Peter Abrahams
Youth Mentor, Coach & Facilitator
Melbourne & Online
Peter engages and empowers diverse young people by combining his facilitation and coaching skills with Dj-ing, music and film.
Following a successful career as an international DJ for 20 years, Peter trained as a Time To Think Coach and Facilitator in 2010.
Peter believes that young people have valuable perspectives to offer us in a time of global crisis, and he thrives on igniting their expression and creativity.
Services include
Youth Mentoring & Coaching: Combining his skills as a Thinking Partner & DJ, Peter supports young people to develop their creative expression, psychosocial wellbeing and confidence.
Group Facilitation: Peter is skilled at creating safe group spaces that welcome difference and divergent thinking. He supports participants to share authentically, disagree respectfully, listen deeply and express themselves with creativity and courage.
Thinking Environment Teacher: He teaches the skills of creating Thinking Environments on public and in-house programs, with a particular interest in supporting those working with youth.
qualifications & EXPERIENCE
Peter is an accredited and registered Time To Think coach and facilitator and an active member of the Asia Pacific Thinking Environment Collegiate. His experience with youth includes being the Bluelight Disco facilitator for the Police Community Youth Club, a not-for-profit organisation providing a platform for the Australian Federal Police to engage with young people and the community. He is currently the lead facilitator at Desert Pea Media, a not-for-profit delivering social change programs to remote and regional Aboriginal communities using music and film.