About Emma
 

As a Learning and Development professional with 25 years in the corporate world and a qualified Mental Health First Aid Instructor delivering in a range of settings and industries, Emma promotes robust workplace wellbeing practices built around roles, responsibilities and boundaries.
 

Her volunteer experience as a mental health charity trustee and support group facilitator, NHS suicide awareness working group member and rollercoaster ride supporting a teenager with serious mental health challenges, drives her to promote down-to-earth and engaging learning so we can provide practical support and hope in a way that respects everyone’s unique needs.

She prioritises making the uncomfortable more comfortable and balances sensitive topics with the need to have fun whilst learning! It’s all about thriving not 'in spite of', but because of our challenges to build resilience in an ever-complex world.
 

As well as the boardroom, Emma has worked with a diverse range of UK and International clients, charities, corporate and government bodies.

Testimonials

"The first thing that you notice about Emma is her enthusiasm and deep subject matter expertise. Emma is a highly skilled facilitator who grabs your attention and is able to make complicated subjects resonate with her learners. Emma ensures that everyone is involved and engaged with issues surrounding mental health and wellbeing. I have seen first-hand what a difference Emma's work can make to individuals and organisations."
Diversity & inclusion manager Bae Systems

"Emma is great at engaging with those she is training, her courses are very interactive and inclusive. Her understanding of the subject and the way she explains the issues/conditions and how to signpost people to the correct help is explained in an easy-to-understand style, making all of those involved feel included."
Safety manager, HS1

"Emma has supported our Wellness programme, running awareness sessions around mental health, wellbeing and resilience.
Her thoughtful delivery puts participants at ease and creates a safe environment for exploring uncomfortable topics. Feedback from those attending her workshops is always excellent."
Senior policy officer HR, Woking Council

About Laura
 

Laura Burke has worked in Mental Health for over 10 years for a variety of organisations including CAMHS, Oxleas, Mind charity and as a Mental health lead in the education sector.

Alongside her extensive experience and BSc in Psychology, Laura began corporate training over 4 and a half years ago for a variety of companies from the corporate, voluntary and public sector.

After experiencing depression, herself, Laura understands first-hand the impact that mental health issues can have on an individual and aims to challenge stigma, encourage conversations around mental health and ultimately teach individuals and companies the tools and techniques to better mental health.

For her, each training session should provide value and be engaging, no matter the topic, and it is clear Laura is very experienced in this field.

About Laura
 

Laura is an Australian born specialist Wellbeing Consultant with an academic background in Neuroscience (second major in Anatomy & Human Biology) and PostGraduate Psychology.

She draws on a wealth of international experience in workplace health to bring the science of wellbeing to life with humour, honesty and practical lived experience.

Laura has worked with a wide range of industries before moving into learning and development and wellbeing.

Since leaving her corporate career Laura has worked with various clients from small start-ups to FTSE 100 companies providing Mental Health First Aid training, wellbeing workshops and consultancy to help their people and their businesses thrive.

About Danielle
 

With over 20 years experience in the corporate world as a PA, and then later an EA, Danielle is a highly skilled, self-professed "organising queen". She keeps Maximise Mental Health Training on track by managing our website, social media and admin tasks.

Nothing is ever too much trouble or out of reach with Danielle around!

About Mark
 

Having worked for many years as a Training Manager for a number of large corporate companies, I chose to qualify as a Psychotherapeutic Counselor. I now work in both Psychotherapy and Business Coaching, to help businesses provide a culture and an environment, that ensures their workforce is engaged and productive.

I also specialise in helping Business Owners, Managers and Supervisors to appreciate ways to recognise the effect mental health issues can have on their staff and how to use empathic skills to help them feel cared for, reducing stress levels and time off sick.

Staff retention is key for all successful, profitable businesses and the need to appreciate staff wellness has never been as focused, as it is today.

About Jeanette
 

With 20 years’ experience as a Senior HR Business Partner and a Coach, working closely with, advising and challenging senior teams to build an engaged and inclusive culture where staff can thrive and perform to their highest level, Jeanette translates her own experience into useful advice for other senior managers to help them to build a sustainable, and resilient workforce that respects diversity and harnesses the power of difference at every employee’s life stage.

Her mission is to help thousands of people to change their lives for the better. Jeanette works to empower individuals through knowledge about menopause so they can ace this stage of their lives and embrace the many opportunities this transition can offer them. She believes that menopause doesn’t have to be a nightmare when you’re armed with the information and knowledge you need and the practical tools to help you to overcome the challenges that may arise.

Jeanette is passionate about supporting all people and workplaces to develop a greater understanding of menopause, putting in place the support mechanisms to enable everyone to reach their full potential in all aspects of their lives. 

Jeanette is a Senior Member of the Association of Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists. 

Jeanette is also a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of People Development with over 20 years' experience working in organisational development in HR.

Testimonials

"I wholeheartedly recommend working with Jeanette if you get the opportunity. She hosted a session on menopause for the professional body I'm part of - The Chartered Insurance Institute. The whole process was a pleasure and the event itself was incredible. Of the 185 attendees the feedback was completely positive."
Andrea Lees Farrell ACII

"I'd recommend Jeanette. She delivered a Menopause workshop to our business and it was great! She was communicative and happy to co-create the content and the talk landed really well with the business."
Lucy Bowkett, HR Administrator

"Jeanette's Men-No-Pause workshop was brilliant! It was very informative, open and honest. I admired her wealth of knowledge and support, but also the openness of the discussion was brilliant with something that is obviously very personal. It was a real eye-opener for us gents that are or are about to go through what can be a very difficult time in our partners' lives."
Gray IT Ltd