Our Story

Founder

Meet Melissa Beasley

Human First was founded by Melissa Beasley, a passionate advocate for mental health and social justice. Melissa brings both academic expertise and deep life experience to her practice — creating a space where you are met exactly as you are.

Melissa's vision is simple: to make mental health support accessible to everyone. She believes in fair, respectful care that honours each person's unique story — the good, the hard, and everything in between.

By offering telehealth services, Human First ensures that mental health support is available wherever you are in Australia — no matter your circumstances.

Our Name

Why Human First?

When establishing Human First I was eager to find a name that represents who I am, both as a professional and as a person. I know first hand how difficult it can be to change your life for the better when the only way you know how to live is the very thing you are trying to leave in the past. I had considered many different names but they just weren’t quite right. One day, I sat in a room surrounded by people from many different walks of life, each facing their own unique and very different challenges. As I listened to the things people shared about their life and those of others, their pasts and their current struggles I found myself saying ‘we are all human first’ several times. That’s when I knew I had found the name.

At Human First you will be respected and valued regardless of the good in your life, the not so good and everything in between. Human First is about recognising the humanity in everyone. You are human first, I am human first and so are the people you see all around you. They may be at work, they may be living on the street or they may be famous on tv. The one thing each and every one of us has in common is that before anything else we are human first. Here at Human First we hold compassion for you, along with your mistakes. We hold hope for the future, regardless of the past. Most of all, we welcome you just as you are.