Horatio has been working in the not-for-profit sector for over 25 years, as a frontline worker, manger, and organisational subject matter expert. Horatio has supported diverse groups of people throughout his career, including children and families in the out-of-home care sector, people with disabilities, homeless youth, and people seeking asylum.

Horatio is an accredited Gestalt psychotherapist. He utilises the person-centred approach in his work, focusing on the holistic experience and prioritising the therapeutic relationship. Horatio holds qualifications in group crisis intervention and in the Yalom method of group work. He is an accredited Compassion Fatigue Educator with the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology and specializes in supporting those who experience secondary trauma.

Horatio’s passion for supporting others led him to focus his Masters Research on how to manage the effects of vicarious trauma in organisations. Building on his research Horatio has written and delivered workshops on selfcare for vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue and trauma responsive management for the Centre of Community Welfare Training for over half a decade. Horatio is committed to working with individuals, groups and organisations in dealing with trauma and draws from his experience and training to deliver tailored person-centred relational supports.