CARES™ Framework

A psychologically informed approach to

sustainable leadership and healthier organisations

CARES™ is the framework that underpins my work with leaders, HR professionals, boards and organisations.

It helps people make sense of complexity, pressure and change — not just at the level of individual behaviour, but also in the systems, relationships and cultures that shape how people lead and work.

The CARES™ Framework

C - Curiosity | Understanding what is really happening

A - Awareness | Making invisible patterns visible

R - Resilience | Building capacity and support

E - Empowerment | Taking thoughtful action

S - Sustainability | Embedding changes that lasts

Why CARES™ ?

Many leadership and organisational challenges are treated as individual problems.

But people do not operate in isolation.

Leadership is shaped by culture. Culture is shaped by relationships. Relationships are shaped by the systems and structures around them.

CARES™ helps leaders and organisations understand these connections, creating the conditions for healthier decision-making, sustainable performance and meaningful change.

How CARES™ is Applied

CARES™ for Leaders

For leaders carrying significant responsibility who need space to think clearly, navigate complexity and lead sustainably.

Through psychologically informed coaching and consultation, leaders develop greater self-awareness, reflective capacity and confidence in their decision-making.

CARES™ for HR – Space to Lead

HR and People Leaders often find themselves at the intersection of organisational strategy, culture, ethics and human impact.

The role can involve navigating competing priorities, difficult decisions and organisational pressures that are not always easy to think about elsewhere.

Space to Lead provides a confidential, psychologically informed space for HR leaders and teams to reflect, gain perspective and navigate complexity more effectively.

Through individual and team-based reflective spaces, HR professionals are supported to think more clearly about the challenges they face, strengthen their capacity to lead under pressure, and create healthier, more sustainable ways of working.

In doing so, organisations benefit from better decision-making, stronger leadership and a more reflective people function.

CARES™ for Boards & Organisations

Helping boards and organisations strengthen leadership, culture and decision-making in ways that support both people and performance.

Through consultancy, facilitation and strategic advisory work, CARES™ helps organisations create healthier, more sustainable systems.

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Working Together

Every engagement begins with a conversation.

Together we explore what you are navigating, what support would be most useful and whether CARES™ is the right approach for you, your team or your organisation.

This may include:

  • Individual leadership coaching and consultation

  • Reflective spaces for HR and People Leaders

  • Board and senior team facilitation

  • Organisational consultancy

  • Workshops and keynote speakingcontinuous feedback loop between people, teams and systems.

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Testimonials

  • “As a Chief Executive I greatly valued working with Tosin. I admired her integrity, intellectual curiosity and capacity for reflection and her determination to drive real change in terms of the Trust’s work on race equality and other issues. Tosin was able to provide me and other senior colleagues on the Board with that mixture of encouragement, insight and constructive challenge which is so crucial in supporting the delivery of organisational change.”

    Paul Jenkins

    Formerly working as a Chief Executive in mental health and now a charity Chair, Trustee and writer.

  • “Dr. Tosin is an incredibly professional and knowledgeable individual with a wealth of valuable expertise. I very much enjoyed working with Dr. Tosin and found her input to be incredibly valuable. I highly recommend Dr. Tosin as a consultant.”

    Georgina Dodds

    Senior Manager DEI Creative & Production - International, Warner Bros Discovery

  • “Dr Tosin has been able to strategically support the development of our service by helping with tenders and provided the best resources to aid us achieve a positive outcome. She has thematically looked at areas that needed development in our services and has been able to steer the management team to gain further skills and knowledge by completing the Ambit training to empower the skills set of the wider team. This has been successful in making us a well connected team empowered to meet the needs of children and families. ”

    Vanessa Itoje

    Director at Green Harvest Capital Consulting Ltd

  • Tim Kent, Lead Clinician Adult Services

    I have known and worked with Tosin for the last few years, she is an impressive professional woman with gravitas and humanity. Tosin was the first person I approached when looking for a co-fascilitator for a conference on the Psychological impact of racism. She is equally at home leading large scale clinical projects or setting up a new enterprise. One of her skills is in her honesty, integrity and capacity for speaking truth to power, ideal for all aspects of clinical and consultative work.

  • Dr Tom Grange, Director of DGA

    I have worked closely with Dr Bowen-Wright since 2008 first in the NHS and then in her role as an expert witness with my company Dr Grange and Associates (DGA). I have observed Dr Bowen-Wright in various different capacities and her practice has always been outstanding. I have worked with her clinically in the NHS, as an expert witness and she has assisted in the training of other expert psychologists. She has also consulted extensively to DGA on matters of inclusion and diversity, something she was able to do with a great deal of understanding and with meaningful advice to better our practice. I cannot speak highly enough of Dr Bowen-Wright. goes here

  • Jessica Thom, Managing Director, Health

    I worked with Tosin in Surrey embedding and implementing the children’s emotional wellbeing and mental health services, Tosin was the I-Thrive lead. Her knowledge and expertise within mental health and I-Thrive was a great asset to the transformation programme we are undertaking.

    Tosin takes the time to genuinely engage with people and stakeholders, understand their views and share ideas on how to work together through change. Her contribution to the work we are doing in Surrey has made a difference and I would highly recommend her. goes here

  • Karl George, CEO - The Governance Forum

    Tosin is an articulate and compassionate leader. I have seen her in a number of roles and always impressed with her ability to contribute and lead strategic discussions whilst ensuring that the client, patient, staff member or whatever stakeholder it is, is always properly considered.

  • Obi James, Leadership Team and Inclusion Expert

    I met Tosin years ago, at a time when she embodied bold, resilient, and authentic in-house leadership. She stood out immediately. Years later, during my time as Director at The Pipeline, I needed a facilitator who truly walked the talk of resilience - and I couldn’t think of anyone better suited than Tosin. With her clinical psychology expertise, compelling lived experience, and deeply engaging facilitation style, she brought exactly the energy and depth we needed. She didn’t disappoint. Participants were gripped by her stories of resilience and moved by the practical, science-backed tools she shared. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive - people left feeling inspired, empowered, and more grounded in their own leadership journey. I highly recommend Tosin to any organisation or programme looking to create lasting impact through real, human-centred leadership development