Recovery starts with Speeking.
Your Clinical Support Team
Dr Olivia Collier
Chief Clinical Lead | Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PhD)
Dr. Olivia Collier is an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience in NHS services and mental health research.
She completed her clinical training at the IoPPN and has worked within NHS services, focusing on serious mental health difficulties and supporting families. Olivia’s person-centred approach considers wider systems influencing well-being and helps individuals and families rediscover their strengths and resilience.
Dr Alex Bone
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology | PGCert in Family Therapy
Dr. Alex Bone, is a UK HCPC registered clinical psychologist. She specialises in family therapy, psychosis, and trauma/dissociation. Dr Alex has experience working with young adults experiencing psychosis, supervises research at the Salomons Institute, and conducts research on first-episode psychosis and Maladaptive Daydreaming (MD).
Adrienn Petho
Assistant Psychologist
Speek’s Clinical Advisory Board
Dr Peter Fonagy
OBE FMedSci FAcSS FBA PhD
Dr Peter Fonagy is the Professor of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Developmental Science, Head of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at UCL, Programme Director for Mental Health at UCLPartners, and Chief Executive of The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families. He also consults for the Child and Family Program at Baylor College of Medicine and holds visiting professorships at Yale and Harvard Medical Schools.
His clinical and research interests include early attachment relationships, social cognition, borderline personality disorder, and violence. He co-developed mentalisation-based treatment, an innovative psychodynamic therapeutic approach. He has published over 600 scientific papers, 250 chapters, and 19 books.
Dr Shadi Shahnavaz
Family Psychotherapist
Dr. Shadi Shahnavaz is a UKCP-registered Systemic Therapist with over 25 years of experience working with adolescents, individuals, couples, and families. She worked in the NHS for 10 years and is now at the Anna Freud Center, part of the Contact and Residence Dispute Team, and teaching staff.Dr. Shahnavaz specializes in trauma, loss, and multicultural families and has extensive experience working with adolescents. She is trained in EMDR, trauma work, attachment, parenting, and is a ‘Circle of Security’ facilitator. She is a member of the Association of Family Therapy, European Family Therapy Association, and European Association of Psychotherapy. Dr. Shahnavaz speaks French, Farsi, and Swedish fluently.
Dr Iain Jordan
MB BCh BaO MSc MRCPI MRCPsych Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr. Iain Jordan, a seasoned doctor in medicine and psychiatry, specialises in complexity science and healthcare informatics, with over 20 years of service in public health across the UK and Ireland. As a liaison consultant psychiatrist at Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundations Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at The University of Oxford, he advocates for holistic health solutions, democratising psychological strategies for all.
Speek’s Safety Team
Becky Dawson
Safeguarding Lead
Becky has worked in education for over 20 years. Starting her career as a drama teacher in Bedfordshire she worked in a pastoral role, as a Safeguarding Lead and then became a Special Educational Needs co-ordinator. She then went on to work for the London Borough of Newham working with primary and secondary schools to develop a Whole School Approach to mental health and wellbeing for students and staff.
Becky now runs her own business delivering training for a range of different people with a focus on mental health and wellbeing alongside working directly with young people who are facing challenges with their mental health.
Marcus Stow, OBE, MStJ, RGN
Clinical Digital Safety Officer
Marcus Stow is a Humanitarian Clinical Advisor at DronePrep, joining in October 2022. He has been a Non-Executive Director at The Royal College of Surgeons of England since July 2022 and a Humanitarian Advisor at the British Red Cross since March 2022. Marcus has held multiple advisory and mentorship roles, including as a Steering Group member at The iCrowd since February 2021 and an Advisor at CardMedic since April 2021.
He served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a Nursing Officer from August 2002 to December 2022, holding leadership roles such as Commanding Officer Tactical Medical Wing and Deputy Officer Commanding Nursing. Marcus earned a BSc in Nursing Studies from King’s College London (1995–1999).