Our Story
Mental health is our passion
Sharon Orapeleng is the Principal Consultant and Founder of Psyched Solutions Consultancy based in Brisbane, Australia .
She has Bachelor of Behavioural Sciences (Psychology and Neuro Science) from Latrobe University, Melbourne, Post Graduate Diploma and Masters in Behaviour Management from Bond University Gold Coast.
Psyched Solutions Consultancy was set up to lead a community action about mental health especially delivering Mental Health First Aid training, stigma reduction and suicide prevention education sessions to community, workplaces, NGO's , government and private sector.
WHY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS?
Mental health issues are more common than we think. Around 7.3 million or 45% of Australians aged 16–85 will experience a common mental health- related condition such as depression, anxiety or a substance use disorder. This means someone in close friend circle, work mate, family, community, or even yourself may suffer the impact of mental health illness at some point in your life.
Mental health issues do not discriminate, anyone can develop mental illness, however the risk increases when people are exposed to negative life events including loss, exposure to traumatic events, the refugee experience and journey, acculturation, alcohol and other drug use, chronic pain, racism and discrimination, family system breakdown, domestic and family violence etc.
Psyched Solutions Principal Consultant Sharon Orapeleng is an accredited Master Instructor with Mental Health First Aid Australia and for the last 13 years, Sharon has partnered with government, non-government organizations and small businesses throughout South-East Queensland and New South Wales to deliver these essential mental health literacy programs. Some of the organizations that have staff who completed the 12 Hours MHFA course with Psyched Solutions in the last two years include State Library Queensland, Australian Red Cross, Queensland Cricket, Sunsuper, McInnes Wilson Lawyers, Women Legal Service, Brisbane Rugby (Easts Rugby Union and Sunnybank Rugby Union), Simon National Carriers and many others.
Sharon’s other training and accreditation includes:
Certification in Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for Health and Social Care Professionals (8 weeks Course)Australian Mindfulless Institute/British Mindfullness Institute
Psychological First Aid - Train the Trainer
Certification on Bio Feedback/Neuro Therapy - Neurotherapy Institute of Australasia
Certification in Applied Behaviour Analysis - The Institute of Applied Behaviour Analysis (IABA)
As well as being an accomplished mental health professional, Sharon's other significant contributions has been her tireless efforts as an advocate and a respected community leader including as the past President of the Queensland African Communities Council. She participates in number of boards of boards and advisory committees including AFL Queensland Diversity Advisory Board, Vice Chairperson for the Federation of African Communities Councils in Australia, Advisor with the Women Federation for World Peace,White Ribbon – Qld Executive Committee, former Board member with Queensland Program of Assistance for Survivors of Torture and Trauma (QPASTT) and others. She was a member of the Queensland's Ministerial Multicultural Roundtable in 2012 - 2014 to the then Qld State Minister for Multicultural Affairs Hon Glen Elmes.
Psyched Solutions can also tailor training to suit the specific needs of any group or organisation
Other services offered to individuals, community organisations, gorvenment and business groups include but are not limited to:
Cultural Diversity Training - Reshaping the Narrative and Challenging Unconscious Bias
Community Leadership Gorvenance Training and Mentoring
Keynote speaking
Event Hosting
Motivational speaking to schools and young people
Cultural Consultancy
