Meet the Team
OUR PEOPLE
Different backgrounds. One shared goal.
Traditional mental health services are usually built around a single practitioner. MHAI is different.
We’ve brought together people with experience in executive leadership, NHS mental health services, psychotherapy and digital innovation because we believe the best outcomes come from combining different perspectives.
Our role isn’t simply to deliver therapy. It’s to help you understand what’s happening, identify the most appropriate treatment, and support you through the journey that follows.
Jonathan Worsley
Founder | Mental Health & AI | Executive Experience
Jonathan founded MHAI after becoming increasingly interested in the way people are already using artificial intelligence to understand their mental health.
For many people, AI is no longer a one-off source of information. They may have spent months discussing anxiety, symptoms, sleep, relationships, behaviour and recurring worries with ChatGPT or another AI. Those conversations can contain an unusually rich history of what has been happening, what the person has tried, what keeps recurring and what remains unresolved.
Jonathan’s interest is in what happens next: how that accumulated history can be used intelligently, safely and selectively to support better human judgement rather than simply being discarded when someone seeks professional help. He is particularly interested in the limitations of AI in mental health—including situations where repeated reassurance or apparently helpful responses may inadvertently reinforce an unhelpful cycle.
His background combines more than twenty years in business, digital technology and leadership with training in integrative psychotherapy and practical experience supporting people with mental-health difficulties. Through MHAI, he is bringing those areas together to explore a more effective relationship between AI and human mental-health support.
His vision for MHAI is simple: Don’t replace AI. Build the best human service around it.
Emma Blakemore
Senior Psychotherapist | Trauma Specialist
Emma brings more than twenty years of experience working within NHS mental health services.
Throughout her career she has supported people experiencing trauma, anxiety disorders, depression, complex presentations and significant life challenges. Her approach combines warmth, compassion and clinical expertise with a commitment to evidence-based care.
Emma has extensive experience delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), helping people recover from traumatic experiences, persistent anxiety and other psychological difficulties.
She believes effective therapy starts with understanding the individual rather than simply treating a diagnosis. Her focus is on helping clients understand what is happening, regain confidence and build lasting recovery.
Emma’s experience provides an important clinical foundation for MHAI’s assessment and treatment recommendations.
Professional registrations and qualifications will be listed here prior to launch.
Justin Clark
Executive Coach | Supervisor | Psychotherapist
EMCC Senior Practitioner, UKCP, MBACP (Snr Accred)
Justin is an experienced psychotherapist, supervisor and executive coach who brings psychological depth to the challenges people face in both their personal and professional lives.
Having trained as a psychotherapist before moving into executive coaching, his work goes beyond conventional leadership tools to explore the underlying patterns that can influence how people think, relate, make decisions and respond under pressure.
Justin has more than 15 years’ experience working with people across private practice, charitable services and leadership settings. He is an Integrative Psychotherapist working from a relational and developmental perspective, with particular interests in identity, sense of self, relationships and the psychological demands of leadership.
Alongside his psychotherapy and supervision work, Justin works with founders, executives and senior leaders, helping them understand the psychological factors that can sit beneath challenges such as pressure, performance, burnout, difficult decisions and leadership transitions.
He is an EMCC-accredited Senior Practitioner coach, a UKCP registered psychotherapist and a BACP Senior Accredited psychotherapist.
Emma Spencer
Interpersonal Psychotherapist | Supervisor | Couples Therapist
Emma is an experienced mental health professional, psychotherapist and clinical supervisor with more than 20 years working across mental health services.
Her background includes extensive NHS experience across psychiatric inpatient services, community mental health teams, specialist rehabilitation and services for children and young people. Originally trained as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Emma went on to undertake postgraduate training in psychological therapies before qualifying as an accredited Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) Practitioner and Supervisor.
Emma’s work focuses particularly on the relationship between our emotional wellbeing and the relationships, roles and life transitions around us. She helps people understand recurring patterns, improve communication and develop greater confidence and emotional security, drawing particularly on Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Attachment Theory.
Alongside her work with individuals, Emma has undertaken specialist training in couples therapy and works with individuals, couples and families. Her combination of broad mental health experience and specialist psychotherapy training enables her to bring both a practical and psychologically informed perspective to understanding what may be happening and what could help.
Michelle Briggs
Psychotherapist | Former Finance Professional
Before training as a psychotherapist, Michelle enjoyed a successful career as a senior accountant.
Her experience outside the therapy room gives her a practical understanding of the pressures experienced by professionals balancing demanding careers, personal responsibilities and mental wellbeing.
After retraining as a psychotherapist, Michelle established herself in private practice, supporting clients through anxiety, stress, confidence issues, relationship difficulties and life transitions.
Michelle combines analytical thinking with genuine empathy, helping clients make sense of difficult experiences while developing practical strategies for meaningful change.
Her previous career enables her to understand both the emotional and commercial realities many professionals face, making her particularly well placed to support people navigating the challenges of modern working life.