WHO WE ARE
Clinical psychologists, operators, and designers building systems that make good care possible.
We know what happens in care. We know what it takes behind the scenes to support it. And we know how often those two worlds do not line up. That is where we work. Living with SHAPE brings together clinical expertise, operational follow-through, and human-centered design to build system, tools, and workflows that fit real life.
HOW WE PARTNER
We work where care delivery, operations, and design need to come together.
Behavioral health systems are often asked to change without the conditions to support that change. Clinical teams carry real care needs. Leaders carry operational pressure. New tools, workflows, and initiatives get introduced, but too often those pieces are designed in isolation from one another. That is where Living with SHAPE works.
We partner with healthcare organizations and innovators to understand care deeply, surface what is not lining up, and build systems that are more grounded in real life. That can mean shaping workflows, tools, digital experiences, implementation plans, and cross-system partnerships so what gets built is not only thoughtful, but usable, sustainable, and able to support better care over time.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
We believe better care depends on better conditions.
We believe healthcare is not just a collection of isolated problems. It is a living system shaped by relationships, structures, workflows, environments, and everyday conditions. When those conditions are fragmented, care becomes harder to deliver, harder to access, and harder to sustain.
That is why our work begins beneath the surface. Regenerative Psychology™ helps us look beyond symptom management and short-term fixes toward the conditions that support renewal, resilience, and long-term flourishing across the whole system.
We believe meaningful change happens when clinical insight, operational reality, and human-centered design are allowed to inform one another. That is how systems become more connected, more workable, and more human over time.
Care is shaped by systems
Quick fixes are not enough
People and systems can renew
What happens in care is influenced by what happens around care: workflows, culture, access, coordination, and design.
Short-term solutions matter, but lasting change depends on building capacity, coherence, and conditions that can hold over time.
When the right conditions are in place, individuals, teams, organizations, and communities can adapt, grow, and flourish.
WHAT WE'VE SEEN
Because too often, the people who need care most are asked to move through systems that were never built to support them well.
We do this work because we have seen how often good care is forced to operate inside systems that create friction insttead of support. Clinicians carry impossible demands. Clients move through care without enough clarity, connection, or follow-through. Leaders are asked to innovate inside environments that were built for containment, not cultivation.
We do not do this work because systems are simple. We do it because people deserve better than systems built to wear them down.
This work has allowed us to see:
When the conditions around care begin to change, more becomes possible.
Tools become more usable
Workflows become more workable
Teams become more supported
Systems become more capable of learning and adapting
That is why we do this work. Not to add more ideas to an already crowded system. But to help build conditions where good care can take root, grow, and last.
MISSION + VISION
Rooted in purpose.
Building toward a more human future.
Living with SHAPE exists to help build systems that reflect human values, support real people, and sustain meaningful change over time.
VISION
Imagining A
New Way Forward
We imagine a world where organizations and communities are shaped by systems that reflect their values, nourish their people, and sustain meaningful change over time.
A future where being human is not a liability, but a source of strength, and where purpose, voice, and care are embedded into the systems that guide how we live and work.
MISSION
Rooted in Purpose,
Designed for Impact
Our mission is to co-create the conditions for lasting, regenerative change. We work alongside organizations, teams, and communities to heal systems, center humanity, and design ways of working that can hold complexity without burning people out.
Through Regenerative Psychology™, systems thinking, and deep collaboration, we help purpose move from intention into everyday practice.
WHAT GROUNDS THE WORK
Clinical Insight
Operational Reality
Human-centered Design
We believe sustainable change happens when care, operations, and design are allowed to inform one another.
OUR STORY
Living with SHAPE began with a shared recognition: good care cannot blossom inside systems built against it.
Living with SHAPE began with a shared recognition between Priya and Justin: too often, the people inside behavioral health systems are asked to do deeply human work inside structures that make that work harder than it should be. Priya had seen that gap firsthand through clinical practice, systems strategy, and innovation work. Justin had seen it through leadership, growth, and building organizations where performance only holds when people, purpose, and structure are aligned.
