Feeling Good for Schools

Becky has been teaching since 2011, gaining a Distinction in her PGCE in Secondary English in 2012 having completed her training as part of the Teach First programme. She taught in a mixed comprehensive in London for 3 years before returning to NW England to take up a Lead Practitioner role in a mixed comprehensive in Greater Manchester. As well as working as the Schools Liaison Officer, Becky teaches English in an SEMH school part-time. Before teaching, she completed her LLB (Hons) Law with French and worked in a range of settings supporting young people, including young people at risk of offending.

After graduating with first class honours in Psychology at The University of Edinburgh, Serena has run therapeutic activities for individuals in psychiatric facilities, community, geriatric and school settings in Sri Lanka. In addition to her work with Feeling Good for Schools she works part time as a support worker for Cyrenians, a charity tackling the causes and consequences of homelessness and also volunteers for SHOUT to support individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. In her spare time you'll find her on the mat developing her practice as a qualified yoga teacher.

Sheila has co-created the Positive Mental Training programme, used in the Feeling Good app. Sheila has over 35 years of experience in health promotion and has worked in health education and also founded a successful organic food company. She is a health psychologist and a UKCP accredited psychotherapist and embraces a public health perspective that everyone can learn the skills necessary for good mental health.

Since graduating with a first class honours in Media Production (BSc), Deepali has worked within a range of roles covering various areas of marketing and digital content production. She now brings her expertise to the team to help deliver the marketing and communications across Feeling Good. As someone passionate about health and fitness, Deepali uses her personal training and nutrition qualification to help others achieve their fitness and lifestyle goals.

After qualifying as a doctor in London, Alastair worked in Australia before coming to Edinburgh to work in General Practice. As a busy GP he was always interested in helping his emotionally distressed patients. This led him to study the use of an elite Olympic sports psychology programme in Sweden and to develop the Positive Mental Training programme as a treatment for depression. Along with Edinburgh University, he researched into the use of relaxation and mental skills training and his interest in research continues. He is an honorary fellow at the School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Edinburgh.