Zevo Health, a leading provider of clinically backed wellbeing solutions for high pressure environments, has announced the appointment of Dr Katy James as Clinical Director.
Dr James brings over 20 years of experience in mental health, with a strong background across NHS Talking Therapies and, most recently, as Clinical Director at Vita Health Group. In this role, she led the delivery of services across corporate, private, and NHS settings, driving clinical quality, innovation, and operational effectiveness at scale.
A highly qualified practitioner, Dr James is a Counselling Psychologist, CBT Psychotherapist, Cognitive Analytic Practitioner, and Mindfulness teacher. She has built her career around advancing clinical excellence while developing compassionate, high-performing leadership across complex and demanding environments.
Her appointment comes at a time when organizations across industries are facing increasing pressure to support performance in high-accountability roles, where sustained exposure to risk, complexity, and decision making can impact both wellbeing and outcomes.
Speaking on her appointment, Dr James said:
“In an industry defined by constant change, Zevo Health’s reputation for clinical excellence and its commitment to innovating with purpose stood out to me as a leader. Having supported many industries, including high-risk, high-performance settings where psychological sustainability is as critical as operational precision, I am excited to contribute to Zevo’s mission.
My focus as Clinical Director will be to deepen that expertise, ensuring that every solution we deliver not only meets the highest clinical standards but also anticipates the evolving needs of people operating in high pressure environments across industries.”
Commenting on the appointment, Zevo Health CEO Nishul Shah said:
“Katy’s appointment is a significant step forward for Zevo. Her depth of clinical expertise, combined with her experience leading services across complex environments, strengthens our ability to deliver meaningful impact for our customers.
As organizations continue to recognize that human capacity is critical to performance, Katy will play a key role in ensuring our solutions remain clinically rigorous, globally scalable, and closely aligned to the operational realities our customers face.”
This appointment reinforces Zevo Health’s commitment to delivering clinically led, evidence-based solutions that support both individual wellbeing and organizational performance in high pressure environments worldwide.
About Zevo Health
Zevo Health works with organizations operating in high-pressure environments to strengthen performance while protecting psychological health. Our work focuses on helping leaders design systems that support sustained decision-making, team effectiveness, and resilience under pressure.
Our approach combines clinical expertise, organizational psychology, and operational insight to address the structural drivers of burnout, performance degradation, and psychosocial risk.
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