Workshop · Team Culture

Building Psychological Safety in Teams

The best ideas stay unspoken when people don’t feel safe to share them.

Create team environments where people feel safe to speak up, contribute and take interpersonal risks.

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Duration: 3 hours
Pillar: Connected
Mode of delivery: Online

About this workshop

This three-hour workshop explores what psychological safety is and why it matters. Teams reflect on how safe it currently feels to speak up, and agree practical behaviours that make questions, ideas and mistakes welcome.

Learning outcomes

What psychological safety means in practice
How the behaviour of leaders and peers shapes safety
How to respond constructively to questions, concerns and mistakes
How to speak up respectfully when you disagree

Key actions

Reflect on moments when you did or did not speak up
Practise responding well to concerns and mistakes
Discuss the barriers to speaking up in your own team
Agree team behaviours that build safety

Your facilitators

Alexis Postans
Workplace Wellbeing Consultant
Founder, Total Life Wellbeing
Alexis Postans is the founder of Total Life Wellbeing, a workplace wellbeing consultancy dedicated to helping organisations build healthier, more connected and sustainable workplace cultures.
Alexis Postans
Workplace Wellbeing Consultant
- Founder, Total Life Wellbeing
Alexis Postans is the founder of Total Life Wellbeing, a workplace wellbeing consultancy dedicated to helping organisations build healthier, more connected and sustainable workplace cultures.
With a strong focus on evidence-based practice, Alexis works with organisations to move beyond one-off wellbeing initiatives towards sustainable, integrated approaches that support individual, team and organisational wellbeing. Her work encompasses workplace wellbeing strategy, program design, burnout prevention, resilience and practical tools that empower people and teams to thrive.
Alexis is passionate about making wellbeing meaningful, measurable and embedded in everyday working life, creating positive outcomes for people, organisations and communities.
Areas of expertise
Workplace wellbeing strategy
Program design
Burnout prevention
Resilience
Practical tools for people and teams
Her approach
Evidence-based practice
Sustainable, integrated programs, not one-off initiatives
Individual, team and organisational wellbeing
Wellbeing that is meaningful, measurable and embedded
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Prafulla
Psychologist · Counselling Psychology
11+ years of experience
Prafulla is a passionate and experienced psychologist with a Master of Science in Counselling Psychology from Chatham University, USA.
Prafulla
Psychologist · Counselling Psychology
- 11+ years of experience
- Certified queer-affirmative counsellor
Prafulla is a passionate and experienced psychologist with a Master of Science in Counselling Psychology from Chatham University, USA. With over 11 years of professional experience, she has worked extensively with individuals, groups, and organizations, providing support across a wide range of mental health and wellbeing concerns. Her expertise includes crisis intervention, emotional wellbeing, stress management, relationship concerns, and psychological counselling, helping clients navigate life’s challenges with resilience and confidence.
As a certified queer-affirmative counsellor, Prafulla is deeply committed to fostering safe, respectful, and inclusive spaces where individuals from all backgrounds feel heard, valued, and supported. She approaches her work with empathy, cultural sensitivity, and a strong belief in the uniqueness of every individual’s journey. Her counselling style is collaborative and client-centered, empowering people to explore their strengths, overcome barriers, and work towards meaningful personal growth.
Areas of expertise
Crisis intervention
Emotional wellbeing
Stress management
Relationship concerns
Psychological counselling
Qualifications
MS in Counselling Psychology, Chatham University, USA
Certified queer-affirmative counsellor
Over 11 years of professional experience
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