Grounded in Indigenous cultural wisdom, I offer a trauma-informed and culturally responsive approach to restorative practice, one that places human relationships at the centre of healing.
Whether working with individuals, groups, or organisations, my practice supports the journey from rupture to repair, and from harm to wholeness.
Rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing, I draw on diverse knowledge systems that honour relationality, reciprocity, and the wisdom of lived experience.
My approach invites deep listening and curiosity, while courageously challenging the assumed supremacy of Eurocentric theories and practices. Rather than separating mind, body, and spirit or disconnecting knowledge from land and community. It embraces a holistic perspective where learning is embodied, collective, and continuous.
This is not just a professional framework, but a way of being.
A return to ways of knowing that are ancient, evolving, and deeply rooted in care.
With over 30 years of experience across various fields including teaching, training, family violence specialist practice, homelessness, human rights advocacy, refugee and asylum seeker support, community development, and economic empowerment, I bring a unique ability to bridge lived experience with deep theoretical insight.
My career in restorative practice began with Youth Justice Group Conferencing for the Children’s Court, working with adolescent family violence and restorative engagement in schools, focused on the rehabilitation of young people who had caused harm.
I later moved into adult victim-centred restorative services at the Department of Justice, and subsequently worked in Youth Justice Detention Centres where I trained, coached, and mentored.
This breadth of work has given me an embodied understanding of the needs of both victims and those who have caused harm, as well as the broader community affected by crime and the enduring legacy of trauma.
I hold:
A Master of International and Public Law (Melbourne Law School)
A Master of Theology (by research) from the University of Divinity Melbourne, and
A Master of Divinity from Oriental Theological Seminary, Nagaland
Nationally Accredited Mediation
Certificate in Therapeutic Life Story Work
Trained in Restorative Practice including specialised training on working with sex offender
My theological research explored social reconciliation through the lenses of justice and forgiveness in Nagaland. In law, my work examined Indigenous Peoples and self-determination, women, peace and war, and children’s rights.
Growing up under colonisation and armed conflict, where militarisation was a daily reality, my academic journey has been a deeply personal search for meaning.
It has shaped not only my professional development but also my critical resistance to oppressive systems and my commitment to reflective, decolonial approaches to restorative practice.
For those ready to lead
with care and courage
I partner with:
Mutli-cultural communities looking to co-design programs that promote self-determination, identity and belonging
Organisations seeking trauma-informed and culturally responsive practice
Leaders wanting to build stronger, more connected teams
Communities navigating conflict, harm, or change
If you believe relationships are the foundation of real change, this work is for you.
We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we live and work.
We honour their enduring connection to their land and Country and recognise that these lands always were, and always will be, Aboriginal land.
Sovereignty was never ceded.
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