Are you

Curious

Enough?

Harnessing the power of inquiring minds

Jacqui Wilmshurst

MSc PhD CPsychol AFBPsS

Consultant | Chartered Psychologist | Facilitator & Trainer | Speaker | Anthrozoologist

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“And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world”.

John Steinbeck

Grow through relationship. Lead with clarity. Create lasting change.

I help individuals and organisations strengthen leadership, resilience, learning, and wellbeing — so they can navigate complexity and thrive in a changing world.

From conflict zones and natural disasters to hypergrowth tech companies, I’ve spent my career working in dynamic, high-stakes environments where relationships matter most. Through my roles as a military officer, academic researcher, and corporate leader, I have helped people strengthen their relationships with themselves, with others, and with the environments in which they live and work.

Because the changes we need don’t happen in isolation. They happen through connection.

We’re living through times of rapid change and uncertainty. The challenges we face — as individuals, teams, and organisations — require change-makers and leaders who are adaptable, self-aware, and grounded in empathic action.

As a health and environmental psychologist I bring together evidence-based insight, the wisdom of lived experience and practical tools to help people navigate complexity, improve wellbeing – their own and others’ – and create meaningful, sustainable change.

Whether you’re an individual or an organisation, get in touch to find out how I can support you towards your goals.

Human Skills for our Evolving World

Services

Consultancy

Training

Coaching & Mentoring

I partner with clients to review needs, identify challenges, and tailor solutions towards sustainable impact.

Solutions include advisory services, training, facilitation, mentoring and coaching in leadership development, behaviour change, relational skills, and team effectiveness. I also offer specialist services in conservation psychology (particularly stakeholder engagement, and participatory and collaborative approaches), health and wellbeing, and in neurodiversity and inclusion.

My products and services are evidence-based, create measurable impact, and contribute to a healthy culture of learning, collaboration, mutual understanding, and collective accountability. They will equip and empower your people towards the insights, actions and relationships that will shape successful; for them and for your goals.

Why me?

I have almost 30 years of experience in helping people make the best of themselves, individually and in relationship with others.

I’ve served as a military officer (retired as Captain), a research psychologist, and a corporate leader in large complex organisations including BBC, Meta and TikTok.

I’m a Chartered Research & Teaching Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and member of the Crisis, Disaster & Trauma section. As an academic, I worked in the field of environmental risk, as a behavioural and social scientist.

Get in touch for a chat about what I can do for your people, your organisation, and your mission.

And to keep life interesting, as an extension to my passion for working with humans I now work with other animals too: I own and run a private, licensed wildlife sanctuary from my home. My work in rehabilitating and caring for wild animals has a strong influence on the rest of my work, and life.”

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“I approached Jacqui because I’d just taken on a new team, and I wanted to create an environment of honesty, integrity and trust for us all. Jacqui helped me do this by interpreting what I needed and then facilitated a number of sessions…I would definitely recommend Jacqui if, like me, you are wanting to bring together individuals that complement and understand each other.”

Michelle Ong

Head of Core Team, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

“There are very few people in life who combine experience of command authority with humanity and professional expertise. Jacqui excels in all three.”

Peter Kinderman

Professor of Clinical Psychology at University of Liverpool, Past President of the British Psychological Society

“ It can be very dangerous to see things from somebody else’s point of view without the proper training”

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