Meet the team

Chief Executive

I joined NIDAS in November 2020 as their new CEO. Since joining I have taken NIDAS through a significant and exciting period of change. We have a clear strategic direction and I am proud to drive this forward with the support and hard work of an amazing team of specialists.

Service Delivery Manager (DAPA)

My role at NIDAS is the Service Delivery Manager ensuring that service delivery and management is maintained across all teams at NIDAS, and working alongside the CEO. I have been at NIDAS for over 7 years and have had various practitioner roles working with women & children, I was the previous team leader for the family team before moving into management.

Family Team Coordinator

I am the Family Team Co-Ordinator and Referral and Assessment Worker at NIDAS. I provide additional case management support to the family team and strengthen partnership links with wider agencies. In addition, I complete referral and assessment work with clients.

Children’s Outreach Worker

My role at NIDAS is to support children impacted by Domestic Abuse.  I provide 1-1 support sessions for children covering emotional support, safety planning, and healthy behaviours.  We also have fun completing creative activities during the session.  The activities help the children with understanding their feelings, anger and improving their self esteem.

Referral and Assessment Worker

I am the Children and Young Persons Referral & Assessment Worker. I make the initial contact and offer ongoing support, advice and signposting for young people and their parents while they are on the waiting list for 1:1 support.

Domestic Abuse Outreach Worker

As a Domestic Abuse Outreach Worker, I feel super passionate to support women and their families who have experienced or are affected by domestic abuse in making positive life choices along their journey to becoming a survivor. I will always provide a safe and person-centred approach in my support. I am excited to be a part of the team at NIDAS and thrilled by being able to help to change lives!

Referral and Assessment Worker

I have recently joined NIDAS I am extremely passionate about supporting women and their families that are experiencing domestic abuse wherever they are on their journey to becoming a survivor .

As a Referral and Assessment Worker, I make the initial contact and explore the options of support that are available for the family. The support we offer is tailored to the needs of the client to make positive changes for the women and families we work with. I am really enjoying getting to know the amazing team at NIDAS and being a big part of changing lives.

Art Therapist

Hello, I am a qualified art therapist and joined the NIDAS team in November 2022. I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and am a member of the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT). I am very passionate about supporting families that have been affected by domestic abuse and believe that art therapy can play a vital role in enabling families to make the journey towards recovery and empowering them to rebuild their lives after abuse. My approach to therapy is person centred, trauma sensitive, and psychodynamic. I offer one to one, group and dyadic art therapy to adults, young people, children and parent-child. I aim to provide a safe and non-judgemental space for my clients and encourage engagement in materials to enable self-expression, exploration, and reflection, whilst helping to facilitate positive changes in wellbeing.

Freelance Art Therapist

I am a qualified Art Therapist who has worked at NIDAS since January 2023.  I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and belong to the British Association of Art Therapies professional body (BAAT).  In working with children and young people, I help individuals through the creative process of art-making to improve and enhance their physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.  I aim to provide a confidential and safe space in therapy for individuals to express how they are feeling from the effects of domestic abuse.  I am a person-centred therapist who uses psychodynamic thinking to provide a non-judgemental space for the individual.

Freelance Art Therapist

I am an Art Psychotherapist (Registered with BAAT/AHP) and an Integrative Psychotherapist (Registered with UKCP) who has been working with NIDAS since January 2023.

I offer a confidential and safe space in which to work creatively with adults, young people, and children (using art making, talking & Psychoeducation). I offer therapeutic skills in a collaborative and supportive way, enabling clients to understand themselves more fully. It also allows them to process the traumatic events in their lives in a way which is relevant to them, with the aim of increasing a sense of wellbeing overtime.

NIDAS and its focus as a charity holds meaning to me as a therapist on a personal and professional level.

Finance Administrator

I have joined NIDAS as Finance Administrator to provide support with financial duties for the charity. I have over 30 years’ experience in accounting and finance working across a variety of businesses and sectors. I am very much looking forward to embracing my role with NIDAS and I endeavour to become a valued member of the NIDAS team.

Sessional Worker and Volunteer

I am an Art Therapy Sessional Worker and also volunteer where I can with my spare time. My role within the organisation is to support Hatty, the Art Therapist, in all aspects of administration and overall support.

I joined NIDAS to enable myself to play an active part in something I am passionate about and I am truly grateful to be given the opportunity to volunteer within an amazing and dedicated team.

Student Placement Counsellor

I am a level 5 Trainee Humanistic Counsellor, as well as a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. I joined NIDAS in March 2024 as Student Placement Counsellor because the charity has an ethos I am extremely passionate about. I aim to provide a safe and confidential space for my clients to enable them to engage in person-centred talking therapy. Working with adults and individuals over the age of 16 who have been affected by domestic abuse, I engage with them to enable them to begin a journey towards rebuilding their lives through empowerment and empathy.

Volunteer

I joined NIDAS as a Volunteer to help in delivering programmes and support to survivors of domestic abuse. I feel truly honoured to have been given this opportunity to work along side such a fantastic team. This sector is something I feel highly passionate about and will always demonstrate this in the support I offer.