Our Team ⋆ Dorset Mind Mental Health

Peter Thompson

Peters Story...I have supported Dorset Mind in a couple of fundraising events and have been aware of the vital work they do for many years. Mental health is something that…

Lauryn Ekins

Ambassador

Alongside the fantastic work that we do, Ambassador Harry Kimberley hopes to help unite our community to confront mental health stigma.

Harry Kimberley

Ambassador

Alongside the fantastic work that we do, Ambassador Harry Kimberley hopes to help unite our community to confront mental health stigma.

Cathy Satherley

Qualified Counsellor

Cathy is a qualified counsellor whose aim is to empower clients to make their own decisions on how to move forward.

Louise Devereux

Trainee Placement Counsellor

Our Trainee Placement Counsellor Louise believes that talking therapies provide a special kind of relationship between counsellors & clients.

Kathryn Littlewood

Qualified Counsellor

Engaging with clients, listening to them in an empathic, non-judgemental way gives Qualified Counsellor Kathryn huge satisfaction.

Vick Ashley

Qualified Counsellor

Qualified Counsellor Vick believes counselling can be a life-changing opportunity where you're supported to find your own answers.

Sancho Loreto

Active Monitor Practitioner

Sancho is one of our Active Monitoring Practitioners. He enjoys supporting people with mental health challenges through a holistic lens.

Toby Kenneally

Ambassador

As our Ambassador, Toby uses his love of sport & exercise to help us let people know about the benefits of getting active on mental health.

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Carly Weldon

Trainee Placement Counsellor

Carly is one of our Trainee Placement Counsellors. She's passionate about talking therapies, in particular person-centred counselling.

Linda O’Sullivan

Chief Executive

Linda O'Sullivan is Dorset Mind's CEO. She's passionate about putting participants central to everything we do and working collaboratively.

Yasmin Brown

Training and Community Relationships Coordinator

Yasmin is our Training and Community Relationships Coordinator, she works with partners to develop relationships and training opportunities.

Charles Alberts

Board of Trustees

As a Dorset Mind Trustee, Charles brings his extensive experience of workplace wellbeing and prioritising employee mental health to the role.

Tia Thorp

Children and Young People Services Manager

Our Children & Young People Services Manager Tia, oversees the delivery and development of services to benefit the wellbeing of young people.

Ruth Hutton

Trainee Placement Counsellor

Ruth is one of our Trainee Placement Counsellors. She doesn't try to fix or tell clients what to do but offers them support as they find their own answers.

Chris Pickard

Trainee Placement Counsellor

Chris is a Trainee Placement Counsellor, and believes counselling is an opportunity for self-exploration to gain a better understanding of personal issues.

Melanie Woolrych

Active Monitor Practitioner

Melanie is one of our Active Monitoring Practitioners. She finds it rewarding supporting clients taking their first steps to improve their mental wellbeing.

Charlotte Samways

Active Monitoring Practitioner

Charlotte is one of our Active Monitoring Practitioners for Bournemouth Central. She is a real 'people person' & thrives on helping & supporting others.

Lauren Kennedy

Active Monitoring Practitioner

Laruen is one of our Active Monitoring Practitioners based at the Southcoast PCN - she enjoys inspiring people to make small changes in their life to improve their wellbeing.

Chandy Green

Ambassador

In his role as an Ambassador, Chandy hopes to challenge/change the way we think about mental health. So that we think people can live well with a diagnosis.

Marie-Clare Gale

Training Manager

Our Training Manager Marie-Clare, wants to keep the conversation about mental health going to help normalise feelings that people experience.

Matthew Pitman

Qualified Counsellor

Qualified Placement Counsellor Matt believes talking therapies are important, offering people non-judgmental support and care when needed.

Lucy Crescent

Trainee Placement Counsellor

Our Trainee Placement Counsellor, Lucy, looks forward to help people become more in tune with themselves & develop strategies to cope with everyday life.

Leonie Hurrell

Freelance Trainer

Leonie is one of our Freelance Trainers. A former headteacher, Leonie shares her experiences and talks about her own mental health to help reduce stigma.

David is a Trainer, Befriending Coordinator and Active Monitoring Practitioner for Dorset Mind.He enjoys supporting people to make improvements in their mental health through coaching, discussing ways forward and guided self-help.

Liz Clough

Freelance Trainer

Liz is a Freelance Trainer for Dorset Mind Works, since January 2019. During that time she has delivered a wide range of training to our corporate clients.

Victoria Heeley

Business Support Manager

Victoria is the Business Support Manager for Dorset Mind, overseeing all the Core operations for the charity. An advocate of supporting people to their fullest potential, Victoria has practiced as…

Ty Temel

Ambassador

Ty's aim as ambassador is to inspire men who are less likely to talk about mental health, to follow his example and build their resilience through talking.

Lucy Lewis

Ambassador

Lucy represents the charity as an ambassador. A former placement student, Lucy now works as an assistant psychologist - and still finds time to write for us.

Claire Sirmulis

Counselling Team Leader and Qualified Counsellor

Claire is our Team Leader for Dorset Mind's Adult Counselling team. She is passionate about empowering people to make positive change.

Chris Tshuma

Ambassador

Ambassador Chris understands the need to break the stigma surrounding mental illness and talk about it openly. He believes we can achieve much together by understanding and supporting each other.

Sarah Hopkins

Ambassador

Sarah has a passion for sport, having played indoor volleyball to national level. Her advice is to develop your own ‘mental health first aid kit’ as you would for physical injuries.

Nick Rowe

Dorset Community Mental Health Alliance Project Manager

Nick is Project Manager for the emerging Dorset Community Mental Health Alliance. This is a newly forming network of non-statutory organisations who wish to work together with statutory sector organisations…

Karen Butcher

Finance Assistant

Karen is Dorset Mind's Finance Assistant and is responsible for bookkeeping, bank reconciliations and other exciting and essential tasks! Karen comes from a long background in charities and ran a…

Talya Disagciyan

Active Monitor Practitioner Team Leader

Talya is our Team Leader for the Active Monitoring programme. She joined us in 2019 to help build the programme for Poole that runs in partnership with Shore Medical. The…

Craig Eldridge

Ambassador

Our ambassador Craig loves speaking to audiences about mental health - and his lived experience. Craig hopes to inspire others to reach out for professional help, or to help others find emotional support.

Andy Howe

Ambassador

Andy is passionate about fitness and knows it's his vital coping strategy should he have any down days. By speaking about his mental health, Andy hopes to inspire many people of his age.

Maddie Crawford

Ambassador

Maddie works in digital marketing and hopes her role as an ambassador will help reach a wide range of people, including workplace leaders. Being an ambassador has improved Maddie's confidence and encouraged her to be more open.

Sharon Best

Eco in Mind Project Coordinator

Sharon is Eco in Mind's Project Coordinator. Sharon has a background in Public Health & Wellbeing. She has a unique skill set developed over the past twenty years working with…

Olivia

Young Ambassador

Young Ambassador Olivia has learnt the importance of putting her mental wellbeing as her top priority as this is will help hers to reach her goals. She hopes to eventually work in the field of neuropsychology or forensic psychology,

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