Founded by Chartered Occupational Psychologist Rachel Austen
Rachel Austen is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist specialising in psychometric assessment, leadership development and burnout prevention. She has more than 20 years of experience working with organisations across over 30 countries.
Prior to founding her own company in 2015, Rachel worked for two leading consultancies in the field — SHL and Mercer, including 10 years based in Asia. During this time she led consulting teams and large global leadership development and succession management programmes for top FTSE 100 organisations.
Throughout her career Rachel has conducted hundreds of leadership assessments and coaching sessions, working right the way up to C-suite level. She has delivered projects in over 20 different countries and across a wide range of industries which enables her to work effectively across diverse cultural contexts.
Her work now focuses on helping organisations take a systemic and data-driven approach to managing risk from stress, leveraging her proprietary assessment tool called AURA.
Rachel delivers workforce assessment programmes, skill-building workshops and advisory services, equipping employees, teams and leaders with the insights and capabilities they need to sustain their energy and performance under pressure.
Professional Credentials
- Chartered Occupational Psychologist | British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Registered Psychometric Test User (BPS Level A & B)
- SHL Certified Assessor & Trainer | Test User Occupational Ability & Personality (SHL)
- Certifications in Assessor Skills, Assessment & Development Centre Design, Competency Based Interviewing (SHL)
- Certification in Psychosocial Risk Assessment of Work Related Stress (Institute of Work, Health & Organisations)
- Creator of the AURA Workplace Stress Intelligence Framework
A Snapshot of Rachel’s Experience
25
Countries delivered projects in
100+
Companies worked with
850+
Leadership assessments & coaching sessions
15
Ultramarathons completed
A Global Network
We work as a network of consultants, facilitators, coaches and partners to support organisations across the world.
This allows us to bring together the best teams to deliver our clients needs and support large organisational programmes when required.
Let’s build healthier, more resilient organisations
If you would like to explore how AURA could support your organisation, get in touch.

