Meet the team behind Pair

Trained as a clinician and researcher, Brendan has worked in the mental health space for over a decade across clinical, hospital, community, and academic settings.

As CEO and co-founder of Pair, Brendan leads the company's vision, strategy and clinical direction.

He co-founded Pair to address limitations in existing referral pathways and directories within mental health care.

Lara is a Clinical Psychologist with a passion for psychodynamic therapy, eating disorders, and trauma work. She feels privileged to support people through vulnerable and meaningful moments in their lives. As Chief Clinical Officer and Co-Founder of Pair, Lara leads the clinical vision to improve how people access mental health care while supporting psychologists to work independently with well-matched referrals.

Louise has a background in public health research, with extensive experience leading multidisciplinary projects across hospital and academic environments. Louise is Chief Operations Officer at Pair, responsible for overseeing operations and ensuring the company's systems and processes run smoothly. Drawing on her lived experience navigating mental health care, she co-founded Pair to remove barriers and make it easier for people to find the right psychologist.

Ser-Hwa is a seasoned technology leader with over 20 years of experience building and scaling data-driven platforms to support high-growth organisations. He has held senior roles at IBM and Deloitte, where he developed deep expertise across fintech, cloud, marketing technology, banking, and telecommunications. As CTO and Co-Founder of Pair, Ser-Hwa leads the platform's end-to-end technology strategy, bringing enterprise-grade discipline to a lean, high-velocity startup environment. He joined Pair to help build a trusted, scalable technology foundation that meaningfully improves how people connect with the right mental health support.