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Our Trainers: Experts in many fields

All of our trainers have a passion for their area(s) of expertise and the ability to engage delegates with an enthusiastic style. We will work with you to develop a tailored training course to exceed your expectations.

Shindo Barquer

“Shindo is an energetic, empathetic trainer with a proven track record in leading, managing & developing teams. She specialises in diversity and inclusion. “

Karen Barr

“Karen is an experienced, accredited Mindfulness practitioner and leader who is privileged to be able to share the many benefits of Mindfulness with individuals and organisations”

Dr Karla H. Benske

“Karla Benske has 15 years experience as a corporate trainer and coach, preceded by a career in academia as a lecturer, and is passionate about enabling and supporting others from diverse backgrounds to fulfill their potential.”

Sue Cairns

“Sue delivers the train the trainer version of the Scottish Mental Health First Aid course as well as delivering the Scottish Mental Health First Aid course to delegates from organisations in all sectors.”

Maria Orihuela

“Maria delivers high-impact, energetic and experiential sessions that are very engaging. She has a very personable style, blending skillful challenge with empathy and fun.”

Sue Butterfield

“Sue has created, developed and delivered a wide ranging repertoire of quality training to improve business and personal performance”

Julia Carden

“As a L & D specialist, Julia has designed and facilitated workshops to challenge behaviours and manage bullying & harassment, in addition to delivering training in Resilience and Mindfulness”

Christine Clark

“For over 20 years, Christine Clark has been working with organisations to raise mental health awareness, improve their management of workplace wellbeing, stress & enhance personal resilience for managers & employees.”

Tinu Cornish

“One of the UK’s leading diversity psychologist’s Tinu delivers training, consultancy and research for a range of national and international clients across all sectors. “

Mark Eyre

“An accomplished facilitator and coach, Mark supports leaders, managers and professionals with particular focus on authenticity, personal impact, and building resilient approaches.”

Martin Faiers

“Martin is very experienced in understanding an organisation’s key objectives, he designs and delivers effective training courses and individual coaching sessions to meet them”

Brian Glass

“Brian is a fully qualified trainer in Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid and the Choose Life Suicide Prevention courses, ASIST and safeTALK”

Dot Gourlay

“Dot is very experienced in understanding management’s key objectives and is able to design and deliver effective training and consultancy services to meet them “

Dawn Hardman

“Dawn has over thirty years of working in therapeutic interventions in Statutory, Private and the third sector. With all the experience this has given, she has an excellent reputation as a knowledgeable and motivating Trainer.”

Lesley Jefferson

“Lesley has been studying and practising Mindfulness and related approaches for nearly 10 years, she brings a wealth of insights based on her personal experience. Her approach is down-to-earth and practical, supporting participants as they consider how to apply what they have learned to their own unique situations”

Dr Chris Johnstone

“With a medical background and over thirty years experience in teaching stress management techniques, Chris is a leading specialist in the psychology of resilience and well-being.”

Snéha Khilay

“Inspired by the famous Gandhi quote, “be the change you want to see in the world”, Snéha has developed expertise on diversity, inclusion and management/leadership development over the past 20 years.”

Anne Kibuuka

“Anne is a qualified Mindfulness for Life Coach an experienced teacher and Executive Coach. She enjoys supporting others to be the best that they can be.”

Anita Malster

“Anita delivers engaging sessions which include group discussion, learning exercises & examples of lived experience. She is passionate about increasing awareness of mental health to reduce stigma & increase understanding.”

Chukumeka Maxwell

“Chukumeka is an energetic trainer who is passionate about working with organisations to improve wellbeing and mental health. His focus is to encourage meaningful conversation and connection to save lives.”

Elizabeth Ann Morris

“Elizabeth Ann has a passion for supporting people to be the very best they can be and this has led her to focus on interpersonal skills training and development.”

Jessica Mckoen

“As a trainer, Jessica is widely known for her lively and interactive approach and for her ability to help participants reach their full learning potential.”

Fiona McPhail

“Fiona works with organisations to review EDI strategy & operational implementation plans. She can deliver legal briefings for senior managers, general EDI awareness sessions & specific delivery for Equality Champions.”

Louise Overy

“Louise combines a practical HR background with experience in training, coaching, facilitation and assessment. She brings her extensive knowledge, experience and enthusiasm, to her aim of enhancing working life and productivity for individuals, teams and organisations.”

Kate Peel

“A successful training facilitator, Kate is a qualified Mindfulness for Life Coach. Kate’s passionate about sharing this knowledge with individuals and groups, enabling self care and increasing mental health awareness. “

Shelagh Prosser

“A Diversity and Inclusion specialist with experience of working in the public, private and voluntary sectors.”

Sara Rawstron

“Sara is an HR specialist on employee wellbeing – from policy development and implementation to the design and delivery of workshops and briefings on managing pressure and building resilience.”

John Sephton

“An experienced trainer, John’s specialist training area is bullying & harassment and he is also an authority on workplace & employment mediation.”

Julia Sinclair-Brown

“A highly experienced facilitator, Julia combines her knowledge in the therapeutic and corporate environments to support individuals in the workplace to manage pressure and implement practical resilient strategies.”

Dr Philippa Spencer

“Philippa is an insightful and empathic trainer who draws on her experience of working with people affected by a range of emotional difficulties.”

Michelle Spirit

“Michelle has a flair for delivering memorable, thought provoking support and learning based on cutting edge biopsychosocial research.”

Eve Winston

“Eve Winston is a qualified and experienced trainer, workplace mediator, assessor and careers advisor. She has experience working with a diverse group of clients from all sectors.”

What people say about our In-house training

“Valuable and well received by both managers and individuals. The content included a good mix of theory and practical discussion and the workbooks and other resources are useful materials which will help in the future.”

“The course, which has been rolled out to all our Managers, has been extremely well received and has provided practical and helpful advice in tackling, managing and reducing stress in the workplace.”

“We have worked with In Equilibrium for two years and have found their trainers to be friendly, professional and subject experts. In Equilibrium’s workshops are now an integral part of our corporate training calendar.”