Xanthis has over 30 years of experience in mental health and clinical well-being. This is combined with expertise in and passion for technology.
Who we are
Dr Steve McKeown
Dr Steve McKeown is a well-known Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, one of the few in the UK to specialise in stress, anxiety and depression. He has been given an Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, a rare award for a Psychiatrist. Dr McKeown provides Xanthis with extensive clinical expertise, which has been drawn on to create the content for Xanthis Online as well as provide consultancy services to organisations.
- BUPA Psychiatric Associate Medical Director
- Current Associate Medical Director of Healthcare RM
- Past President of UK branch, International Stress Management Association (ISMA)
- Consultant in Mental Health to ICI / AstraZeneca
- 1992-2002 Medical Director of Cheadle Royal Hospital
- 1986-1990 Medical Director of Altrincham Priory Hospital
Amy McKeown
Managing Director of Xanthis, Amy Mckeown is an expert in cCBT, mental health and stress. A former Consultant at Accenture, she has specialist expertise in health informatics, the use of technology in healthcare. Mental health and its effect on physical health is her area of particular interest.
Amy is passionate about the potential technology has in treating and preventing illness, which has led her to conduct research and develop products in this arenas. An Honorary Research Assistant at UCL CHIME, she conducts research into the development, implementation and commercialization of health informatics tools. Since 2003, Amy has overseen the on-going development and growth of Xanthis.
- Dr Foster award for MSc dissertation in preventative uses of cCBT
- Past member of Accenture Clinical Team, NHS IT Project
- OCR accredited Stress Management Trainer, ISMA member and a TRiM Practitioner (trauma incident management)
- Worked with UCL CHIME to develop and deliver NHS Management Graduate Training in Health Informatics
- Independent Consultant to Senior Members of NHS
- Previous work for BUPA, NHS and private health providers
- North of England Finalist in Shell LiveWire Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2004
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