Hi, I’m Tash and my pronouns are she/her.

I am passionate about strengths-based practice, and my approach as a supervisor strongly aligns with peer support values such as curiosity, connection and authenticity. When I am not at work, you can find me on Bunurong land spending time with my dog, my family or watching shows about true crime. I also spend a considerable amount of time listening to music and find this a useful way to connect to the world around me. (Song recommendations welcome!)

If you are interested in getting to know more about me and my supervision offerings, I provide an initial informal 15 minute meeting via Microsoft Teams or telephone for interested supervisees at no-cost. This gives us the opportunity to talk as peers, share a little bit more about our lived and living experience to find points of mutuality that may be beneficial during supervision, and discuss important information like accessibility requirements.

I also offer a one page poster of information about myself via email for people who are visual learners or have further written information as a communication preference

In my career, I have managed a wide range of specialist lived and living experience workforce units, provided national and Victorian state representation on several expert advisory groups and committees, developed strategic mental health workforce initiatives alongside Department agencies and community services, and worked passionately to ensure the inclusion of diverse lived and living expertise in program design, delivery and evaluation.

My key roles have included:

National Peer Practice Lead, QLife (LGBTIQ+ Health Australia) Lived and Living Experience Workforce Development Program Manager (VMIAC) Senior Peer Worker, Frankston Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (Wellways) Lived Experience Workforce Manager (Peninsula Health) Peer Work Team Leader, Emergency Department Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug Hub (Monash Health) Consumer Peer Work Team Leader, Expanding Post Discharge Support Initiative (Monash Health) Peer Worker, Supported Independent Living (Mind Australia) A copy of my resume, including details of current and previous membership on expert advisory groups, committees and working groups (eg: Mental Health Tribunal Advisory Group) can be provided to supervisees upon request.

I am multiply neurodivergent (eg: have several mental health diagnoses, autism and ADHD) and identify as a person living with disability. I consider my personal lived and living expertise to be the most important ‘qualification’ I hold within this work. However, I have also completed training and professional development in a number of areas. Tertiary Qualifications:

Diploma Counselling Cert IV Mental Health Peer Work Cert IV Leadership and Management Cert IV Youth Work Cert IV Training and Assessment Peer Support Training:

Intentional Peer Support (core) Peer Work Program - Mind Australia Peer Foundations – Wellways Leading Peer Support Groups Other Professional Development (non-exhaustive list):

Hearing Voices Neuroinclusion in the Workplace Reflective Practice for Managers Group Leadership ASIST

Tertiary Qualifications: • Diploma Counselling • Cert IV Mental Health Peer Work • Cert IV Leadership and Management • Cert IV Youth Work • Cert IV Training and Assessment

Other Professional Development: • Intentional Peer Support • Mind Peer Work Program • Peer Foundations • Hearing Voices • Supervision • Neuroinclusion in the Workplace • Reflective Practice for Managers

I am happy to provide further details about my lived and living experience and completed professional development for potential supervisees. Please email me.

I am passionate about strengths-based practice, and my approach as a supervisor strongly aligns with peer support values such as curiosity, connection and authenticity. I love to learn about people, their worldview and their specialist interests.

My strengths include:

Providing a safe space for supervisees to talk, feel heard and feel validated. Being a sounding board and providing second opinions. Exploring purposeful use of lived and living experience. Discussing mental health and wellbeing at work (including burnout). Providing information about workplace rights. I particularly enjoy providing supervision to people who are new to lived and living experience work, or who are developing their leadership and management skills.

I understanding that each person has individual needs and requirements from supervision and I am happy to be flexible in how supervision sessions are held. I personally like an informal approach, however can co-create structured or semi-structured spaces to suit supervisee needs.

Pets, kids, comfort toys, snacks and any other items that support supervision to be safe and/or accessible for you are both welcome and encouraged