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Mental Health and Wellbeing Staff Training at The Open Mind Institute is the best in Brisbane. We deliver workshops to staff to help them with absenteeism, performance and success in the workplace.
Partnering With Us
A bespoke people development partnership for membership organisations and high-performance professional services.
Award-winning ICF Accredited UQ Partnership 5-Star Rated 10-Years+ Experience
The Challenge Facing Professional Services in 2026
The Open Mind Institute has been working closely with professional membership organisations, CEO's, ELT's, multinationals and professional services firms for the last 10 years.
What we're seeing in relation to the level of business confidence at the moment however, is that it's an all time low, largely fuelled by the uncertainty surrounding artificial intelligence, as depicted in the cycle below:
THE SOLUTION: TOMI's 3-Tier Partnership Program
Our 3-tiered engagement model arms leaders and their teams with the high-performance skills they need to thrive.
We have 3 tiers to select from depending on the level of support you want to provide:
LAUNCH
ACCELERATE
ASCEND
For professionals experiencing burnout, stress, communication challenges or disengagement, and the firms who want to get ahead of it before it costs them.
For middle managers, senior associates and emerging leaders who are technically excellent but hitting invisible ceilings.
For C-Suites, ELTs, Directors and Partners who want their leadership teams operating with resilience, cohesion and strategic agility to perform at the highest level.
TIER 1
TIER 2
TIER 3
How The Open Mind Institute Helps —
As Australia’s award-winning mindset and performance experts, we have spent a decade helping leaders and their teams enhance effective communication, organisational culture and achieve their performance goals.
Founded by former litigation lawyer Paul Pitsaras, our team delivers evidence-backed programs designed to bolster performance and strengthen teams under pressure.
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Mindset & Performance Coaching for your professionals – wherever they are.
PERFORMANCE & PRODUCTIVITY BARRIERS TARGETED:
Stress, Anxiety & Burnout
Disengagement
Effective Communication
Resilience Cultivation
Ineffective Time Management
Focus & Attention Control
TIER 1: "LAUNCH" – Staff Coaching
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Weekly 1-hour 1:1 coaching sessions – remote via video (Australia-wide)
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Targets performance & productivity barriers > > >
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Evidence-based CBT, positive psychology & time-management frameworks
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Measurable results in 2 - 4 weeks
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Ideal for: high-potential staff
Executive Coaching for your professionals – wherever they are.
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Weekly 1-hour 1:1 coaching sessions – remote or in-person
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Targets leadership performance barriers
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Evidence-based frameworks
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Metric tools to measure progress
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Email summary of each session
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Call to action items for application
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Ideal for: leaders and emerging leaders
LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE BARRIERS TARGETED:
Decision Fatigue (or "Decision Latency")
Structural Burnout
Digital Deficit (AI-fluency gaps)
Disconnected Teams (Hybrid-remote friction)
Psychological Insecurity
Cognitive Overload
TIER 2: "ACCELERATION" – Executive Coaching
Executive Team Coaching for High-Perforamnce Teams
TIER 3: "ASCENSION" – ELT & Team Coaching
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Weekly or Fortnightly 1-hr. 1:3 coaching
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Targets team performance barriers >>>
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Evidence-based tools & frameworks
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Metric tools & assessments
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Comprehensive email summary
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Call to action items for application
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Final result report showing ROI
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Ideal for: ELT's and Leadership Teams
TEAM PERFORMANCE BARRIERS TARGETED:
Cultural Drift (Fragmented culture)
Role Ambiguity (Unclear expectations)
Siloed Communication (Information hoarding)
Low Trust (Lack of psychological safety)
Tool Overload (Context-switching fatigue)
Goal Misalignment (Conflicting priorities)
THE SUMMARY: TOMI's 3-Tier Partnership Program
Select from the tier that best suits your needs or click on the button below to discuss your options.
LAUNCH
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1:1 Remote sessions
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1hr. per week
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Evidence-based tools
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Performance Metrics
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Support & Accountability
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Call to Actions
Mindset & Perforamnce Coaching
Starting from
$220 per session
(rolling intake)
ACCELERATE
Executive Leadership Coaching
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1:1 Remote sessions
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1hr. per week/ or FN
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Evidence-based tools
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Performance Metrics
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Support & Accountability
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Call to Actions
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Leadership Resources
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Quarterly Report
ASCEND
ELT & Team Coaching
Price on Application
(Team numbers, assessment types & delivery preferences to be discussed)
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1:3 Remote sessions
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1hr. per week/ or FN
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Evidence-based tools
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Performance Metrics
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Support & Accountability
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Call to Actions
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Tailored Workshops
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ESA & CAA Assessments
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Quarterly + Final Report
Starting from
$330 per session
(rolling intake)
All Prices Exclude GST
Got questions? Click on the button below to tell us about your team and to explore the tier options that will best suit your needs.
In selecting the tier that best suits your initial requirements, TOMI becomes your firm's embedded coaching and performance partner. This is most compelling for a firm that wants to differentiate on culture and talent retention.
TOMI's research shows a 5–7x return on investment, and our before/after metrics (e.g. stress management jumping from 56% → 91% speak for themselves.
Further investment incentives include:
Testimonials –
I can't recommend the Open Mind Institute (TOMI) more highly. As a 'reformed' former lawyer, Paul at TOMI has a great insight into the stressors experienced by professionals and anyone in high pressure environments. I have gained a lot from Paul's great wisdom and experience. Thank you for the tools and principles you've helped foster in me to instil a growth mindset!
- Reimen Hii, Barrister-at-Law
How are we different from an Employee Assistance Program?
The Open Mind Institute (TOMI) and a traditional EAP operate on fundamentally different philosophies and delivery models. EAP's are reactive in nature, a kind of "safety net" for when things go wrong, while TOMI is a proactive strategic mechanism that builds resilient teams that consistently perform at their best.
Here are the key differences at a glance:
Like to try our Coaching before committing to a Tier Package?
Pay per session: If you would like your staff to experience our coaching sessions and get their feedback before committing to a Tier Package, we'd encourage you to purchase 4 sessions below (as by week four of the coaching program, recipients start to see positive results in their mental wellbeing and overall performance).