About PSYCOACH
WHAT WE ARE
Structured Mental & Psychological Wellbeing Oversight for Television Production
PsyCoach is a specialist safeguarding consultancy providing structured mental health and psychological wellbeing oversight to television productions.
We work with production companies to ensure participant welfare is managed proactively, proportionately, and in alignment with production demands.
Our role is not to sit outside production, but to operate alongside it—providing clear, practical guidance and defined psychological support at each stage of the process.
OUR ROLE IN PRODUCTION
Embedded, Not Adjacent
We operate as an integrated safeguarding function, supporting:
Casting and participant selection
Pre-production planning
On-location filming
Post-production and broadcast
Our approach ensures that:
safeguarding is anticipated, not reactive
risks are identified early and managed proportionately
production teams have clear, actionable guidance
HOW WE WORK
Defined. Structured. Proportionate.
All PsyCoach services are:
Clearly scoped
Time-bound
Aligned to production schedules
Delivered within a defined safeguarding framework
This ensures:
consistency across the production lifecycle
clarity for both production teams and participants
protection of clinical capacity and delivery quality
CLINICAL APPROACH
Practical, Skills-Based Support
Our work is grounded primarily in cognitive behavioural frameworks, adapted for the realities of television production.
We focus on:
emotional regulation
decision-making under pressure
managing interpersonal dynamics
preparing participants for broadcast exposure
Support is practical and targeted, designed to function effectively within fast-moving production environments.
WHO WE WORK WITH
Production-Focused Delivery
We work across a range of television formats, including:
Reality and factual entertainment
Documentary and news productions
High-intensity and high-exposure formats
Our model supports productions where:
contributors are placed under sustained scrutiny or pressure
personal narratives are central to the format
editorial environments require proportionate safeguarding oversight
We provide structured psychological input for both:
participants, through assessment and support
production teams, through clear safeguarding guidance
crew, where exposure to demanding environments or subject matter requires additional support
OUR TEAM
Experienced Clinicians, Structured Delivery
PsyCoach works with a network of qualified and experienced psychological practitioners, selected for their ability to operate effectively within television production environments.
Our clinicians bring experience across:
participant assessment and safeguarding
high-pressure and high-exposure environments
short-term, structured psychological interventions
All clinicians are:
appropriately qualified and professionally registered
experienced in working within defined frameworks
supported to deliver consistently across productions
Marcie ferros
Psychological Therapist, Clinical Director
Advanced Practitioner in mental health and psychological wellbeing
Leads clinical delivery across PsyCoach, including safeguarding and on-location support
Oversees consistency of clinical standards across productions
Extensive experience supporting television productions, including high-intensity formats
HCPC registered Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist | Dip COT, MSc, MPD | EMDR certified | CBT (in training)
Miguel Ferros
Director of Operations
Film and television production operations
Over 30 years’ experience across film and television, focused on post-production and workflow
Oversees operational delivery, ensuring services are structured and aligned to production requirements
Acts as the link between production teams and clinical delivery
DR RACHAEL MACLEOD
Chartered Clinical Psychologist
HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist | DClinPsy, MSc, BSc
Extensive experience in participant assessment and safeguarding
Leads Fitness for Inclusion assessments and complex case reviews
Provides clinical input where productions require psychologist-led assessment
AMANDA JACKSOn
Psychological Therapist
BABCP accredited | BACP registered | MSc, PgDip, BSc (Hons)
Delivers Fitness for Inclusion assessments and participant support in television production
Provides on-location support and aftercare across filming and broadcast phases
Supports emotional stability in high-pressure production settings
DR CATARINA SACADURA
Clinical Psychologist
HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist | PsyD, PgDip CBT (Psychosis), MSc, LicPsych
Delivers participant assessment and psychological support within television production environments
Provides clinical input across filming and post-production phases
Brings extensive clinical experience to structured, production-aligned delivery
Stephanie Ambrosius
Psychological Therapist
MBACP registered | MA, Relate Diploma
Delivers Fitness for Inclusion assessments and participant support within safeguarding frameworks
Provides on-location and remote support aligned to production schedules
Supports emotional stability across filming and post-production phases
CONTINUITY & TRUST
Consistency Across the Production
Where possible, the same clinician or small team supports a production throughout.
This ensures:
continuity of care
consistency in decision-making
trusted working relationships with both participants and production
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
All PsyCoach clinicians are appropriately qualified and registered, operating in line with:
professional codes of ethics
UK safeguarding frameworks
legal requirements relating to consent and confidentiality
Working with PsyCoach
We engage with productions at development, pre-production, or during active filming.
Each engagement begins with a structured discussion to define scope, risk, and safeguarding approach.