Sally Desborough, Founder

Sally has 11+ years experience working in HR, starting in 2008. Over the course of those 11 years she worked in different organisations from Engineering & Manufacturing to Financial Services. From each business she learned a great deal, including about herself and what cultures work for her! Needless to say there were bumps along the way. In 2016 she experienced a significant bump - a diagnosis of severe depression along with symptoms of anxiety. A very difficult time but out of the other side of her recovery has now trained well over 250 people in Mental Health First Aid alone.
In 2018 Sally shaved her head for charity, raising over £15,800 - one of her proudest achievements! Her loves in life are her family (in particular nieces and nephews), playing netball, playing the piano, watching Netflix and movies, and the odd glass of Prosecco now and again!
Accredited by Mental Health First Aid England and the Royal Society for Public Health to deliver:
Adult Two Day Mental Health First Aid
Adult One Day Mental Health First Aid
Adult Half Day Mental Health Aware
Adult Refresher Course
Foundation in Life Coaching with The Coaching Academy
PostGraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management
Certificate in Personnel Practice
BSc in Sports Science with Education & Employment Studies

Iveta Parravani

Iveta has over 12 years experience in the corporate world of media and broadcasting, at companies including Discovery, Sky, and NBC Universal. She knows all about the pressures of working in a demanding, target-led environment and how mental health issues can be overlooked in the workplace.
Iveta went on to found Debesmanna in 2013, the only charity in Latvia to provide free support and information to new parents and families who experience difficulties in the perinatal period, before beginning her training in counselling, psychotherapy and Mental Health First Aid.
Iveta has a beautiful family - husband, son and daughter, goes running on a regular basis, finds peace in gardening and she loves a glass of rosé!
Accredited by Mental Health First Aid England and the Royal Society for Public Health to deliver:
Adult Two Day Mental Health First Aid
Adult One Day Mental Health First Aid
Adult Half Day Mental Health Aware
Adult Refresher Course
Youth Two Day Mental Health First Aid
Counselling Skills - Levels 2 and 3. Studying towards Level 4 - Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Certifications in Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
Certification in Traumatic Birth and Recovery
