Alex Howard Group

Our Team

Alex Howard

Founder and Chairman
BSc(Hons)

Alex Howard is Founder & Chairman of The Optimum Health Clinic, which he set up after his own seven year struggle with ME/CFS.  He is also the creator of the Therapeutic Coaching methodology, and since March 2020, has been documenting his therapeutic work with real life patients via his In Therapy with Alex Howard YouTube series.  

In the last few years, Alex has created some of the largest online conferences in the health and mind–body markets; including the Trauma Super Conference. Alex’s online conferences have been attended by over 1.5 million people.  

Alex has published academic research in publications such as the British Medical Journal Open and Psychology and Health, and is the author of three books: WHY ME? My Journey From ME to Health and Happiness, Decode Your Fatigue, and his most recent It’s Not Your Fault – Why childhood trauma shapes you and how to break free.

Our Team

 Jess Thompson
Clinical Director

Jess completed a psychology degree in 1995 followed by a PGCE in primary education and, after a 10 year career in teaching...

Alex Howard
Founder and Chairman

Alex Howard is Founder & Chairman of The Optimum Health Clinic, which he set up after his own 7 year struggle with ME...

Ana Bárbara Pereira

Ana Bárbara’s interest in integrative health and psychology began while dealing with her own chronic illness...

Bebe Kohlap
Practice Manager

Bebe entered into nutrition quite unexpectedly when she went to an open day at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, just to...

Charlotte Thomson

Charlotte initially trained as a musician and worked as a performer and teacher for several years before embarking on...

Claire Sehinson
Head of Research and Protocol Development

Claire is an educator, researcher and functional medicine trained nutritional therapist. Claire has over a decade of...

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