Psych Safety Day 2022 – USA

Last June, Psych Safety Day made its US debut in New York City, with Brooklyn as our home base and a gorgeous cafe in Greenpoint as a warm, LGBTQ‑friendly meeting spot. Despite the sweltering heat and stifling humidity, practitioners and researchers converged for an afternoon of connection, insight, and celebration of psychological safety.

Sunlight filtered through the industrial‑style windows as we kicked off with coffees. The opening talk reframed our approach to team rituals, urging us to turn routine “how’s it going?” moments into genuine invitations for vulnerability and mutual support.

In breakout sessions, attendees explored topics from crafting neurodiversity‑affirming feedback to spotting and closing hidden “psych safety gaps” in daily workflows. One hands‑on workshop had pairs co‑designing simple visual cues and micro‑rituals to signal when a teammate might need an ear.

After a round of rapid‑fire “lightning talks,” we wrapped up with a relaxed open‑mic Lean Coffee, swapping stories under string lights. As the heat died down, the buzz in the room never did: when people feel seen, heard, and protected, creativity and collaboration follow.

As everyone headed back home, the focus turned to next time in the USA, (perhaps in cooler autumn weather!) and plans to keep growing our NYC psych safety community.