocacy programs in the private and government sector in a trauma informed and strengths based way.
Project work
I am an experienced project coordination professional, including past and current projects in the LGBTIQA+, family and sexual violence and disability sector.
Policy & systemic advocacy
Policy advisory work, establishing and facilitating advisory groups, reference groups, content writing, social media and systemic advocacy.
Public speaking/media
With extensive experience in public speaking, panel presentations and media, I can also train and coach individuals one-on-one in media advocacy and public speaking.
Training, Debriefing, Mentoring, Coaching
With my background in professional counselling and trauma informed therapy I can provide debriefing, mentoring or training for professionals in the social service or government sector working with lived experience, or individuals engaging in lived experience or advisory work.