Lived Experience Consulting

About

Hi, I'm Amie.

With a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and almost ten years of experience as a software engineer, I bring an analytical mindset and project management skills into the field of mental health and alcohol and other drugs.

After a profound experience of mental health challenges in my mid-20s, I became interested in working in the lived experience space. I have had a range of different roles over the years, including as a peer worker and peer educator. I helped set up Canberra’s first Alternatives to Suicide (Alt2Su) group and have spoken and written about my experience for the Big Feels Club.

I am passionate about using my lived experience of distress and service use to strengthen existing programs and increase the variety of support options available to people experiencing mental health challenges. I have been working independently as a consultant since 2024.

Services

Project Management & Consulting

Whether I run your project or work in your project I offer support in:

  • Project Design and Delivery

  • Research and Analysis (including data visualisation in Power BI)

  • Evaluation and Improvement

  • Stakeholder Engagement (e.g. focus groups, interviews)

Digital Health Expertise

Specialising in technology-driven solutions for mental health and alcohol and other drug services, I can help with:

  • Product strategy development

  • Website development

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Projects

Here are some of the projects I’ve worked on in the past year:

  • Data analysis, project planning and project work for the Supporting Organisational Lived Experience (SOLE) project in Victoria (ongoing)

  • Evaluation of the impact of Queensland Mental Health Commission-funded Orientation Training run by Lived Experience Training (.org) (ongoing)

  • Project coordination for the Overdose Prevention and Response Helpline project, as part of the Victorian Statewide Action Plan to reduce drug harms

  • Project work for The Learning Collaborative (TLC) in Victoria, Australia’s first Lived and Living Experience Workforce (LLEW) learning collaborative, including analysis of participant feedback for the first cohort in 2025

Other work I am passionate about:

  • I am a member of the ACT Mental Health Consumer Network Policy Reference Group

  • I presented at the Improbable Ideas Symposium at TheMHS in 2025

Testimonials

"Amie's mix of professional skills and lived experience is such a gift. She's top of our list when we need help with a Big Feels Club project. Super conscientious in her work, and always just good fun to work with. She's a favourite with our audience too, having written and spoken beautifully about her own personal experience for our newsletter and podcasts."

— Graham Panther, Big Feels Club

"Amie just gets it. Using her lived experience and listening to others’ perspectives means she’s got a solid grasp of why we do this work. And she’s got the skills to quickly understand what needs to happen and then comes with ideas that take the work from good to great."

— Gareth Edwards, Creator

Contact

Want to work together? Get in touch for a free chat about your project.