Christina James is a registered mental health nurse, MHFA England instructor and speaker for the Royal College of Nursing. She has delivered talks to NHS GPs, trained over 4,000 people, and speaks openly about growing up with parents living with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder — bringing a clinical perspective and a lived one to the same stage.
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Conferences, away days, staff inductions, panel discussions, podcasts and radio — wherever there are people who need to understand mental health better, Christina is available to speak.
Most workplace wellbeing speakers come from HR or coaching. Christina came from the ward. Years of clinical practice as a registered mental health nurse mean she can talk about conditions, behaviours and recovery with an authority that comes from having been there — and her own family experience means she does it with warmth rather than jargon.
Spotting the signs, starting the conversation, and building a culture where people feel able to speak up before they reach crisis.
Understanding ADHD, autism and other neurodivergent conditions — and the practical adjustments that let neurodivergent people do their best work.
The mental health side of a life stage most workplaces still handle badly, and how to support colleagues going through it.
Christina's own story — growing up with a mother with schizophrenia and a father with bipolar disorder — and why recovery is always possible.
Delivery is shaped around your setting — from a handful of people around a table to a full auditorium.
One-to-one sessions and small group workshops where there is room for real conversation and questions.
Team talks, lunch-and-learns, away days and webinars — small to large office groups, in person or delivered live online.
Keynotes and conference sessions, including large-scale auditorium and arena settings.
Christina is also available for podcasts, online summits, panel discussions and media work.
Every Thursday, 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Two hours of honest conversation about wellbeing, mental health, menopause and andropause, and neurodiversity — with guests from across the sector.
Audiences remember the person who spoke to them like a human being. Christina's talks are grounded in clinical fact but told through real stories — the ones from the ward, the community, and her own family.
Sessions are tailored to your audience and your time slot, whether that's a fifteen-minute conference keynote or a half-day workshop. Available across the UK and online, including evenings and weekends.
As well as speaking, Sanitas Hub delivers accredited MHFA® and CPD-accredited Neurodiversity courses for your team — from half-day awareness sessions to the full two-day qualification.
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I recently completed a three-day training course with Christina James at Sanitas Hub to become a Mental Health First Aid practitioner and Neurodiversity Champion, and I cannot recommend the experience highly enough. Christina delivered the training with exceptional professionalism while maintaining a warm, approachable, and supportive atmosphere throughout.
I attended the 2 day Mental Health First Aider training with Christina at Sanitas Hub. The delivery of the course was exceptional and she really brought the subject to life. Despite it being taught virtually for the 2 days, I was completely engaged and despite some tough subjects, I thoroughly enjoyed the course and would have no hesitation in recommending anyone to join this course.
I have just completed the MHFA course with Sanitas Hub, provided by Christina James and it was brilliant. She was an amazing instructor, gave lots of real life experiences and brought a positive energy to a difficult subject. Christina was understanding, and provided lots of extra information you cannot find online or in books. I would highly recommend her courses to others.
Christina James is an excellent instructor. After the MHFA course I feel more confident in helping others successfully and most importantly ensuring my own mental health is ok in the process. When it comes to any other related courses or refreshers I would definitely seek her as a tutor!
Highly recommend this course with Christina, she is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to mental health. A very informative & interactive two day training session. Care is taken when heavy subjects are undertaken to make sure everyone takes sufficient breaks & is doing ok. I thoroughly enjoyed it & feel like I have the skills required to go forward as an MHFA.
The course has been lovely, it was very useful to learn the material in the context of Christina's real world lived experience with some of the conditions mentioned on the course, and invaluable to find out best practice tips when approaching such cases. The format was brilliant and interaction in the group was very helpful.