When people feel safe,
organisations work better
Every workplace has moments when people lose clarity, confidence and/or connection.
We help leaders and teams make sense of what’s happening, strengthen everyday conversations and create healthier workplace cultures where people and performance can thrive.
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You know something isn’t working but you can’t put your finger on it - yet.
Maybe conversations have become harder.
Conflict keeps resurfacing
Morale has dropped
People seem tired, frustrated and/or disconnected.
Workplace values are visual aids but not showing up in everyday interactions.
Your workplace doesn’t need another program. It needs
Ways to understand what’s happening
Practical approaches to move forward with confidence
Commitments to drive positive, lasting change
“We are allowed to have fun doing serious work. When people feel safe enough to have conversations that matter, meaningful change becomes possible.”
Our Impact Across Organisations
Our Core Services
Leadership &
Strategic Growth
Support for leaders navigating complexity, uncertainty and change. Whether you’re leading a team, strengthening culture or responding to workplace challenges, we help you make sense of what’s happening, build leadership confidence and create meaningful, sustainable change.
Together we’ll focus on:
Leadership clarity and confidence
Safer, stronger workplace conversations
Practical strategies that strengthen people and performace
Ready to explore what’s possible?
Culture, Safety & Wellbeing
Healthy workplace cultures don’t happen by chance. They are shaped by everyday conversations, shared values and the way people respond when challenges arise.
We work alongside organisations to strengthen psychosocial safety, build trust and create environments where people feel safe to contribute, collaborate and grow.
Together we’ll focus on:
Strengthening workplace culture
Building trust and psychosocial safety
Turning organisational values into everyday practice
Ready to strengthen your workplace culture?
Training & Capacity Building
Real learning creates lasting change when people can apply it in their everyday lives.
Our workshops, leadership programs and professional learning experiences are all practical, engaging and grounded in real workplace challenges. We help individuals and teams build confidence, capacity and connection.
Together we’ll focus on:
Practical skills that can be used immediately
Shared language and stronger teamwork
Building confidence for lasting change
Ready to build capacity across your organisation?
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!
Whether you’re responding to workplace conflict, strengthening leadership, embedding your organisational values or building a healthier culture, we’re here to help.
Let’s start the conversation about what’s happening in your workplace and explore what might be possible together.
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