For law firms
Wellbeing that holds up in a law firm.
Counsellor-led group sessions that give lawyers a structured, confidential space to talk about the hard parts of the job, and help your firm show it is taking psychosocial safety seriously.
Why now
Psychosocial safety is now enforceable in NSW.
From 1 July 2026, NSW employers must follow approved Codes of Practice, including the Code on managing psychosocial hazards at work, or show an equally effective alternative. Not doing so can now be prosecuted on its own.
The Code expects firms to identify hazards like high workload, low support and poor workplace relationships, consult workers, and control the risks. Group sessions are not a replacement for fixing workload or supervision, but they are a practical way to consult people, surface what is really going on, and build the support between colleagues that the Code asks for.
What you get
A program built for how lawyers work.
Confidential groups
Small groups run by a trained counsellor, with clear ground rules. What is said in the room stays there.
Relevant topics
Pressure and perfectionism, boundaries with clients, difficult conversations, and recovering from a hard matter.
Fits the diary
Sessions in your office at times that suit your teams, as a one-off or a series across the year.
CPD
Solicitors may be able to claim sessions towards CPD. CPD in NSW is self-assessed, so each lawyer decides whether an activity extends skills relevant to their practice.
How a session works
Think. Talk. Grow.
Think.
We bring the content. Evidence-informed topics and structured activities that open people up.
Talk.
We open the discussion. Honest responses, no advice giving, and the relief of hearing others feel the same.
Grow.
Every session closes with something practical: a skill, a reflection, a shift people take back to work.
Bring 3RDSPACE into your firm.
Tell us about your teams and what you're seeing. We'll come back with a program built for them.
Talk to us about your teamSources: SafeWork NSW, Code of Practice: Managing psychosocial hazards at work; Law Society of NSW, CPD. This page is general information, not legal advice.
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.