About Amberley Meredith
I’m Amberley Meredith, a registered psychologist, public speaker and workshop facilitator, professional supervisor, and author of the Adaptable Sustainable Psychology book series.
Why I do this work
Over more than 25 years in mental health, with thousands of hours spent in therapeutic conversations, I’ve learned as much about myself as I have about the people I’ve supported.
What has stayed with me is not just the importance of psychological knowledge, but the value of asking the right questions: noticing the subtle influences that affect how we see ourselves, listening to our inner world with compassion, and creating space for reflection without judgment.
I’ve come to appreciate how meaningful it can be to approach ourselves with curiosity rather than criticism and how often people are already doing their best within complex personal, relational, and social contexts.
What Psychology Means for Me
I named my company The Being Well Process because mental health is not a final destination to me. It is about the process we continually move through in order to support wellbeing and live well throughout our lives.
There is a constant proliferation of ideas and suggestions about how we should be living, what we should do, and what we should not be doing. This can be overwhelming at times. The Being Well Process focuses on equipping you, or your organisation, with knowledge and skills that can support you to be at your best as much as possible.
Through individual therapy, retreats, and workshops, I hope to support people to develop a deeper understanding of themselves, so they are better able to make choices that work well for them.
I am a registered as a Psychologist with AHPRA in Australia and a published author. I hold a degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Health Psychology, both attained in the UK. I have worked in the health and wellbeing sector for 30 years across continents and cultures. This has included working with companies, in hospitals, NGOs, community mental health teams, and private practice.
I draw on a wide range of therapeutic approaches. My work is centred on the understanding that humans exist and connect on physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual levels, and that we are influenced by both the seen and sometimes unrecognised aspects of the world around us.
It is not uncommon to encounter the belief that one therapy or one therapist can “fix everything.” I hold the view that change and growth occur across a lifetime and often involve many people we encounter, both professionally and personally.
I work both intuitively and thoughtfully to integrate a range of therapeutic techniques to support people in identifying approaches that feel appropriate for them. My central aim is to equip people with knowledge and practical tools to help them navigate stressful, painful, or challenging life experiences and to support personal growth.
I believe that when scientific understanding is integrated with lived wisdom, meaningful progress can be made. I also believes that people can struggle when rigid limitations, labels, or restrictions are imposed. My work therefore focuses on using what is known, while also exploring what may need further understanding or adjustment. By bringing these elements into awareness, positive change and growth can be supported.
About Diagnosis
Amberley can provide psychological diagnosis when this is sought, drawing on over two decades of experience working in medico-legal and clinical psychology contexts.
Within the diagnostic process, Amberley aims to offer a broader understanding of the experiences people go through and their potential impacts, and to explain how a diagnosis is reached, beyond the meeting of diagnostic criteria alone.
At times, a diagnosis can be helpful; at other times, it may contribute to a limited or ill-informed understanding of illness or disability, rather than reflecting an experience that may be open to change. When a broader context is considered, a wider range of options can become visible, providing greater scope for positive change.
About Mental Health
Mental health is becoming increasingly complex as knowledge and understanding of human physiology, neurology, and emotional functioning continues to evolve. There are important differences between mental illness, mental injury, and situational stressors that can lead people to feel stuck in significant psychological and emotional responses.
Mental illness can generally be understood as encompassing psychological disturbances such as mood disorders, schizophrenia, or personality disorders. A mental injury may occur following exposure to a traumatic event that would not otherwise have occurred in the absence of that specific trauma.
Finally, there are normal and expected psychological and emotional responses to life situations, such as relationship breakdowns, grief, financial pressures, or parenting challenges. How each of these is approached differs considerably, and understanding the distinctions between them can be important in guiding appropriate support.
About Mental Health and Business
If you run a company or organisation that employs people, it is increasingly important in the modern workplace to be aware of how staff are functioning psychologically and emotionally. In the past, it was often assumed that personal and professional lives were separate; however, over time it has become clearer that this is not always the case. Our ability to function in any role or environment is closely linked to psychological and emotional wellbeing.
If you want to support your staff to perform well, it is important to create conditions that are supportive both externally and internally. This includes aligning the work environment with factors that influence mental and emotional wellbeing. When there is misalignment, disruption can occur. While the source of this disruption may vary, the impact on functioning can be similar.
Performance and productivity can be affected when psychological wellbeing is not adequately supported. Through workshops, retreats, and ongoing professional supervision, Amberley supports organisations and staff to explore opportunities to strengthen functioning, enhance productivity, and develop systems that promote sustainable workplace wellbeing.
Amberley Meredith M.Sc.
Professional background
My career in mental health began in 1995 as a volunteer at a UK-based drug and alcohol drop-in centre.
I later completed:
a Bachelor of Science in Psychology
a Master of Science in Health Psychology
For more than two decades, I have been a registered psychologist in both Australia and New Zealand, supporting individuals, couples, and groups across a wide range of settings.
My career has been built on direct, hands-on work with individuals navigating trauma, long-term medical conditions, and complex psychological challenges. Much of what I offer has been shaped through this work — not just through training, but through years of observing how people think, respond, and adapt in real-world situations.
I have extensive experience in clinical assessment, therapeutic intervention, and medico-legal reporting, having conducted hundreds of formal psychological assessments across both clinical and legal contexts.
Alongside my clinical work, I’ve held leadership and consultancy roles, working with service directors, health providers, and organisations to design and deliver psychologically informed programs. This has included developing service pathways within public health systems, supporting organisational and cultural change, and working directly with teams and leaders to support responses under pressure.
My experience also includes working within an acquired brain injury service in a leading children’s hospital, and being headhunted into a specialist eating disorder role with Hauora Tairāwhiti, where I contributed to the development of service pathways, protocols, and staff training, alongside regional coordination.
I’ve worked extensively within crisis and community services, including training and managing volunteers within telephone helpline environments such as Lifeline and Nightline. I’ve also been a preferred provider across multiple sectors, including regional sporting organisations such as Rugby New Zealand, and have delivered drug and alcohol assessment, education, and critical incident support within high-risk industries.
I’ve founded and led multiple successful practices and wellbeing organisations, including Triskelion Ltd in New Zealand and The Being Well Process in Australia. During this time, I designed and delivered one of the early trauma-informed retreat programs in New Zealand — contributing to ideas for models of care that are now widely recognised and adopted.
My work integrates insights from neuroscience, mindfulness, polyvagal theory, and trauma-informed practice, alongside evidence-based approaches including CBT, ACT, and emotion-focused therapies. These are not applied as isolated techniques, but translated into practical frameworks that support people to respond more effectively in real time.
I’m the creator of Adaptable Sustainable Psychology (ASP) — a framework developed from over 30 years of clinical work, study, and lived observation. It moves beyond insight alone, focusing on how people can consistently support themselves in real time, particularly under stress, pressure, or uncertainty.
I find great satisfaction in bringing together the micro of individual wellbeing, to the macro of leadership, and the broader systems that shape how people think, feel, and respond in a way that is relatable and accessible.
About Amberley’s books
The Adaptable Sustainable Psychology books bring psychological and therapeutic concepts together in a way designed to relate to the reader’s life, offering space to reflect, question, and engage at your own pace.
If you’re curious, you’re welcome to:
explore the full collection
or read a free sample to see if the tone and approach resonate