SERVICES
Inclusive
Workplace Design
Turn good intentions into a workplace that runs well day to day.
Inclusive workplace design includes audits, policy and program design, and practical tools for leaders and HR.
The problem I often see: everything looks good on paper and everyone means well, but harm keeps showing up. That gap is usually about power, trust, and the unwritten rules people live by. I also look at where discretion lives because that’s where risk often grows.
I bring employment law, equity expertise, and trauma- and violence-informed practice together in one place. So you don’t end up with a “fair” plan that’s not legal, or a “legal” plan that no one trusts.
workplace audits
A workplace audit is an effective way to target chronic conflict because it gets beneath the surface. It helps you see the power dynamics and norms that are driving the pattern. The goal is a clear diagnosis and an action plan you can actually follow.
Participatory by design
In low trust workplaces, people resist solutions that feel “done to them.” That’s why my audits are participatory. Employees have real ways to share what they’re seeing. They also have a voice in shaping what needs to change.
Accessibility and privacy are protected throughout.
Scope and support
I tailor audits to your workplace, including participatory gender audits.
For larger mandates, I partner with Josée Daris, a multilingual gender equity expert.
For more information, download my Workplace Audits brochure.
policy + program design that works in real life
Sometimes you don’t need a full audit but want to rebuild parts of the system.
I can help you design or improve:
- parental leave programs that support retention and more equal uptake
- recruitment and onboarding that widen the talent pool and reduce bias
- practical strategies to close gender wage gaps
- promotion, performance, and feedback systems that reduce hidden barriers
- discrimination, harassment, and violence programs
- and more
domestic violence at work
Domestic violence is happening in every workplace. Many employers aren’t ready to see it, let alone respond well. The good news is you can build a plan before the next moment hits.This is a core area of my expertise.
I help employers build trauma- and violence-informed workplace domestic violence programs that support early disclosure, clear response steps, and real safety options.
Watch my webinar hosted by Western University's Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children and the Learning Network (YouTube). A practical look at building a workplace domestic violence program, this session drew a global audience and had a record turnout for the series.
Download my Workplace Domestic Violence Program Toolkit (PDF). This contains a free self assessment guide, legal information, and practical tools for employers.
gender-based harm
Gender-based discrimination, harassment, and poisoned work environments grow out of norms and power dynamics. If you only address surface behaviour, the pattern persists.
I help employers understand what’s driving harm in their workplace, then build a plan to change the conditions that allow it. The goal is to reduce harm, shift norms, and make it safer to speak up when issues do arise.
This work may include a diagnosis of what's driving the harm, practical steps for leaders and HR to respond, updates to policies and procedures, and targeted training.
Want to go deeper?
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Black Workers, Workplace Suspicion, and the HRTO’s Evidentiary Catch-22
What a recent HRTO dismissal reveals about anti-Black racism, evidentiary barriers, cultural safety, and the need for trauma- and violence-informed management in workplaces.
what I look for
The written rules
What do your policies and programs say?
What do leaders think the rules are?What are people told to do when something goes wrong?
The unwritten rules
What actually happens day to day?Where does social power flow, even when the org chart says otherwise?
Who gets away with what, and why?
The real cost
Where is harm showing up?
Repeat conflict, turnover, silence, complaints.
What is this costing you in time, trust, and focus?