I work with organisations to strengthen participatory practices — making them more inclusive, responsive, and sustainable. My focus is on how we build caring relationships through the material aspects of our work: the spaces we share, the tools we use, and the everyday systems we create together.

Participation isn’t just a one-off event like a consultation or focus group. It’s an ongoing, relational process — shaped by how we listen, how we share responsibility, and how we collaborate through the environments and structures we co-create.

This approach draws on over a decade of experience and a practice-led framework developed during my PhD. I support organisations to:

• Design strategies for long-term, meaningful engagement
• Identify and work with the care dynamics at play
• Understand where and why participation may be breaking down

Whether you’re rethinking a service, strengthening your team’s approach, or developing new ways of working with communities, I offer collaborative, flexible support tailored to your context.

Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Frameworks
I support organisations to design and embed evaluation practices that centre co-learning and make space for lived experience. This often includes:

• Getting to know your organisation through preliminary research
• Co-developing evaluation tools with staff and service users
• A handover phase with tailored training and documentation

Additional Services
I offer a range of services to help organisations assess, strengthen, and sustain their participatory practices. This can include:

• Mentoring & Coaching – Supporting individuals and teams to lead participatory work with confidence
• Insights Research – Exploring how participation plays out within organisations and across sectors
• Tailored Training – Workshops and sessions to build skills in participatory methods
• Strategy & Framework Co-Design – Collaborative planning to strengthen participatory culture
• Participatory Audits – Identifying strengths, gaps, and opportunities
• Policy & Process Integration – Embedding participatory practices into organisational structures
• Toolkits & Resource Development – Creating resources for teams to carry participation forward independently