Duncan is a HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) registered Senior Educational Psychologist and an experienced ACT & DNA-V practitioner and trainer. Duncan is the co-author of the popular self-help book Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Dummies and of several peer-reviewed articles on the subjects of ACT and Contextual Behavioural Science (CBS). Primarily, Duncan’s work focuses on whole-school and targeted interventions to promote and improve children’s wellbeing and resilience, as well as on the delivery of group and individually-based ACT coaching interventions to support teachers’ wellbeing and valued-living.

Freddy is an HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) registered, chartered clinical psychologist with 20 years experience working with children and families in the NHS. He has published a range of peer reviewed articles / book chapters on ACT, behaviour analysis, disability and sexuality, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Dummies. His interests include child development, language and communication, challenging behaviour, staff systems, emotional literacy and supervision.

Corinna is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) at the University of Warwick. Corinna has taught numerous university courses for psychologists and educationalists regarding autism, behaviour change, curriculum design and effective instruction. Her research has been published in several peer reviewed journals including the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities and Research in Developmental Disabilities. Her book Teaching Early Numeracy to Children with Developmental Disabilities was published in November 2020.

Nic is a Senior Lecturer of Psychology at the University of the West of England (UWE). He has authored a number of empirical articles and book chapters, as well as presenting his research at conferences and universities over 50 times all over the world. Between 2015 and 2017 he sat on the board of directors for the Association for Contextual Behavioural Science, which is the 8000-member organisation that oversees a lot of ACT related work. Nic has taken part in various media engagements and his book (The Research Journey of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) was released in August of 2015.

Louise Hayes, PhD is a clinical psychologist, author, speaker and active humanitarian. She is the originator of the DNA-V model; a developmental model based on contextual behavioural science. Formerly an academic Senior Fellow with The University of Melbourne.  She is the co-author books: Get Out of Your Mind and into your Life for Teenagers; The Thriving Adolescent; and Your Life Your Way.  In 2022, DNA-V will be released in an adult book, What Makes You Stronger. Louise is also a clinician, working with adult and adolescents in private practice. For more information on Louise go to – louisehayes.com.au or for information on DNA-V go to DNAv.international

Descoseph Ciarrochi is professor at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University.. Joseph has published over 140 scientific journal articles and many books, including the best selling Get out of your mind and into your life teens, and the influential book, Thriving Adolescent. In the adult area, Joseph has published The Weight Escape, and Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Positive Psychology: The seven foundations of well-being, and Emotional intelligence: A practitioner’s guide. He has been honoured with over four million dollars in research funding. His work has been discussed on TV, and in magazines, newspaper articles, and radio.

Katie is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA). Katie provides consultation and training to Schools and Colleges; and Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention (EIBI) Programmes in home and educational settings. Katie is an ACT & DNA-V practitioner and trainer, her work focuses on combining school-wide values and positive behaviour support, with the DNA-V model. It’s important to Katie that her work reflects values of compassion, flexibility, equality and authenticity.

Lucy is a Certified Transformational Coach and a Chartered Psychologist. Prior to coaching, Lucy practised as a Clinical Psychologist in the NHS. As a Coach, Lucy is passionate about drawing on evidenced-based psychological theories and she has a special interest in Acceptance and Commitment Coaching. Lucy is dedicated to support her clients to enhance their wellbeing and improve their ability to navigate life’s changes with resilience. Her wider interests include providing coaching for public sector professionals who may experience imposter thoughts; overwhelm and burnout within the workplace.

Mary is an HCPC registered educational psychologist with 15+ years of working in educational settings. Mary is also a tutor and lecturer on the DEdPsych trainee EP course at Bristol University. Mary has worked with schools to implement both ACT and DNA-V interventions for educational staff and young people. Mary has also worked with teams using Prosocial to promote greater team collaboration and wellbeing. Mary's interests span both learning and emotional well being for all those within educational settings from early years through to post16 and on to adulthood. 

