Mana Integrative

About

Mana Integrative is a Public Health and Wellbeing organisation offering coaching/mentoring, training, consultancy, and research services.

Our evidence-based services are available to all sectors, and can contribute to enhanced health and wellbeing outcomes, along with professional practice.

We implement equitable and public health informed approaches to combat poor staff, student and service user retention, whilst increasing public health, wellbeing, life satisfaction and future outcomes. Our work directly results in improved outcomes for future generations and local community development.

Specialities
  • Trauma
  • Mental Health
  • Children and Young People
  • Women’s Health
  • Neurodivergence
  • Chronic, complex and intersecting health issues
  • Public Health and Social Determinants of Health
  • Lifestyle Approach (Nutrition, Physical Activity, Sleep, Stress/Mental Health, Social Connection & Harm Reduction)
Goals
  • Support individuals to understand and manage their own health optimally.
  • Educate and advice employers, service providers and academic institutions to make impactful change that supports community health and wellbeing.
  • Improve wider understanding of public health and wellbeing, trauma, mental health, intersectional factors and social determinants of health.
  • Reduce systemic barriers for marginalised groups.
  • Improve education and employment provision for staff and service users.
Values

Integrity
In a world where people often allow their integrity and values to be compromised, we will not.

Compassion
Leaving judgement at the door and leading with compassion, curiosity, and understanding.

Equity
Reducing inequities by turning awareness into action and addressing root causes of inequality.

Why choose Mana Integrative?

✓ L5 Dip Trauma Informed Practitioner

✓ BSc Hons Public Health and Wellbeing

✓ Cert HE Arts and Humanities (Language and Culture)

✓ Advanced Naturopathy Student

✓ Lived Experience Practioner

✓ Integrative, holistic and naturopathic

✓ Womens health awareness

✓ Neurodiversity, disability and cultural awareness

Who is Mana Integrative?

Mana Integratives founder and Integrative Health and Wellbeing Specialist Samira is passionate about reducing disparities through direct support, research and education, focusing on prevention, early-intervention and reactive de-escalation to fuel systemic, institutional and individual change.

Samira’s approach is effortlessly integrative, holistic, trauma-informed, and people-centred. She is committed to research and professional development to influence evidence-based practice and policy improvement.

Samira’s lived experiences of systemic barriers and complex health issues has enhanced her ability to recognise what needs to change and how in order to best support everyone from the start.

Professional and Academic Background

Samira is a certified TISCUK Trauma Informed Practitioner, BSc Hons Public Health and Wellbeing graduate, and experienced health, social care and education professional.

Her a professional background began in the Promotional and Events industry, working as a Team Leader for the Department for Educations ‘Get Into Teaching’ Campaign, and a Brand Ambassador for the National Education Show, and Nivea’s Cancer Research ‘Skin Cancer Prevention Roadshow’, along with various other health, child and student focused events.

After volunteering for Love Squared charity as a 1:1 mentor for children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties and disabilities, she knew that her path was to improve the lives of future generations. Building a positive relationship and reputation at Love Squared has allowed her to come full circle, working as a 1:1 education health and wellbeing practitioner, offering tutoring and mentorship to young people missing formal education due to complex circumstances.

Samira went onto work within Social Care as a Residential Child Professional, and as Children and Family Support Worker in both residential and domiciliary settings. She has also worked within Local Authority Education as a Pupil Engagement Caseworker and Education Officer as part of Goleudy, a multi-disciplinary NHS CAV UHB children’s mental health service. Finally, Samira worked as a Welfare and Administration Manager at Alpadia international language summer school.

Samira has attended the MHFA Wales instructor training week, holds a Certificate of Higher Education in Arts and Humanities with a focus on Language and Culture, and a BSc Honours in Public Health and Wellbeing. She is also completing an Advanced Naturopathy diploma to further enhance her knowledge, integrative practice and service offerings.