Liz Robson MAPPCP: Expert in Youth Wellbeing and Resilience Coaching

Liz is a leading UK expert in youth wellbeing and resilience coaching, specialising in early mental health problem prevention, NEET prevention and tackling youth unemployment through innovative positive psychology approaches.

As a practising Positive and Organisational Psychologist and Chartered Fellow of the ACCPH, Liz has transformed how we support vulnerable young people. Through her company Worth-it, she has empowered hundreds of schools and organisations whilst training over 5,000 professionals in mental health, wellbeing and resilience interventions using positive psychology coaching.

Pioneering Research and Qualifications

Liz was among the first worldwide to earn the dual MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology (MAPPCP). Her groundbreaking masters research explored how coaching and positive psychology can help vulnerable young people prevent mental health problems—work that was published in 2016 and continues to shape her practice today.

Targeted Early Intervention Expertise

Building on her research, Liz has developed specialist programmes that prevent mental health problems in children and young people. Her innovative approaches include:

• Positive psychology coaching (individual and group interventions for young people)
• Peer-to-peer intervention programmes
• System transformation initiatives, including whole school approaches to wellbeing and resilience
• Workforce development within the child and youth workforce, including, education, health, social services, local authorties and the third sector

Higher Education and Teaching Wellbeing

Liz brings extensive academic credibility to her practice. She served as a Teaching Fellow in Organisational Psychology and Behaviour at Loughborough University, where she led the BPS Accredited MSc Work Psychology Module in Wellbeing and Work. She also taught modules in Career Development, Leadership and Transformation, Student Development and Coaching. She is an Accredited Teaching Fellow of Higher Education.

Her teaching expertise and applied practice is sought after by leading universities. She has delivered guest lectures at:

• Nottingham Trent University PGCE on teacher and pupil mental wellbeing
• Leeds Beckett University Masters in Ethical Leadership in Education
• Bucks New University Master's in Positive Psychology
• The University of Warwick PGCE Teacher wellbeing stratagies
• UEL's Masters in Coaching Psychology

As a founding advisory board member for Leeds Beckett University's Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools, Liz helped create the Mental Health Award for schools—demonstrating her commitment to systemic change.

Youth Employability Experience

With over 15 years' experience applying Coaching Psychology and a PG Certificate in Coaching (2009), Liz combines deep theoretical knowledge with practical expertise. She is also a qualified careers advisor with extensive experience in:

• Learning, training and development
• Employability support
• NEET prevention strategies
• Youth unemployment interventions
• Preventing social disadvantage

Liz's unique combination of academic rigour, practical experience, and innovative approaches makes her a trusted leader in supporting young people's transition to independence and employment success.

• Positive Education
• Positive Higher Education
• Positive Psychology Coaching
• Practicing Positive and Organisational Psychologist
• NEET prevention, youth unemployment and employability
• Strengths-based approaches
• Teaching Positive and Organisational Psychology in Higher Education
• Teaching Pupil and Teacher Wellbeing for ITT and PGCE Students both school-direct and University
• Organisational Change
• Experienced Coach and Trainer
• Whole school/organisational approaches to positive mental health and wellbeing
• Early intervention and prevention
• Staff and teacher wellbeing
• Qualified careers advisor
• Social entrepreneurship
• Wellbeing content creation
• Careers Coaching
• Child and youth workforce development

• Association for Coaching
• Chartered Fellow ACCPH
• Fellowship Higher Education Academy

1. Robson-Kelly, L. (2018). ‘Is positive education too positive for the UK? Do we require a more nuanced approach to positive education in the UK?’, European Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 2, 4, 1-5.
2. Robson-Kelly, L., & Ellis, K. (2018). Enhancing learning through Positive Education, wellbeing and resilience. Impact, the journal of the Chartered College of Teaching. 1. Online.
3. Robson-Kelly, L., & van Nieuwerburgh, C. (2016). What does coaching have to offer to young people at risk of developing mental health problems? A grounded theory study. International Coaching Psychology Review, 11(1), 75-92.