Mel set up non-profit Spokz People in 2009. Her family is disabled and when training to be a therapist Mel realised that more tailored psychological support was needed for disabled people and their families. Many disabled people prefer to see therapists who have additional training and experience in disability, to prevent damaging ableist therapy. Generic training covers very little on disability and rarely from a social model approach. Mel is passionate about supporting other professionals to improve their practise through training, supervision, consultancy and exploring their own relationship with difference.