Clinical Advisory Board

Chair of the board and Professor of Organisational Psychology

Professor Sir Cary Cooper CBE is the 50th Anniversary Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at ALLIANCE Manchester Business School of the University of Manchester, Immediate Past President of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (HR professional body), Past President of the British Academy of Management,  President of the Institute of Welfare and Founding Chair of the National Forum of Health & Wellbeing at Work (an employer body comprised of 44 major/global employers).

He is the author/editor of over 200 books (e.g.  Wellbeing: Productivity and Happiness at Work, The Crisis Book, The Outstanding Middle Manager, Handbook of Stress and Health, and Editor of the six  volume Wiley-Blackwell compendium Wellbeing), and over 400 scholarly articles on organisational psychology and HR topics.

He has eight Honorary doctorates and is Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (Occupational Medicine College).  He is the first port of call by the national and international media on workplace health and wellbeing. He received a CBE from the Queen in 2001 for his contribution to occupational health, and was Knighted by the Queen in 2014 for his contribution to the social sciences.

Registered Forensic Psychologist

Dr. Jamie Walton is a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council, a Chartered Psychologist, and an Affiliated Fellow of the British Psychology Society. Jamie has extensive experience working in the justice sector, having worked across a range of secure and community settings with diverse client groups. Jamie has spent a large part of his professional career in His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, working in senior positions at regional and national level, leading psychological services and designing and developing national assessments and manualised interventions.

Jamie is a highly specialised scientist-practitioner, researcher, author, and consultant, with research interests in biopsychosocial theory, intervention design and evaluation. He provides Health Assured with a unique perspective and depth of psychological expertise to understand complex clinical issues and helps to support our service innovation.

Associate Director - Clinical Excellence

MSc, PGCert, MBACP (Accred.)

Matthew Smith is a BACP-accredited counsellor, EMDR practitioner, trainer and critical incident responder. He operates a trauma-focused private practice in addition to holding clinical governance for the day to day running of the Health Assured EAP service.

Matthew has experience of developing and delivering mental health training in a range of settings, integrating contemporary research into evidence based practice.

Matthew joined Health Assured in his current role in April 2024 and has previously worked in association with Health Assured since 2013 variously as a counselling manager, affiliate counsellor, trainer and CISM provider. His extensive experience of working with EAP’s and commitment to clinical excellence informs service development and ensures a focus on the wellbeing of both service users and staff.”

Senior Clinical & Development Manager, Health Assured, UK

Richard has worked with Health Assured for over 10 years and is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) member, with a Certificate in Critical Incident Stress Management. He holds a Combined Honours BA in Psychology and Counselling, as well as a Post-Graduate Certificate in Professional Counselling.

Richard is a Senior Clinical & Development Manager at Health Assured and, in his role, he has overseen the transition and implementation of several services across a range of public, corporate and third sector clients, developing the necessary systems and implementing processes to ensure high quality service provision, as well as building an effective counselling team.

Richard works closely as clinical lead for our key partnerships with a focus on continuous development and improvement of the "Gold Standard Service" we provide. He previously worked within an Occupational Health department for the NHS, providing in-person counselling support to staff members and has significant experience implementing change and developing processes to maximise the effectiveness and benefits of services.

His 13 years in providing counselling support to employers and employees means that he has a sound understanding of organisational agendas and workplace health & wellbeing issues that affect employees, facilitating support at both individual and organisational levels. This, coupled with his experience of service delivery management means that he is ideally placed to drive continuous development of clinical governance and service effectiveness.