For schools & education communities
Understanding people changes learning
Children thrive when the important adults around them share a deeper understanding of behaviour, emotions and relationships.
When educators and parents can look beneath behaviour, rather than responding only to what they see on the surface, they are better equipped to support children with confidence, curiosity and compassion.
Drawing on my experience as a primary school teacher, family therapist and educator, I work with schools to strengthen the relationships connecting students, staff and families.
Supporting Educators
The emotional demands of teaching are significant.
Educators are continually responding to behaviour, managing competing needs and navigating relationships with students, colleagues and families, often while under considerable pressure themselves.
My professional learning sessions help educators understand the relational and emotional influences underlying behaviour, including how their own experiences may shape their responses.
This is not about asking teachers to become therapists. It is about giving them a more useful lens, a shared language and practical ways to respond when relationships become difficult.
Sessions can explore
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Understanding what sits beneath challenging behaviourUnderstanding what sits beneath challenging behaviour
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Supporting children with big feelingsSupporting children with big feelings
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The relationship between adult regulation and student regulationThe relationship between adult regulation and student regulation
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Moving from reactivity and control towards curiosity and connectionMoving from reactivity and control towards curiosity and connection
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Creating emotionally safe classroomsCreating emotionally safe classrooms
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Navigating difficult conversations with familiesNavigating difficult conversations with families
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Repairing relationships after conflict or disconnectionRepairing relationships after conflict or disconnection
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Supporting educator wellbeing and relational resilienceSupporting educator wellbeing and relational resilience
Supporting Parents and Carers
School communities are strengthened when parents feel supported rather than judged.
My parent presentations create a warm, honest and non-blaming space for parents to understand their children and themselves more deeply.
Parents leave with practical tools, a different way of interpreting behaviour and greater confidence in responding to difficult moments at home.
Popular topics include:
The Perfect Parent Trap
Moving beyond pressure, perfection and reactivity towards calmer, more connected parenting.
Helping Children with Big Feelings
Understanding emotions, anxiety, meltdowns and the need beneath behaviour.
Curiosity Over Conflict
Practical ways to reduce power struggles and strengthen communication and trust.
Understanding Your Heartprints
Exploring how our own experiences can influence the way we respond to our children.
What becomes possible
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A shared relational language across the school communityA shared relational language across the school community
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Greater confidence understanding and responding to behaviourGreater confidence understanding and responding to behaviour
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More emotionally safe and connected classroomsMore emotionally safe and connected classrooms
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Stronger relationships between students and educatorsStronger relationships between students and educators
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More collaborative conversations between schools and familiesMore collaborative conversations between schools and families
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Practical tools parents and educators can use immediatelyPractical tools parents and educators can use immediately
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Greater consistency between the important adults surrounding a childGreater consistency between the important adults surrounding a child
Ways we can work together
Schools can engage Lisa for:
- Staff professional learning
- Parent and carer presentations
- Keynote presentations
- Leadership and wellbeing sessions
- Combined staff and parent programs
- School community events
h organisational partnerships
Sessions can stand alone or be thoughtfully connected to create a shared approach across staff and families.