Mental Health and Online Therapy Company UK

Meet the people
behind MindBerry

The people behind MindBerry
Clinical advisory board

Sandra de Monte

Founder & Head of Client Relations

Sandra founded MindBerry in 2016. She is a UK qualified Integrative Psychotherapist and a certified Online Counsellor. Beside her private practice she has worked as a Student Counsellor for the Royal College of Art in London for many years. Her experiences as a mental health professional, supporting large companies and their employees on their mental wellbeing journey, helped her transform MindBerry into what it is today.

Christian Mogele

Head of Operations

Christian is the co-founder of MindBerry. He holds a BSc (Honours) in Psychology, a postgraduate certificate in psychodynamic counselling and a certificate in online counselling. During his placement working at the NHS, he began to develop the idea for MindBerry as an online counselling & coaching platform and helped scale the company into a leading mental wellness platform. He is passionate about connecting people and interested in mental wellbeing.

John Wilkinson

Chief Partnership Officer

John has extensive experience in investment and relationship management. He has held a number of executive roles in the investment management industry, building enduring relationships with institutional clients. Through strategic partnerships and personalised solutions, John ensures that MindBerry has a meaningful impact on individuals as we help create happier, healthier, supportive work environments.

Mike Thompson

Chief Technology Officer

Mike has worked in the digital healthcare industry for over 25 years, originally working with and managing complex call centre solutions for the UK National Health Service. Mike has designed and created some of the world’s leading decision support systems used in healthcare today, and is actively responsible for developing comprehensive risk modelling and wellbeing assessments for mortality and morbidity, based on the research of epidemiologists, in the health and insurance sectors.

A group of people who oversee our ethical framework and ensure that we adhere to the highest standards of professional conduct. They are also responsible for evaluating clinical professionals before they join the MindBerry team and for monitoring the efficacy of our clinical programmes.

Dr Richard Scott

(BSc MRES PGDIP PSYCHD Private Practice, Clinical Psychologist)

Richard worked in the NHS in the UK between 2010-2018 in a range of services, including dementia, general mental health and neuropsychology, before working in vocational rehabilitation and day patient programmes within the renowned Wolfson Neurorehab centre. In 2018 he moved to Munich, Germany, where he is working as a Practitioner Psychologist in private practice. His thesis was on help seeking intentions, masculinity and emotional intelligence. Richard is an HCPC registered Chartered Clinical Psychologist.

Sandra de Monte

(PGDIP Integrative Psychotherapist, Founder MindBerry)

Dr Lisa Marie Edelkraut

(MSc PhD Clinical Psychologist)

Lisa is a Clinical Psychologist with a PhD in Psychology and master’s degrees in clinical psychology, neuropsychology, and systemic psychotherapy. Her research, which delves into the neuropsychiatric impact of stroke on patients and caregivers, has been published in renowned international scientific journals. Lisa has conducted parallel roles at both the University of Málaga in Spain and Humboldt University, showcasing her expertise as a lecturer, clinical supervisor, and researcher.

Alison Thorogood

(Certified Leadership & Development Trainer & Coach – ICF)

For 20+ years, Alison has specialised as a Learning & Development Manager developing and delivering the strategic L&D agenda across a variety of hospitality & retail businesses. Alison is passionate about one to one working and this has led her to further specialise in leadership and wellbeing coaching. Alison is a certified member and associate certified coach of the ICF (International Coaching Federation).

Ruth Mark-Roland

(PGDIP Integrative Psychotherapist)

Ruth brings a rich tapestry of experience to our clinical advisory board, given her background in both the creative and corporate worlds along with her extensive training in psychotherapy. Her tenure as an honorary psychotherapist at the Terrence Higgins Trust and her work with NHS South London and Maudsley IAPT underscore her commitment to mental health and wellbeing.