The Anxious Minds Team
Our Fabulous Team
IN LOVING MEMORY OF SHAUN MCCOWIE – HEAD OF COUNSELLING WALLSEND
Michelle
Michelle is a university lecturer and is educated to Phd level, she runs her own business consultancy services, and is part of the managment team...
Eddie
Hi, I founded Anxious Minds in 2015 after leaving the Armed Forces after 22 years service on my war pension, due to a lack of early intervention and provisional support…...
Jan
I qualified as a counsellor in 2007 and went on to become a Clinical Supervisor in 2010. In 2016 both myself and the late Shaun McCowie, joined Anxious Minds to…...
Margaret
Hi, my training was undertaken with Tyneside Metropolitan College where I studied to become a Person-Centred Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor....
Mark
Mark joined us this year after a career of over 25 years in senior management in the recruitment, training & education fields. Most recently Mark worked for Europe’s largest university…...
Eric
I spent 22 years in the armed forces. I am an ex university lecturer and I worked for North Tyneside Council as veteran lead....
Russell
Russell is a fully qualified counsellor and passionate about supporting people. He now runs the Drop In and Recovery Centre in Wallsend....
Fiona
Hi, after having a previous career in Education, I re-trained with Sunderland University and I have been a Counsellor since 2008. I have worked in a number of community settings…...
Kirsty
Kirsty holds a level 3 in counselling and a level 2 in drug and alcohol support she is passionate about supporting people with mental health, Kirsty also works in admin…...
Miranda
I previously worked in Education and retrained to be a counsellor. In 2019, I did a diploma at Gosforth with Newcastle City Learning which I completed last year. I volunteered…...
Glen
Glen is a fully qualified counsellor and is passionate about supporting the veteran community. He now works on the veteran project and has a Level 5 in Counselling and is…...
Claire
Claire is a fully qualified counsellor and passionate about supporting women. She is part of the Team at Womens Centre in Blyth……...
Claire
Hi, my training was undertaken with Tyneside Metropolitan College where I studied to become a Person-Centred Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor…....
Alexa
Alexa is a fully qualified counsellor and passionate about supporting people. She is part of the Wallsend Team……...
Callum
Hi, my names Callum and I’m currently studying business administration at Anxious Minds as part of my apprenticeship here, I’ve finished my A levels in sociology and health social work,…...
Leanne
Leanne is a fully qualified counsellor and she has also done a level 3 in PTSD Counselling, she is passionate about supporting the veteran community after serving in both the…...
Minnie
Minnie likes meeting and welcoming people to the centre, loves sitting on knees giving unconditional love; mini has worked as a Dog therapist for the last 4 years. She loves…...
The Anxious Minds Patrons
Our Patrons
Denise Welch
Jamaal Lascelles
Ellen Dean
Our Staff & Volunteers
Supporting vulnerable people within our community takes a certain character, with not only the right qualifications but the passion and understanding what its like to struggle.
- Eddie
- Jan
- Margaret
- Russell
- Kirsty
- Fiona
- Miranda
- Ashley
- Leanne
- Lucy
- Mark
- Callum
- Michelle
- Kayleigh
- Alexa
- Glen
- Minnie
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If you would like to help people suffering from crippling mental health disorders