Protecting Your Privacy, Safety & Therapeutic Outcomes

At Mental Health Works, your safety, dignity, and well-being are our top priorities. We are committed to the highest standards in ethical care, clinical governance, and data protection to ensure you receive compassionate, safe, and effective support in every interaction.

Noel McDermott CEO Founder Public Figure

Noel McDermott -

CEO, Founder, Public Figure

HCPC decision on complaint about Noel:

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Noel, our founder and director, has been in public service and helping work since he was 16 years old, when he volunteered for a community integration project in Handsworth, Birmingham, his home town. He has always supported empowering positive change socially, politically, psychologically and is committed to supporting folk who are made vulnerable.

His journey into psychological therapies began as an undergraduate volunteering for Nightline, the student peer counseling service.

He trained professionally ten years later and qualified in 1996 with a post graduate diploma in Dramatherapy . He became regulated with this, first with the Council for Professions Supplementary to medicine (CPSM) and later when this duty moved to the Health Professions Council (HPC) and then the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Post qualifying he trained in asset based multi-systems treatment at the Royal Edinburgh Psychiatric Hospital for 5 years and then after his treatment for an alcohol misuse disorder trained for 4 years in community based alcohol, substance misuse and associated process issues treatment. 

Core to empowerment is supporting the public in saying when they think something has gone wrong and this duty lies with the HCPC in the case of Noel’s work. Complaints are an essential element in ensuring the public are protected and we maintain safe practice and Noel fully supports this process. In this case complaints about his practice are dealt with by the statutory regulator who have duties and powers to investigate to ensure public safety.

This philosophy though extends to all the work of the company he founded Mental Health Works Ltd and any staff who work for it. Open, honest, transparent practice welcoming and supporting challenges and complaints from the public. Never blocking but always seeking to empower growth and learning.

As part of this transparency, Noel has attached a recent decision by his regulator after a complaint from the public about his honesty in his marketing materials. The regulator found he had made mistakes which were rectified but met the ethical criteria of being honest and trustworthy in his communications with the public. This indicates exactly his approach and that of the company. Mistakes will and do happen and complaints and feedback help us rectify and improve. This is how the company can make amends.

HCPC decision on complaint about Noel

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HCPC decision on complaint about Noel

Our Safe Practice Commitment

Data Privacy & GDPR Compliance

We strictly follow GDPR and ICO guidelines. All personal and clinical information is handled with the utmost care and encrypted when stored or shared.

Professional Boundaries & Ethics

Our clinicians adhere to the codes of conduct set by their regulatory bodies. Boundaries are maintained to preserve a respectful and healing environment.

Clinical Governance & Oversight

Our services are supervised by qualified professionals with regular case review, risk assessments, and quality assurance checks in place.
Learn More About Our Approach to Confidentiality
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How We Keep You Safe

Risk Management Plans

For higher-risk situations (self-harm, suicidal thoughts, safeguarding).

Crisis Procedures

And clear escalation pathways in place.

Online Safety Measures

For remote sessions, including end-to-end encrypted platforms.

Emergency Contacts

Kept confidential but ready for critical scenarios.
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