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.

Strategy

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

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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Our people

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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“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.

Self-care is knowing when you and your colleagues should take a break

Recent news reports indicate that rates of illness in the community are rising, as they often do during the winter months. We instinctively cringe away from people coughing on the bus, shuffle away from sniffly noses at the airport, and avoid touching public handrails where possible.

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This book provides a fresh bi-cultural approach to New Zealanders’ wellbeing. Learn new bite-sized strategies for fostering personal, team and whānau wellbeing to make a ripple in your community.

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Download guides and resources

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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Are pets as good for our wellbeing as we like to think?

August 30th, 2025

There’s a common belief that having a pet is good for one’s wellbeing. You often hear stories about how looking into a dog’s eyes gives you an emotional boost or that using real and fake animals in rest homes boosts residents’ moods, but it turns out it’s not a guaranteed path to better mental health – reality is more nuanced.

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Dougal Sutherland: You should tell off other people’s kids

August 9th, 2025

Umbrella’s Principal Psychologist, Dr Dougal Sutherland joins Tim Beveridge to discuss whether it’s ever okay to discipline a child that isn’t yours.

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Dougal Sutherland: Blue Zones and the principles of living longer – Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

August 2nd, 2025

Blue Zones are geographical locations where people live longer than average and are an area of interest for many. Some such zones are in Sardinia, others in Okinawa in Japan, Nicoya in Costa Rica, and Ikaria in Greece – all of which have a significant number of people living into their 90s or hundreds.

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We are proud to have helped various leading organisations in Auckland, Wellington and throughout New Zealand to thrive, engage and excel.

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