alison manning

Alison specialises in wellbeing development for organisations, families and individuals. 

This involves identifying possibilities for change and growth, and developing strategies and skills to shift what is currently preventing an organisation, family or individual from flourishing. 

Alison brings enthusiasm and a complex mix of skills to her work, and loves working co-operatively with organisations, families and individuals, designing solutions to problems that lock up energy and stifle possibility.

In recent years, while studying psychology, Alison became interested in the transformational possibilities offered by contemporary Positive Psychology coaching research and practice, and added organisational, family and individual coaching to her professional skill-set. 

Alison is an experienced mediator and conflict management coach, nationally accredited in Australia as a registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and also a member of number of public mediation panels including NSW Health Conciliation Registry, Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, NSW Farm Debt Mediation Panel and the NSW Department of Fair Trading panels of mediators.

Alison created Mindspan to provide insightful, effective, respectful and empowering experiences for organisations, families and individuals seeking to develop their potential to flourish.

sue fick

Sue draws on twenty-five years of theoretical and practical knowledge of interpersonal communication. She has worked as a coach, mediator, trainer and facilitator in community, government and corporate sectors.

Sue is equally comfortable providing personal and business coaching for private clients, as she is for individuals in organisations.

Sue’s qualities of warmth, empathy, integrity and pragmatism create a climate of trust that fosters engagement and commitment to action in her clients. Most importantly, in coaching with Sue, you can expect to feel free to be yourself as you go about identifying what it is you need.

toni smith

Toni has worked as a psychologist for thirty years. Her main passion is working with couples experiencing relationship difficulties.

Toni also has great interest in working with those experiencing mood disorders, in particular, anxiety and depression.

Toni is registered with the Australian and New Zealand Infertility Counsellors Association and has much experience in providing treatment and assessment to people requiring assisted reproduction technology including donor egg and donor sperm.

claire wood

Claire is a registered psychologist with a strong background in primary, secondary and tertiary education.

In Claire's private practice, clients include children, adolescents and adults. Claire's special interest is in assessment and management of Pervasive Developmental Disorders, especially Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Claire works with individuals or groups across a wide variety of issues and is also a qualified coach and licensee of the Australian-based Happiness Institute.