I started Elevare because I've seen what happens when leaders aren't given the tools to see it coming.
After more than a decade working inside workers compensation and recovery at work, I've sat across the table from injured workers trying to make sense of what happened — and I've sat with the employers trying to understand the same thing. The organisations that struggle most aren't bad organisations. They have leaders who were never shown how to spot what was building beneath the surface.
The Real Problem
The legislative landscape is changing, but the core issue remains the same: leaders are being asked to manage psychosocial safety without having the practical language or tools to do it effectively.
Leaders feel like they're walking on eggshells, afraid that saying the wrong thing will trigger a claim. Teams feel the tension and stop communicating honestly. Risk builds in the silence.
Organisations don't need more complex compliance frameworks that sit in a drawer. They need leadership that understands how to manage the human side of work before it becomes a liability issue.
Not to step in after the damage is done, but to help organisations build the kind of leadership capability that stops it from getting there.
What Makes This Different
I've spent a decade in the rooms you're thinking about. I'm not an academic — I haven't built this from research alone. I've worked as a recovery at work consultant, a case manager and a psychosocial risk consultant, and I've held leadership roles inside workers compensation environments.
I've been in the room when a claim has just been lodged and nobody knows what to say. I've worked with leaders who genuinely cared about their people but didn't have the tools or confidence to act earlier. I know the pressure you're sitting with — the competing demands, the worry about saying the wrong thing, the genuine desire to support someone who's struggling alongside the very real need to protect the organisation.
Background & Qualifications
Psychosocial risk consulting across public and private sector
10+ years in Workers Compensation & Recovery at Work
Accredited Mental Health First Aid Instructor
Recovery at work consulting in complex public sector environmentsÂ
Leadership roles within workers compensation
The Elevare Approach
Qualifications in Human Resources and Leadership
This isn't about compliance. It's about building something that actually sticks. My starting point is always the same: understand what's actually going on, where the real pressure points are, and what the culture is doing to help or hinder. From there, I work with organisations to build the capability and confidence to manage these risks before they escalate.
Healthcare organisations
Government agencies
Elevare partners with organisations seeking stronger leadership, healthier culture and psychologically safer workplaces, including:
Disability providers
Who We Help
Other Organisations requiring support
Community service organisations
Growing SMEs
Aged care providers