Organisational psychologist working across systems,
organisations, teams and individuals.

Practising as a registered psychologist, I create space for people to be seen and feel heard.

I am deeply curious about the human condition - especially ‘humans at work’. Part of my job is to study other peoples’ jobs: how do individuals operate, perform and thrive within groups and systems?

I enjoy solving subtle and complex problems, and offer support using a holistic and multidisciplinary methodology.

As a scientist-practitioner and researcher, I am very intentional in the way I combine data-driven insights with a heart-felt sensibility. Originally trained in the law, my professional practice is interdisciplinary, innovative and differentiated. A blended background informs my unique approach towards consulting, coaching, facilitation and building a sense of developmental community.

Capability

 

Organisational Psychology, Leadership, Wellbeing

Offering a range of services & supports
In-house · strategy, implementation & advisory
Consulting · design, delivery, training, evaluation, assessment & policy
Coaching · one to one & group; high performance professionals & leaders
Counselling · therapeutic conversations
Facilitating · in-person & online
Speaking · presenting & moderating
Leading · staff, legal professionals, psychologists, Chair and Convener positions

+ Freelance writing
+ Retreats (advisory services & private client engagements)

Specialist expertise
Workplace conditions, experiences, stressors & relief:
Becoming a leader
Becoming a lawyer: entering the law (wel·law)
Becoming an ex-lawyer: leaving the law (wel·law)
Purpose at work, and in work
Conflict and tension (mind + body)
Personal values & personality

Subtle work:
Leader wellbeing & leading wellbeing
Leader self care & staff care
Self care & client care
Wellbeing for values
Wellbeing for personality

Credentials

 

Accreditations
Area of practice endorsement in organisational psychology
Registered Psychologist (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)

Education
Masters of Psychology (Organisational) · Deakin University (2018)
Graduate Diploma in Psychology · Deakin University (2015)
Bachelor of Laws (Hons) · University of South Australia (2013)
Bachelor of Psychology · University of Adelaide (2012)
Diploma in Languages · University of Adelaide (2010)

Experience
In-house Wellbeing Lead
In-house People & Culture
Management Consulting
Judge’s Associate, Supreme Court of South Australia

Consulting

 

Independent engagements with private clients

Working with individuals and organisations, supporting B2B and B2C solutions

Counselling

 

I am uniquely placed to counsel professionals at various levels including work-life balance issues and stress management. I am a mindfulness practitioner and take a humanistic, client-centred approach, focused on developing strong therapeutic relationships with clients. I am committed to helping clients address their well-being holistically (mental, emotional, physical, and social). My therapeutic approach incorporates Western psychology and insights from wisdom traditions, especially Buddhist psychology. 

Clients

 

Sector Specialisation

Law (wel·law)
Psychology
Start ups & scale ups
Professional Services
Non For Profits
Professional Member Bodies
Education
Public Sector

Communities

 

Active member of the Australian and international psychological community.

Domestic:
Australian Psychological Society (APS), Member
College of Organisational Psychologists (APS), Associate Member
Buddhism & Psychology Interest Group (APS), National Convener
Psychology & Yoga Interest Group (APS), Committee Member
Australia and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, Member

Global:
European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Member
American Psychological Association, Member
Common Threads International Community, Member

Communications

 

Peer Reviewed Research & Publications

Anglim, J., Knowles, E. R., Dunlop, P. D., & Marty, A. (2017) HEXACO Personality and Schwartz’s Personal Values: A Facet-Level Analysis, Journal of Research in Personality, 68, 23-31

Knowles, E., and Knowler, J. (2014). The Presumption of Undue Influence: Elderly Parents, Their Adult Children and Transactions between Them, Restitution Law Review, 22.

Conference & Forum Presentations

Law Institute of Victoria · 2026 Legal Forum, Melbourne, Australia
Law Institute of Victoria · 2025 Legal Forum, Melbourne, Australia
The Kind Lawyers · 2025 Conversation Day, Melbourne, Australia
Happiness & Its Causes · 2024 Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia
Law Institute of Victoria · 2024 CPD Intensive, Melbourne, Australia
Law Society of South Australia · 2023 Continuing Professional Development Forum, Adelaide, Australia
Australia and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2022 Congress, Adelaide, Australia
Australian Psychological Society · 2022 Industrial & Organisational Psychology Conference, Gold Coast, Australia
European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology · 2019 Congress, Turin, Italy

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