Our team is central to our social mission. We ensure we work collaboratively to support and empower individuals to achieve their aspirations.
Find out more about our experts below.
CEO & Clinical Psychologist
Co-Creator of Healing Together, Lead Trainer and Childhood Trauma Expert
Senior Mental Health Lead Trainer
Healing Together Trainer
Consultant; Gender-Based Violence & Exploitation
Managing Director
Operations Manager
Regional Manager
Office Manager
Marketing & Communications Manager
Social Impact Administrator
Customer Success Coordinator
Research Assistant
Social Media Executive
Intervention Support Officer
Senior Mental Health Lead/EduPod - Intervention Support Officer
Healing Together - Intervention Support Officer
CEO & Clinical Psychologist
On leap year day in 2016, I took a leap of faith and handed in my resignation to find Innovating Minds. My guilty pleasure is trashy TV, and I love to cross stitch.
Co-Creator of Healing Together, Lead Trainer and Childhood Trauma Expert
Jane is known internationally for her work with parents and children. She’s also the author of a number of books to which help adults explore and discuss difficult issues with children including one on domestic abuse called 'How Are You Feeling Today Baby Bear?'
Senior Mental Health Lead Trainer
Lorraine has 25 years’ experience in the mainstream school environment as a teacher and Head Teacher. From 2004 – 2013 Lorraine was CEO of nasen, a charitable organisation supporting all those who work with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. As a result, Lorraine has many years’ experience of working with pupils with an array of special and additional needs and the teachers, SENCOs and support staff that work with them.
Healing Together Trainer
Julie is a nationally renowned trainer and consultant. She is regularly called upon to deliver keynote speeches, facilitate workshops and support development to Local Authority teams. Julie is proud to work with a wide range of services and teams, schools and settings across the country to share and embed knowledge and understanding of attachment, trauma and resilience.
She is committed to delivering high quality CPD where all participants are warmly welcomed and involved in the sessions and who then have the confidence and knowledge to take their learning into their practice on a daily basis.
Consultant; Gender-Based Violence & Exploitation
I am delighted to be working with Innovating Minds and feel that the ethos of Safer Together really aligns with the fantastic and accessible child centred work that they do. I am pleased to be able to contribute our expertise in the fields of gender-based violence and Child Exploitation to support the development of two very much needed programmes which will support children, young people, their families and the professionals that support them.
Managing Director
Having spent the last 15 years working as a business consultant I am obsessed with helping people turning their visions into a reality.
I am thrilled to be a part of a purpose driven organisation that enables me to use my skill set to ensure that we make sustainable changes nationally, to improve access to mental health support for children and families.
Outside of work I can be found providing a taxi service to my three teenagers/preteens.
Operations Manager
Having worked in a role supporting some of the most vulnerable children in the education sector, I am really excited to work with Innovating Minds. An organisation that is so passionate about improving children's mental health and to enable them to strive.
I have amazing family and friends, and love nothing more that spending quality time with them, walking, relaxing and enjoying their company.
Regional Manager
I am excited to be the Regional Manager and part of an organisation helping improve access to children and young people to mental health support.
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my two beautiful children, going on walks and watching horror and thriller movies!
Office Manager
I have a son called Cayden, who is my everything. I am very sociable, and I am very lucky to have some amazing family and friends that I love to spend time with making memories. I am really looking forward to working at Innovating Minds and having a job that will be rewarding in helping other people.
Marketing & Communications Manager
I studied Psychology and graduated from the University of Reading in 2013. Working within this industry has long been a passion of mine and I feel privileged to now work for Innovating Minds and advocating for better mental health.
In my own time, I love spending time with my family and I also love to travel and chase the sun. I’m always working my way through my never-ending bucket list!
Social Impact Administrator
Customer Success Coordinator
After completing my degree in counselling & working with children, young people & families; improving mental health support has been a passion of mine. I have worked with military personnel, veterans & their families within a variety of settings including resettlement, NHS and the criminal justice system.
I am excited to be a part of Innovating Minds and being able to support the early intervention approach to improving access to mental health services.
Research Assistant
Since graduating with a degree in psychology in 2019, I’ve worked in patient centred roles, witnessing the effects of early intervention on people’s lives. I’m currently undertaking a MRes Clinical Psychology degree so I can gain a greater depth of knowledge and experience around mental health, interventions and evidence-based practice.
I’m working at Innovating Minds to be a part of a team that genuinely cares and adopts a client-focused approach in everything they do. I believe in their values and wish to adopt them in any future endeavours I take part in.
When not studying or volunteering I’ll most likely be playing and learning new instruments to add to my repertoire.
Social Media Executive
My interests lie in helping, and empowering, individuals to achieve their potential in all aspects of their lives.
I worked as a Senior Assistant Psychologist for Innovating Minds for 2 years and have now moved on to a training post to qualify as a clinician with Birmingham University. I am delighted to still be working for Innovating Minds, part-time, as Social Media Executive. I love writing about the exciting growth and news of Innovating Minds on our online platforms, and sharing helpful resources to enable our service to support the emotional wellbeing of more children, young people and adults.
Intervention Support Officer
I’m a great believer that healthy relationships and learning environments can positively contribute to a healthy mind. Having worked in a range of schools, I completed my MA in education (Psychology) to further my passion to ensure that schools were a safe and healthy space for learners to thrive. I then worked in CAMHS and saw need for more Mental Health training in schools which led me to this role.
I am excited to be a part of Innovating Minds, a forward shining organisation that bridges the gap.
You’ll find me bringing creativity, colour and a smile to my beautiful little family, friends, those around me and to my exciting new journey at Innovating Minds.
Senior Mental Health Lead/EduPod - Intervention Support Officer
My name is Tanya Birch and I am an Intervention Support Officer with a core focus on EduPod and the SMHL Training.
I am incredibly passionate and dedicated to implementing change across the education mental health sector. I feel honoured to have spent the last 8 years of my career working within education to encourage, implement and develop a whole school sustainable approach to mental health. My experience within education has been working with children with complex to severe social emotional and mental difficulties as well as children with coexisting special educational needs. I have been working with in trauma informed schools and developing their restorative practice and awareness of attachment theory and have seen a real flourish in the need for a whole school approach to mental health.
Healing Together - Intervention Support Officer
I have always had a passion for helping people and understand the importance of providing a safe space for support.
After completing my MA in Criminology, I have worked in the Charity sector providing direct interventions to adults, young people and children. My passion for helping to make a difference to peoples lives has only grew stronger since then.
I am very excited to be joining the amazing team at Innovating Minds where I can continue to provide beneficial support.
I am a mother to my beautiful daughter who is the light of my life. In my spare time I enjoy family adventures, spending time with friends and reading. I am a creative person who enjoys a challenge.
I am looking forward to the next chapter of my career here at Innovating Minds.
If you share our mission and are passionate about supporting people with emotional and mental health difficulties, then please get in touch by submitting a covering letter and CV.
It’s hugely rewarding, both personally and professionally.
