Spirit Led Institute
Knowledge for Informed Choice
Organisational capability
For Organisations
Spirit Led Institute is an Australian independent education provider offering non-accredited online courses, practitioner development, reflective safeguarding education, healing resources and professional learning resources.
For individuals and professionals, faith communities, schools, not-for-profit and community organisations — including leaders, boards, managers, administrators, safeguarding leads and community practitioners.
What the Institute provides
- Free Workplace Wellbeing resources
- Four voluntary, private resources for difficult workdays, employment endings, workplace hazards and organisational change. No account or access code is needed.
- Self-paced professional development
- Online education for professional practice, workplace systems, leadership and organisational life.
- Reflective safeguarding education
- Learning that attends to dignity, authority, safeguarding and informed choice.
- Practical tools and downloadable resources
- Resources for reflection and professional learning, drawing on books and frameworks published through Spirit Led Counselling — The Practice.
Current delivery is self-paced online only. The Institute does not offer live teaching, workshops, facilitated delivery, meetings or coaching as part of these offerings.
Education that equips rather than controls
Knowledge for Informed Choice guides the Institute’s work: dignity, personal agency, safeguarding and restored informed choice. Its Christian foundation sits alongside a commitment to respect each learner’s agency.
Founder Sharon Mackenzie is an Australian educator, author, counsellor-trained practitioner and accredited chaplain. Her work draws on a Diploma of Counselling, counselling-informed practice, chaplaincy, safeguarding and organisational life.
Her chaplaincy experience includes school chaplaincy, NSW Ambulance chaplaincy and Chaplaincy Australia 1800Chaplain Team Leader work supporting team chaplains and debriefing. Her teaching is informed by counselling, chaplaincy and reflective safeguarding practice, and by the books, frameworks and resources published through The Practice.
Choosing the right learning
Check each course page for its duration, assessment, certificate and price or access details. Some eligible courses include assessment and a Spirit Led Institute Certificate of Completion. Free resources and free courses may have no assessment or certificate.
Certificates record non-accredited professional development. They are not AQF qualifications, VET Statements of Attainment, professional registration or government accreditation.
Accessibility and reasonable adjustments · Education & Governance
Organisational enquiries
You are welcome to ask about existing learning and resources for your organisation.
Spirit Led Institute is a registered business name operated by Sharon Mackenzie, ABN 64 980 520 433.
