Empowering Leaders and Teams to Build Capacity Confidence Connection
At the Institute of Hope, we help individuals, organisations, and communities grow stronger through trauma-informed coaching, leadership development, and strategic facilitation.
About the Institute of Hope
We believe every person has the potential to create meaningful change.
Through trauma-informed executive coaching, capacity-building, and leadership development, we help people uncover:
Clarity - know your next steps with confidence
Confidence - lead yourself and others with assurance
Purpose - act with intention and impact
We take a heart-centred approach, meeting people where they are. Our guiding principles support a journey of self-discovery, growth and capacity building.
Our services are designed to meet the diverse needs of our clients, including businesses, government agencies, not-for-profits, and individuals. From personalised coaching to bespoke training and development, we provide solutions that:
Increase capacity
Enhance skills
Drive positive, lasting change
“The sole purpose of my work is to facilitate conversations that matter.”
Our Impact Across Organisations
Our Core Services
Leadership &
Strategic Growth
We support leaders and teams to navigate change, make confident decisions, and achieve organisational goals. Through executive coaching, mentoring, and strategic planning, we help you strengthen leadership capacity and drive meaningful impact.
What you’ll gain:
Clearer decision-making and strategic focus
Stronger leadership presence and confidence
Aligned goals and measurable organisational growth
Ready to take the next step?
Culture, Safety & Wellbeing
We help organisations foster psychologically safe, resilient and inclusive environments. Our approach integrates trauma-informed insights and practical strategies to enhance wellbeing, improve team dynamics and build a strong, positive workplace culture.
What you’ll gain:
Improved team collaboration and trust
Safer, more inclusive workplaces
Enhanced employee wellbeing and engagement
Ready to take the next step?
Training & Capacity Building
From bespoke workshops to personalised development programs, we equip individuals and teams with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to succeed. Our tailored training initiatives increase capability, strengthen performance, and drive sustainable growth.
What you’ll gain:
Practical skills that can be applied immediately
Increased confidence and professional capability
Long-term, sustainable performance improvements
Ready to take the next step?
Our Collective of Truth Tellers and Sense Makers
The Institute of Hope is supported by a diverse community of consultants and practitioners who share a commitment to building capacity and fostering safer spaces. Some of us walk alongside individuals, while others partner with businesses, organisations, and governments.
We are located across Australia in Darwin, Cairns, Nhulunbuy, Tasmania, and the Central Coast. Wherever we are, and whoever we work with, the thread that connects us is clear: we believe that self-care comes first. And like everyone we work with, we are still learning and practising this ourselves.
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Kathleen O'Keeffe
Health and Wellbeing Coach/ Consultant
Kathleen has extensive experience as a coach/consultant, yoga teacher, workshop facilitator and bodyworker.
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Megan Bayliss
Social Work coach and PhD Candidate
Coach Bayliss, known to friends as Megan, has dedicated decades to social work across all levels of government. Recently, she embarked on a long-awaited journey to earn her PhD. Currently, Megan balances supervising her existing caseload with her research and writing endeavours.
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Yindi Gray
Cultural Advisor/Neurodivergent Expert
Yindi Gray is a neurodivergent, Aboriginal woman, with belonging in Central Australia and SE QLD, and is currently living in Albury, NSW. She brings to the Institute of Hope a wealth of lived experience of trauma transformation, neurodivergent parenting, and a purpose to see parents equipped to raise children with a legacy of safety and joy.
Yindi is the founder of ‘Kalyndah House’, a haven for women and their children, to heal and transform their trauma into legacies of purpose and wholeness.This is her heart project, and you can learn more about that at www.kalyndahhouse.com.
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Dr Marg Lambert
Psychologist, Counsellor, EFT
Marg is a registered psychologist, author and speaker, currently undertaking PhD research on evaluating the effects of using EFT for anxiety in primary school children in Darwin, schools.
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Ashleigh (Ascoli) Farris
Marketing, Design and Communications
Ashleigh runs her own design and marketing studio specialising in helping not-for-profits and purpose-led businesses to elevate their branding and online presence.
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Hannah Quilford
Not-For-Profit Consultant
HQ Consultancy specialise in bringing strategies to life by crafting custom team-based, outcome-focused action plans. Think of us as the "action specialists" of the Not For Profit (NFP) sector.
Let’s Work Together!
When we have authentic conversations and take purposeful action, we create sustainable change. If you’re ready to begin, let’s start the conversation.
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