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Meet Alison McCutcheon

With over 20 years’ experience building leadership teams globally, from start-ups to market-leading organisations, and establishing businesses in the UK and internationally, I bring a unique blend of commercial insight and personal development expertise to my work.

My approach is grounded in the belief that high performance and wellbeing shouldn’t come at the expense of one another. I’m particularly interested in sustainable high performance, helping people succeed in ways that support their energy, wellbeing and who they are, rather than simply asking them to push harder.

A significant part of my own journey has been learning to listen to my body and understand my nervous system.

It fundamentally changed how I respond to stress, make decisions and navigate the demands of work and life, bringing greater clarity, self-awareness and choice.

Today, I bring this understanding into my coaching and my work as a Brand Partner with The Mental Wellbeing Company, supporting individuals and organisations to create healthier, more sustainable ways of working where both people and performance can thrive.

My Qualifications


  • Certified member of the ICF (International Coaching Federation). The gold standard for coaching.

  • ICF Accredited Diploma in Professional Coaching

  • ICF & CPD Accredited Somatic Trauma Informed Coach

  • Somatic Focalizing Practitioner

  • ABNLP Accredited NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Master Practitioner​

  • Certificate in the Foundations of Woman-Centered Coaching - Dr. Claire Zammit

  • IFS (Internal Family Systems) Informed​

  • Polyvagal Informed (Nervous System)

  • Currently completing “Somatic Trauma Informed Coaching & Leadership” a qualification with the CMI (Chartered Management Institute) – Level 7 (Masters equivalent)

  • AC, CPD, IAOBPC & IPHM Accredited Psychodynamic Life Coach

A Message From Caroline Strawson

CEO & Founder of The Mental Wellbeing Company

Caroline Strawson is a globally recognised mental health and nervous system educator, therapist, and coach.

She has lived experience of homelessness, domestic abuse, debt, and mental illness. Having not only survived, she has gone on to become a world-leading expert in the study and education of mental health and human behaviour. Caroline brings a wealth of knowledge to her mission of making mental health and trauma mainstream subjects for all.

Through founding the Mental Wellbeing Company, she is leading a movement to make trauma informed awareness and positive psychology tools the norm in schools, workplaces, public sector organisations, and beyond.

Her vision is a world where every human understands their nervous system, leading to more compassion, passion, resilience, and thriving.

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Healing is not a destination, but as your journey unfolds and you heal yourself, you heal the next generation, too.