ABOUT M-Path
Empathy is a vital skill – helping humans connect to themselves and to the people around them. It’s a key foundation of our emotional intelligence and is hugely beneficial for effective leadership and to help drive cultural change.
That’s why our programmes are designed to actively and compassionately engage men and boys in their own experience of existence and encourage them to take charge of their own well-being. We recognise that it’s only once they’ve been met in their reality that they can be effectively engaged in empathising with others.
We believe too much of the discourse around men and masculinity is demonising, and our vast experience has shown that many men feel society no longer cares about them. We understand that most men want to improve their own well-being, but don’t feel there is a place to start that journey. In turn, they then become disaffected with initiatives to improve the lives of others. We offer that start – and only then go on to encourage them to be better allies for those around them.
M-Path was founded by BACP psychotherapist, founder of Men’s Therapy Hub and former BBC journalist Chris Hemmings – learn more about his journey and why he founded M-Path here:
Our Facilitators:
Chris Hemmings
Managing Director
Chris Hemmings is a men’s mental health speaker, keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and BACP-registered therapist & coach specialising in men, masculinity and mental health. For more than a decade, he has delivered talks, workshops and training for schools, universities, workplaces and organisations across the UK and Europe.
Chris founded M-Path in 2019, delivering education around masculinity, misogyny, men’s mental health, relationships and emotional wellbeing. He is also the founder of Men’s Therapy Hub, a directory helping men find male therapists and encouraging more men into therapy.
In 2026 he was named in the Centre for Policy Research on Men & Boys’ inaugural Champions list, recognising his more than ten years of dedication to this area of work.
Before becoming a psychotherapist, Chris spent ten years as a journalist, producing and presenting documentaries for the BBC exploring men, masculinity and social issues, as well as writing for national newspapers.
Jack Harrison
Head of Education
Jack is a trained actor and experienced facilitator who has been delivering workshops to students across the UK for the last seven years.
He has worked with primary school children, bringing Shakespeare to life in an engaging and accessible way, and supported Year 10 students in developing their entrepreneurial pitching skills. His work is varied, dynamic, and rooted in helping young people build confidence and connection.
Over the last three years, his focus has been on healthy masculinities and consent. He is particularly passionate about creating spaces where men and boys feel able to have honest and challenging conversations in a non-judgmental environment.
Alex Lewis
Facilitator
Alex is a BACP registered therapist working with people from all walks of life joining them on their journey of understanding self.
His training and experience in cultural and diversity sensitivity has allowed him to work with people from a range of different backgrounds during his time a therapist.
He in the past has worked in schools offering therapeutic support as well as facilitated groups working with men who want to change their behaviour.
ben oliver
Facilitator
Ben is the founder of the PSHE organisation Worth Educating which has a specific focus on boys and young men. He’s been delivering workshops in schools in the North East of the UK for the last ten years.
He is particularly passionate about creating spaces for boys to explore healthy masculinity; what it looks like to be strong and sensitive, competitive and empathetic, for them to challenge and be challenged, to own their identities and to be able to positively impact their friends and peers.
He’s also a father of two young girls and is driven to help create spaces where the next generation of young women feel valued and are able to better identify healthy relationship dynamics with the men around them.