About me
Alison Branitsky is a lived experience researcher at the University of Manchester/Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, UK. Her work spans several areas, including (1) deconstructing traditional understandings of mental health and distress; (2) researching and facilitating access to more wide-spread non-clinical peer support for individuals who hear voices; (3) supporting and developing the work of the Hearing Voices Movement; and (4) expanding trauma-based therapeutic options for individuals in mental health services. She has previously worked with the Hearing Voices Network – USA and Wildflower Alliance as a peer advocate and group facilitator. She is committed to working ensuring that mental distress is seen as an understandable and meaningful human experience.