Paul is a facilitator, author and researcher. He is co-founder and Vice President of Prosocial World, a not for profit based on CBS principles and focused on enhancing cooperation and trust in mission driven groups and movements globally. Paul is a Visiting Associate Professor with the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University. His research has focused on interventions to reduce stress while enhancing relationships, wellbeing, perspective taking and cooperation in groups and organisations. He is lead author of “Prosocial: Using Evolutionary Science to Build Productive, Equitable, and Collaborative Groups” as well as developer of the Prosocial suite of training offerings. Paul is past President of the ANZ Association for Contextual Behavioural Science and a Fellow of the international ACBS, as well as a board member with the World Happiness Foundation.

Paul is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) with over 10 years experience working with children, adults, families and network systems in local authority and the NHS. In the main, Paul's work involves supporting children and young people who have become stuck with their mental well-being to grow, develop and have more of the life they want. His interests include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), DNA-v, Relational Frame Theory (RFT), Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), Prosocial and more broadly Contextual Behaviour Science (CBS). He has a particular passion for researching and applying these in diverse and widespread settings, to benefit as many individuals and systems as possible. 

Sarah is a HCPC registered Child, Community and Educational Psychologist. Sarah uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and DNA-V to inform all areas of her work with children, young people and adults. Sarah volunteers with the Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Foundation, sharing ACT principles in support groups and she has written a chapter on ACT approaches for BDD in an upcoming book.

Steve was a consultant clinical psychologist in the NHS for over 30 years, working with adults and children with intellectual disabilities and/or autism. He worked at Bangor University to develop the MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis and developed an ACT module which focused on the needs of carers. He ran some of the first studies to evaluate an ACT based intervention with care staff. He has worked with self-advocacy organisations to deliver adapted Mindfulness Based courses for adults with intellectual disabilities. He recently completed a participatory research project to help adult family carers to become more resilient using ACT.

Amy completed a PhD in psychology following a master’s in applied Behaviour Analysis. Amy has a strong interest in education, mental health and wellbeing and is an experienced DNA-v practitioner. Amy is also a qualified primary school teacher, dividing her time between researching effective instructional methods and putting them into practice within the classroom. A member of the Association of Contextual Behavioural Science (ABCS) for over 10 years, Amy is passionate about the application of ACT, DNA-v and other models and practices within contextual behavioural science, to help alleviate human suffering and foster psychological flexibility.

Owen is a HCPC registered Educational Psychologist working in Bristol. Owen uses ACT and DNA-V in his daily work as a psychologist, including in individual casework with young people and families; training and group supervision. Owen is also a trained prosocial facilitator and is passionate about using this ACT based group model to help create better functioning, more cooperative and more value orientated teams. His other professional interests include social anxiety and neurodiversity.

Ross is a freelance organisational psychologist and host of the award-winning podcast, People Soup. His passion is cultivating the evidence-based skills from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for adults in the workplace. He delivers this through direct workplace training, train-the -trainer programmes and supervision. As a researcher at City, University of London he works in partnership with Dr Paul Flaxman to create a positive impact on the mental health and behavioural flexibility of adults at work. He holds Masters degrees in Human Resource Management and Organisational Psychology and is a Fellow of the RSA and CIPD.

Ben is an Assistant Psychologist and a trained Prosocial Facilitator. He is interested in researching how Contextual Behavioural Science can best be applied in social systems, particularly within schools, to evolve contexts that promote highly cooperative, flexible and collaborative patterns of behaviour. Currently, Ben is studying for a Research Master’s Degree in Psychology at The University of Bath, exploring the impact Prosocial interventions have on participants leadership practices and theories of change. In addition, Ben is supporting the coordination of the Prosocial Bristol Network and has active links with the Evolution Science Special Interest Group within the Association for Contextual Behavioural Science.

Sophie is a HCPC registered Educational Psychologist based in Bristol/South Gloucestershire with 10 years’ experience of working with children, young adults, families and schools. Sophie began a personal journey with ACT during her undergraduate studies, which later inspired her to research the application of DNA-V with young people experiencing SEMH needs for her Doctoral thesis. Professionally, Sophie has applied ACT and DNA-V in her work with children, young people, staff and families to improve outcomes and maximise wellbeing, both as a Local Authority EP and, more recently, in her role as a Practitioner Psychologist supporting children and young people who are at risk of exclusion. Sophie has a background of supporting young people with SEMH needs who are accessing alternative provision and is particularly passionate about improving outcomes for this population. Her other professional interests include Emotionally-Based School Avoidance, OCD and autism.