About Breakthrough Psychological Self-Leadership Services

Meet The Director
Owen is a highly experienced therapeutic practitioner, clinical supervisor, wellbeing mentor, and children and young people specialist with nearly a decade of supporting people and organisations to thrive through compassionate, evidence-based care.

With nine years across health, education, and community services, Owen has guided hundreds of individuals through challenges around mental health, identity, disability, withdrawal from education and employment, cultural integration, and personal growth. Drawing on expertise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), solution-focused approaches, trauma-informed practice, and pastoral care, Owen helps clients build resilience, confidence, and direction by working with the nervous system, shifting unhelpful thought patterns, and focusing on what truly matters.

Owen brings particular expertise in supporting neurodivergent communities, particularly ADHD and autism, and is an LGBTQ+ affirmative practitioner with lived experience of queer relationships. They are committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and compassionate space for all.

Their professional journey spans frontline CBT, crisis management, therapeutic mentoring, disability inclusion, learning support, and success advising in Higher Education. They’ve also led public wellbeing conferences, designed workshops on mental health and resilience, delivered training for organisations on EDI, team dynamics, workplace wellbeing, and trained extensively in supervision, psychological therapies, and neurodiversity.

Clients can expect a collaborative and holistic approach, beginning with a careful assessment of needs and goals. Whether addressing anxiety, depression, identity challenges, or developing strategies for thriving with neurodiversity, Owen supports people to embrace self-leadership and move toward greater well-being, acceptance, and growth.

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Core Competencies

• Supervision & Mentorship

  • Creating supportive, structured supervision that helps practitioners grow in confidence and skill.

  • Facilitating reflective practice and professional development in both one-to-one and group settings.

• Ethical & Inclusive Practice

  • Upholding the highest professional and ethical standards, including confidentiality and safe boundaries.

  • Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion, with sensitivity to culture, identity, and lived experience.

• Professional Development & Feedback

  • Providing constructive, practical feedback that strengthens skills.

  • Using observation, live modelling, and evidence-based tools to enhance professional practice.

• Assessment & Outcomes

  • Supporting practitioners to evaluate progress using feedback and outcome measures.

  • Ensuring quality and accountability in line with professional standards.

• Education & Training

  • Designing and delivering workshops, wellbeing programmes, and skills-based training.

  • Translating complex theory into practical strategies that improve performance and resilience.

• Specialist Areas of Supervision

  • Expertise in supervising CBT, low-intensity interventions, primary and secondary education pastoral team supervision, and working with neurodiversity and LGBTQ+ clients.

  • Supporting practitioners working with neurodivergence, complex mental health, and diverse client groups.

• Reflective & Compassionate Leadership

  • Modelling self-awareness, resilience, and compassion in practice.

  • Committed to ongoing professional learning and development.