The greatest thing a girl can wear is her confidence

The expressive girl learns to hold her own

The quiet girl finds her voice

The anxious girl becomes safe in her skin

The different girl finds she is " not alone"

Emotinal needs are not being met in an online environement.Research shows that thenumber of areas activated inyour brain when engaged with someone faceto faceis far greater than when on screen

Opposite of the online. World. Against the odds, young peope with developing brains needs a real mentor, not a virtual world learnoing to be in theprescence of other people and and in touch with their other body

Learning about ourselves rather than looking at ourselves

Grounding ourselves in our own body, body work

So much time spent interacting in a virtual world antithesis of being present in oneelf

About us

Creative, compassionate, and results-driven program designer with 15 years’ experience supporting women, girls, students, and diverse communities. Combines strengths-based employment and wellbeing expertise with innovative, arts-based empowerment programs. Skilled at building partnerships, delivering high-impact initiatives, and fostering inclusive, intersectional practice.

Key Capabilities

• Program design, facilitation, and public presentation across community, education, and corporate sectors

• Expertise in inclusive, intersectional practice and addressing family violence impacts

• Relationship-building and stakeholder engagement with clients, services, and funders

• B2B program promotion and partnership development

• Advocacy, training, and education delivery across public, private, and community audiences

• Professional performance skills: public speaking, NIDA graduate, actor, jazz singer, writer, songwriter

• Report writing, administrative management, and program evaluation

Selected Achievements & Experience

• Career & Wellbeing Programs: Designed and delivered strengths-based, holistic programs for women and girls, including employment, arts, and empowerment initiatives (YWCA, community and council programs)

• Equity & Inclusion in Workplaces: Developed training tools and online modules to address gender bias and promote inclusion in male-dominated trades

• Social Impact Initiatives: Coordinated education-to-employment programs and community projects with measurable outcomes in empowerment and confidence building

• Creative Practice: Leveraged performance, arts, and storytelling to enhance engagement and transformative learning outcomes

Impact Statement
Erika combines creative innovation with evidence-based approaches to deliver programs that build confidence, agency, and opportunity for women and girls, creating measurable social impact and fostering inclusion across communities.

150+

15

Years of experience

Happy clients

WrDramatically Different is a non-clinical creative coaching business that aims to make a dramatic impact in how girls and young women see themselves, helping them build confidence, self-expression, and a strong sense of identity. In a society dominated by social media pressures and influencer-driven ideals, it provides guided, face-to-face support where difference is celebrated, individuality is honoured, and self-compassion and life skills are embedded.

Dramatically Different offers strengths-based, non-clinical support for confidence, anxiety, identity, and belonging. It creates emotionally safe, structured spaces where girls are supported to grow at their own pace and develop their unique strengths.

Led by Erika, a mother and highly experienced practitioner who overcame an eating disorder as a young woman, award-winning creator of women’s confidence, education, and employment empowerment programs, and performer of an acclaimed autobiographical show about her eating disorder, the business draws on over 25 years of professional and lived experience to deliver programs that transform a girl’s sense of self and inherent value