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We are a team of psychologists, researchers and workplace wellbeing experts. Partnering with Aotearoa New Zealand organisations, we help to improve the mental health and resilience of your people.

Workplace Wellbeing Services Provider

Use our mental health expertise and bi-cultural competence to enhance every level of your business

Assessment

Get insights into your team’s psychological health. This evidence-based online survey will inform your wellbeing strategy, and provide your people with practical wellbeing resources.

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Strategy

Together we will design an inclusive workplace wellbeing strategy and review your current practices, with ongoing support from our team of organisational psychologists.

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Training

Equip your teams and leaders with skills and research-based strategies to spot signs of stress, look after their own and others’ mental health, and promote psychological safety.

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As psychologists and wellbeing experts, we are here to help you improve the work lives of your people. We collaborate with you to put high-quality research into practice, for a happier, more productive workplace.

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Fixing the work, not the worker with help from psychology and physiotherapy

What is the real cost of workplace injuries? Just one in ten ACC claims accepted in 2024 were linked to work-related harm (10%), yet they cost nearly a quarter of the total $7 billion cost of claims (22%). Injured workers took approximately 5.5 million days off work – a number that continues to rise year-on-year – with manual-work industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, construction and forestry the most highly represented in these statistics.

“Rock bottom” looks different for everyone; get help before finding yours

If you’ve been living with physical or emotional pain for a long time, you might feel like you’ve mastered the art of holding the line. Maybe you’re coping just well enough that other people don’t notice or become concerned. Maybe you’ve become adept at keeping “rock bottom” at arm’s length.

Giving and receiving feedback: Can it be psychologically safe?

We’ve all been there. Holding back a suggestion in a meeting because we’re not sure how it will land or bracing ourselves when someone says, “Can I give you some feedback?”. In these moments, psychological safety matters.

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Check out our free resources developed by our team of psychologists and researchers. There you’ll find strategies for handling stress, uncertainty, remote working, and managing wellbeing.

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Engage one of our inspirational speakers for your conference or team away day. Our presentations and keynotes are often described as a conference highlight.

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Dr Dougal Sutherland

Dr Dougal Sutherland speaking at WISE 2024

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Does NZ need a social media ban?

December 6th, 2025

Generations before have been relatively unaware to just how seriously harmful it can be – figuring if they just keep open communication with their kids then they should be fine. But younger millennial and gen Z parents seem to be recognising the dangers.

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Why do the “good old days” feel so good?

December 6th, 2025

Some of this is due to what psychologists’ call “the reminiscence bump”. It refers to our teenage and early adult years of life when we tend to have stronger memories about our lives and major events in life.

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Can someone’s phone activity predict their moods?

November 22nd, 2025

Firstly – rest assured this isn’t some new and frightening emergence of big-brother watching your keystrokes! New methods are emerging which look at how someone’s pattern of typing on a smartphone keyboard might predict early onset of depression.

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