The PCL Team

As Chief Psychologist at Psychological Consultancy Ltd, her client work ranges from one-to-one executive coaching to creating and validating bespoke assessment systems. She has worked with a diverse range of organisations including UBS, HBoS, Standard Chartered, VirginMedia, HMRC, The British Council and BMW.

Gillian has a BSc in Psychology from UCL, an MPhil in Criminology from Cambridge and an MSc in Occupational and Organisational Psychology from Birkbeck College, London. She has served on the Steering Committee for Test Standards for the British Psychological Society and is a founder member of the Association of Business Psychologists.

Bianka holds an MSc in Occupational Psychology from City University of London and she is a BPS qualified Psychometric Test User in Occupational Ability and Personality Testing (formerly known as Level A and B). Her professional interests include designing and delivering up-to-date, evidence-based assessment tools and development programmes for organisations. In her spare time she enjoys travelling, reading or visiting her family and friends in Hungary.

At PCL, Bianka expertly delivers our trainings and team sessions as well as facilitating assessment centres, consultancy projects, individual assessments and client liaisons.

Simon has researched and written extensively around the subject of temporary employment. He has published a book, written academic papers, and presented his findings at national and international conferences. He was also awarded a place on the 2015/16 British Psychological Society’s ‘Leadership Development Programme’.

During his studies, Simon lectured at Coventry University and at the University of Gloucestershire. He has also worked as an associate with Quest Partnership Ltd and Capp in the area of selection and assessment.

At PCL, Simon has responsibility for research, product development, training and consultancy.

Alex graduated from the University of Bangor with both a BSc and MSc in Computer Science. Before joining PCL Alex spent two years working as a Web Developer in the software industry, creating solutions for the automotive sector.

At PCL he is responsible for assisting in the technical management and maintenance of PCL’s online assessment websites.

She obtained her degree in Microbiology with Medical Bioscience from the University of Kent, Canterbury. After leaving university she worked in some of the major pharmaceutical companies within the UK, and spent a year working in Switzerland within the same industry. Her career changed directions when she started working at Sandpiper Accountancy Ltd in 2014, and she is very happy to be back at PCL.

Outside of work, Amanda spends most of her time raising an energetic toddler. However, she has been bitten by the running bug and has somehow found the time to progress from a ‘couch to 5K’ app to running the Cabbagepath 10 miles (twice), and she now runs regularly.

At PCL, Amanda works within the Finance Team to handle invoicing processes and deal with client queries.

At PCL, Melissa is responsible for managing the day to day running of the office, operational strategies and assisting clients with queries and technical support.

Outside of work, Anna can be found exploring new places with her children, playing netball and dabbling in modern calligraphy.

Preeya is a BPS qualified Test User in Occupational Ability and Personality Testing, and her professional interests include diversity and inclusion and positive psychology.

She gained experiences working internationally and in the UK, most recently working in recruitment and learning and development. Outside of work she enjoys going to comedy stand-up nights, rock climbing and yoga fitness.

Louisa holds a BSc in Psychology from Loughborough University and an MSc in Occupational Psychology from City University of London. She is also a BPS qualified Psychometric Test User in Occupational Ability and Personality Testing (formerly known as Level A and B). In her spare time she enjoys travelling, reading and cross country running. At University she was Head of Charity and enjoyed raising money for Cancer Research UK, the Epilepsy Society, and Battersea Dogs and Cats home to name a few.

Elliot gained his BSc in Psychology from the University of East Anglia, and MSc in Occupational Psychology from Goldsmiths University where he also became a BPS qualified Test User in Occupational Ability and Personality Testing.

Outside of work Elliot can be found creating and performing magic, watching stand-up comedy, or browsing the sales on the high street.

Nicola has extensive experience in the design, development and running of assessment and development solutions for a wide variety of public and private sector clients. She previously worked for a consultancy specialising in assessment centre design, and further developed her knowledge and expertise working in assessment and development-focused roles at both the BBC and the Royal Bank of Scotland. She has designed, run and validated assessment centres for a wide range of roles including graduate, entry-level and senior roles.

Previously she worked extensively with a variety of psychometric assessment tools in both South Africa and the UK. In addition, she has a background in training and development, as well as recruitment and selection.

Jackie is a business psychologist and executive coach. She specialises in leadership assessment and development and has a particular interest in resilience and psychological wellbeing, helping people to manage workplace demands and support high performance in a healthy, sustainable way.

Jackie graduated from the University of Exeter with a BSc in Psychology and gained a distinction in her MSc in Occupational Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is a Certified Executive Coach with the AoEC and holds British Psychological Society Test User Ability and Test User Personality Certificates. She is also a Certified Practitioner and Trainer in a number of psychometric tools including EQ-i 2.0/EQ360, the Hogan assessments and Wraw (Workplace Resilience and Wellbeing). Using these and other evidence-based tools, she works with leaders, managers and employees to develop strategies to support their performance and wellbeing.

Before completing her masters, Jackie was Communications Director at Risk Management Solutions (RMS) and prior to that was European PR Manager for Mercer, the global HR consultancy.