She/Her
Natasha Aruliah identifies as a racialised, immigrant settler, living on the unceded and traditional territories of the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) nations, otherwise known as Vancouver, Canada. A Sri Lankan Tamil, born and raised in the U.K., and is part of the global Tamil diaspora.
As a psychologist and therapist, Natasha worked in healthcare, higher education, and community settings, working with international students, Indigenous, immigrant, refugee, and other marginalised individuals, couples, families, and groups. Working with these individuals and their communities, she witnessed the impact of systems and structures on them. This led to her current work as a consultant in JEDdi (Justice, Equity, Decolonising, diversity, inclusion). With over 25 years of experience, her work is focused on systemic change, grounded in intersectionality, social justice, cultural humility, emotional intelligence, embodied practice, critical thinking, and organisational transformation.
She facilitates workshops and retreats; coaches, leaders, and staff; conducts organisation assessments; reviews policy and process; and facilitates Affinity/caucus/EGR spaces. This work has included addressing recruitment and selection processes, anti-harassment policy and implementation, staff progression and retention, client services and outreach, inclusive team building, organisational climate, culture and psychological safety, conflict resolution and mediation, staff and leadership education, and development.
She has worked in government, union, non-profit, community, and corporate sectors, in the U.K., Europe, Canada, and the U.S.A., and specifically in the areas of education, healthcare, law, public service, and the environment.
Natasha has also taught at several institutions, including the Centre for Intercultural Studies at the University of British Columbia, the Justice Institute of B.C., and Simon Fraser University, where she is an associate with the Centre for Dialogue. She is the past president of SIETAR BC (Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research) and still active in the global SIETAR network.