Where Psychology Meets Real Change
Using cognitive and emotional insight to shift systems and unlock progress.
Our Mission
We bring psychological science to life through practical strategies that help individuals, teams, and organisations build strength, clarity, and sustainable change.
We’re not your average training company.
Mind Strong Hub brings psychological science into everyday reality. Drawing on both evidence and lived experience, we help individuals and teams make sense of what’s beneath the surface and build practical ways forward when things feel heavy or stuck.
Our principles
Evidence, applied humanly
Our work is rooted in psychological science, but never abstract. We use evidence-based models to design support that makes sense in real lives and real systems.
Built around people, not templates
Every piece of work is shaped around who you are, where you are, and what you’re facing, not what’s worked elsewhere.
Progress you can feel
We help create changes that are lived day-to-day, not just discussed in workshops — supporting momentum that continues well beyond our involvement.
Whatever you’re navigating, our evidence-based interventions help people move forward, faster. We build the collective emotional resilience to face challenge together, and the responsiveness to take intentional action when and where it counts.
Mind Strong Teams: How we work together
Cohesive teams don’t happen by accident; they’re built with intent.
In a world of cognitive overload, fractured attention, and hybrid working, teams need more than an occasional away day to function well. Many teams are working hard but struggling with clarity, trust, and pace. Without deliberate design, collaboration slows, decisions drift, and emotional load quietly builds.
Our team programmes help groups understand the patterns shaping how they work together. By making the invisible visible, we reduce friction, support better decision-making, and ease emotional strain, helping teams work together with greater confidence, focus, and flow.
Smarter Cross-Cultural Communication
For: Culturally, professionally, or globally diverse teams working across boundaries
Solves: Hidden cultural and professional differences that create confusion, friction, and stalled decisions
Result: Shared understanding and practical insight from the Culture Map that helps groups adapt how they communicate, give feedback, and work together more effectively
Team Reboot: Trust, Clarity & Momentum
For: Leadership, project, or shift-based teams at any stage, from good-to-great teams to those resetting after change or pressure
Solves: Inconsistent team behaviours and ways of working that prevent teams reaching their full potential
Result: Sharper collaboration, clearer accountability, and practical team habits that accelerate performance
Delivery Options: Lunch & Learn, workshop, or extended programme
✅ Improved psychological safety
✅ Honest conversations and clarity of direction
✅ Greater ownership, alignment, and follow-through
Mind Strong TRANSITIONS: when nothing stays stiLL
When teams are under pressure, how people work together matters.
Whether teams are navigating the aftermath of organisational change or working day-to-day in high-pressure care environments, strain often shows up in similar ways: Loss of trust, reduced energy, blurred communication, and unspoken concerns. Leaders and teams are expected to keep going, often without the space or support to reset how they work together. These workshops offer practical, psychologically informed approaches that help teams rebuild trust, restore clarity, and strengthen performance. The focus is on realistic leadership and team behaviours that support psychological safety, compassionate practice, and sustainable progress, even when demands remain high.
Maternity Teams: Leading with Clarity & Compassion
For: Maternity leaders and multidisciplinary teams working in high-pressure, transient care environments
Solves: Strain on leadership, communication, and team cohesion in high-risk, high-emotion environments
Result: Practical leadership and team behaviours that strengthen psychological safety, clarity, and compassionate care
Delivery Options: Lunch & Learn, workshop, or extended programme
✅ More open and honest conversations
✅ Clearer roles, decisions, and priorities
✅ Reduced emotional strain
✅ Stronger trust and steadier performance
Mind Strong Leaders: Leading well under pressure
Leadership isn’t about working harder. It’s about knowing how to make progress when everything feels complex.
Getting work done often depends as much on influence as effort. Our leadership programmes support leaders to navigate the unwritten rules of influence, power, and decision-making, especially in complex, high-pressure environments.
Grounded in behavioural science and leadership research, we equip managers with practical tools for effective conversations, setting clear expectations, and leading well through pressure and change. The focus is on reducing friction, building consistency, and enabling progress, even when workloads are heavy and systems are stretched.
Designed to align with your organisational frameworks, our programmes help leaders show up with clarity, confidence, and impact.
