Mel Halacre has been director of Spokz People CIC since 2009. They are a non-profit organisation developing a disability affirmative therapy approach. Their services include an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support through a community & programme; a directory of psychological therapists with disability experience and an online CPD hub & forum support for therapists and other professionals.

Mel is an EDI consultant for BACP and has also written the BACP GPaCP007 Guide Working with Disability Across the Counselling Profession.