Bryony Harper is a person-centred counsellor and a lecturer in counselling and psychological therapies at Nottingham Trent University. An accredited member of the BACP, she was a member of the BACP’s EDI Task and Finish Group, bringing her experiences of working to improve inclusivity, accessibility and diversity across multiple occupations, alongside her professional and personal experiences as a queer woman from a working-class background. Bryony completed her counsellor training in Humanistic Counselling Practice at the University of Nottingham and later returned to complete an MA in Trauma Studies. She has worked predominantly in services supporting children and young people and survivors of sexual and domestic violence.