Mike Gibbs
Trustee and Deputy Safeguard Lead
Mike is retired, his background is in sales and marketing within the insurance industry. He has been a former Trustee of Mind In Harrogate District for fifteen years. Eight of which he served as Chair and two years as Vice Chair.
Mike has experience of caring for a family member who has suffered severe mental health issues and is aware of the need for wide and appropriate support. His personal family involvement motivates him to try and get further involved in helping others with mental health issues.
Gail Donnan
Founder & Operational Lead
Gail has extensive experience in charity administration, operations and project coordination. As Founder and Operational Lead of The Wellness Gateway Charity, she has overseen systems and records, GDPR, recruitment, financial administration, suppliers, funding documentation and external partnerships.
She is highly organised, detail-focused and experienced in managing multiple priorities and keeping projects running smoothly. Gail is also a qualified psychotherapist and supervisor, bringing strong communication, professionalism and confidentiality to her work.
Dr Angela Wright
Trustee
Dr Angela Wright is a Director, GP, Menopause Specialist and Clinical Sexologist. She is also qualified in Palliative Medicine and worked in hospice medicine for over a decade. She is particularly interested in improving sexual function and menopausal symptoms in women who have undergone cancer treatment
Angela completed her Advanced Menopause Care training in Hull. She now has a permanent NHS clinic there, seeing patients with complex menopause issues, female sexual dysfunction and premenstrual disorders. Her 2-year Clinical Sexology training was with the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology (CICS) and went on to attend the European Society of Sexual Medicine’s Advanced School of Sexual Medicine. She then passed the examination to become a Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM).
Angela is passionate about women’s health and sexology and is increasingly involved in teaching and talking about this subject. She is a registered trainer for the BMS & FSRH, involved in training future menopause specialists and is also part of the Faculty for the sexology course she trained on, teaching the biomedical part of the course. She has recently joined the committee of the British Society of Sexual Medicine.
Angela has a private practice – Spiced Pear Health, helping women to be in charge of their bodies, and mind, going through the menopause.
Mel Edwards - Student Placement & Client Services Manager
Caroline Dunne
Caroline is a trainee integrative counsellor and an Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1 trained practitioner. Her approach brings together person-centred values, somatic awareness, and parts work to support clients in exploring their inner world at a pace that feels safe and collaborative.
Her work is grounded in the belief that people are shaped by their histories, cultures, identities and nervous systems. She aims to offer a therapeutic relationship marked by warmth, compassion and curiosity – one where clients can explore both the protective patterns they’ve developed and the deeper Self qualities that support healing.
Caroline also has a background in education, somatic practices, yoga, nutrition coaching, meditation, breath work, emotional freedom technique (EFT) and strength training. She is qualified in Level 2 IFS (Internal Family Systems). This informs her interest in embodiment, mind–body connection and how change unfolds not only through insight but through felt experience. She is committed to creating a therapeutic space that honours each person’s complexity and autonomy.