Relational transformation for humanitarian organisations and the people in them.

If humanity is our first principle, relationships must be our first practice.

About me

I've spent over a decade in humanitarian contexts—South Sudan, Iraq, Palestine—where I learned that operational effectiveness and relational health aren't separate. Now I work with organisations and individuals to build the capacity to hold difficulty without fragmenting, tend to their wellbeing resiliently and to the people you commit to assist.

Burnout, internal conflict, trauma saturation. These aren't individual failures—they're relational ones. They live in how teams communicate, how conflict moves (or gets stuck), how people feel held or abandoned by their organisations. Addressing them means changing not just what we do, but how we are with each other.

Humanitarian leaders and practitioners need someone who understands both the field reality and the transformational systems that create sustainable wellbeing while maximizing programme impact.

I've lived this reality - the insecurity, the exposure to trauma and violence, the operational overload that is all too common in our sector.

You might be here because:

You're a humanitarian leader watching your team fracture under pressure - increased conflicts, people leaving, or worse, staying but checked out.

You're an HR or wellbeing coordinator tasked with supporting staff across multiple contexts with limited resources and unclear roadmaps.

You're a programme manager who knows that unaddressed team dynamics are undermining your impact, but "we don't have time" has become the default response.

You're an individual practitioner carrying the weight of what you've witnessed, struggling with relationships at work or home, and needing support that understands your reality.

You recognize that something needs to change - not just new policies, but a fundamental shift in how your organisation or you yourself navigate stress, conflict, and connection.

How we may work together

For Organisations and Teams

Build conflict-competent cultures
Where difficult conversations strengthen relationships rather than fracture them - building capacity through restorative dialogue, and trauma-informed conflict resolution.

Design feedback and accountability systems
That create psychological safety while maintaining high standards - because trust and performance are interdependent.

Establish trauma education as organisational practice
Moving beyond crisis response to build collective capacity for regulation, resilience, and relational repair.

For Individuals

Navigate stress, trauma, and transition
Via coaching and somatic therapy that restores capacity for choice, connection, and creative response.

Resolve interpersonal conflict
Through restorative mediation and conflict coaching that rebuilds trust and transforms relationships including with oneself.

I bring more than a decade of experience in designing and implementing community-based peace processes, reconciliation, leadership development and systems transformation.

I've supported civil society organisations in conflict resolution, mentored practitioners in mediation and conflict transformation skills, and provided mental health and psycho-social support and trauma recovery coaching to humanitarian workers navigating high-stress contexts.

I've designed wellbeing systems for hundreds of staff, delivered 150+ trainings across multiple contexts, and authored training handbooks in trauma-informed peacebuilding.

My Approach Works With the Whole Person and the Whole System

My practice integrates:

Nonviolent Communication - the framework for needs-based dialogue and empathic connection

Somatic Experiencing and Soma Embodiment - working with the nervous system to process trauma and restore regulation

Restorative mediation (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Associate, Mediate Your Life, Dominic Barter's restorative circles) - rebuilding trust and transforming conflict through NVC principles and practice.

Participatory theatre (Theatre of the Oppressed) - embodied exploration of power, conflict, and possibility.

Group Analysis - understanding the unconscious dynamics and relational matrices within groups, how individuals shape and are shaped by collective processes, and how transformation happens through group relationships rather than individual work alone.

These approaches work together because transformation is not just cognitive - it lives in our bodies, our relationships, and the systems we create together.

Experience That Understands Your Reality

woman wearing yellow long-sleeved dress under white clouds and blue sky during daytime

Niklas has an extraordinary ability to foster a safe, inclusive and engaging environment, empowering participants to connect meaningfully and collaborate effectively.

Sunday N. (South Sudan - Protection Officer)

I felt such happiness and gratitude for this training opportunity with Niklas. The training didn't just teach us skills - it made us feel truly cared for and valued. We became part of something meaningful together.

Maryam A. (Sudan - Community Facilitator)