Meet Our Team

Jacqui began running the project in 2017. She has used her qualifications, knowledge and experience to deliver the project and support to the community of Berwick-upon-Tweed and surrounding areas.

Graduating from Sunderland University as a Person Centred and Psychodynamic Counsellor, Jacqui predominantly practiced within the North of England but then gained additional training and qualifications in London; clinical leadership, safeguarding, project managing, supervision, and specialising in working with children. She then became (speech, language and communication needs) SLCN School Project Manager Champion for the North of England.

Jacqui has worked with organisations that supported those affected by drug and alcohol misuse, children excluded from mainstream schooling, and trauma. Issues brought forward included emotional abuse, domestic violence, suicide ideation, self-harm, sexual abuse, anxiety, transgender, depression and loss/bereavement. This led to working with couples and as a family mediator.

In 2010 Jacqui began working for Place2Be, the country’s leading London-based children’s mental health charity. During her time with the charity, she managed several projects across Northumberland, Sunderland and the North East of England. She took lead with clinical supervision of counsellors on placement, supported the school community and delivered one-to-one counselling and drop-in sessions. As well as presentations and training to potential partnerships, Jacqui took an active role when the first Children’s Mental Health Week went live in London, 2015. 

Aimee is the Finance Director for C4G and is involved with procuring funding for the various projects that we are working on. She is passionate about fundraising and is always happy to chat about ways that we can raise funds for C4G – no idea is too wacky! Aimee has over 11 years experience of working in Business Development for profit and non-profit organisations.

Olivia is our Social Media Director for C4G-CIC and joined the project in Spring 2021. 

She started her journey with C4G in March 2020 when the UK entered the first lockdown. Olivia and Jacqui saw that this was an important time for C4G to have a presence online that was accessible to all and also a point of contact. 

Olivia is based in Yorkshire and works full-time as an Events Coordinator. She uses her skills in organisation and experience in marketing to run our website and social media channels for C4G, keeping our online presence relevant. 

I’m Gina a mother of four children who all attend local schools.

I started coming to the Choices4Growth Community Warm Space nearly three years ago and come every week.

I am very keen to help and give something back to this Mental Health Project and raise as much awareness and funds as possible.

I am Ileshea and have been coming to the Warm Space group for two years when my youngest child was a new baby.

I never knew anyone at the group but now have formed new friendships and they have encouraged me to volunteer as a Parent Mental Health Ambassador for Choices4Growth.

“The best therapist for you could have fur and four legs”

Minnie joined the project in March 2020.

Minnie is our emotional support dog and she is a fox-faced Pomeranian with an infectious smile!

She takes her role very seriously and understands how important it is to feel as happy and as safe as you can. 

She enjoys her lunch dates with humans, taking regular exercise by going for walks – sometimes in the park, getting plenty of sleep – sometimes a quick nap on the sofa, and getting an occasional sweet treat just before bedtime. 

Minnie is great at knowing when you feel happy or sad and always appears to know how to react… there is always a reason to smile when she is around!

View Minnie’s very own support page here…