Samantha Young

Samantha brings a unique combination of senior management and commercial experience, psychological intervention skills and Masters-level formal education in both business and psychology to her clinical, training, coaching and consulting work.

She has designed and delivered training for over twenty years and is a sought-after facilitator and speaker, working with hundreds of employees and managers and dozens of organisations every year.

She holds Bachelor and Postgraduate qualifications in business and psychology, including a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and an MBA from Melbourne University completed at the Darden Business School, University of Virginia. Samantha has completed the AICD Company Director’s Course.

Samantha is passionate about helping people to think, feel and perform better to realise their potential.

She is Managing Director of Human Psychology, one of Adelaide’s largest psychological services providers, with a team of 25 people operating for over 14 years.

Based in Adelaide | Exclusive to Corporate Speakers Australia

About

Sam’s mission is to help organisations and their people embrace 21st century change by enhancing self-awareness, building stronger and more cohesive relationships, increasing engagement, developing resilience and most importantly, caring for themselves and others.

Expertise:

  • Employee Assistance Program / wellbeing psychological services provider for Department for Education and numerous South Australian private schools
  • Delivered Leadership and frontline staff Wellbeing seminars and workshops to the Education sector including Kilvington Grammar (Vic), Scotch College, Immanuel College, SACE Board, Education Standards Board, CBC, SASSLA, SAPPA and DfE Partnership Groups, early career teachers and schools.
  • Recent guest speaker at large events: Zone Emergency Management Conference (online 2021), Resthaven Leadership group (online 2022), Local Government Emergency Management seminar (online 2022), Funeral Directors Association AGM (F2F 2021), Legalwise School Law seminar (online national 2021), SA Fundraising Showcase (F2F 2021), LGA Women’s Network Conference (F2F 2021)

Keynote topics

  • Corporate Wellbeing
  • Working as a team, encouragement and inclusion
  • Mental health: myths, facts, signs.
  • What helps? How to talk about mental health and work
  • Burnout and Stress: good & bad
  • Resilience in the workplace
  • The psychology of leadership
  • How to be your best self
  • Self-Care tool kit.

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