Our Tutor Team

Meet the experienced practitioners, supervisors, and educators who deliver our training programmes.

Academy Tutors

Experienced professionals delivering our training programmes

Dr. Anne-Sophie Bammens

Counselling Psychologist • Clinical Supervisor

Founder-Director of Headstrong Counselling and Headstrong Academy. A counselling psychologist committed to making high-quality mental health support widely accessible.

Dr Eiman Hussein

Integrative Psychotherapist • Clinical Supervisor

Medical background with 15 years in public health, focusing on women's reproductive health and rights. Also an archivist and writer.

Martina Jean-Jacques

Accredited Supervisor • Tutor • Psychotherapist

Trained in Psychodynamic Counselling and CBT. Has worked for NHS IAPT, community counselling settings and private practice.

Pauline Ferguson

Clinical Supervisor • Practice Educator • Social Worker

Over two decades of experience in social work. Dedicated to mentoring the next generation of professionals with a compassionate approach.

Antoinette Prince

BACP Registered • Psychotherapist • Clinical Supervisor

Over 15 years in private practice. As a Black British practitioner, brings commitment to issues of identity, inclusion, and systemic difference.

Natasha Rae-Dean

MSc, MBACP Accred. • Fellow of Higher Education Academy

Over twelve years of therapeutic experience and eight years of teaching within higher education. Rooted in humanistic theory.

Jasminder Bahia

Psychologist • Clinical Supervisor • EMDR Therapist

British South Asian psychologist with expertise in integrating psychological principles with yogic practices. Tutor for the Diploma in Clinical Supervision.

Paulo Ribeiro

Existential Psychotherapist • Clinical Supervisor

Post-graduated in Integrative and Existential Psychotherapy. Works with complex presentations including personality disorders, trauma, and gender issues.

Emily Mcardle

MSc, BACP Reg. • Humanistic Therapist • Tutor

Trained in Person-Centred Approach and Emotion-Focused Therapy. Experience in substance misuse, prison counselling, and supporting survivors of abuse.

Karmela Jones

Counsellor • Psychotherapist • Clinical Supervisor

Integrates humanistic, psychodynamic, CBT, feminist therapy and Black feminist thought. Work centres around identity and trauma.

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