Dr. Stephen Skippon has a Master's degree in Clinical Counselling and is a Chartered Psychologist (Research & Training). His initial therapy training was in Person Centred Counselling; in addition he is trained to Level 2 in Narrative Therapy, has a British Psychological Society (BPS) approved Master Practitioner Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), BPS approved Certificates in Integrated CBT for Common Life Challenges and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), specialist training in CBT for Insomnia, BPS Levels A and B qualifications in Psychometric Testing, and training in Integrated Sex and Couples Therapy.
Stephen has worked with women and men with a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, stress, anger, low self-esteem, panic, relationship difficulties, problems with parenting, alcohol issues, chronic pain, bereavement and loss.
Stephen has a doctorate (PhD) in social psychology, is a former university lecturer in Psychology, and is a nationally recognised expert in achieving positive changes where peoples' behaviours are unhelpful to themselves or others. He was asked to contribute both a seminar and oral evidence to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's inquiry into Behavioural Change. His academic research papers have been cited by other researchers over 3000 times.
Stephen has over 40 years' experience in research, marketing, and strategy development roles in the private sector. He has considerable experience in developing, mentoring, and coaching people. He was Marketing Innovation Manager for Shell Consumer, led the formulation of Shell's global downstream Technology Strategy and led Shell International's global behavioural science research. Prior to setting up Lemons to Lemonade he was Chief Technologist of a multi-partner, multi-million pound project to explore how to engage mainstream consumer drivers with electric cars, and test ways of integrating the extra energy demand from people charging electric vehicles into the UK's electricity system. He continues to research how the U.K. can ensure that members of vulnerable groups are not excluded from the approaching transition to net zero carbon emissions from personal mobility.
Dr. Rachel Skippon is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who has over 20 years experience in the NHS. She is trained in Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and systemic approaches to supporting people. She has an undergraduate degree in Psychology, a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy), and is registered as a Clinical Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). She is presently co-leader of a multiple-award winning multi-disciplinary NHS service that serves the whole of North Wales.
Rachel has substantial experience in working with parents and families in a range of complex situations. She has a particular interest in helping people with difficulties in parenting and relationships.
Rachel has experience of working with people with the full spectrum of mental health problems from mild to moderate anxiety and depression to complex problems such as psychosis and trauma. She also has considerable experience helping people adjusting to and coping with difficulties relating to physical health problems including brain injury, chronic pain, persistent physical symptoms, and Long COVID. She has written a chapter on Supporting families and parenting after parental brain injury in the book Practical neuropsychological rehabilitation in acquired brain injury, and a chapter on Re-authoring conversations in the book Narrative Approaches to Physical Health Problems.
Rachel has held clinical leadership and management roles within the NHS. She has significant experience in working with teams to improve communication, systemic and strategic working, and has led the development of new multi-disciplinary services, research, and audit programmes to provide quality improvement. She frequently provides training to NHS staff teams and works with individuals and teams to support staff well-being.