Rosie Shilo has been working with young people since she was a teenager. First volunteering with young people with disability through Kids Under Kanvas, then taking on employment through the Nillumbik Community Health Centre youth disability and aged care programs.
In 2004 when Rosie set up her own home-based business, she combined her skills in administration with her passion for mental health to establish an online community for women working from home as Virtual Assistants. Her mentoring services has supported thousands of Australian business women over the past 2 decades.
During that time, Rosie still found time to run school programs (gardening, painting and podcasting) for primary school students – her passion for young people and their mental health has always remained. In 2020 when lockdowns were implemented by Australian state governments, Rosie knew that the mental health of young people was going to be impacted.
So she decided to further her studies in Youth Mentoring.
Since then Rosie has completed:
- Youth Mentoring Certificate through Orchestrate Coaching,
- Raise Foundation Mentor training,
- Centre for Healing Trauma Informed Certificate for Counsellors.
I connected with Rosie when my mental health was at an all time low. As we have talked over the past year, she always lifts my spirits. Rosie is honest and supportive and someone I trust completely. Whether she knows it or not, she drops little sparkles of light which help me to see things about myself and situations from a different perspective. I always leave our catch ups with a renewed spring in my step. ~ Trish.
2024 saw Rosie take on a role as a Youth Mentor through Raise Foundation, supporting Year 8 students in High School settings. She is passionate about providing a supportive, caring space for young people to identify what they need, how they can grow and how they can take control of their lives and emotions back. She is now available to support your young person, from the comfort of your own home via 1:1 Zoom sessions.

Hi, I’m Rosie — Mentor, Speaker, and Author.
I am passionate about supporting young people and their mental health.
Having struggled with my own trauma as a teenager, I can see first hand how having the right person to speak to could make a huge difference to someone’s life.
Had I understood as a teenager the impact that emotional intelligence and self awareness would have on my recovery, I would not have suffered so much or for so long.
Small steps can be taken that give you the ability to take that control back when you feel like what has happened to you is now controlling you.
In today’s world, young people are often feeling confused and stressed without being able to pinpoint why. There are so many potential contributing factors, and together we can work out what is happening for your young person so they can begin to feel like themselves again.
Is your young person…
- Feeling stressed, anxious or overwhelmed?
- Lacking confidence?
- Lashing out emotionally? Reacting emotionally to seemingly small things?
- Recovering from trauma?
- Needing help applying themselves?
Rosie can guide your young person to work through their unique challenges, in a caring and supportive way.
The best thing you can ever do is step out of your head and spend the time bouncing ideas and nutting things out with someone who has an outside view of things.
Rosie’s big heart coupled with her years of experience and knowledge are my sure fire way to help me gain clarity on my next step when I am stuck
So proud of Rosie and her contribution in completing the youth coaching course. Not only has she practiced all the processes and absorbed all the information, she also has embodied the work. She has worked on her own stuff , which in turn makes her so awesome coach to help youth work through theirs.
I connected with Rosie when my mental health was at an all time low. As we have talked over the past year, she always lifts my spirits. Rosie is honest and supportive and someone I trust completely. Whether she knows it or not, she drops little sparkles of light which help me to see things about myself and situations from a different perspective. I always leave our catch ups with a renewed spring in my step. ~ Trish.
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