About Trainers
Dr Lydia Taiwo
DSc Pathology – Patient Testing, ACEs Educator & Specialist Consultant, Diploma Safeguarding & Child Protection and Acc. Psychotherapist
Dr. Lydia Taiwo is an award-winning author, trauma-informed educator, and leading specialist consultant on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), toxic stress, and safeguarding practice.
With a PhD in Patient Testing and extensive experience in training professionals across education, health, and social care, Dr. Taiwo combines academic expertise with powerful lived experience as an ACEs survivor.
She has authored over a dozen influential books on trauma, safeguarding, and child protection, widely used by educators and practitioners in the UK and internationally.
Through her work with Haven Hall, Dr. Taiwo empowers professionals to understand ACEs, recognise trauma, and create safer, more compassionate environments for children, parents, and adult survivors.
Her message is clear and inspiring:
Your ACE score does not define your destiny. Awareness, empathy, and the right support can change everything.
Lived Experience with Clinical Expertise
A survivor, practitioner, and educator committed to safer futures for children.
I am a childhood abuse survivor who turned pain into purpose.
Over the years I trained as a psychotherapist and ACEs Specialist Consultant, working across education, health, social care, and community settings.
I pair my personal journey with clinical frameworks so teams do not only learn what ACEs are, they learn how to respond with confidence and care.
Credentials and Memberships
- HCPC DSc MNCIP
- Accredited psychotherapist
- ACEs Specialist Consultant and Educator
- Supervisor for therapists in CBT, CPT, and talk therapy
Therapeutic Services
Alongside training, I provide specialist psychotherapy for trauma and ACEs. My sessions integrate CBT, CPT, inner child work, and parental wound therapy in a safe and supportive environment. The goal is always to help individuals build resilience, regulate emotions, and reclaim hope.
My Philosophy
No past experience defines the future. With the right tools and support, healing and growth are possible.