HCPC: Occupational Psychologist reg PYL29552, Post Grad Applied Neuroscience, B.Ed (Hons) Biology and Psychology, ISMA: Member M2332, Cari Interpreter, CIPD: Associate Member.
Maria Paviour is a registered Occupational Psychologist, award-winning innovator, and internationally recognised thought leader in neuroscience-based workplace wellbeing, performance, and leadership. With over 25 years of experience supporting both public and private sector organisations, she specialises in designing and delivering strategies that drive high-performance cultures, measurable employee engagement, and sustainable organisational change.
Maria has partnered with senior leaders, high-net-worth individuals, and executives under intense scrutiny, providing discreet, high-impact coaching that builds resilience, restores confidence, and enables career progression at Board and Chair level. Her work is grounded in evidence-based neuroscience, and her NeuChem® coaching model has been applied with thousands of clients over the past decade, consistently achieving measurable improvements in wellbeing, engagement, and leadership performance.
Beyond one-to-one coaching, Maria is a catalyst for systemic change. She created the UK and EU Government award-winning workplace wellbeing technology in 1997 and developed the award-winning Commitment and Resilience Index (CARI™), used to measure emotional engagement and wellbeing at work. She is a founding board member of the Parliamentary Policy Liaison Group for Workplace Wellbeing and is collaborating with Leicester University on a Randomised Control Trial programme integrating Wellbeing 1st Responders, CARI metrics, and NeuChem coaching. Her consultancy work has delivered significant results, including multi-million-pound reductions in sickness absence and measurable improvements in workforce morale and engagement across sectors including finance, legal, and healthcare.
A multi-award-winning speaker and Amazon best-selling author, Maria is known for her strategic insight, practical solutions, and ability to translate complex neuroscience into actionable approaches for leaders and organisations. She continues to pioneer innovative approaches to workplace wellbeing, fostering environments where people can perform at their best, thrive under pressure, and contribute to sustainable organisational success.