Psychological Health Services

She leads the InterHealth Psychological Health Services team. She is trained as a specialist in trauma psychology and psychotherapy at the Tavistock Clinic and is currently working for a Diploma in Supervision and Work Consultancy with the Grove.
Annie specialises in the international relief and development sector with a particular focus on work-life balance and stress management and the issues arising for people who are frequent travellers.

Annie also has a special interest in Christian ministry and mission and is currently developing relevant services and resources. She is working with colleagues to share InterHealth’s experience as widely as possible by developing training in areas of concern to international personnel and to support regionally recruited staff.  She works with a small number of people in personal therapy.

She is also available for consultation about mental health problems with individuals or organisations. She combines her work at InterHealth with a post as an NHS consultant in London.

Evelyn has been at InterHealth since 1991 and has visited countries in Asia, Africa and Europe in connection with her work here. Like the other members of the Psychological Health Services team she also does confidential reviews and crisis debriefing. Evelyn also has some theological training and is interested in the interaction of spiritual and psychological factors.

Evelyn is a foundation member of the Faculty of Travel Medicine, part of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow).
 

Having returned to the UK she undertook training as an Integrative Counsellor and became an accredited member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). Following this she did a degree in Psychology at Birkbeck College, London and is currently training for a Masters in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

Jackie has a special focus on preparing people to be psychologically ready for working overseas with mission work, and debriefing both individuals and groups following overseas placements in the International aid and Mission sectors.

She works with a number of people in personal therapy and began work as a Counsellor in 2006 at Interhealth.
 

Covering subjects ranging from trauma to the Geneva Conventions, Mark has worked with aid workers, war reporters, police and armed forces. He is also a psychodynamic counsellor, having trained first at the Westminster Pastoral Foundation (WPF) in London before moving to the University of Brighton.

Mark grew up in Kenya, Germany and the UK. After studying Modern Languages at Oxford University, he spent most of the 1990s working as a journalist in the Far East, first for the French news agency Agence France-Presse and then for Reuters.
In 2000, he joined the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

His first mission in eastern Sri Lanka was followed by a number of short- and long-term assignments as a Red Cross Communications Delegate in Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, focusing mainly on areas of armed conflict. In between missions, he wrote for BBC News Online and the AlertNet website for humanitarian news, run by the Reuters Foundation.

Mark also works as an Honorary Psychotherapist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London and is about to start research into the psychodynamics of humanitarian aid. He has been based in London since 2004 and joined InterHealth in early 2010.
 

Before joining InterHealth, Agata was working with families, single mothers, people with learning difficulties and patients with mental health problems. She was also working for corporation organisation on projects, which were put in place in order to improve organisational productivity.

Her interests are around family services and organisational issues. She is very interested in methods of increasing self esteem and confidence in women.

In her spare time she likes skiing, playing squash, drawing and travelling.
 

Ruth is a UKCP registered and BACP senior accredited psychotherapist, having trained with the Psycho-synthesis and Education Trust in London. Ruth is also an accredited pastoral supervisor. She worked in a range of contexts before joining InterHealth in 2011 and has additional training in bereavement and loss.

Ruth’s travels have taken her to Ghana, Cuba and Morocco and she currently takes an active part in a multi-cultural community in South London.

Ruth has a special interest in working with church leaders, with a focus on equipping clergy psychologically for the demands of their role. She offers confidential reviews for clergy at InterHealth. Ruth works with people in personal therapy as well as offering psychological clearance and review consultations. 

Until 2006 Debbie worked at Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, where she specialised in therapy and research into eating disorders. She combined this with increasing involvement with the aid & development sector and Christian mission partners.

She has been particularly active in research and training as well as offering her services in debriefing, providing therapy, supervision and on-field support. She is a board member of the Global Member Care Network and a trustee for Xenos (a charity for ‘Third Culture Kids’). Debbie has traveled to over 25 countries to provide training and consultations for local and expatriate staff.

She is an author of five books, including the People in Aid Publications ‘Supporting staff responding to disasters: Recruitment, briefing and on-going care' and 'Debriefing aid workers and missionaries: A comprehensive manual'. She and her husband David have also written three on-line modules relating to national staff and stress. Debbie and David are mission partners, supported by St Aldate’s church in Oxford.
 

Dr Beth Hill is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist. Prior to training as a Clinical Psychologist she served with the mission agency, Africa Inland Mission in Kenya and Uganda. Following the completion of her training, Beth worked in Sri Lanka supporting a local NGO to support war and Tsunami affected families. She has also done a number of short term trips to support workers, including to Tanzania, Ghana, Poland, Morocco, Russia. She is now on the Board of Trustees for Africa Inland Mission Europe.

Beth combines her work at InterHealth with working in a Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in Hackney. She has experience of working with individuals and families in a range of settings including following trauma and utilises an integrative approach to therapeutic work. Beth offers a broad range of Interhealth appointments to suit all needs.