Take a Seat with Ali Swift

This week Ali is joined by Dr Anna Redding the co-founder and director of Avenue Therapies. She is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, accredited EMDR therapist and Executive coach. Anna has worked in the NHS and public sector since 2004. She has trained in multiple different approaches including therapy, coaching and leadership. She has focused her career in helping those with severe mental healt...

This week we have a special treat just before Christmas to help you overcome that anxiety and feel more empowered. Therapist, author and podcast host Aylin Webb joined Ali to ensure you can go into the new year feeling your best. Aylin shared her colourful history beginning in Istanbul and the suppression she experienced, we dug deeper into the power of EMDR and covered lots of other ground especi...

It was great to have Ali back behind the podcast mic today. This week we have a really intersting chat with Dr Jason Chan. We talked about attachment styles, the impact of childhood experiences on emotional wellbeing and growth, recovery from major trauma and mind-body connection… and there is a thread of spirituality throughout. We hope you enjoy it. Dr Jason Chan, is a clinical psychologist with...

This week we have an interesting talk about Mens mental health with Dr Esther Cole. Award winning Dr Cole is the Founder & Clinical Director of Lifespan Psychology the diverse practice. Having worked in the NHS for 12 years Dr Cole joined the independent sector in 2017 to focus on supporting people from all walks of life. Since then the practice has gone from strength to strength, having won t...

After a little break, we are back with a bang. This week we have the chief Clinical Officer for Oliva Dr Sarah Bateup. Oliva is the employee mental well-being platform for companies that want to help their people show up feeling their best. In addition to this Sarah is also head of therapy for Clerkenwell health, a leading psychedelic speciality service. After a long career working with and scalin...

What better way to start 2023 than a chat with John Cordray. John is the CEO and founder of the Mental Health Community. Bringing mental health practitioners from all across the world together to connect, network, and advance their careers. With over 17 years in the profession, John is a fully licensed counsellor specialising in children, teens and families' mental health. A massive advocate for d...

What an episode this was. We were delighted to speak with the CEO and founder of PVL mental health consultancy and a sought-after global keynote and TedX speaker, Petra Velzeboer.  In this episode, Petra talks to us about her life growing up in the infamous Children of God cult, and how when pregnant and in a relationship with someone outside of the cult, Petra escaped to begin a new life in...

This week Ali takes a seat with Dr Julian Nesbitt, CEO and Founder of Dr Julian Online Mental Health Platform. A thought-provoking conversation talking through

Lee is the chairman of his club Silhillians RUFC, an RFU Injured Players Foundation Trustee, he has years of experience as a Project Manager in the building trade and is a father of twins. In 2020 he was awarded the BBC Sports Personality ‘Unsung Hero’ of the Year for the Midlands. In 2016, aged just 34, Lee sustained a catastrophic spinal cord injury whilst playing rugby for Silhillians. Lee is n...

This week Ali takes a Seat with Adam Crampsie. Adam is a mental health clinician with experience in the public, private and charity sectors. Currently the CEO of Mental Health Concern the largest not-for-profit provider of IAPT services in the UK, Adam shares his wealth of knowledge in the industry.  He's been there and done it all with mental health, from starting out as a therapist in the N...

Welcome to our second episode and we are delighted to speak with the amazing James Elliott. If you don't know who James is then have a good listen and pick your jaw up off the floor. James has an incredible story to tell following a 14-year career in the army having finished his career as the second in command of all the British Army's mental resilience delivery.  He decided to leave and purs...

Welcome to our first Take a Seat podcast episode with our host, Ali Swift. We are excited to have as our first guest the incredible Dr Hannah Wilson to talk about all things digital mental health. Hannah is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Kooth and Director of MediaCity Psychology. With the delivery of mental health changing it's important to understand the benefits of using technology...