Leonie Quayle - Tov Collective

Leonie Quayle - Tov Collective Helping people who help people | A connection-centred, trauma-aware approach to ministry
TBRI® Practitioner & Chalmers Ambassador

I equip ministry leaders with trauma-informed strategies to build trust, lead with care, and create cultures of connection (without burning out in the process). Founder of Tov Collective + The Homeward Project
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"When you connect to the heart of a child, anything is possible."Dr Karyn PurvisConnection first. Everything else flows ...
18/06/2026

"When you connect to the heart of a child, anything is possible."
Dr Karyn Purvis

Connection first.
Everything else flows from that.

Especially when caring for or working with kids from hard places.

Dr Purvis was the creator of TBRI®, Trust Based Relational Intervention®
An attachment-based trauma-informed intervention designed to meet the complex needs of children who've experienced trauma or neglect.
So many of the children your church is opening its doors to have experienced difficult things. How can we care for them well, in a way that doesn't do further harm; a way that says you're welcome and safe here?
Equip our teams with a foundational understanding of trauma and its impacts. And strategies for creating connection, felt safety and regulation.
I'd love to introduce your children's ministry team, caregivers or parents in your church to the beauty and power of TBRI®

DM to start the convo or head to leoniequayle.com to learn more.

TBRI® was developed in the context of trauma and attachment — but its principles reach far beyond parenting or care envi...
01/06/2026

TBRI® was developed in the context of trauma and attachment — but its principles reach far beyond parenting or care environments.

They can shape leadership and organisational culture too.

Because when people don’t feel safe, connected, or regulated, it impacts teams just as much as families.

Communication breaks down.
Trust erodes.
Stress escalates.
Burnout becomes more likely.

But when ministry leaders understand the role of connection, felt safety, and regulation, team culture shifts.

People communicate more clearly.
Conflict becomes easier to navigate.
Trust deepens.
Capacity grows.

Strong ministry teams are built on connection.
If you’re curious about an in-house TBRI® Introduction & Overview training, send me a DM or find out more at https://www.leoniequayle.com

The way we approach poverty and serving our communities often ends up looking fairly one-way.Some give. Some receive.But...
27/05/2026

The way we approach poverty and serving our communities often ends up looking fairly one-way.
Some give. Some receive.
But there’s a deeper invitation toward another way.
Not just meeting surface needs and maintaining a level of distance, but cultivating a way of life where people experiencing material poverty are included — not just as recipients, but as participants.
It shifts how we see people, programs, and our role.
Less about standing on one side of a line, giving.
More about building a table where everyone belongs and contributes.

Where has this felt true, or not, in your own ministry or community work?

This is a simple idea, but it changes a lot.When someone isn’t doing well, or you're seeing some pretty big or confronti...
21/05/2026

This is a simple idea, but it changes a lot.
When someone isn’t doing well, or you're seeing some pretty big or confronting behaviours, it’s easy to assume intent — that they don’t care, aren’t trying, or are choosing to be difficult.
A trauma-informed lens asks a different question.
What if there’s something getting in the way?

There's a big difference between "what's wrong with you?" and "what might've happened to you?"

When we understand how stress and trauma affect a person, we begin to respond differently; with more curiosity, and often more effectiveness.
It doesn’t remove responsibility. But it does change how we approach people in the moment.

TBRI® - Trust Based Relational Intervention® - is an attachment-based, trauma-informed approach that gives you a greater understanding of trauma and its impacts, as well as a comprehensive set of principles and strategies to care well for those whose story involves a difficult history. Reach out if you'd like to arrange an in-house training for your team.

12/05/2026

“The goal is to see people restored to being what God created them to be:
people who understand that they are created in the image of God with the gifts, abilities, and capacity to make decisions and to effect change in the world around them;
and people who steward their lives, communities, resources, and relationships in order to bring glory to God.
These things tend to happen in highly relational, process-focused ministries more than in impersonal, product-focused ministries.”
- Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert, When Helping Hurts page

It’s not uncommon to see people deeply engaged in learning and still struggling to change.They’ve had good input. They u...
27/04/2026

It’s not uncommon to see people deeply engaged in learning and still struggling to change.
They’ve had good input. They understand what’s being taught. And yet something isn’t shifting.
This is where a trauma-informed lens becomes important.
Formation doesn’t happen through information alone. It happens in relationship — in environments where people feel safe enough to reflect, engage, and grow. In a context where group identity is affirming their identity, showing joy, and support to grow without shaming.
Without that, even the best teaching can struggle to take root.

Equipping your team for trauma-informed awareness is a significant part of investing in the healthy relational soil of your church, which is key to fostering the kind of transformation we long to see in people's lives.

Much of ministry happens in moments of vulnerability.Prayer. Pastoral care. Crisis. Discipleship. Mentoring.But people d...
20/04/2026

Much of ministry happens in moments of vulnerability.
Prayer. Pastoral care. Crisis. Discipleship. Mentoring.
But people don’t experience those moments in the same way.
Trauma can shape how someone responds to authority, closeness, expectations, and trust — even when they are deeply committed to faith and community.
This is why trauma-informed practice matters.
It helps us notice what we might otherwise miss, so our care supports healing and formation rather than unintentionally causing harm.
This isn’t about becoming clinical.
It’s about serving people well.
If you’re wanting to grow in this area for your team or context, reach out to explore training options.

Much of ministry is shaped by what we’re trying to do — teach well, lead well, support people, respond to need.But under...
13/04/2026

Much of ministry is shaped by what we’re trying to do — teach well, lead well, support people, respond to need.
But underneath all of that is something more foundational.

We are working with people whose flourishing depends on four key relationships — with God, themselves, others, and the world around them. When any of these interconnected relationships are strained or broken, it impacts everything.

So often, what people need is not answers or solutions, but connection - restored relationships, and through that - trust, dignity, identity, and belonging.

This is why connection is at the core of what I do. TBRI® - Trust Based Relational Intervention® - is built on decades of research in attachment theory, sensory processing and neuroscience but at its core is about connection. It's for any person working with children, with principles and strategies that can be applied for adults too!

If you’re exploring what this type of training could look like in your context, I'd love to hear from you.

We’re all just walking each other home.*In so many ways, that’s what this work comes back to - learning how to witness, ...
30/03/2026

We’re all just walking each other home.*

In so many ways, that’s what this work comes back to - learning how to witness, accompany, and care for one another well along the way. Walking together.

If you’re exploring what it looks like to care for people in more connected and trauma-informed ways, reach out!

Explore someways we can work together at https://leoniequayle.com/

*attribution to Ram Dass

30/03/2026

We’re all just walking each other home.*

In so many ways, that’s what this work comes back to - learning how to witness, accompany, and care for one another well along the way. Walking together.

If you’re exploring what it looks like to care for people in more connected and trauma-informed ways, reach out!

Find the ways we can work together at leoniequayle.com

*attribution to Ram Dass

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