Our mission
Prevention of breaking point.
Most people don't need a diagnosis. They need somewhere to belong.
Why we do what we do
3RDSPACE exists in the gap.
We are living through a loneliness epidemic. People are more connected digitally than at any point in human history, yet more isolated than ever before. The waiting lists are long. The crisis services are overwhelmed. And the gap between everyday life and breaking point has never been wider.
Why group
Group is the most powerful and underused tool for human wellbeing.
In a group, you hear your own story in a stranger's words. You realise you're not alone. You see someone further along the road than you and feel hope. You help someone else and discover that helping others is the fastest way to help yourself.
This isn't theory. It's what happens every time we put people in a circle and give them permission to be honest.
The movement
Run clubs figured it out. Churches figured it out. Book clubs figured it out.
The most connected, resilient communities in the world aren't accidental. They're structured. And for too long they've been available to some people but not others.
Everyone else has a pizza night.
We're changing that. 3RDSPACE is making structured group connection part of everyday life: accessible, destigmatised, and available to everyone before they reach breaking point.
How we work
Belonging is infrastructure, not a luxury.
We are building toward a world where group is as normal as going to the gym.
Our programs fund our mission
3RDSPACE runs a commercial arm, delivering structured group programs to organisations whose people need more than another wellness app. This work funds our mission.
Our mission is community
Low-cost group programs for those who need them most. No diagnosis required, no waitlist, no cost barrier.
3RDSPACE SYDNEY Limited is a registered Australian charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). See our community work
Our values
Honesty
We say the true thing even when it's uncomfortable. In our groups, in our brand, in how we talk about what we do.
People first
We believe the most powerful thing in any room is another human being. Everything we build serves that belief.
Depth over surface
We don't do shallow. Not in our sessions, not in our language, not in our relationships. We go somewhere real or we don't go at all.
Prevention not crisis
We believe care shouldn't start at breaking point. We show up in the messy middle, before people need rescuing.
Access for everyone
Community has always been the secret of the connected few. We're changing that.
We're not reinventing the wheel. We're just making sure everyone gets one.
But where are the spaces to be human?
The most powerful tool for human wellbeing isn't an app, a podcast, a pulse survey, or a mental health day:
It's other people.
We bring structured group connection inside the spaces you already have because the most connected communities aren’t accidental…
they’re structured.
The most powerful tool for human wellbeing isn't an app, a podcast, a pulse survey, or a mental health day:
It's other people.
We bring structured group connection inside the spaces you already have because the most connected communities aren’t accidental…
they’re structured.
When 3RDSPACE runs inside your community, people don't just show up.
They come back
When 3RDSPACE runs inside your community, people don't just show up.
They come back
What residents told us after Third Space at Scape student accommodation, Semester 2 2026
95% felt safe and supported.
93% left more connected to the people around them. 79% feel more at home where they live. 4.7 out of 5 average session rating.
from 56 feedback forms
The most powerful tool for human wellbeing isn't an app, a podcast, a pulse survey, or a mental health day:
It's other people.
We bring structured group connection inside the spaces you already have because the most connected communities aren’t accidental…
they’re structured.
For your people
- Feeling more connected to the people around them
- Participating more deeply over time
- Feeling less alone
For your people
- Feeling more connected to the people around them
- Participating more deeply over time
- Feeling less alone
For you
- Higher retention and return rates
- Stronger community culture
- More impact from existing programs
For you
- Higher retention and return rates
- Stronger community culture
- More impact from existing programs
Every group is different, but each session follows the same 3 stages.
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We bring the content. Evidence-informed topics, structured activities, and questions designed to open people up rather than shut them down.
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We open the discussion. Real questions, honest responses, no advice-giving. Just people saying the things they don't usually say out loud, and finding out others feel the same way.
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Every session closes with something practical to take away. A skill, a reflection, a shift. People leave different to how they arrived.
Who we work with:
3RDSPACE works wherever people come together.
Who we work with:
3RDSPACE works wherever people come together.
Law Firms & Professional Services
Clubs & Member Organisations
Student Accommodation Providers
Universities & Colleges
Corporate & Workplaces
Community Organisations & Charities
Student Accommodation Providers
Universities & Colleges
Co-working spaces
Schools
Corporate & Workplaces
Community Centres
Aged Care & Retirement Villages
Your Facilitators
Therapist, Facilitator & Co-Founder
Spent a decade in corporate. Still recovering. Building something better.
Isabel Burton
Therapist, Facilitator & Co-Founder
Worked with some of the world's biggest storytellers. Now the story is this.
Shannon Frost
We bring psychology training, PACFA-registered counselling practice, and 20 years of corporate experience combined.
We’re a registered charity
Caring for the people who care for people.
A share of every program we run funds counsellor-led groups for frontline and community workers in Sydney. When you book 3RDSPACE, you’re backing them too.
The most powerful tool for human wellbeing isn't an app, a podcast, a pulse survey, or a mental health day:
It's other people.
We bring structured group connection inside the spaces you already have because the most connected communities aren’t accidental…
they’re structured.