[ Practice supervision for social innovators ]■
You're holding complexity that most people don't see.
The power dynamics nobody's naming. The community pain that’s alive in your body. The organisational resistance that grinds against what you know matters.
The persistent question: Am I actually helping?
You're doing transformational work but tired of navigating it alone, without the professional support structures this complex work requires.
I provide practice support for people like you, who are navigating the hard, often isolating work of social and cultural change.
Think of it as supervision for a field that doesn't have supervision structures.
[ Who is this for ]■
You might be working in systems change and cross-sector collaboration, community-led innovation and place-based work, policy reform and institutional change, organisational transformation, or public sector innovation.
The common thread: you're trying to shift power, centre community wisdom, and transform how systems work. And it's taking a toll.
[ Practice supervision for social innovators ]What makes my offer different?
Most support for change makers falls into familiar categories. Coaching focuses on your performance and goals. Peer networks are valuable but can't see your blind spots. Therapy addresses your personal life, not your practice.
The practice supervision I offer integrates all three dimensions:
- Reflective practice for processing the emotional weight of this work
- Power analysis for naming dynamics which are difficult to name, communicate and process
- Practice development for strengthening your facilitation, conflict work, and trauma-informed approaches
In short, my offer combines something unusual: therapeutic experience and two decades doing this work. I understand both the inner landscape and the practical challenges.
Why do I care?
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Meet Kylie Long
I've spent 20 years leading complex systems change - policy reform, cross-sector partnerships, community-led innovation, organisational transformation.
But if I'm honest? My real strength has always been supporting other changemakers. Helping them see patterns they can't see alone. Hold complexity they're struggling with. Stay grounded when the work gets hard.
At my 50th birthday recently, people I'd mentored years ago told me they still ask themselves "what would Kylie do?" when facing difficult situations. They weren't remembering techniques - they were carrying a way of thinking, of holding paradox, of being a way shower when everything is uncertain.
That's the work I'm here to do now: the behind-the-scenes tending of practitioners doing transformation work.
After years of leading from the front, I've recognised this is my real gift - and it's what our field desperately needs.
What I bring at a glance:
Licensed somatic psychotherapist (PACFA) with 6 years therapeutic experience
20 years social innovation experience as leader, adviser, project manager, educator, trainer, mentor and supervisor with Government, community, people with lived and living experience, community services sector and industry
Currently practice development lead for the Department of Health’s Social Inclusion Action Groups initiative
[ How it works ]Practice supervision sessions are 60 minutes via Zoom, offered monthly or fortnightly depending on what you're navigating in your practice.
**Individual practitioners** can book directly for ongoing professional development.
**Organizations** can invest in 6-session packages as structured professional development for staff doing transformation work. This supports your team's capacity while providing confidential space for individual practitioners to develop their skills.
Many practitioners successfully pitch this as professional development to their organizations. We provide resources to support those conversations, including talking points about return on investment and how supervision strengthens practice outcomes.
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