Bottern Consulting

Sonja delivered the Youth MHFA course via ZOOM with good humour, flexibility, candour and expertise. She ensured all participants felt welcomed and valued. She encouraged interaction and provided a wide range of feedback to deepen my knowledge.

I recently completed the Youth Mental Health First Aid training with Sonja and found she was very experienced and genuine. In addition to her skills and knowledge as a trainer, Sonja made sure she was available to provide any member of our group with emotional support if they needed. She was also easily contactable and helpful in the lead up to the course. To anyone that would like to become a Mental Health First Aider, I definitely recommend Sonja!

Sonja and her team were amazing! I did the safeTalk session with them. As a nurse I found it very helpful and look forward to doing the ASIST training with them.They were easy to talk to, listened to everyone's questions and were very knowledgeable on a wide range of situation. 100% would recommend to everyone.

Sonja was able to adapt her approach to suit each individual’s learning style, and maintained a friendly and engaging manner over the three day workshop. I felt comfortable to ask questions along the way and confident that her answers were from a high standard of knowledge and experience. I will definitely be booking her again for my next training session.

I recently completed the Youth Mental Health First Aid course with Sonja. Sonja was very engaging and resourceful and made the time go very quickly. I highly recommend this course, thank you Sonja.

Sonja was a great trainer for the Youth Mental Health First Aid course. The teaching was well structured and ran at a good pace throughout the course. Overall an informative and well supported experience. Highly recommend Sonja and Bottern Consulting.

Attended a Suicide awareness seminar facilitated by Sonja. It was a very informative session which Sonja led with great compassion, authenticity and an incredible depth of knowledge. I would highly recommend this session. Thank You.

Sonja was absolutely great. Super passionate about the course and incredible teacher. She was willing to answer all questions and facilitate all discussions. Highly recommend to MHFA through her!

I was lucky enough to undertake youth mental health first aid training with Sonja. It was a great experience and I got so much out of the sessions. Sonja is an outstanding trainer with lots of experience. She made the sessions really engaging and discussed difficult topics with care and empathy.Definitely recommend this training through Bottern Consulting!

Having just attended the training for Youth Mental Health First Aid with Sonja Bottern, I can without question recommend her as an amazing trainer. The fact that Sonja has a wide range of knowledge and experience in this field is evident and she supported us throughout the training sharing this with us, helping to evolve the understanding we currently had.Her respect for the different backgrounds, knowledge base and experience each of those attending had was obvious and inclusive and her feedback was always encouraging and educational.Her willingness to be available to assist us and also the care she showed for our own wellbeing was a very positive experience.I would highly recommend Sonja's training to anyone who has a young person in their lives through family, work or community involvement so that you are better able to support them as they negotiate life's challenges and fulfil their own potential, dreams and successes.