Director 

Delia has worked in Education for over 25 years, working initially as a teacher and then as a Headteacher for over 11 years. During this time, she has seen the mental health struggles and the impact of trauma faced by many of the young people in her care and has worked hard to ensure the educational provision is providing the very best pastoral care it can. She has also experienced the frustrations around trying to secure the appropriate and timely external support for these young people and the impact of this not been available.

Delia has also experienced the impact of trauma and mental health struggles within her family setting and is keen to support ‘The Wellness Gateway’ to ensure that people are able to access support when they need it.

Janet is a BHSc Hons Occupational Therapist and is an EMDR UK Accredited Therapist and working towards her Consultant EMDR Accreditation.

As an Occupational Therapist registered with Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) and is an Accredited EMDR Practitioner registered with EMDR Europe, Janet has over 25 years experience of working in the NHS and Private Practice in varied roles within Mental Health and crisis and risk management. Janet is passionate about Trauma recovery and has experience working with various trauma difficulties examples of which are, single event Trauma, Complex Trauma, PTSD, veteran trauma, traumatic childbirth, childhood sexual abuse, abuse, rape, domestic violence, road traffic accidents, work place bullying, bereavement.

Janet works with clients to identify the presenting trauma problem, understand the complexity and determines if EMDR can meet their needs. Janet incorporates trauma education within this and self soothing and grounding resources to increase coping to encourage the mind to become ‘unstuck’ and to rebuild life from past painful experiences. As an experienced therapist, Janet offers remote/online  EMDR Therapy with the Wellness Gateway on Mondays.

Nicola is our yoga instructor offering Trauma-sensitive Restorative Yoga which is a therapeutic yoga using bolsters, cushions and blankets to support the body in poses that allows quieting of the mind and balancing of emotions.

This type of yoga can be a powerful tool in aiding the process of regulating the nervous system and helping undo the effects of stress bringing about a sense of feeling grounded, calm, relaxed and safe.

Nicola is an experienced general dental practitioner who became interested in hypnosis for use with her anxious patients. She completed the Foundation Level training  with the British Society for Clinical and Academic Hypnosis and continued her studies at Birmingham City University and after a year achieved her Graduate Certificate in Clinical Hypnosis and Related Techniques in 2020. 

Clinical hypnosis is a natural and enjoyable process which feels similar to daydreaming. It can be used to help achieve more control over thoughts, feelings and behaviour. During hypnosis the communication with the inner self, or subconscious mind, is strengthened so positive suggestions have a more powerful effect. This means that it is possible to make remarkable and rapid changes for a range of conditions. This includes release from, and processing of, negative emotions such as those associated with traumatic events, stress, anxiety conditions and insomnia. 

Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Gail is the founder and Chief Executive Officer, she has twenty seven years’ experience in Integrative Health Care both within the corporate and therapy fields. She is the author of two mental health and wellness books, is a keynote speaker on trauma and childhood adversity along with being an external trainer for NHS.

She has a Level 7 Postgraduate Masters Degree in Interdisciplinary Psychology (specialising in trauma – Leeds Beckett) and is a registered Trauma-focused EMDR therapist with The National Council for Integrative Psychotherapists (NCIP). Gail is currently training in Level 7 Clinical Supervision.

She is qualified in Advanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Counselling, The Rewind Technique, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Inner Child Therapy, Three Principles Coaching, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, NLP (Nero-linguistic programming), Meditation, PTSD and TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems (RQF), ADHD and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and Level 2 Understanding Autism.

Gail is also an Advanced Menopause Practitioner, Reiki Master Teacher Practitioner, she holds qualifications in Teaching, Assessing, Internal Quality Assessment and Safeguarding.  She has interests in trauma (PTSD and Complex PTSD), Neurodiversity and ADHD and works with a person centred approach helping people live healthy and fulfilling lives.

She writes both our trauma-informed and ADHD workshops and accredited Psychological trauma-informed diploma (see training page). She is also part of the team that deliver both.

She is an ambassador for Psychologies magazine and part of the writing team for Beauty Despite Cancer. Gail’s approach to supporting people is with an interdisciplinary approach.

Jo  works within our admin and client care departments. In 2019 she was looking for ways to cope with anxiety following a period of poor health and became a regular visitor at our centre and has enjoyed using the skills to learn to live with anxiety which have changed her life in ways she never thought possible.

“I feel so passionately about my experience that I jumped at the chance to help the team with the admin side of things.”

Rachael is passionate about working with the bodymind to heal trauma. She combines the somatic mindfulness and compassion of IFS (Internal Family Systems) with gentle shaking brought about by Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE). These neurogenic tremors help people to process trauma and manage stress in a safe and natural way. Over time, this approach facilitates self-knowledge, relief from pain or anxiety, greater embodiment, and calm. Added to that, once learnt, TRE is a technique that you can use for the rest of your life with ease to remain in a state of calm, peace and joy. Rachael is a Certified TRE Provider and trained to Level 1 in Internal Family Systems and Somatic Internal Family Systems with its creator, Susan McConnell. She is based in Harrogate and offers face to face and remote appointments.

Suzanne is a Consultant Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, Integrative Psychotherapist and a retired medically trained nurse and emergency nurse practitioner (A&E). She has thirty years’ experience in both the acute and community sectors and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Her experience ranges from psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), DBT – Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Behavioural therapy, Hypnotherapy – with hypno-psychotherapy and solution focused hypnotherapy, Integral Eye Movement Therapy, Art therapy, Bereavement therapy and Phototherapy. She is also Meditation and mindfulness teacher and has a vast experience with trauma.

Suzanne has worked with clients experiencing domestic abuse and has experience with working with childhood abuse.

She has also spent twelve years running antenatal classes and supporting woman who have had a traumatic birth.

Suzanne works with a number of young people who have Autistic Spectrum Disorder. She is also available to complete a full CAMHS referral for anyone that needs it.

Suzanne feels all her clients are, without exception, amazing and bring a strength and energy to the sessions, sometimes without realizing it at first; and feels that it is their trust in her which makes her feel privileged, the work is theirs and she is just opening the tool bag for them and helping them find what they need.

Lucy is an Open Water Swimming Coach who provides the opportunity for people to immerse themselves in natural water.

Passionate about mental health and the benefits of cold water (Swimoutdoors.co.uk).

Lucy works with beginners and swimmers to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to take part in wild swimming.

Cold water and blue spaces can provide people with a range of
experiences from a challenge to overcome the cold, to a place where you can feel fully immersed in nature. Water is a powerful tool for wellbeing, it can hold us, connect us to nature, but also calm and support our nervous system to develop resilience to stress and change.

Dr. Amina Aliyu Gani, lifestyle medicine GP is one of our clinical advisors. Dr. Amina is a GP, has a Master’s Degree in Public Health and has trained at the Institute for Integrative Medicine. She is a holistic health coach specialising in weight loss and chronic disease prevention.  

Her website is Draminaa.com

Jo is our Community Liaison and Marketing Manager. She became interested in community mental health after having to give up a long term career in Pharmacy, due to a chronic autoimmune disease. Jo is a safeguarding officer and she is passionate about mental wellbeing and uses complementary therapies, alongside conventional medicines to improve her quality of life.

“I feel extremely privileged to have been given the chance to be part of this community interest company and work alongside such an amazing team.”