Our team

Compass Health values diversity in all aspects of our team. Diversity ensures we are able to learn and continue to grow from the contributions of an array of passionate people with different experiences both professionally and lived/living. This ensures we are able to provide a service which is truely person-centred, gender safe and culturally sensitive whilst remaining best-evidence-based.

Steve Ryan

Hi, I am Steve Co-Founder of Compass Health. I have been working within public health since 2009. Holding a Bachelor of Nursing and Master of Nursing.

I have been fortunate enough to work with some great people across multiple public health organisations and the Department of Education and Training.

I have learnt a lot over the years from my peers, the people I work with and their support networks. This has provided me the opportunity to reflect on what works and what we could change to improve the health of individuals and our community as a whole.

I am passionate about supporting members of our community to be the best version of themselves and live a life with autonomy, independence, purpose and meaning. My clinical practice is driven by best evidence based practice, with a strong emphasis on delivering innovative, holistic care. Ensuring transparent communication and collaboration with the people I work with and their support networks.

I believe as individuals and as the organisation Compass Health, we have a responsibility to each other and the earth we live on, to ensure we leave this place better for those we share it with. From Compass Health’s inception this has been one of its driving motivators. I hope to share it with you.

Outside of work I enjoy hiking, anything in the water, music, travel and spending time with those I love.

Adam Wright

Hi, I’m Adam, co-founder of Compass health. I am a registered mental health nurse with over 15 years of experience. I trained in the UK and have worked in NZ & Australia also. I have specialised qualification, and work experience, in the field of addiction, I have current experience in quality control and service improvement.

Compass health was created with the goal of providing the highest possible levels of care in a person centred way. I have a passion to grow compass health sustainably with the support of our participants central to that growth.

I value honesty and transparency, striving to model this ethos everyday. I strive to simply be kind and compassionate to others, as you never know what others are going through.

In my spare time I enjoy seeing my family and friends, travelling when possible, exercising and learning guitar.