Satveer Pedraza-Nijjar

Passionate about reducing the stigma surrounding mental health

Satveer is passionate about reducing the stigma surrounding mental health, with a particular focus on self-harm awareness.

Her journey began in 2006 with the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Better Services for People Who Self-harm Project, where she contributed to conferences and training sessions. In 2012, she graduated with a First-Class Honours in Psychology and received the Bernice McAuley Memorial Prize for her dissertation on self-harm and culture. Since then, she has dedicated herself to creating and delivering self-harm awareness sessions.

Over the past 12 years, Satveer founded ‘Attention Seekers Training,’ delivering CPD Accredited courses on self-harm awareness. In 2023 alone, she trained nearly 23,000 people, focusing primarily on education staff and students, but also working with healthcare workers, housing staff, social workers, police, and corporate teams.

Her work has been featured in various media, including a video on Head Talks and contributions to books like Natasha Devon’s A Beginner’s Guide to Being Mental and Jonny Benjamin’s 101 Voices on Overcoming Adversity.

Satveer’s sessions consistently receive excellent feedback, with participants praising her engaging delivery style, course relevance, and the value of the training.