By the people for the people.
The Seedling Group is committed to working with Indigenous communities on projects to build capacity and hope.
Our consultants are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander professionals.
Nicole Tujague
After many years in private enterprise and corporate roles, I am now Co-founder and Director of The Seedling Group Trust.
Having grown up in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Cape York, I have some understanding of the challenges of living remotely and those faced by Aboriginal Australians. My personal journey and goal is to improve the health, social and educational outcomes in community through collaboration and partnerships.
Through my academic studies and teaching, I am particularly interested in bringing knowledge about the impacts of complex and intergenerational trauma to those affected and in doing so, enable people to make positive and life-changing choices.
Kelleigh Ryan
I use my clinical and psychological knowledge to help people better understand themselves, their choices and how they make sense of the world.
I combine my cultural and clinical knowledge to inform and guide clinicians and managers working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and anyone who has suffered trauma.
I inform and facilitate teams to support communities, conferences, forums and camps to provide a culturally safe and trauma-informed process.
Contributing Specialists
Tania Thomas
Tania is a Kamilaroi woman and Primary school teacher with extensive experience in Indigenous education. In her role as consultant with The Seedling Group, she has just completed the development of the Healing Foundation school resource kit for the twentieth anniversary of the Bringing Them Home Report #BTH20. Tania loves to use her experience in Indigenous Education and curriculum writing to support Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children and young people and to promote Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures to all Australians.
Donna Hensen
Donna is a Wiradjuri/Wailwan woman from NSW and one of the Stolen Generation. Donna has worked tirelessly with disadvantaged and vulnerable Aboriginal communities in NSW and QLD to provide support and empowerment for many years. An Auslan interpreter for the ATSI communities in Cairns and Rockhampton, a guest speaker for the European Social Forum, a ‘Bringing Them Home’ counselor, facilitating human and legal rights workshops around NSW and managing services and staff for 20 years are some of the experiences that gives Donna the expertise to work with organisations to improve policies and procedures around service delivery and staff support for Aboriginal clients, staff and communities.
As a team, our skills include:
Working in Community and promoting capacity building
Psychology Services
Trauma informed supervision for staff
Social and Emotional Wellbeing resource building and facilitation
Training delivery around cultural competence and trauma informed practice
Small Business building