Beyond the ordinary
Obsidian Psych-Risk provides elite "mental armour" for personnel navigating the world’s most demanding sectors, from hostile war zones and disaster relief sites to high-pressure corporate boardrooms. Founded to bridge the critical gap between operational safety and performance psychology, we integrate the rigorous disciplines of military, nuclear, and emergency response operations to ensure the human element remains a strategic asset. Our field-tested expertise, earned in environments ranging from supporting anti-poaching teams in Africa to remote desert oil exploration, delivers the proactive psychological hardening required to maintain mission-critical performance. We ensure that film crews, humanitarian agencies, and leaders don't just survive the mission, but maintain the clarity and functional endurance to lead through it.
About our Founding Director
Rick has over 30 years of experience in leadership, operations, and coaching within diverse and challenging environments. His career spans roles in the British Army, the Fire and Rescue Service, HM Government, Corporate leadership and consulting in High Hazard Industry, as well as supporting the mental health and wellbeing for Anti-Poaching Operations in Africa.
Rick has delivered training and consultancy in Behavioural Safety, Human Factors and Risk Management for a number of clients including, BAE Systems, Kimberley Clark, AIRBUS UK, The Arabian Drilling Company in Saudi Arabia, Cavendish Nuclear, Ol Pejeta, Borana, Samburu Conservation organisations in Kenya, Game rangers International in Zambia, as well as supporting ZSL (Zoological Society of London) in tactical training for anti poaching teams in Cameroon.
After years of silently struggling with PTSD, Rick’s journey led him back to his childhood home of Botswana, where he fused his personal experiences with Indigenous wisdom, modern psychology, and Applied Metapsychology, which led him to develop his system.
Today Rick leads Human Performance, Resilience and Post Traumatic Growth training and Psychological Risk management close support, and is lead consultant for Obsidian Psych-Risk. He is a Trauma Incident Reduction Facilitator (TIR), Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Debriefer and licensed Mindspan Mindset Consultant and coach. He is also a certified Performance Coach and Action Learning Facilitator. He is also an accomplished public speaker.
Rick is a Fellow of the Institute of Training and Occupational Learning (FITOL), a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) a Member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (MIIRSM)