The Baobab Centre was established in 2008 and exists to offer specialised therapeutic services to some of the thousands of children, adolescents and young people who arrive in Britain each year fleeing from the trauma of political violence. The young people with whom the Baobab Centre now works come from 22 different countries and many more ethnicities, some were child soldiers, some trafficked for sexual purposes, and many were raped. All have experienced torture and abuse, been victims of organised violence and experienced profound personal losses in their young lives.
The work of the Baobab Centre is featured in a Guardian article published on August 13, 2011.
Photo: Mikhail Evstafiev
Clinical Director
Sheila Melzak
Consultant Community Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
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Consultant in Group and Family Psychotherapy
Dick Blackwell
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Senior Caseworker
Jodie Bourke
Administrator/Office Manager
Amy Wilson
Consultant in Group Facilitation and Story Therapy
Shai Schwartz
Consultant in Social Work Policy and Practice
Terry Smith
Consultant in Research and Evaluation
Dr. Ravi Kohli
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
Jane Ellwood
Art Therapist
Claire Manson
Group and Support Workers and Linguistic Interpreters
Annie Ellison
Group Worker
Stephanie d’Orey
Group and Support Worker and Linguistic Interpreter
Bitenge Makuka
Bi-Cultural Group and Support Worker and Linguistic Interpreter
Writer in Residence
Marion Baraitser
Physician and Researcher
Saima Ahsan
Finance Officer
Debbie Mace
Monitoring and Evaluation
Helena Michaelson
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Volunteer Fundraiser
Jill Pack
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Volunteer Coordinator
Denise Wilkinson
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Header photograph: "Sunset on Baobab Boulevard" by Ino Paap
The Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile is a company limited by guarantee. Company Registration Number 6816297