Meet the Hope team
Empowering mental health professionals with innovative technology while prioritising client care and exceptional experience
Sam Gibson-Massey
Founder & CEO
Brand, marketing & sales, mental health advocate
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Eija-Leena Koponen
Co-Founder
Data Scientist, Machine Learning and statistics expert.
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Alex Gibson-Massey
Co-Founder
Strategic people leader, women in leadership coach
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Ashleen Neeson
Resident Therapist
Humanistic Integrative Therapist
MBACP
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Stephen Cowley
CTO
Ex-Thoughtworks, Senior technology leader
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Dr. Rachna Saralkar, MD
Digital & Mental Health Advisor
Clinical Psychiatrist, Medical Product Director, Deliberate AI
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Dr. James Gillespie
Health Tech Advisor
Senior Advisor, Stanford University School of Medicine
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Matthew Woodruff
Resident Software Engineer
Ex Thoughtworks
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Victoria Gibson
Social Media & Marketing
Clinical Psychiatrist, Medical Product Director, Deliberate AI
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Gary Degregorio
Partnerships & Digital Advisor
VP, Thoughtworks​
Advisory Board
Our mission
Hope founding team, left to right:
Alex Gibson-Massey, Eija-Leena Koponen & Sam Gibson-Massey
During our market research we quickly recognised that people looking for therapy aren’t the only ones struggling and frustrated, the person treating them is too.
Therapists are tired and after the pandemic the pressure has only increased.
*48% of therapists are millennials - many of whom are leaving their profession, citing reasons including an overwhelming workload, burnout, and too much time spent on administration rather than treating patients and clients, meaning there is little opportunity to focus on quality of care.
So therapists, we want to say that we hear you. And we want to shine a light on you and the work you do and we want to make your lives easier.
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