PRACTICE SUPERVISION

For social innovators doing transform work

You're brilliant at what you do and you're committed. You navigate complex realities every day. And you’re tired.

You're not alone - 70% of practitioners in social change work are experiencing some form of burnout. For organisations, this shows up as turnover, reduced effectiveness, and talented people leaving the field.

What's missing isn't more training. What's missing is a structured reflective space with someone who understands that your struggles aren't signs of personal failure - they're diagnostic intelligence about how to navigate complexity with embodied confidence.

What you need is an experienced practice supervisor who can provide the strategic partnership that transforms daily struggle into strategic leverage.

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YOUR PRACTICE SUPERVISOR

I see you - I see how you show up every day for work that asks a lot of you.

You know how to facilitate and you understand systems thinking. You care deeply about collective action, centring community wisdom, distributing power and stewarding people and organisations through troubled times.

I bring a rare combination: therapeutic depth (6 years PACFA registered somatic psychotherapist) AND 20 years of lived social innovation experience. I've worked inside government, led state-level reform, and I’m currently practice lead for Victoria's Social Inclusion Action Groups.

Most importantly, I understand the friction points where genuine transformation is born, and I know what it takes to stay strategic and resourced within that.

As your practice supervisor, I offer strategic partnership that transforms your struggles into sustainable capacity for you and your organisation.

Kylie Long

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Most support for change makers falls into familiar categories. Coaching focuses on your performance and goals. Peer networks are valuable but less likely to name your blind spots. Therapy addresses your psychological needs but not your practice.

The practice supervision I offer provides something different: strategic partnership that transforms struggle into leverage.

When we work together, I create space where you can slow down when everything feels urgent, recognise power dynamics at play, and explore your edges where practice feels uncertain. We'll critically examine your work to see systemic patterns, not just problems.

Your struggles aren't signs of failure - they contain strategic insight about patterns and opportunities. For example, we may explore how your nervous system responses or sense of overwhelm reflect dynamics that need navigating differently.

This is collaborative work between practitioners. Not expert advice, but dialogue that builds the capacity that becomes the change you're trying to create.

Wherever you are in your practice is exactly the right starting point. You don't need to have it figured out to benefit from supervision - in fact, the times when everything feels most chaotic are often the most generative times for this work.

MY APPROACH

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WHO BENEFITS FROM PRACTICE SUPERVISION?

You might be working in systems change and cross-sector collaboration, community-led innovation, place-based work, social labs, policy reform, institutional change, disaster planning and recovery, collaboration, wellbeing and social inclusion, public sector innovation or other.

The common thread: You're focused on transforming how our systems learn, decide, and act to solve complex, entrenched societal problems.

This is precisely the work that requires structured reflective space to transform struggle into strategic capacity and build sustainable practice.

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  • Kylie became my 'right hand' woman after working with her for over 2 years. She had such a breadth of knowledge ranging from professional activation to the process of deep inner work. She is like the perfect combination of practical solution provider and energetic space holder. She not only inspired my creativity but also helped me process deep emotional material that prevented me from feeling free and confident in my work. She brings such sensitivity to her interactions - always conscious of boundaries and interpersonal dynamics. I found her to be so incredibly grounded in the way she works, consistent and wise, always listening for what's actually going on under the surface.

    - Olivia

  • I have worked with Kylie in a range of settings and she has become a trusted guide and mentor to me. She has a felt sense for the right kind of question for the moment, bringing depth and richness often accompanied by a shift in meaning or perception. Kylie has a warm and authentic presence, she has an intuitive way of holding space while gently inviting courage into the room. I would sincerely recommend working with Kylie to anyone who is seeking a fuller understanding of self and their way in their work.

    - Jake

  • Kylie's wisdom lies at once in her experience, humility and curiosity. I loved that working with her always felt as though we were creating something together, rather than feeling like something was being done 'to' or 'for' me. Her way of seeing moments of strength inspired a quiet confidence in me, helping me to ground my learnings and articulate new insights about myself and my work. I would encourage you to partner with Kylie to help with sense making about any aspect of your work and life.

