Who we are

The Calma Partnership was formed to respond to the real frustrations expressed by many client organisations. They want cost effective employee support services which not only manage effectively the consequences of people problems in the workplace but can also identify accurately and respond to the underlying causes.

We became a Partnership not only because it reflects how we collaborate with our client organisations but also it enables us to bring in the best range of services to meet the specific needs of organisations.

The Calma Partnership is managed by two Senior Partners, Rick Hughes and Shane Buckeridge. We operate with a bank of specialist practitioners, clinicians, consultants and trainers, a comprehensive network of qualified counsellors and in partnership with the best strategic providers in the industry.

Rick Hughes

Rick has extensive experience within the UK EAP industry having worked for some of the UK's largest providers on behalf of a wide range of client organisations - from small businesses through to multinationals. He is Deputy Chair of the Association for Counselling at Work (ACW), Editor of Counselling at Work Journal, a founding member of the Association for Coaching (AC), an author and has been a guest lecturer on the Edinburgh University Management School MBA programme. His most recently commissioned book An Anthology of Counselling at Work II (2004) featured articles about emotional health in organisations from leading academics and practitioners, including the actor/traveller Michael Palin.

Shane Buckeridge

Shane has a background in psychology and curative education. Since 1992 he has been working as a counsellor in a wide range of sectors including Education, Local Government and the NHS. He has been a lecturer and tutor on Persona's Counselling Diploma course and at Edinburgh University. Shane is co-founder of the Faculty of Healthcare Counsellors & Psychotherapists (FHCP) Scotland and has been Chair of FHCP UK since 2002 and is a frequent contributor to the FHCP's journal HCPJ. He has also been employed as a counsellor and trainer for the Royal College of Nursing since 1996.

The Calma Partnership currently operates out of two offices - in Edinburgh and Glasgow, capable of servicing client organisations throughout the UK.

The Calma Partnership - working well together