Leading With Impact
For: New and experienced managers responsible for leading people in complex, pressured environments, and those expected to deliver results through others
Solves: Inconsistent leadership capability that affects performance, wellbeing, and engagement
Result: Practical, evidence-based leadership skills aligned to organisational frameworks that managers can apply immediately in their role
Influence That Works: Navigating Power Without the Politics
For: Leaders and professionals who need to get work done through others or lead without formal authority, and those working in complex organisational systems
Solves: Difficulty gaining buy-in, securing decisions, or protecting time when influence matters more than hierarchy
Result: Clear, usable tools to understand power dynamics, adapt communication, and influence outcomes without playing politics
Delivery Options: Lunch & Learn, workshop, or extended programme
✅ Clearer conversations, fewer misunderstandings
✅ Stronger confidence under pressure
✅ More consistent leadership across teams
MIND STRONG CULTURES: How we show up, together
When confidence is shaky and it doesn’t feel safe to speak up, performance quietly suffers.
Many capable people second-guess themselves, hold back in meetings, or question whether they truly belong, even when they’re doing good work. At the same time, teams may understand the idea of psychological safety but struggle to make it real in the moment, especially under pressure. These workshops focus on the everyday behaviours and habits that help people feel confident to contribute, challenge, and learn together. Grounded in psychological science and designed for real workplaces, they offer practical ways to strengthen confidence and create environments where people can do their best work without fear.
Psychological Safety in Practice
For: Teams and leaders who understand psychological safety but struggle to make it real in day-to-day work
Solves: The gap between knowing the concept and consistently speaking up, challenging well, and learning from mistakes
Result: Practical behaviours, tools, and team processes that build psychological safety quickly and visibly in meetings and under pressure
Confidence & Performance
For: Individuals and leaders who are capable but second-guess themselves or feel like they don’t fully belong
Solves: Self-doubt, imposter feelings, and internal pressure that undermine confidence, voice, and decision-making
Result: Clear, evidence-based strategies that build self-belief, resilience, and confident action at work
Delivery Options: Lunch & Learn, workshop, or extended programme
✅ Greater confidence to speak up and be heard
✅ Healthier, more open conversations
✅ Stronger decision-making under pressure
Why Mind strong hub
About us
Nazia Fitzpatrick, CPsychol – Chartered Coaching Psychologist & Co-Founder
Carley Brown, FCIPD – Business Psychologist & Co-Founder
Mind Strong Hub is led by Carley Brown FCIPD and Nazia Fitzpatrick CPsychol, organisational and coaching psychologists with over 20 years’ combined experience supporting NHS and public-sector leaders to build resilience, trust and high-performing teams.
We specialise in translating behavioural science into real-world tools that create lasting change. Our previous clients and partners include: NHS England, Canon Medical, PwC, Matthew Syed Consulting, University of Birmingham and multiple NHS Trusts.
Carley Brown, FCIPD – Business Psychologist & Co-Founder
Nazia Fitzpatrick, CPsychol – Chartered Coaching Psychologist & Co-Founder
Carley Brown, FCIPD – Business Psychologist & Co-Founder
Carley is an experienced business psychologist and specialist in positive psychology, leadership, and healthy workplace performance. After experiencing PTSD following the traumatic birth of her second child, Carley’s personal journey deepened her commitment to helping professionals not just survive, but flourish. She’s also a proud mum of two, and draws daily inspiration from the resilience, vulnerability, and growth that parenthood demands. Through her work and lived experience, she advocates for a more compassionate approach to patient safety and professional life - where flourishing isn’t a luxury, but a necessity.
Nazia Fitzpatrick, CPsychol – Chartered Coaching Psychologist & Co-Founder
Nazia Fitzpatrick, CPsychol – Chartered Coaching Psychologist & Co-Founder
Nazia Fitzpatrick, CPsychol – Chartered Coaching Psychologist & Co-Founder
Nazia is a Chartered Coaching Psychologist and leadership development specialist with a wealth of experience designing and delivering evidence-based interventions across the NHS, higher education, and global corporate sectors. Her expertise lies in translating psychology into powerful learning that drives behavioural change and system-wide improvement. Nazia’s coaching style blends rigour and warmth - helping leaders step into confidence, compassion, and clarity in how they lead others.
Together, we bring a rare blend of clinical insight, psychological science, and lived experience - creating learning that is both emotionally resonant and operationally practical.