    - Melissa

  • You are at your best when you're establishing your footings with a new group of stakeholders. I'm always amazed by your confidence that it's possible to navigate these discussions. You're so calm negotiating the tricker areas of relationship, and know how to focus on strategic delivery while valuing all voices and not leaving people behind. You're masterful at establishing a common operating ground within the constraints of bureaucratic hierarchy.

    - Andrew

  • A lot of people talk about building a reflection and learning culture, but I see that you live it. I saw this particularly in our VPS Academy work, where you'd always ask the 'so what' questions, and hold space for all to share and shape the initiative. You are comfortable in complexity, expert in working with interconnected relationships, governance, competing priorities and business models. I think it's because you're consistently grounding yourself within reflective process.

    - Sam

  • Each of our conversations positively sparkled and I usually walked away seeing exciting potential and opportunities where I had previously been feeling lost. In the time we have known each other, I have been a fortunate beneficiary of Kylie's wisdom which still looms large as clarity which changed the course of my career. I have no hesitation in recommending her as a therapist, healer and facilitator and I'm excited for anyone choosing to take this brave step to improve their lives.

    - Rick

  • As a facilitator, your skills are above most I've seen. Your empathy and strength make you great at working with a person or multiple people to draw out a conclusion. Your strength is your ability to empower others, to shift contexts and you always bring a great deal of authenticity. I watched you help a group gain whole new insights on a topic through changing the way they viewed the context around them, I saw how this bought them closer.

    - Nathan

  • Kylie is really thoughtful and aware of her audience and can quickly help create shared objectives and directions for groups. Her experience in government across all three levels, provides her with a deep knowledge of the challenges and opportunities of making change in the public service.

    - Simon

  • I first met Kylie when I was just starting out as a change maker in government. I was impressed by her ability to hold perpsective, to notice and realise opportunities for innovation, and to draw out and cultivate the talent of the people around her - including me. Kylie's unique approach to collaboration and partnership's is inspiring and compelling, as is her willingness to value and cultivate the expertise of all people she encounters, especially the people within the communities she works with. Over the 10 years I have known her, Kylie has been a mentor, supervisor, peer and ultimately friend. I have grown so much from her leadership, her practice wisdom and her ability to calmly lead and negotiate a shared journey through challenging issues and critical relationships.

    - Claire

  • Kylie's intuition and controlled facilitation lead our team to build a strong and meaningful foundation with each other, enabling us to develop our organisational goals and priorities.

    - Kiah

Community wisdom in action: A practitioner’s guide to place-based decision making

FEEDBACK INVITED

As practice lead for Victoria's Social Inclusion Action Groups, I've been working with the Wellbeing Promotion Office and SIAG Coordinators to develop a comprehensive practice guide for place-based, community led decision-making.

This resource supports practitioners navigating the complex work of genuine community-led change, balancing organisational requirements with community rhythms, building trust across difference while managing deliverables, and centring community wisdom rather than imposing solutions.

Your feedback will help strengthen this resource for practitioners across the field. Please email your response to kyliejlong@gmail.com by 30 March 2026.

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READY TO BEGIN?

Supervision sessions are 60 minutes via Zoom, offered as a professional development package and or as individual sessions.

Organisations are increasingly recognising that practice supervision isn't optional support.

Practitioners with structured reflective partnerships show stronger project outcomes, greater capacity for complexity, and more sustainable practice - directly impacting retention, effectiveness, and transformation initiative success.

Organisations can invest in six-session packages as professional development for staff doing social innovation work. Individual practitioners can book directly for ongoing professional development.

I recommend we start with a free 20 mins discovery call to understand your supervision goals, assess fit, and discuss next steps.

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"Understanding your own psychology better will make you a more effective facilitator by helping you be sensitive to others, remain centered and not go into shock when you are attacked, and maintain equanimity and provide the group with a sense of safety when the group looks to you for protection in stormy times."

- Arnold Mindell, Sitting in the Fire: Large Group Transformation Using Conflict and Diversity