Rebekah is our Managing Director, and Founded Stepping Stones in 2017 after working alongside police and ambulance personnel within her work as a Senior Nurse in mental health services over the previous 24 years. Rebekah is also married to Gareth (see right) and has supported him and their family through his service as an NHS Paramedic.

She began retraining as a therapist in 2010, studying between the Tavistock Clinic in London, and University of Brighton to ultimately achieve her Masters with Merit. Her thesis for her Masters focused on therapists working with 999 staff who become suicidal, and it is this research which has seen her asked to major 999 events to speak about the discoveries she made, particularly in connection with the benefits of EMDR and Ecotherapy.

  Rebekah is now studying to achieve her PhD (Psychotherapy) and is writing her thesis around the clients' experience of psychodynamic therapy which is conducted using walk and talk sessions in natural environments.

Within her therapeutic career, Rebekah has worked in both the NHS and private practice and brings a wealth of expertise to sessions as a Psychodynamically trained Psychotherapist who has extended her skills to include EMDR, Trauma Therapy, CISM work (Debrief and Crisis Incident support),  Mindfulness, EFT, and ACT approaches. 

Rebekah is a Clinical Supervisor and Lecturer, and has taught on a variety of courses over the past 20 years, including Counselling training courses. 

Gareth is a fully qualified Paramedic with 20 years experience of working at a range of levels in NHS emergency services.

He is a keen advocate of mental wellbeing within the ambulance service, and maintains a keen interest by involving himself in both wellbeing initiatives within his employment, as well as by supporting the work of the team at Stepping Stones as a Non-Executive Director.

Gareth currently works on a Specialist Response car in the ambulance service, having previously worked his way through the 'ranks' to become an OTL (Operational Team Leader). He is a Bronze Commander and has attended many major incidents within this role. 

As a qualified teacher, he has supported a range of students making their first steps within the ambulance service and holds dear the ethos of providing the patient with the highest quality care in their time of need.