Our Values and Giving Back

North Star Psychology's Vision

To provide bespoke, compassionate, evidence-based and and anti-oppressive high quality therapies, supervision, training and consultancy.

Our values:

1. Working in an open, honest and authentic way with kindness and compassion.

2. Taking an holistic approach, understanding the whole person.

3. Promoting inclusion and being an ally for people from disadvantaged groups.

4. Continually learning and improving.

5. Sharing psychological knowledge to help others.

6. Instilling hope.

7. Giving back to the wider community.

Below lists some ways in which North Star Psychology Ltd gives back to the wider community.

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Charity Donations

North Star Psychology Ltd makes regular donations to different charities. This has included Go Give One, a charity supporting covid vaccinations in developing countries, The Royal College of Nurses Strike Fund, Ey Up! mental health charity & PTSD UK.

Working with charities on a voluntary basis

Dr Rachel Lee has provided free input into the following charities:

Birth Trauma Association

Women's Health Matters

Rachel is also a volunteer therapist with the Trauma Response Network.

If you know of a charity that would benefit from our input, please reach out on info@northstarpsychology.co.uk.

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Associate Non-executive Director Role

Dr Rachel Lee is an Associate Non-executive Director for the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, which is a large mental health trust in her locality. Rachel is keen to support the trust become a trauma-informed organisation and improve health inequalities and staff wellbeing.

Mitigating Climate Change

In November 2023, North Star Psychology Ltd started making a monthly donation to Ecologi to fund tree planting and climate projects across the world. You can follow our impact here.

So far we have:

Funded the planting of 31 trees.

Avoided 2.03 tonnes of CO2 emissions - the equivalent of 2 long-haul flights or driving 5,036 miles.

Supported eight climate projects across the world.

(Updated 04/04/24)

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