2017 – present

Bikeology (aka psych on a bike) is a counselling program, designed at Weily Psychology, which utilises side-by-side activities (such as bike riding, walking, basketball) to develop rapport and engagement with adolescents in counselling.

It began with Sam going for bike rides with students, one at a time, and using the side-by-side approach to foster comfort with talking about problems. As the program developed other activities, such as walking or kicking the football, were introduced alongside bike riding.

These days Sam works with several students across several local high schools in Melbourne, engaging adolescents in activities while helping them define their problems and then implementing solutions to better manage mental health.