I have been part of the Instep team for the past 8 years and have most enjoyed developing new initiatives that aim to increase the wellbeing of employees from a wide range of industries throughout New Zealand. This includes consultation and training. 

My background as a psychologist and manager in the addiction treatment field has reinforced my belief in the resiliency of people and in their ability to make positive changes in their lives irrespective of the challenges and obstacles they may face. 

I am passionate about leading a dynamic team that is motivated to help others and in sharing in the ongoing development of other managers and clinicians through professional supervision. To satisfy my love of learning, I returned to university part time and completed an MBA (Victoria) which taught me the language of business and am currently learning Te Reo.

I am a member of a number of professional bodies including the Employee Assistance Professionals Association.



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 I grew up in Wellington and after completing my degree at Victoria University I spent the next three years working in the energy sector in both Wellington and Auckland. I then headed overseas on a working holiday in British Columbia, Canada then two years in Queensland, Australia. It was here that I had my first experience of middle management, in the sustainable products industry.

Then it was time to come home where I began working at Instep as an Account Manager. I found the idea of employee assistance interesting and it is nice to see people getting the assistance and help they need from caring employers. My work focuses on managing large employer accounts - this ranges from advice, consultation and liaison with our afterhours service to report writing and training. Employee assistance is a global initiative and I have attended conferences, both here and overseas as part of my learning and development programme. Like my colleagues above, I am also a member of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association....

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I grew up in Auckland and Wellington and my early formative years were a mix of university and the Army. Both of these organisations taught me about the psychology of work, leadership and using the resources around you to effect solutions. My experience ranged from challenging leadership and training positions in New Zealand, United Kingdom, Australia and Bosnia. My Kiwi values of ‘firm, fair and friendly’ ensured that many doors remained open and our participation sought. Later, overseas study taught me the value of methodical approaches to negotiation and human resource consultancy and it was on this basis that I saw opportunity in New Zealand and founded Instep in 1998.

I believe that everyone has the potential to positively contribute to workplace goals, aspirations and targets – some, though, just need to have it drawn from them. I have often found myself in an environment where one side is being manipulated towards an outcome and I have found ‘doing the right thing’ irresistible! One of my other passions...

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