Our Trainers

Colette is a dynamic, insightful and experienced trainer and Mental Health First Aid instructor. She is passionate about exploring stigma and enabling understanding of and support for those experiencing mental health difficulties, particularly in the workplace. As well as delivering exceptional training, Colette has attended several events as guest speaker to share her expertise, as well as guest blogging for several local businesses.rnrnShe supports and enables businesses to plan effective mental health programmes for their staff, no matter what size or type the business.rnrnRead Colette’s practical advice on dealing with u003ca href=u0022https://www.oxfordshiremind.org.uk/mental-health-troubles-tools-and-tenacity/u0022u003eMental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplaceu003c/au003ernrnColette has also written a u003ca href=u0022https://www.allen-associates.co.uk/Blog/September-2020/How-to-Combat-Shame-in-the-Positivity-Gameu0022u003eblog for Allen Associatesu003c/au003ernrnWatch Colette explain the discuss theu003ca href=u0022https://www.blakemorgan.co.uk/webinar-essential-business-planning-challenges-for-the-new-working-norm/u0022u003e challenges faced by workplaces due to COVID-19, focusing on mental health concernsu003c/au003e

u003cemu003e“u003c/emu003eGiving people the opportunity to reflect on the power they have to make a positive difference to themselves and others is why I love delivering training to support mental health and wellbeing.u003cemu003e”u003c/emu003ernrnKelly is a passionate and experienced workplace wellbeing trainer, who is focused on helping organisations create a workplace where their employees can thrive.  Kelly holds a Masters in Workplace health and wellbeing, as well as a Diploma in stress management, but her approach is also shaped by lived experience and previous roles in Human Resources and Employee Assistance Programmes.

With 10 years under her belt at Oxfordshire Mind and Mind in Berkshire, Katie heads up our Training staff. She is responsible for the creation and delivery of our workplace wellbeing suite.  She is a qualified Mental Health First Aid instructor, and maintains her own private practice as an integrative therapist. Her experience as a frontline worker for Oxfordshire Mind, and her therapeutically informed background influences her work with organisations to ensure workplace wellbeing strategy is carefully crafted and follows best practice. Her most recent course creation includes directorate aimed courses designed to get senior leaders on board and informed with how to implement an organisation-wide wellbeing strategy.

Roger is an Associate Trainer for Oxfordshire Mind. With a background as a HR Consultant, Trainer and Organisation Development professional, Roger works with companies to improve their business culture and results through their people.rnrnu003cspan lang=u0022EN-USu0022u003eHis focus on people development within organisations prompted him to pursue the concept of resilience in the workforce and then into the area of workplace mental health.  He is a qualified Mental Health First Aid Instructor and delivers a range of courses to support mental health in the workplace both in the classroom and online.u003c/spanu003e

Mike is an Associate Trainer for Oxfordshire Mind. Having a lived experience of mental health challenges, recovery and delivering mental health and wellbeing training/support, Mike is also a qualified Mental Health First Aid instructor.rnrnMike delivers mentoring, mental health and resilience training, PREVENT and safeguarding training and a variety of instructor CPD, as well as working on the implementation of mental resilience training for the RAF, and pioneering an organisational wellbeing strategy.

Amanda is an Associate Trainer for Oxfordshire Mind.rnrnAmanda’s passion is for supporting sustainable culture and behavioural change through focusing on self-awareness, trust and confidence building and developing influencing skills with leaders and teams.rnrnu003cspan lang=u0022EN-USu0022u003eAmanda is best known for the energy she brings to her work and an approach which relies on openness, honesty, challenge and non-judgement in supporting the development of others.u003c/spanu003e