Raven Consultancies was established in 1991 by Tony Mann, who is a psychologist working in the fields of both Clinical and Occupational Psychology. Tony's mission is to help individuals and teams reach their full potential and to perform at their optimum levels of efficiency.

This might involve assisting an individual develop the appropriate tools to deal with traumatic events, or changing behaviours or thought processes that are not conducive with success. It might also be to assist teams and organizations develop greater understanding of themselves and of each other and to improve such things as communication, negotiation and team-building skills so as to move towards one goal as a unified body.

Tony began his career in the Armed Forces where he served for sixteen years, finishing his term as a senior instructor for the Army. During his military career he served a total of seven years with Special Forces, including working with the Intelligence and Security agencies as an undercover field operative and service with the 22nd Regiment of the Special Air Service.

His career culminated as a senior instructor for Special Forces as a member of the Joint Services Interrogation Wing (JSIW), where he taught officers and soldiers from police and armed forces around the world, teaching such subjects as Explosives, Advanced First Aid (Paramedic UK Level), Survival, Navigation, Nuclear Biological and Chemical Warfare, Advance Weapons Training, Tactics, Method of Entry, Surveillance and Counter-Surveillance, Close-Protection Techniques, and Survival - Escape and Evasion.

During his military service Tony qualified in Advanced Methods of Instruction and was responsible for training Instructors and Trainers from a broad cross-section of specialised fields. He made history when he procured a posting as the first non-infantryman to be posted as a tactics instructor to the Officer Training College at the Military Academy at Sandhurst.

Since leaving the services, Tony initially qualified as a Psychotherapist and went on to become a Psychologist, working in the fields of Clinical and Occupational Psychology. As well as being a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Tony is also a certified advanced NLP Trainer and Psychometrics Tester

Tony has a profound interest in people and their development, whether on an individual or organizational level. With over 25 years experience as a trainer, Tony, more than anyone, knows what individuals are capable of achieving; often far in excess of what they themselves believe they are capable of. He understands how to get the best out of people, enabling them to reach their full potential. He also understands the importance of the team element in any organization.

Tony is a member of a number of professional bodies, including the British Psychological Society and the United Kingdom Guild of Hypnotist Examiners.

Some of the areas of development Tony is involved in include:

Job or Task Analysis

Psychometric Testing

Personality Profiling

Presentation Management

Communication & Negotiation Skills

Team Building

Training in Instructional Skills

Conflict Resolution & Mediation

Life Coaching

Stress Management

In-House Counselling