Melvin is a Psychology graduate and a Trainee Systemic Family therapist. He has been working at Richmond Foundation since 2015 in community mental health, training and development and prior to that, as a Youth Worker and a Research Interviewer. He is experienced in assisting adults with mental health difficulties to reintegrate back into the community or at work and delivering group support sessions. Melvin is a Mental Health First Aid Instructor and a CPI-MAPA Instructor, with experience in the delivery of mental health-related awareness workshops and courses to employees and managers in various organisations. He is an avid Martial Arts practitioner, holds two Black Belts, and is interested in researching further the concept of psychosis.

Tina Mgharious graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Psychology in 2015 and a Higher Diploma in Psychology in 2016. She has been working at Richmond Foundation since 2015 and has worked in different services within the Foundation throughout these years. She spent her first year as a part-time support worker and then took on the role of Mental Health Recovery Officer at Villa Chelsea, a residential and day community-based programme for people with mental health problems, for the next three years. Tina also spent 6 months in the role of Learning and Development Specialist where she regularly delivered training workshops and courses to organisations on subjects related to mental health awareness and mental wellbeing, before transitioning to her current role as Service Leader at the Kappara hostel. Tina is also a Mental Health First Aid Instructor.

Tina holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Systemic Family Psychotherapy from the Institute of Family Therapy and is currently reading for a Masters in Gestalt Psychotherapy. She is also a qualified Makeup Artist.

Tina Mgharious graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy and Psychology in 2015 and a Higher Diploma in Psychology in 2016. She has been working at Richmond Foundation since 2015 and has worked in different services within the Foundation throughout these years. She spent her first year as a part-time support worker and then took on the role of Mental Health Recovery Officer at Villa Chelsea, a residential and day community-based programme for people with mental health problems, for the next three years. Tina also spent 6 months in the role of Learning and Development Specialist where she regularly delivered training workshops and courses to organisations on subjects related to mental health awareness and mental wellbeing, before transitioning to her current role as Service Leader at the Kappara hostel. Tina is also a Mental Health First Aid Instructor.

Tina holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Systemic Family Psychotherapy from the Institute of Family Therapy and is currently reading for a Masters in Gestalt Psychotherapy. She is also a qualified Makeup Artist.

Melvin is a Psychology graduate and a Trainee Systemic Family therapist. He has been working at Richmond Foundation since 2015 in community mental health, training and development and prior to that, as a Youth Worker and a Research Interviewer. He is experienced in assisting adults with mental health difficulties to reintegrate back into the community or at work and delivering group support sessions. Melvin is a Mental Health First Aid Instructor and a CPI-MAPA Instructor, with experience in the delivery of mental health-related awareness workshops and courses to employees and managers in various organisations. He is an avid Martial Arts practitioner, holds two Black Belts, and is interested in researching further the concept of psychosis.