Carly is a lawyer, psychologist, empirical researcher and Director of Human Ethos – a psychological consultancy directed to the wellbeing of judges and lawyers. Carly has worked in and around the legal profession and the courts for 20 years, focusing specifically on judicial and lawyer wellbeing since 2015. As part of her combined Master of Psychology (Clinical) and PhD at the University of Melbourne, Carly has conducted Australia’s first empirical and psychologically grounded research into the sources and nature of work-related stress among the Australian judiciary. She has published the research in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks and presented the findings to judicial audiences around the globe.

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In her role as Judicial Wellbeing Advisor to the Judicial College of Victoria, Carly developed Australia’s first Judicial Wellbeing online resource and worked with the Victorian Courts to design and deliver a range of judicial wellbeing programs and resources.

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Carly is a regular presenter at national and international judicial conferences on the topic of judicial stress and wellbeing and has been engaged by a number of Australian and international jurisdictions to design and deliver tailored wellbeing programs for the local judiciary.

Carly also works with the legal profession to provide wellbeing and stress management training.

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In January 2023, Carly started Human Ethos together with her business partner, Sally Ryan. Drawing together empirical research, psychological practice and leadership experience, Human Ethos provides tailored consultation, facilitation, training and individual development services to the judiciary and the legal profession.

Human Ethos is based in Melbourne, Australia and works with jurisdictions and legal organisations worldwide.