Bernie Canavan

Health & Wellbeing Practitioner with a holistic, educational, and trauma‑informed approach. Supports adults in workplaces and communities to improve emotional regulation, resilience, stress management, and sustainable behaviour change. Experienced in designing and delivering wellbeing programmes for corporates, schools, charities, and community groups, and in providing 1:1 coaching and therapy. ACCPH member, Access NI‑checked, and insured.

Director - Safe Haven Therapies - Northern Ireland

(2019-01)

• Deliver 1:1 coaching and therapy for adults using trauma‑informed, strengths‑based methods.
• Design and facilitate holistic health & wellbeing workshops for community groups (emotional regulation, stress, behaviour change).
• Develop practical resources and track outcomes to evaluate impact.
• Provide clinical guidance and therapeutic support to clients throughout the Nerva 6-week gut-directed therapy program for IBS

Director - Wellbeing in Education - Northern Ireland

(2021-01)

• Design and deliver wellbeing workshops for pupils, teachers, and parents.
• Create psychoeducation materials and children's wellbeing books (2025).
• Use feedback and simple outcome measures to refine programmes.

Director - Fit4Life - Northern Ireland

(2006-01 - 2010-12)

• Delivered community health & wellbeing workshops (diet, fitness, emotional skills, behaviour change).
• Built local partnerships to expand reach.
• Monitored attendance and outcomes to demonstrate value.

Senior Lecturer (Health & Wellbeing Manager; Curriculum Manager; Quality Manager) - South West College, Dungannon - Co. Tyrone

(1990-01 - 2018-12)

• Led development of a college‑wide student wellbeing programme.
• Mentored lecturers in wellbeing‑focused teaching and quality improvement.
• Managed curriculum and quality processes, including data recording and outcome tracking.

MSc - Education - University of Ulster (1996-01)

BSc - Commerce - University College Galway (1981-01)

Higher Diploma - Education - University College Galway (1984-01)

Diploma - Psychotherapy - International School of Psychotherapy (2006-01)

Diploma - NLP - New Ocean (2006-01)