People involved in the hearing voices movement 1
Page last updated 12/11/2007
In this section we celebrate some ofthe people who have contributed to the work of the hearing voices movement and tell their stories. This list is by no means exclusive, if you would like to be included please send us a photograph and your profile:
Paul Baker, Siri Blesvik, Jennifer Branks, Peter Bullimore, Ron Coleman, Dirk Corstens , Hywel Davies , Julie Downs , Sandra Escher , Ben Gray, Patsy Hage , Monika Hoffmann, Crow Holbeche, Adam James, Maths Jesperson, Hannelore Klafki, Theresja Krummenacher, Rufus May, Lyn Mahboub , Terence McLaughlin, Antje Mueller, Louise Pembroke , John Robinson, Marius Romme, Alessandra Santoni, Joachim Schnackenberg, Mike Smith, Sara Stanton, Karen Taylor, Caroline von Taysen, Philip Thomas
, John Williams
Paul is the INTERVOICE coordinator, you can find out more about Paul by clicking on his name.
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Marion is the co-author of the THRIVE Approach to Mental Wellness and the THRIVE Assessment and Planning Tool, written with Mike Smith, with whom she also founded Crazydiamond Training and Consultancy, you can find out more about Marion by clicking on her name.
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Adam James is a journalist and long term ally and friend of the Hearing Voices Movement, you can find out more about Adam by clicking on his name.
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Sara is a Psychiatric Refuser and Survivor Activist. She has been involved in the service user / survivor movement over a number of years, from the early days of the founding of the National Self Harm Network (NSHN), through to being very influenced by the Hearing Voices Network, you can find out more about Sara by clicking on her name.
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Terence McLaughlin, 1947 - 2007
Dr Terence McLaughlin (1947 - 2007) was executive editor of the Asylum Magazine for Democratic Psychiatry, a founder member of the Campaign for Abolition of the Schizophrenia Label , and a key activist in the hearing voices movement since its beginnings, you can find out more about Terence by clicking on his name.
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Maths Jesperson leads activities on hearing voices in Lund and has been a longstanding supporter of the Hearing Voices Movement and of the INTERVOICE steering group, you can find out more about Maths by clicking on his name.
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Joachim is an Intervoice supported trainer and Experience Focused Counsellor. In February 2007, he was commissioned by Professor Romme (president of Intervoice) & Dr. Escher (secretary of Intervoice) to start the training programme in Germany. As a result the EFC Training Institute came to life in July 2007. His background is in mental health nursing and in social work, you can find out more about Joachim by clicking on his name.
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Dr Ben Gray is a Senior Research Fellow. He is particularly interested in people's experiences of mental health problems and also the difficulties faced by their family carers. In 2003, Ben was diagnosed with schizophrenia and spent a total of twelve months in hospital. He is especially interested in user and carer involvement as well as radical approaches to hearing voices, you can find out more about Ben by clicking on his name.
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Theresa Krummenacher founded the Hearing Voices Network in Swizterland and is also involved in a psychiatric survivors group entitled Mouvement Les Sans-Voix, you can find out more about Theresa by clicking on her name.
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In 1983, Hywel was labelled by psychiatry as a "schizophrenic". He has campaigned, indriectly and directly, in the field of mental health since 1987. He is a founder member of the Penbrokeshire Mind Sir Benfro, the Pembrokeshire Hearing Voices Group and the Hearing Voices Network Cymru, you can find out more about Hywel by clicking on his name.
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Louise Pembroke is a survivor activist with first hand experience of hearing voices and self-harm. She has worked in local and national user/survivor groups over the last 20 years. Louise instigated the first World Hearing Voices Day in 2006, you can find out more about Louise by clicking on her name.
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Patsy Hage heard voices and was a patient of Marius Romme. It was Patsy who started the whole investigation into the meaning of voices in the Netherlands, you can find out more about Patsy by clicking on her name.
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Ron Coleman has been active in the field of mental health since 1991, when affecting his own recovery from mental illness, he used his experiences to develop his ideas for recovery centered treatment of others, you can find out more about Ron by clicking on his name.
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Karen Taylor is an RMN with 16 years experience in the NHS in England . Based in Scotland, Karen is Director of ‘Working to Recovery Ltd, alongside Ron Coleman. Karen and Ron are passionate that recovery is for all, including workers, and together they travel the world, telling their story of recovery and spreading a message based on hope, you can find out more about Karen by clicking on her name.
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Dr. Sandra Escher has been involved in the Hearing Voices Movement from the very beginning. For the last 20 years she has organised the hearing voices congresses in Holland, which are held every two years, as well as the four congresses she has organised for INTERVOICE in Maastricht. She also has taken responsibility for the P.R. for the voice hearing research studies, you can find out more about Sandra by clicking on her name.
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Professor Marius Romme is one of the most highly regarded psychiatrists working in Europe, unusually this respect lies as much with people who use psychiatric services as it does with fellow professionals European consumers respect him for his research regarding persons who hear voices and for his support of a specialised self-help group network, you can find out more about Marius by clicking on his name.
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Dirk has been Collaborator in the Hearing Voices Project of the University of Maastricht, with Prof. Marius Romme and Dr Sandra Escher and is closely involved in working with voice hearers network, you can find out more about Dirk by clicking on his name.
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John worked for the national office of the Hearing Voices Network in Manchester, England, he died in 2006, you can find out more about John by clicking on his name.
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Philip Thomas is a psychiatrist and has been a supporter and good friend of the hearing voices movement for many years, you can find out more about Philip by clicking on his name.
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At the age of 18, Rufus May was diagnosed as an incurable schizophrenic and locked up in a psychiatric hospital. Now, he is a respected psychologist and a passionate campaigner on mental health issues, you can find out more about Rufus by clicking on his name..
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Dr Mike Smith RMN, is a trainer; a mental health professional with 24 years international experience. He has developed many alternative approaches to understanding and helping mental distress, you can find out more about Mike by clicking on his name.
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Julie Downs has had a long association with the Hearing Voices Network starting in the early 90's as a member of the HVN Steering Group. Working voluntarily, Julie who was a creative therapist facilitating women's and art groups. She later went on to become a hearing voices trainer and organiser of Hearing Voices Conferences. Julie Downs is now the co-ordinator of the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) in England, you can find out more about Julie by clicking on her name.
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Monika Hoffmann
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