Leah McKenner

About me

This supervisor has been approved to provide supervision under the ACCESS TO SUPERVISION PROJECT.

I am a kind individual who is often quite detailed and task focused, but highly values the importance of reflective spaces. Through my own lived experience and work experience, I have grown to believe deeply in the importance of connection, honest conversations, and judgement free spaces that promote growth.
When I'm not working I spend my free time with my husband and small child, often at a playground, market or exploring new places.

This supervisor has been approved to provide supervision under the ACCESS TO SUPERVISION PROJECT. If you are a supervisee who has received an approval email/letter from the CMHL you may contact this supervisor for supervision for this project, then follow the stated processes for supervision payment.

My experience

I currently work as the Consumer Advisor within a large public mental health service. This is a 'systemic' role focused on providing consumer perspective within our executive and quality team. I also have a focus on supporting and developing the consumer workforce, and have a number of years experience providing consumer perspective supervision, and group co-reflection (based on the Intentional Peer Support model).
My previous work experience includes working as a peer support worker at Orygen within their Post Discharge Peer Support program.

My training

- Intentional Peer Support (IPS) Core Training
- IPS Advanced Training
- IPS Organisational Train-the-trainer
- IPS in clinical mental health services
- Sustaining IPS co-reflections in your community
- IPS and boundaries attachments and endings
- Alternatives to Suicide peer support group facilitation training
- Co-design: How to Do it in the Real World, TACSI
- Consumer Perspective Supervision Training
- White Belt Service Improvement Training
- AOD Peer Worker Training, SHARC
- Therapeutic group work, Orygen Statewide
- Dual Diploma Community Service Work and Counselling

My approach to supervision

My approach is flexible based on who I might be working with. I value the opportunity to provide free flowing reflective spaces, and equally value the opportunity to provide more structures spaces focused on individual development goals.