A workplace consultancy from Phoenix Wings Wellness, built on a simple idea: people shouldn't have to mask who they are to belong.

Transform and Belong brings together lived experience and clinical expertise to help workplaces move past awareness and into real, practical change, and to support individuals navigating workplaces that weren't built with them in mind. Whether you're a business wanting to build a genuinely inclusive culture, or a person looking for support to advocate for what you need at work, we start from the same place: collaboration over correction, and a belief that people are the experts on their own lives.

Upcoming: Neurodiversity at work workshop
Wednesday 2 December 2026, 9:30am to 4:30pm, Albury. Pilot fee $200 per person. Find out more here!

Built for regional and rural workplaces

We're based in Albury-Wodonga, and Transform and Belong was built with regional and rural workplaces in mind, not adapted from a city model after the fact. We know what it's like when there's no specialist next door, when everyone already knows everyone, and when "just refer them into the city" isn't actually an option. Our approach starts from that reality, not around it.

For businesses and organisations

Neurodiversity professional development for your team, covering Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism, Bipolar disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), practical workplace strategies, and a working plan your team can actually use.
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For individuals

One-on-one advocacy and support if you're finding your workplace harder than it should be. Support to advocate for yourself, or advocacy on your behalf, whichever fits what you need.
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Meet your facilitators

Melanie Kilo — Co-founder, Social Worker and Creative Arts Therapist
Melanie is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Registered Creative Arts Therapist, holding Masters degrees in Social Work (La Trobe University) and Therapeutic Arts Practice (MIECAT), and a Graduate Certificate in Intersectionality, Diversity and Inclusion. She founded Phoenix Wings Wellness and brings 11 years of private practice experience to Transform and Belong.

Karina Kerr — Co-founder, Social Worker, and Relationship and Family Therapist
Karina holds a Master of Social Work with Charles Sturt University, a Master in Social and Organisational Leadership, and a Graduate Certificate in Family Dispute Resolution. She works from a trauma-informed, neuro-affirming approach, with particular experience in family and relationship therapy, workplace stress and organisational change, and clinical supervision.

Renee Simmons — Co-founder and Psychotherapist
Renee holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) and a Graduate Diploma in Psychology, with over ten years' experience in counselling and leadership. She specialises in supporting neurodivergent adults, drawing on both her clinical training and her own lived experience as someone diagnosed in her late 30s.

More on the way

We're developing further intersectional-specific programs, including gender and sexuality diversity, and First Nations-focused workplace consultancy. Subscribe below if you'd like to be notified when they launch.

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