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Inspiring Mental Health Speakers for Every Audience

Inspiring Mental Health Speakers for Every Audience

Book mental health speakers for UK boards and HR teams — practitioners who frame burnout, presenteeism and psychological safety as productivity and retention levers, not compassion gestures.

Dr Thomas Curran - Perfectionism  Expert | Keynote Speaker | International Best-Selling Author of The Perfection Trap | TED Talk 3M Views | Find Out Why Perfectionism Is a Trap with Dr. Thomas Curran | Associate Prof. at LSE, Keynote Speaker New
Dr Thomas Curran Perfectionism Expert | Keynote Speaker | International Best-Selling Author of The Perfection Trap | TED Talk 3M Views | Find Out Why Perfectionism Is a Trap with Dr. Thomas Curran | Associate Prof. at LSE
Dr. James O'Donovan - Medical Doctor, Public Health Researcher and Entrepreneur, Thought Leader in Health Communications | Digital Health | Public Health Equity, Keynote Speaker
Dr. James O'Donovan Medical Doctor, Public Health Researcher and Entrepreneur, Thought Leader in Health Communications | Digital Health | Public Health Equity
Megan Rossi  - International Gut Health Expert | Sunday Times Bestselling Author | Microbiome Researcher & Thought Leader, Keynote Speaker
Dr. Megan Rossi International Gut Health Expert | Sunday Times Bestselling Author | Microbiome Researcher & Thought Leader
  • Transform your gut, transform your life
  • Age-proof your gut to future-proof your health
  • Bust nutritional myths and master your gut health
Rola Hallam - Award Winning Consultant Anaesthetist | First Syrian TED Fellow | Founder @ CanDo, Keynote Speaker
Dr. Rola Hallam Award Winning Consultant Anaesthetist | First Syrian TED Fellow | Founder @ CanDo
  • The War Within - How Changing the World Starts Inside Us
  • Lessons from the Frontlines
  • The Power of Your Voice
Geoff McDonald  - Minds@Work Co-Founder, Keynote Speaker
Geoff McDonald Minds@Work Co-Founder
  • The Unilever Story And How Purpose Drove Business Performance
  • What Does It Take To Rediscover An Organization’s Purpose?
  • What Does It Take To Embed And Live ‘Organization Purpose’?
J Grange  - Musician, International Public Speaker, Neurodiversity Advocate and Diversity & Inclusion Champion , Keynote Speaker
J Grange Musician, International Public Speaker, Neurodiversity Advocate and Diversity & Inclusion Champion
  • Living as a Neurodivergent person – Understand what it’s like to be neurodivergent and how to support those who are.
  • Neurodiversity in the workplace – Employing and supporting the ND community
  • How Businesses can benefit from a better understanding of neurodiversity – What is it, how can you change and improve and what’s in it for you?
James Child - Former Professional Rugby League Referee | DE&I Consultant | Keynote Speaker, Keynote Speaker
James Child Former Professional Rugby League Referee | DE&I Consultant | Keynote Speaker
  • Why I started refereeing
  • My refereeing career, including stories of my highs and lows
  • How I learned to be mentally resilient and coped with a pressured job and a challenging work environment
James Clear - #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Atomic Habits, Top Booked Keynote Speaker and Founder of Habits Academy, Keynote Speaker
James Clear #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Atomic Habits, Top Booked Keynote Speaker and Founder of Habits Academy
Jess Meredith - CEO of Differing Minds | Keynote Speaker, Keynote Speaker
Jess Meredith CEO of Differing Minds | Keynote Speaker
  • Exploring fairness through a neurodiversity lens
  • Dispelling myths and stereotypes of ADHD through my personal journey
  • Creating expert teams, not expert individuals
Jim Lawless - Board & CEO Adviser, Keynote Speaker & Record-Breaking Freediver, Keynote Speaker New
Jim Lawless Board & CEO Adviser, Keynote Speaker & Record-Breaking Freediver
Joe Marler - Former England Rugby Prop, Podcast Host & Mental Health Advocate, Keynote Speaker New
Joe Marler Former England Rugby Prop, Podcast Host & Mental Health Advocate
Jude Guaitamacchi - AWARD WINNING SPEAKER, CAMPAIGNER & HISTORY-MAKER | MENTAL HEALTH & RESILIENCE ADVOCATE | TEDX SPEAKER  THE FIRST NON-BINARY MODEL FOR HARRODS | FOUNDER OF TRANS SOLIDARITY ALLIANCE  CAMPAIGNER & INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR 2024 | GUARDIAN PRIDE POWER LIST 2024, Keynote Speaker
Jude Guaitamacchi AWARD WINNING SPEAKER, CAMPAIGNER & HISTORY-MAKER | MENTAL HEALTH & RESILIENCE ADVOCATE | TEDX SPEAKER THE FIRST NON-BINARY MODEL FOR HARRODS | FOUNDER OF TRANS SOLIDARITY ALLIANCE CAMPAIGNER & INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR 2024 | GUARDIAN PRIDE POWER LIST 2024
  • How do we break through our own fear of getting things wrong?
  • How do we move through a journey of change together as a team or a whole organisation?
  • Expanding our understanding of sex, gender and sexuality beyond the binary
Kim To - Top 50 Influential Neurodivergent Women | Founder of Flair | Certified ADHD Coach | MHFA & Neurodiverse Advocate, Keynote Speaker
Kim To Top 50 Influential Neurodivergent Women | Founder of Flair | Certified ADHD Coach | MHFA & Neurodiverse Advocate
  • My journey with ADHD and navigating workplaces
  • Celebrating neurodiversity, what it is and why workplaces need it
  • Neurodiversity and Entrepreneurship
Kimberley Wilson - Chartered psychologist and Nutritionist, Host of the 'Stronger Minds’ Podcast & Author of How to Build a Healthy Brain., Keynote Speaker New
Kimberley Wilson Chartered psychologist and Nutritionist, Host of the 'Stronger Minds’ Podcast & Author of How to Build a Healthy Brain.
Lee Chambers - Psychologist, Founder Wellbeing and Inclusion Expert, Keynote Speaker
Lee Chambers Psychologist, Founder Wellbeing and Inclusion Expert
  • The Future of Workplace Wellbeing
  • Male Allyship: From Words to Action
  • Black Mental Health: A Missing Conversation
Lorraine Heggessey - Inspirational Speaker | Leader | Innovator, Keynote Speaker
Lorraine Heggessey Inspirational Speaker | Leader | Innovator
  • Making Change Happen
  • Star Quality Leadership
  • Creating an Intrapreneurial, Empowered Work Culture
Louis Weinstock - Award Winning Social Entrepreneur | Author | Psychotherapist, Keynote Speaker
Louis Weinstock Award Winning Social Entrepreneur | Author | Psychotherapist
  • Digital Technology and Mental Health
  • Designing Games for Good
  • Transforming Grief and Trauma
Lucy Faulks-Barnard  - Mental Health and Resilience Expert , Keynote Speaker
Lucy Faulks-Barnard Mental Health and Resilience Expert
  • Boost your Resilience and Protect your Mental Wellbeing
  • Boost Resilience, Embrace Change and Thrive at Work
  • Wellbeing - How to Make it Matter
Manisha Tailor MBE - High-Performance Coach, Strategic Leader, Author & Global Speaker, Keynote Speaker
Manisha Tailor MBE High-Performance Coach, Strategic Leader, Author & Global Speaker
Mariano Sigman  - Global TED Speaker - Neuroscientist and Author, Keynote Speaker
Mariano Sigman Global TED Speaker - Neuroscientist and Author
  • Neuroscience of human decisions
  • Learning and transformation
  • Armed group operation and leadership

