Press Releases 2024

Ian is an experienced mental health professional who has worked in the health industry across Australia and the Asia Pacific for nearly 30 years. Now Director of his own consulting business Shakespeare Consulting Pty, he has worked as a psychologist, educator, trainer, and facilitator and been CEO of a major international EAP company. Ian has presented at conferences in Australia and internationally. He has also contributed to the International EAP Compendium 2024.

The ISMA Australian branch committee is currently located in Western Australia. We are actively seeking new members from across Australia, to complete the executive function on a national basis. We are focused on supporting our membership in dealing with contemporary stress issues, managing them, and providing tools for identifying and coping with stress in the corporate setting. We are also involved in disseminating evidence-based educational information through our quarterly newsletters. Our branch is committed to supporting members with a wide range of vocations and interests. Full, affiliate and student memberships are available. Enquiries are welcomed

ISMA in the UK  promotes sound knowledge in the prevention and reduction of human stress and actively promotes best practice in the field of stress management through our membership, both nationally and internationally. With branches in seven other countries, as well as the UK, ISMA has a global reach, hosting International Stress Awareness Week annually.

Carolina is an organisational labour lawyer. She was the first female employment lawyer at Garrigues, a corporate law firm. She has acted as HR director and on management committees of large multinationals, responsible for occupational risk prevention and psychological wellbeing. She has over 20 years’ teaching experience and, since 2017, has been an honorary coach and teacher at the University of Almeria.

Letrada del Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid.

Pier is a Professor at the Universities of Foggia, Chieti and Tor Vergata Rome and has a Masters degree in Behavioural Neuroscience. He diagnoses and treats neurodegenerative diseases. He has codified Synaesthesica Medicine©, a synaesthetic treatment enhancing wellbeing and alleviating stress symptoms, and created FM 5 Sensory, which increases endorphins production by stimulating the five senses. Pier established the Italian Medical De-stress Clinic and coordinates the Italian Synaesthetic Doctors Group. Pier is an ISMA^UK Ambassador.

For details of the seventh Italy Stress Awareness Day, see Events page.

The aim of the Nigerian branch of ISMA International is to create awareness of stress, its effects on health and to encourage prevention strategies among the Nigerian people.

ISMA Netherlands was founded in 1993, with the aim of preparing the fifth international ISMA congress. Netherlands wishes to contribute to the recognition of effective and high-quality methods of stress management.