What brought that insight together was a belief that better care would not come from adding more pressure to already strained systems. It would come from redesigning the conditions around care itself. That meant bringing clinical psychology, operational leadership, and human-centered design into the same conversation, so good ideas could become systems, tools, and ways of working that people could actually use.
Living with SHAPE grew from that starting point. What began as a shared conviction became a company built to help organizations, teams, and communities move from intention into practice with more clarity, humanity, and staying power. The work has continued to grow, but the purpose has stayed the same: to help build systems that can hold complexity, support people well, and make meaningful change more possible over time.
This company was built from the belief that care and systems should not be working against one another.
JUSTIN MCLENNAN
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Executive leader focused on scaling values-driven systems and building healthy, high-performing organizations
PRIYA MCLENNAN, PH.D.
Co-Founder & Chief Vision Officer
Clinical psychologist and systems innovator focused on transofrming behavioral health through integration, equity, and design.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
The leaders behind the work bring clinical depth, operational follow-through, and design clarity together in one team.
Living with SHAPE brings together psychologists, human-centered designers, and implementation-minded leaders who know what it takes to move ideas into real systems. That combination is part of what makes the work different. It means the strategy is informed by care delivery, by operational reality, and by what people can actually use in practice.
We bring together sceience, systems thinking, and human creativity to build healthcare systems that can adapt, renew, and last.
Priya McLennan, Ph.D.
CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF VISION OFFICER
Licensed child psychologist and systems innovator focused on transforming behavioral health from the inside out. Priya bridges evidence-based care, implementation thinking, and human-centered design to help organizations build systems rooted in equity, creativity, and long-term sustainability.
BRINGS: Clinical Visions + Systems Innovation
She | Her
Justin McLennan
CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Executive leader focused on scaling values-driven systems and building healthy, high-performing organizations. Justin brings strategy, growth leadership, and a systems orientation that helps Living with SHAPE translate regenerative thinking into sustainable execution.
BRINGS: Strategic Growth + Operational Leadership
He | Him
Maria Kraemer, Psy.D.
CLINICAL INNOVATION SPECIALIST
Bilingual psychologist focused on mental health innovation, assessment, evidence-based care, and equity. Maria helps bridge clinical work with research and organizational change so solutions stay grounded in real human experience.
BRINGS: Clinical Depth + Care Innovation
She | Her
Esther Gbolie, Psy.D.
CLINICAL INNOVATION SPECIALIST
Values-driven psychologist focused on system change and innovation. Esther brings experience in clinical care, qualitative research, and organizational analysis, helping teams surface barriers with clarity, curiosity, and care.
BRINGS: Systems Insight + Change Guidance
She | Her
Kiersten McLennan
CREATIVE LEAD
Design leader focused on user-experience, content strategy, and accessible digial experiences. Kiersten builds user-centered platforms and communication systems that make mission-drive work clearer and more usable online.
BRINGS: Human-centered Design + Digital Clarity
She | Her
Gathering people is one thing (community), getting them involved is another (contribution), and growing them to transform (change) is the most important.
CONNECT
If we feel like the kind of partner you've been looking for, we'd welcome the conversation
We partner with communities, organizations, and teams that are trying to build something more human, more workable, and more lasting. If that's the kind of work in front of you, we would be glad to connect.
Visionary Thinking, Grounded in Execution
It is a true privilege working with Priya. She is an excellent thought partner that has helped to strategically elevate and innovate the way in which we can provide impactful behavioral health engagement platforms for families in need. Her expertise and clinical rigor ensured that we were able to build the partnerships we require to be successful and secure state funding to move our invaluable work forward. Her bold vision paired with her ability to set ambitious targets and meet them are sure to make our work succeed.
Senior Director at the Gates Foundation