Clinical Advisory Board

HA | Wisdom Wellbeing are proud to introduce our external clinical board. To ensure that our organisation remains at the forefront of wellbeing support and best clinical practices, the board will meet every quarter to consult on future planning and innovation within HA | Wisdom Wellbeing.

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Prof. Sir Cary Cooper CBE

Chair of the board and Professor of Organisational Psychology

Professor Sir Cary Cooper CBE is one of the most accomplished psychologists in the country. As the 50th Anniversary Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at ALLIANCE Manchester Business School of the University of Manchester, with over 400 scholarly articles on organisational psychology and HR topics, his authority on workplace wellbeing is unmatched. For his efforts and success in his field, he has received a knighthood from the British Crown in 2014 for contributions to social sciences.

We are incredibly proud that such a distinguished individual is leading our Clinical Advisory Board and ensuring HA | Wisdom Wellbeing remains an industry leader through innovation whilst raising and ensuring the level of quality and care we deliver in our service.

Dr Will Ponsonby

Occupational Medicine Consultant

As an Honorary Senior Lecturer University of Manchester and a former President of the UK Society of Occupational Medicine who has managed his own successful Occupational Health consultancy practice, Dr. Will Ponsonby is the perfect figurehead on our board for Occupational Medicine.

Using his knowledge and insight, HA | Wisdom Wellbeing can continue to provide clients with the greatest Occupational Health solutions for years to come.

Elizabeth Holt

MSc, PGCert, PDip, AFHEA, MBACP (Accred).

Since becoming a member of the BACP in 2014, previous counselling manager, clinical supervisor, EMDR psychotherapist, doctoral research fellow and lecturer, Elizabeth Holt has worked in schools and universities, non-profit organisations, and spent the last seven years working in and around EAPs.

By bringing a practitioner-based perspective to the clinical board with a lens on both the client and with years of counsellor experience of working within EAP under her belt, this experience has enabled her to offer specialised, clinical supervision to counsellors. She possesses a sound understanding and empathy for the demands, challenges and extraordinary benefits that EAP offers to so many lives. Her position on our Clinical Advisory Board is one for positive change in the industry as HA | Wisdom Wellbeing leads the way, going from strength to strength in its evolution and innovation in the sector.

Elizabeth brings a practitioner-based perspective to the clinical board with a lens on both the client and years of counsellor experience of working within EAP, which has enabled her to offer specialised, clinical supervision to counsellors.

Matthew Smith

Associate Director - Clinical Excellence

MSc, PGCert, MBACP (Accred.)

Having previously worked in association with HA | Wisdom Wellbeing since 2013 as a BACP accredited counselling manager, affiliate counsellor, trainer and CISM provider, Matthew Smith is now responsible clinical governance for the day to day running of the HA | Wisdom Wellbeing EAP service.

With an extensive background in experience of working with EAP’s and commitment to clinical excellence alongside a history of developing and delivering mental health training in a range of settings, he can effectively inform the strategy of service development to ensure a focus on wellbeing. This is both for service users and staff aiming to develop the delivery of their mental health training.

Kylie Turner

Head of Counselling, HA | Wisdom Wellbeing, UK

With over 450 hours of counselling experience with HA | Wisdom Wellbeing as a registered member of The British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) along with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, Kylie Turner understands better than anyone the value of an EAP and ahead of the curve wellbeing support.

In her current role as Head of Counselling for HA | Wisdom Wellbeing, Kylie oversees the day-to-day management of our Counselling Department, ensuring overall operational efficiency and performance management across the department. To ensure we remain at the forefront of wellbeing support, she ensures adherence to clinical governance, updating and maintaining policies and ensuring all counsellors are providing the highest level of service and support to our callers.

Richard Krytowycz

Senior Clinical & Development Manager, HA | Wisdom Wellbeing, UK

One of the most experienced members of HA | Wisdom Wellbeing, Richard Krytowycz has 13 years of employee and employer counselling support experience, with over 10 years of that being with HA | Wisdom Wellbeing as member of the BACP.

The Senior Clinical & Development Manager at HA | Wisdom Wellbeing, Richard has been credited with the transition and implementation of several services across a range of public, corporate and third sector clients to develop and implement the necessary systems for the “Gold Standard Service”, provided by our expert counselling team that he built. Having worked alongside the NHS, with experience with in-person counselling, coupled with his EAP and counselling service background, Richard is the perfect figure to ensure continuous development of clinical governance and effective service delivery.