Meet the Centre for Wellbeing team

The Counselling Team within the Centre for Wellbeing (CWB) is made up of qualified and experienced counsellors who are all accredited or registered members of professional organisations, and who abide by a professional Code of Ethics.

Our counsellors

All our counsellors are skilled in helping with a full range of issues, including, but not limited to:

Anxiety and stress
Low mood or symptoms of depression
Self-esteem and confidence
Motivation and procrastination
Homesickness or loneliness
Bereavement and loss
Relationships or sexuality
Social or family issues
Drug and alcohol use
Distressing life events.

All members of our team can help you with any of the issues you want to talk about.

Some have special interests which we list below. If you’re not able to book a session with a counsellor with the special interest you want, we suggest you can feel confident to book with any counsellor, as they will be able to help you and will refer you to any further support if needed.

Name	Role	Specialism
Richard Carroll (He/Him & They/Them)	Head of Student Counselling	Sexuality, gender-diversity and transgender Text-based counselling via email and/or instant message
Anne Martin (She/Her & They/Them)	Counsellor	Trauma-informed counselling Equality, diversity and inclusion, othered groups Relationships/relational dynamics
Alexandra Glen (She/Her)	Counsellor	Relationships/relational dynamics Neurodiversity Family issues
Connie Harvey (She/Her)	Counsellor	Experience in supporting students on creative courses Difficulties with sleep and insomnia
Erin Beard (She/Her)	Counsellor	Settling into university Worries around life after university
Jeannette Bayliss (She/Her)	Counsellor	Family issues Students with a migration background Climate distress
Natalie Anderson (She/Her)	Counsellor	Neurodivergent students Trauma-informed counselling Assault Wellbeing coaching
Robert Cray (He/Him)	Counsellor	Trauma-informed counselling Compassion-focused therapy Sexual assault Assault Mindfulness
Steve Elliott (He/Him)	Counsellor (term time)	Race, equality, diversity and inclusion Culture and religion Sexual abuse and assault

We also have volunteer counsellors who are either in training or recently qualified, carefully chosen for their suitability and experience, and who are closely supervised by our core team.

Student Mental Health

Our mental health practitioners are a specialist team of social workers, mental health nurses and an eating disorder therapist. They offer students support and guidance to students with complex or enduring mental health conditions including:

mood disorders
psychosis
personality disorders
eating disorders.

The mental health practitioner team can offer advice and guidance on managing student life with a mental health condition and support co-ordination and liaison with academic departments and external health teams.

Name	Role	Specialism
Lisa Hawthorne (She/Her)	Head of Student Mental Health
Katie Hay (She/Her)	Senior Mental Health Practitioner	Eating disorder specialist
Carrie Gallagher (She/Her)	Student Mental Health Practitioner
Daniel Brunn (He/Him)	Student Mental Health Practitioner
Emily Mackenzie (She/Her)	Student Mental Health Practitioner
Sophie Roche (She/Her)	Student Mental Health Practitioner