Meet The Team
Meet The Team
Meet The Team
The Team Behind Arthur Ellis
We are more than just a mental health charity, we are a team of passionate, empathetic people dedicated to making a real difference. Everyone on our team shares the same goal. To provide fast, compassionate, and practical support that helps people feel heard, valued, and understood. With backgrounds in psychology, education, safeguarding, and mentoring, each team member brings their own expertise and personal commitment to improving mental health for all.
Jon Manning
Founder
Our Founder, Jon, started Arthur Ellis in the name of his Granddads who both suffered with their mental health in a time that it wasn't spoken about, or understood. Ellis suffered greatly with Schizo-affective Disorder and spent over three decades hospitalised. After also being diagnosed with a long-term mental health condition, and experiencing unsupported, adverse childhood experiences, Jon set up Arthur Ellis to change mental health services for good.
Jon regularly shares his stories, appears on podcasts, radio and television as an inspirational speaker and educator. If you're interested in booking Jon, please reach out to the team.
Rita Mistry
Clinical Director (DSL)
Rita is one of our most experienced practitioners with over 30 years of psychology experience.
Heather Horner
Head Of Partnerships
Heather has a degree in English Literature and loves to spend her spare time reading under a blanket.
Gwen Withall
Client And Safeguarding Coordinator
Gwen is an experienced early years educator, and SEN and child development specialist and worked in education for 14 years.
Plus Our Mental Health Mentor Team
What is a Mental Health Mentor?
We are deeply committed to providing the highest standard of mental health support. That is why we carefully select and train our team of experienced professionals to ensure every individual receives the best possible care.
Our Mentors come from diverse backgrounds in Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, Abuse Support, and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Every Mentor undergoes an enhanced DBS check, comprehensive safeguarding training, and our in-depth Arthur Ellis training programme, ensuring their approach aligns with our proven techniques. These rigorous standards allow us to provide safe, effective, and compassionate support to anyone who reaches out to us.
Want to work with us?
You can make a real difference by working with Arthur Ellis.
Through volunteering at our events to gifting your time delivering sessions as a Mentor, you can help to build our vital mental health service for children, young people, and vulnerable adults. If you have experience, a passion, or career based in education, social work, healthcare, or have a psychological background, we would love to hear from you. Drop us a note to ask about what opportunities we have available. You can help us shape the future of mental health support.
The Team Behind Arthur Ellis
We are more than just a mental health charity, we are a team of passionate, empathetic people dedicated to making a real difference. Everyone on our team shares the same goal. To provide fast, compassionate, and practical support that helps people feel heard, valued, and understood. With backgrounds in psychology, education, safeguarding, and mentoring, each team member brings their own expertise and personal commitment to improving mental health for all.
Jon Manning
Founder
Our Founder, Jon, started Arthur Ellis in the name of his Granddads who both suffered with their mental health in a time that it wasn't spoken about, or understood. Ellis suffered greatly with Schizo-affective Disorder and spent over three decades hospitalised. After also being diagnosed with a long-term mental health condition, and experiencing unsupported, adverse childhood experiences, Jon set up Arthur Ellis to change mental health services for good.
Jon regularly shares his stories, appears on podcasts, radio and television as an inspirational speaker and educator. If you're interested in booking Jon, please reach out to the team.
Rita Mistry
Clinical Director (DSL)
Rita is one of our most experienced practitioners with over 30 years of psychology experience.
Heather Horner
Head Of Partnerships
Heather has a degree in English Literature and loves to spend her spare time reading under a blanket.
Gwen Withall
Client And Safeguarding Coordinator
Gwen is an experienced early years educator, and SEN and child development specialist and worked in education for 14 years.
Plus Our Mental Health Mentor Team
What is a Mental Health Mentor?
We are deeply committed to providing the highest standard of mental health support. That is why we carefully select and train our team of experienced professionals to ensure every individual receives the best possible care.
Our Mentors come from diverse backgrounds in Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, Abuse Support, and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Every Mentor undergoes an enhanced DBS check, comprehensive safeguarding training, and our in-depth Arthur Ellis training programme, ensuring their approach aligns with our proven techniques. These rigorous standards allow us to provide safe, effective, and compassionate support to anyone who reaches out to us.
Want to work with us?
You can make a real difference by working with Arthur Ellis.
Through volunteering at our events to gifting your time delivering sessions as a Mentor, you can help to build our vital mental health service for children, young people, and vulnerable adults. If you have experience, a passion, or career based in education, social work, healthcare, or have a psychological background, we would love to hear from you. Drop us a note to ask about what opportunities we have available. You can help us shape the future of mental health support.
The Team Behind Arthur Ellis
We are more than just a mental health charity, we are a team of passionate, empathetic people dedicated to making a real difference. Everyone on our team shares the same goal. To provide fast, compassionate, and practical support that helps people feel heard, valued, and understood. With backgrounds in psychology, education, safeguarding, and mentoring, each team member brings their own expertise and personal commitment to improving mental health for all.
Jon Manning
Founder
Our Founder, Jon, started Arthur Ellis in the name of his Granddads who both suffered with their mental health in a time that it wasn't spoken about, or understood. Ellis suffered greatly with Schizo-affective Disorder and spent over three decades hospitalised. After also being diagnosed with a long-term mental health condition, and experiencing unsupported, adverse childhood experiences, Jon set up Arthur Ellis to change mental health services for good.
Jon regularly shares his stories, appears on podcasts, radio and television as an inspirational speaker and educator. If you're interested in booking Jon, please reach out to the team.
Rita Mistry
Clinical Director (DSL)
Rita is one of our most experienced practitioners with over 30 years of psychology experience.
Heather Horner
Head Of Partnerships
Heather has a degree in English Literature and loves to spend her spare time reading under a blanket.
Gwen Withall
Client And Safeguarding Coordinator
Gwen is an experienced early years educator, and SEN and child development specialist and worked in education for 14 years.
Plus Our Mental Health Mentor Team
What is a Mental Health Mentor?
We are deeply committed to providing the highest standard of mental health support. That is why we carefully select and train our team of experienced professionals to ensure every individual receives the best possible care.
Our Mentors come from diverse backgrounds in Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, Abuse Support, and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Every Mentor undergoes an enhanced DBS check, comprehensive safeguarding training, and our in-depth Arthur Ellis training programme, ensuring their approach aligns with our proven techniques. These rigorous standards allow us to provide safe, effective, and compassionate support to anyone who reaches out to us.
Want to work with us?
You can make a real difference by working with Arthur Ellis.
Through volunteering at our events to gifting your time delivering sessions as a Mentor, you can help to build our vital mental health service for children, young people, and vulnerable adults. If you have experience, a passion, or career based in education, social work, healthcare, or have a psychological background, we would love to hear from you. Drop us a note to ask about what opportunities we have available. You can help us shape the future of mental health support.
Need Immediate Support?
If you’re in crisis and need urgent help, please call 999.
Need Immediate Support?
If you’re in crisis and need urgent help, please call 999.
Need Immediate Support?
If you’re in crisis and need urgent help, please call 999.
