Work With Us
Supporting children starts with supporting the people who care for them. We work with communities, schools, and organisations to make that happen.
Corporate Wellbeing
Nearly one in two Australians will experience a mental health condition at some point in their lives - and those pressures don't pause when people walk through the door.
Burnout, anxiety, and stress affect your whole workforce. For many employees, the added demands of parenting and caregiving compound that - and it shows up in focus, energy, and engagement. When organisations invest in their people as whole human beings, they don't just do a good thing. They build a more present, more resilient workforce.
GGM delivers evidence-based sessions covering emotional wellbeing, stress and burnout prevention, mental health literacy, and navigating the pressures of modern life. Practical and engaging, and relevant whether your people are raising toddlers, supporting teenagers, or simply trying to stay afloat.
For your people:
Feel more equipped to manage stress, burnout, and the demands of everyday life
Access evidence-informed knowledge that's engaging and immediately useful
Feel genuinely supported by an organisation that invests in their whole wellbeing
For your organisation:
Build a culture where wellbeing is taken seriously, not just ticked off
Improve engagement, retention, and day to day performance
Stand out as an employer of choice
Organisations that partner with GGM aren't just ticking a wellbeing box - they're helping build a generation of more supported children and families who can thrive and reach their potential. Sessions run for 60 or 90 minutes, including an intimate Q&A, and are available in-person or virtually, as a one off or part of an ongoing wellbeing calendar. For organisations seeking sustained impact, we welcome conversations about longer-term partnerships.
If you'd like to explore how GGM can work with your organisation, we'd love to start a conversation.
When your people are doing okay, your whole organisation feels it.
Community Education
Parents and carers are doing one of the hardest jobs in the world - often without the support they need. GGM's community education sessions bring evidence-based child development and mental health science out of the clinic and into the spaces where families actually live their lives.
GGM’s community sessions meet people where they are. They are accessible, engaging, and genuinely useful, grounded in research, but delivered in plain language that resonates.
What to expect:
Sessions are available in-person or virtually, and can be tailored to suit your audience — whether that's a local parents' group, a community organisation, or a broader public event. Sessions run for 90 minutes and can include a facilitated Q&A, giving participants the chance to ask the questions that matter most to them.
We cover themes including emotional & social development, behaviour, resilience, mental health, and the relationships that shape children from the earliest years.
Walk away with practical strategies you can use immediately
Feel more confident navigating the challenges of raising children today
Connect with a community of parents and carers who get it
Knowledge is one of the most powerful tools a parent can have. If you'd like to bring a GGM session to your community, we'd love to hear from you.
Real evidence. Practical strategies. For the people who matter most.
Professional Development
Children are shaped by every adult in their world - not just the ones in classrooms. GGM partners with schools, early years, youth organisations, councils, community services, and anyone working alongside children and young people. We share what we know works to build confidence, capability, and a shared language around wellbeing, development, and mental health.
Our professional development is evidence-based, practically focused, and designed for the real demands of working with kids - whatever that looks like in your context. We don't just deliver content - we work with you to make it stick. We deliver sessions focused on child development, behaviour, emotional regulation, and inclusion and support. Depending on your goals, we can deliver:
Standalone professional learning sessions for staff
Parent sessions
Multi-session or longer-term approaches supporting practice
Standalone sessions typically run for 90 minutes, including a 30-minute Q&A, and are available in person or virtually - as a one off session or part of a longer engagement tailored to your organisation's goals.
Funding your engagement
Many schools are able to access existing funding to engage GGM. Victorian government schools can draw on the School's Mental Health Fund, and work connected to the rollout or embedding of Disability Inclusion may be eligible to access Tier 2 DI funding. Schools with a lower ICSEA may also be able to explore additional grant options.
If your school is outside Victoria, or you're unsure what's available to you, it's worth checking with your school leadership or sector office - most schools have access to wellbeing, inclusion, or professional learning budgets that can often be used for this type of support.
Building capacity in the people who matter most to our children.
Meet Our Presenters
GGM sessions are delivered by two exceptional practitioners, each bringing their own expertise, experience, and strengths to every engagement.
Our sessions cover a wide range of themes including emotional regulation, social development, behaviour, mental health first aid, resilience, attachment, trauma-informed practice, neurodiversity, anxiety, screen time, social media, sleep, and the everyday challenges of raising children and supporting young people.
Dr Billy Garvey
Dr Billy Garvey is one of Australia's most trusted voices on children's mental health and development - a developmental paediatrician, researcher, author, and media commentator with over 25 years of frontline experience with children and families.
A senior specialist at one of the world's leading children's hospitals, Billy holds research and advocacy roles across national, state, and local levels. He is deeply committed to supporting the people who care for kids - parents, educators, sports coaches, clinicians, and family support workers - equipping them with the tools and knowledge to foster healthy development.
His approach is grounded in lived experience as much as expertise. Growing up in a household marked by instability, he credits a handful of teachers who believed in him as changing the course of his life - from being expelled as a teenager to completing 15 years of university education and specialist medical training in developmental paediatrics. That understanding shapes everything he does.
Billy is the co-host of Pop Culture Parenting - Australia's number one parenting podcast - with over 3 million downloads and listeners across Australia, the US, and the UK. In 2025, he was named YMCA Victorian Father of the Year in recognition of his work supporting families across Australia. His book Ten Things I Wish You Knew About Your Child's Mental Health is a #1 bestselling parenting title with over 60,000 copies sold.
Billy typically speaks on themes including emotional and social development, anxiety, resilience, mental health, attachment, behaviour, screens and social media, sleep, self-esteem, and the everyday joys and challenges of raising children. He also delivers his popular session How Not to Stuff Up Your Kids - a warm, evidence-based look at the fears parents carry and how to let them go. Sessions can be tailored for parents, educators, health professionals, or mixed community audience.
Billy is based in NSW in 2026 and is typically available for virtual engagements on Tuesdays to Thursdays during business hours. He travels to Melbourne periodically, and where possible, we aim to align in-person engagements with these visits to accommodate demand on his schedule.
Rebecca Harris
Rebecca Harris is one of Australia's leading voices on trauma informed practice in education - a counsellor, psychotherapist, education consultant, and author.
Rebecca holds a Masters of Counselling and Psychotherapy and brings over 20 years of experience across student wellbeing, developmental trauma, and mental health. An early pioneer in trauma informed practice in schools, she helps educators, parents, and organisations understand behaviour and learning through the lens of trauma and adversity.
That expertise led to her book Safe to Learn: Embedding Trauma Informed Student Wellbeing Practices - a practical resource for anyone supporting young people in schools and beyond.
Rebecca works with schools, community organisations, and corporate teams across Australia, presenting on topics spanning trauma-informed practice, behaviour and regulation, youth mental health,, neurodivergence, and supporting LGBTIQA+ young people - always combining theory with strategies audiences can use straight away.
And for those who know the podcast - yes, she is the one and only guest to have ever appeared on Pop Culture Parenting.
Rebecca typically speaks on themes including anxiety in children and young people, the impacts of trauma and adversity, understanding behaviour through a nervous system lens, and supporting neurodivergent students. Sessions can be tailored for early years, primary, secondary, or multi-age audiences.
Rebecca is based in Melbourne and works with schools and community organisations across Australia.
Every speaking engagement directly supports GGM's broader impact work - including the Pop Culture Parenting podcast and the GGM Impact Series.
Not sure which option is right for you? We're happy to help you find the best fit for your needs and budget.
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