Frequently Asked Questions About
Mental Health Speakers

Cevap: Mental health speakers on the UK roster start from £3,000, making this category more accessible than most corporate topics. Most bookings fall between £3,000 and £25,000 depending on speaker profile, format, and event context. Celebrity-adjacent speakers — those holding credentialled public roles or carrying major media profiles — are priced on request and typically sit above that range. For a full breakdown of what drives fee variation, see how much a keynote speaker costs in the UK.

Cevap: Book 3 to 6 months ahead for a confirmed corporate date. October (World Mental Health Day) and May (Mental Health Awareness Week) are the two peak periods — both fill earliest, so add at least a month's buffer if your event falls near either. Enquiries with fewer than 6 weeks' notice can be handled through the last-minute availability network, but speaker choice at that point is constrained and confirmation is not guaranteed.

Cevap: A 45 to 60 minute keynote raises awareness and shifts mindset — it is not designed to build practical skills. A 2 to 4 hour workshop builds capability: how a line manager has a mental health conversation, how a team identifies early warning signs. These formats are not interchangeable. Define the intended outcome before shortlisting begins, because the right speaker profile differs between them.

Cevap: Yes. Practitioners who work regularly in corporate settings adapt clinical or lived-experience material to sector context — burnout rates in legal, presenteeism patterns in financial services, psychological safety obligations in manufacturing. A pre-event briefing call scheduled 2 to 3 weeks before the event is standard practice. Speakers with documented sector-specific experience require less briefing time and land more precise references with your audience.

Cevap: Yes, and most speakers on the 300+ UK roster have delivered both formats. Mental health content delivered virtually requires additional care — audience safety, anonymous question handling, and post-session resource signposting all need more deliberate design than in a room. Speaker Agency's advisory process includes tech rehearsal, setup coordination, and post-session resource links as standard for virtual and hybrid briefs.

Cevap: Standard scope covers the speaker fee, a pre-event briefing call, content customisation to the agreed brief, and a post-event Q&A if requested. Optional add-ons include workshop extensions, panel participation, internal resource toolkits, and follow-on programme design. Speaker Agency manages all logistics — travel, AV requirements, and green room needs — so your team has a single point of contact from enquiry to close.

Cevap: Every mental health speaker on the roster is vetted for professional accountability — clinical registration, a credentialled public role, or a verifiable lived-experience platform — and for prior experience in corporate settings. Where content touches clinical risk areas such as suicide or trauma, Speaker Agency confirms in advance that the speaker follows safe messaging guidelines aligned with Samaritans and Mind frameworks, and that post-session signposting resources are prepared and distributed to attendees.

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