Team and trustees
Our team of therapists, supervisors and consultants practice a wide range of therapies and are all specially trained to work with young people and families.
We are accredited by these organisations
Our clinical team
Child & Adolescent
Psychotherapists
Ruth Glover (Chief Executive, Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist)
Annabel Pointon (Principal, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist)
Yael Yadlin (Principal, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist)
Annabel Wilkes
Suzy Martin (In Doctoral Training, Tavistock Clinic)
Psychodynamic Psychotherapists
Working with Children, Young People and Families
John Reece (Outreach and Partnerships Lead)
Paul Mills (Psychodynamic Psychotherapist)
Psychology and Integrated Therapies Team
Millie Chancellor (Psychology Supervisor)
Tania Bashar (Clinical Intake Manager)
Isabelle Francke (Trainee Counselling Psychologist)
Lizzie Lewis (Trainee Counselling Psychologist)
Amal Mohamud (Assistant psychotherapist)
Omar Aftab (Assistant psychologist)
Kat Steggles (Assistant psychologist)
School Counsellors
Mulberry Academy Woodside:
Isla Fitchie (Schools Supervisor)
Alice Jenkinson (Psychodynamic Psychotherapist working with children, young people and families)
Jessica Burnett (Psychodynamic Psychotherapist working with children, young people and families)
Nicola Dunbar (Psychodynamic Psychotherapist working with children, young people and families)
Xavier Fontenille (Drama Psychotherapist)
Eve Dickson (Assistant Schools Psychotherapist)
Victoria Rosengarten (Assistant Schools Psychotherapist)
External Clinical Consultants and Supervisors
Alex Desiatnikov (Clinical Psychologist; Research Lead – Parenting Teenagers Project)
Support Team
Alicia Hunt (Finance & HR Officer)
Abigail Wiredu (Clinical Administrator)
Aki Dillenseger (Clinical Administrator)
Fran Krauss (Clinical Administrator)
Makila Wheatley (Clinical Administrator)
Thomas Burnand (Data Impact and Systems Manager)
Lejla Shalal (Senior Clinical Administrator)
Evelina Moceviciute (Operations Manager)
Our trustees
Will Higham (Chair of Trustees)
Will Higham joined Open Door as Chair of Trustees in December 2024. He has had a long career in the voluntary sector. At Rethink Mental Illness he set up the Community Mental Health Unit, rolling out a new model of local alliances around the country.
Previous organisations he has worked at include Save the Children and the Prison Reform Trust. He has also been a trustee of the Depaul Trust and the Children’s Food Trust. He is passionate about providing support in the community for people living with mental ill health and about the role the voluntary sector has in reaching people who would otherwise be left behind.
He lives in London with his family.
Jacqui Tefoglou (Treasurer & Vice Chair of Trustees)
Jacqui Tefoglou is an accountant and tax specialist who worked in finance for many years, initially in the banking industry and then in the pharmaceutical industry. Since leaving work she has volunteered in several organisations including The Princes Trust, St Mary Magdalene Academy and Into University helping adolescents to achieve their potential.
Jacqui says, “I became a Trustee as I believe I can use my experience in finance to support the invaluable work that Open Door offers to young people in our community.”
Alex Ramos Boylan
Alex is a civil servant at HM Treasury, working in financial services regulation and has worked in other departments on data protection issuers. He is also a tutor for the Access Project, helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities.
Janine Sternberg
Janine Sternberg is a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, who has worked for many years in the NHS, in local CAMHS services & then in more specialist services including the Tavistock Mulberry Day Unit and the Portman Clinic. She has recently retired from being the Clinical Course Director of the Independent Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy training, a doctoral programme under the auspices of UCL run by IPCAPA at the BPF and the Anna Freud Centre. She has held many positions of responsibility within the child psychotherapy profession & is now a non-executive director on the Association of Child Psychotherapist‘s Board.
Janine says, “I was keen to be part of Open Door as I have long been aware of it as an excellent service, responsive to the needs of young people. It is creative and innovative in its approach to helping individuals and their families, and a beacon within the profession in terms of its thinking about young people.”
Katie Cavanagh
Katie is a professional fundraiser with over 25 years’ experience in local and national charities. As a transformation and strategy expert, she has helped thousands of donors to make an impact on peoples lives.
Katie says ‘As a mum of teenagers, I understand the importance of Open Door’s work and the vital role they play in supporting young people in our community. I am delighted to bring my fundraising expertise to such an important cause’
