Mental Health Awareness Speakers

Mental Health Awareness week in the UK is coming up (May 14-20)! So we at A-Speakers are showing our support the way we do best!

Since we represent so many talented speakers, we’ve gathered a few of our mental health speakers UK here. Clicking on their names will bring you to their profile page, where you can read more about them and send a request to book them.

Read about our selected mental health speakers, organized by topic, here:

Coping with mental illness:

Eleanor Longden is an award-winning psychology postgraduate. She uses her own experiences of recovery from psychosis to promote more creative, person-centred approaches to complex mental health problems that emphasise the lived experience and expertise of individuals more fully.

Alex da Silva suffered from depression and addiction due to a difficult upbringing. Now, as a mindfulness & life coach, Alex helps people love and forgive themselves.

“There needs to be greater awareness of mental health because there’s still so much stigma out there and that includes the medical professionals as well as in employment, education, family, and among friends. We need to work together to eradicate stigma and promote better understanding of conditions like schizophrenia and psychosis.” – Erica Crompton

Erica Crompton is a freelance journalist with paranoid schizophrenia.

Anna Williamson is a well publicised anxiety sufferer & self help author, as well as a celebrity ambassador and national spokesperson for Mind, The Princes Trust and Childline.

David Neita uses poetry as a vehicle for expression for patients and professionals in mental health services.

“I always fall in love a little bit with anyone who shows me their soul. This world is so guarded and fearful.

I see so much beauty and strength in owning our vulnerability.”  –Claire Anstey

Claire Anstey is a science of mind counselor and spiritual growth expert. As a teen, she was full of self-loathing, but the suicide of her childhood sweetheart woke her up and she embarked on a journey of growth.

Workplace Wellbeing:

Adrian Furnham is a business psychologist doing research in mental health in the workplace.

Belinda Parmar OBE is the CEO of The Empathy Business where her aim is to transform the business world with empathy.

Alan Wise is a workplace psychologist with over 40 years experience working in the field of psychology.

Carl Rosier Jones is a stress coach and consultant. The creator of The Caveman Principles, Carl gives keynotes on how to manage change and avoid stress using a few simple & constructive techniques.

Mental Health for Schools:

1 in 10 children are affected by mental health problems in the UK according to the Mental Health Foundation

Alison Delaney is a children’s author and motivational people development speaker. She is passionate about seeing people grow and helping them achieve their potential.

Dr. Kathryn Weston delivers talks and workshops in schools to parents and young people that encourage an aspirational approach to life and learning.

Women’s Issues:

Elaine Hanzak is a former teacher who now speaks on perinatal mental health.

Harriet Waley Cohen is a health and wellbeing coach and mentor to women.

Men’s Issues

Mark Williams is an advocate for fathers’ mental health.