Refugee Therapy Centre

Chair - Dr John Denford

John Denford is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst with experience in general psychiatric and psychotherapeutic hospitals in London and Dunedin, New Zealand. He is an Associate Member of the British Psychoanalytical Association since 1960 and a...(more)

Vice Chair - Mr Lennox Thomas

Lennox Thomas first trained in clinical social work, then moved to the probation service and later to psychiatric hospitals. He is a former Co Director of the MSc Course in Intercultural Therapy at University College London, a former Clin...(more)

Company Secretary - Dr Aida Alayarian

Aida Alayarian is a Co-Founder and the Clinical Director of the Refugee Therapy Centre, as well as Company Secretary. She has been a Clinical Psychologist and Child Psychotherapist since 1986, and adult psychotherapist since 1998, working wi...(more)

Dr Josephine Klein

Josephine Klein is a Co-Founder of the Refugee Therapy Centre. She came to England from Holland with her family in 1940. She went to an English school and won a scholarship to University. She was a university teacher for 25 years, retiring ...(more)

Dr Micol Ascoli

Dr Micol Ascoli completed her medical, psychiatric and psychotherapeutic training in Italy and since 2004 she is working as a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Newham Centre for Mental Health. Her special interests are psychodynamic psychothera...(more)

Mr Ian Hanham – Treasurer

Ian Hanham is an accountant.  He is Director of Finance and Business Performance at EveryChild, an international development charity working to prevent children without parental care growing up vulnerable and alone. Prior to this role...(more)

Ms Mary Robertson

Mary Robertson is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and service manager at the Traumatic Stress Clinic in London, which provides multi disciplinary trauma services to survivors of violence. Prior to working at the Traumatic Stress Clinic, Ma...(more)

Dr Juliet Webster

Juliet Webster is the Business Development Director of the Involvement and Participation Association (IPA), which assists organisations to develop effective employee information and consultation processes and workplace partnership. Prior t...(more)