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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What elephants can teach us about brain health

In 1990, Auckland Zoo welcomed Burma, an elephant whose life story offers insights into brain health. Elephants, like humans, thrive on strong social bonds, crucial for emotional and cognitive wellbeing. Elephants are highly social, forming tight-knit groups and extensive networks.

“Six-S” principles for supporting neurodivergence at work

Neurodivergence in the workplace brings unique strengths and challenges due to differently wired brains. While neurodiversity includes all brain variations, neurodivergence refers to those with cognitive differences, such as Autism Spectrum Condition or ADHD.

One thing at a time: Reclaiming attention with focus hygiene

Today, more than ever, we face a constant barrage of stimuli competing for our attention. Additionally, the pace at which we must contend with all this information has surged. As noted by psychiatrist Edward Hallowell, “Never in history has the human brain been asked to track so many data points!”

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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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“Make some accommodations”: Supporting menopausal women in the workplace

June 7th, 2025

At some point in their life, most women will experience menopause. It generally impacts women between the ages of 45 and 55, with the average age New Zealand women will begin to experience menopause being 52. Significant symptoms are experienced by approximately 70% of those experiencing menopause – common ones including anxiety, low mood/depression, hot flushes, brain fog, nausea, and fatigue. Dr Dougal Sutherland joined Jack Tame to discuss menopause, why awareness should be raised around it, and how to support someone dealing with it in the workplace.

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Dougal Sutherland: We can’t stop our children doing stupid things

June 7th, 2025

What was the dumbest thing you ever did in your youth that you thought, you know what, I should have listened to my mum, or my dad and I wouldn’t have got myself in so much trouble. But I didn’t, and I went ahead and did it anyway, and luckily, I’m still around to tell the tale. Lead Clinical Psychologist, Dougal Sutherland talks to Tim Beveridge about “how do you compete with the influence of your children’s peers?” rather than trying to stop them doing stupid things.

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Workplace bullying: How can we bring the numbers down?

May 24th, 2025

Last Friday (May 16) was Pink Shirt Day in New Zealand which, as we know, is to promote anti-bullying – serving as a reminder that bullying can happen anywhere. Some people think it only happens in the playground at school but reports show it also occurs in workplaces, with a Massey Uni study in 2023 reported 1 in 4 people experienced bullying at least monthly in the workplace.

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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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