Doing a thesis can feel surprisingly isolating.
Even capable, motivated students often find themselves second-guessing their direction, losing momentum, or carrying everything alone, often unsure who to ask or what to focus on next.
CTS Premium exists to change that. This is a space designed to support you alongside your research, not add more pressure or noise.
This community is for you if:
✔ You’re working on a PhD, Masters, or other research thesis anywhere in the world 🌍
✔ You want steady progress, not last-minute panic
✔ You value clarity, structure, and thoughtful support
✔ You don’t need micromanagement, just the right container
✔ You want community without overwhelm
If you’re looking for a calm, capable space to keep moving forward, you’re in the right place.
Inside CTS Premium, you’ll have access to:
Weekly live classes
Focused sessions that meet you where you are in your research and thesis — practical, relevant, and supportive.
Community space
A thoughtful group of research students walking similar paths, without noise or comparison.
Q&A and coworking sessions
Dedicated time to ask questions, make progress, and stay accountable.
Resource library
Clear, organised materials you can return to when you need them.
Guidance from experienced mentors
Support informed by years of research leadership, supervision, and student mentoring.
Why a Community?
CTS Premium isn’t about doing more.
It’s about doing what matters — with clarity, support, and sustainability.
Here, you’re not pushed.
You’re not left behind.
And you’re not expected to navigate the thesis alone.
You choose how deeply you engage, and we provide the structure to support that choice.
"Could not be happier to belond to this group! Glad that I found a great team of professionals fully committed with their work and passionate about helping and supporting students in their thesis." BL, Masters Student, Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium
"...have been reflecting today just how amazing and dedicated you are with helping students. Exceptional people like you, make all the difference to helping others reach their best selves. It's truly special and feel so grateful to have met you." JM, PhD Student, Monash University
"I am listening to some of the Q&A sessions, and I am getting so much out of them, I wish I had been confident to attend them earlier on - you have no idea how everything in these recordings is helping me so much." BM, PhD Student, RMIT
"10/10! In the last week - since starting this program 😉, I've achieved more clarity around my thesis and more confidence in my ability to achieve it than in the past three years of my PhD. Honestly. Stress levels have gone from 10 down to a 2." RH, PhD Student, The University of Melbourne
Simple, ongoing support
$37AUD/month for January only (that's 61% off for a limited time!)
✔ Weekly classes
✔ Community access
✔ Resources & replays
✔ Cancel anytime
No lock-ins. Stay for as long as it serves you.
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Download on Your Phone
It gets better! Our CTS Premium Community is available on an app that you'll be able to download on your phone for easy 24/7 access to support and everything on offer!
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this right if I’m early or late in my thesis?
Do I need to attend everything live?
If I cancel, can I return anytime?
Is there a lock-in period?
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You don’t need to have it all figured out.
You just need a place that helps you keep moving steadily, calmly, and with support.
Meet Your Mentors
Dr. Izelle Labuschagne
Founder of Complete Thesis Support & the Thesis Mastermind
She is an accomplished researcher with a PhD in neuroscience and over 20 years of research experience. She brings a strong passion to support early-stage researchers. Her student supervision expertise has been the best, with her PhD students passing without corrections, just like she did in her PhD. Izelle is also a very experienced examiner of all other types of theses (PhD, Masters, Doctorate, and Honours) and has been a panel member or Chair of many student milestone reviews across many universities and institutes.
With a strong team around her, Izelle has a strong passion to empower and lead research students to achieve their thesis goals with ease and confidence so that they can start their dream careers.
Izelle has an impressive track record of publications and has recently published in Nature and Lancet journals.
A/Prof. Alexandra Gorelik
She brings 21 years of high-quality research experience as an analyst and research methodologist with a background in statistics/data science and quality assurance from an M.Sc. degree in Quality Assurance and Reliability.
She has experience in data management, analytics, and business intelligence, with an established reputation in study design and conduct of both qualitative and quantitative research.
As a passionate teacher, Alex enjoys seeing students excel and grow in their core research skills and in improving others' awareness of the value of the data, ways to maximise data captcha, and the use of existing and novel technologies to collect data. She's experienced in working with students on all various types of theses, especially Honours, Masters, and PhD.
Alex has an impressive track record of publications in top journals (e.g., The Lancet) and national awards for clinical trails. She has recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Katherine Anderson
Kate brings so much to us as a team and to our students! A qualified kinesiologist, nutritionist, holistic wellness coach and facilitator with over 13 years of experience, Kate values wellness with a goal to create real and positive change and make students' unique journeys rich and fulfilling. She teaches students how to navigate stress, overwhelm, low mood, and all things emotions so that they can expand and manage tricky periods.
Kate teaches students how to set boundaries to have a life balance, and she gives students practical in-the-moment life skills that will be carried into any career.
Dr. Juliana Peloche
With a PhD in AI in Education, Juliana is our incredible AI literacy expert. A former member of our Thesis Mastermind program, Juliana’s doctoral research explored how stakeholders perceive AI in academia, giving her unique insight into the challenges researchers like you are facing right now. She now works directly with faculty, staff, and administrators to develop responsible approaches to AI in education. She brings an international perspective too — with teaching experience across three continents (Brazil, Chile, and Australia), plus leadership roles at the University of Wollongong, and now, at Edith Cowan University, driving AI adaptation at the institutional level. In short: she is a superstar (in our mind) who absolutely understands the academic landscape, the global context, and the practical realities of using AI as a researcher, and she’s a student fan!
Prof. David Penn
David Penn, Ph.D., is all things academia and a mentor everyone should have on their side. He is based in the USA, where you created an incredible career – he has been in the top 1% of most highly cited researchers for several years, has published over 300 research articles, and has secured top grants, fellowships, contracts, and positions any researcher can dream of. What makes him so suited to our space is that he is one of the most balanced researchers out there – fit, healthy, always enjoying weekends – and now he is inspiring others to do the same in their academic journeys.
