Professional Summary
Margi is an experienced organisational psychologist, leadership and executive coach, adult educator, and group facilitator, who prioritises inclusive cross-cultural practices and cultural safety. Her experience spans all leadership levels across a broad range of industries and sectors, and she enjoys working with organisations, teams, and individuals to identify and achieve their professional and personal development goals.
With a passion for developing psychosocially safe and healthy workplaces, Margi draws on her commitment to driving continuous improvement through collaboration and co-design. Her systems capacity building approach encompasses a broad range of key areas such as diversity, equity and inclusivity, communication and conflict resolution, time management, neuroinclusive team building, and professional boundaries.
Education and Certifications
- Master of Organisational Psychology
- Master of Professional Psychology
- Master of Counselling
- Graduate Certificate in Applied Coaching
- Diploma of Leadership and Management
- Diploma of Vocational Education and Training
- Diploma of Training Design and Development
- Certificate IV in Career Development
- Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety
- Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs
- Certificate in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Certificate in Disaster Mental Health Counselling
- Certificate in Trauma-informed Coaching
- Certificate in Foundations for Building Trauma Awareness
Experience
Margi is an endorsed organisational psychologist with extensive experience in leadership development and driving continuous improvement through bottom-up, values-led culture change. Her broad industry and sector exposure includes government, health, not for profit, university and tertiary education, and blue-collar industries.
With over 25 years’ experience in leadership, quality and strategy, group facilitation, and cross-cultural collaboration, Margi is also an accredited facilitator for Mental Health First Aid (Standard, Youth and Older Person) and is experienced in a wide range of assessment and 360° feedback tools.
Margi is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Australian Psychological Society (MAPS), APS College of Organisational Psychologists, International Coaching Federation (ICF), National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA), Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS), Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology Australia (SIOPA).
Coaching approach
Margi’s coaching practice has its foundations in adult learning theory, developmental theory and positive psychology interventions. As an endorsed organisational psychologist, her scientifically rigorous approach to leadership development transforms potential into measurable performance, driving innovation and supporting the development of adaptive problem-solving capabilities.
Her values-led coaching style fosters psychological safety, relationship building, and opportunities for individual growth. Leaders are empowered to engage in a thought-provoking and creative process and explore challenges with a solutions-focused mindset, to maximise their personal and professional potential.
Margi believes in the importance of meaningful engagement to elicit genuine results. She employs highly effective, proactive strategies including awareness raising, curiosity, listening to and learning from organisational stories, and tailoring clear and intentional responses to this learning. She respects the valuable time of her clients and emphasises the creation of an evidence-based individual coaching plan which has minimal impact on a company’s daily operations.
By emphasising strategic self-awareness, curiosity, and intentional growth, Margi ensures that every coaching interaction is a targeted investment in your organisation’s most valuable resource—its people.