Meet The Team
Elspeth Soutar
The founder of This Time Mindfully Ltd, has an extensive background in Social Work with children and families. Her early training in Person Centered support of others and her mindfulness practice are inscribed into every ring of her tree of life and have shaped her career.
Elspeth has been able to extensively deepen her knowledge of trauma informed practices and adverse childhood experiences whilst finding many opportunities to diversify and add qualifications, responsibilities and experience working long term in multi - disciplinary teams.
Elspeth has explored resilience and mindfulness as preventative factors for psychological distress in supporting staff that live in the present with traumatised children, in supporting those that experience vicarious trauma and those that experience the everyday trauma of life. Elspeth now works with a range of clients including private individuals, Social Workers, Foster Carers, corporate partners and emergency services. She develops and guides training for all staff in the Social Care and Education sector.
Elspeth is a qualified Post Incident Stress Debrief Facilitator and Psychological First Aider.
Sue Wright MSc
The founder of First in The Q, began her career in the service of the Royal Navy. Sue embarked on a successful commercial career that has included pharmaceuticals, health care communications, holding a range of diverse positions including Executive Director (UK) and Senior Client Service Director (Europe). She has developed innovative and evidence-based mental resilience programs for others. Sue now works with a range of clients including serving police officers, military personnel, military veterans, teachers, social workers, corporate partners and other individuals. She firmly believes that mental resilience should not be left to chance but should be part of our day-to-day living. To those ends, unsurprisingly her favourite saying is: “You don’t start to pack your parachute, as you begin to jump out of the aeroplane!”
Sue is a qualified Post Incident Stress Debrief Facilitator and Psychological First Aider.
Sue and Elspeth established their Potting Shed Collaboration work in 2018, the aim of which is to provide safe ‘holding spaces’ for others. Sue develops and facilitates many of our courses.
Samantha johnstone
Sam Johnston is qualified in Hatha, Ashtanga, Yin, Yoga Nidra, Restorative yoga. She is also fully trained in Pranayama and meditation. She qualified, completing 500 hours of Yoga Teacher Training at Rishikesh Yogkulam, India and 50 Hours of Yin Yoga Teacher Training in Glasgow.
Sam can offer online and in person yoga classes that would suit all levels. From seated warm ups to standing postures, she shapes her classes to grow the strength and awareness of the body and the mind, culminating in a beautiful class that draws on everything learnt during that period.
When asked what her personal mantra in life is, Sam found it hard to pinpoint just one as three calming and mindful phrases constantly come to mind in her day: ‘Always forward, never back.” “Get out of your own way”, and “one-foot in front of the other.” She is a highly insightful, empathetic and compassionate teacher whose intention is pure in support of others. This Time Mindfully are truly grateful to welcome her to our team.
May McCue
May has been a foster carer of children and young people with complex needs for over 15 years. She has an extensive background in the deeply therapeutic parenting of traumatised children. May holds an HNC in Social Care and the Attachment and Nurture Certificate with CAMHS.
May has been practicing Mindfulness for 5 years, she completed the Mindfulness Based Living Course with This Time Mindfully in 2018 and progressed to becoming a Mindful Champion for National Fostering Association in 2019. She is a Certificated Mindfulness Coach with Breathworks UK, and is a valued co-host for This Time Mindfully Ltd. May’s trauma sensitive support of children and young adults is based on years of training and in her belief that she is more effective when integrating parenting techniques with mindfulness techniques and compassionate awareness.
May is a qualified Mental Health First Aider.