Our people
Our team and trustees
Experienced infant-parent psychotherapists, clinicians and teachers who have shaped infant mental health services across London and beyond.
Leadership
Dr Yvonne Osafo
Founder · Parent-Infant Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist (UKCP)
A child, adolescent and adult psychotherapist and Churchill Fellow, focused on early intervention from pregnancy to age two. Yvonne holds a doctorate from the University of Essex. She is a member of the Executive Board of the UKCP Child College, and previously chaired the UKCP Infant-Parent Sub-Committee. She now focuses her teaching on Au Milieu’s training, and has previously taught at IATE, Terapia and the School of Infant Mental Health.
Anna Godfrey
Clinical Lead · Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist (UKCP)
An infant-parent psychotherapist in South London since 2015 and a trainer on our programme. Anna has served on the UKCP Infant-Parent Psychotherapy Sub-Committee and brings a background in literature and the arts.
Nathan Osafo
Chief Operations Officer
Runs clinic and programme operations, including partnerships, funding and commissioning, trustee recruitment, and making free sessions possible for low-income families.
Clinicians
Dr Katia Reis
Infant-Parent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
A paediatrician with over 30 years’ experience and an infant-parent psychotherapist for the past 22, focused on infant mental health in the first 1001 days.
Francesca Rutherford
Parent-Infant Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist (UKCP)
A former nursery teacher, early years adviser and manager of services for young children with disabilities. Francesca has worked with West Sussex Children’s Centres, Croydon Best Start and BrightPIP, and has a private practice.
Guest lecturers
Dr Zack Eleftheriadou
Guest Lecturer · Chartered Counselling Psychologist
A parent-infant psychotherapist with around 30 years’ experience. Zack runs Noema Psychology and Psychotherapy, is a member of the Bowlby Centre, and has worked at Freedom from Torture, Nafsiyat and several London NHS hospitals.
Robin Balbernie
Guest Lecturer and Supervisor · Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
A retired consultant who worked with Gloucestershire CAMHS and Secure Start, and was Clinical Director of PIP UK. Robin is also a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travelling Fellow. As part of our wider training team, he provides supervision and policy monitoring.
Mariane Cordeiro
Guest Lecturer · Child and Family Psychodynamic Psychotherapist (BPC)
A perinatal and parent-infant psychotherapist who teaches at the Terapia Centre and Middlesex University, and a member of the Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists.
Governance
Our trustees
Au Milieu is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (registered charity number 1203902), governed by a board of trustees who oversee our work, safeguarding and finances.
- Aniweta Akosa, Chair
- Bashira Nakaweesi
- Oyetade Adetoyese Oyebode
- Peter Bentley
Concerned about your baby?
You don’t need a diagnosis, or to be in crisis, to talk to us. Email the team and we’ll reply within 48 hours.