Supporting women, children and teen girls to build safety, resilience and healthier relationships
Trauma-informed, evidence-based programmes
— reaching people before crisis, and alongside it.
Grounded in evidence
Neuroscience, trauma-informed practice and current evidence underpin the way we design and deliver our work.
Reaching the gaps in support
Early intervention and practical support for people whose needs may not meet statutory or clinical thresholds.
Informed by practice & lived experience
Developed by experienced practitioners, combining specialist professional expertise with meaningful lived experience.
We work in community, school and professional settings, delivering accessible, trauma-informed programmes, projects and training for women, children, teen girls and the professionals who support them. Our aim is to reduce harm, strengthen resilience and support recovery before, during and after relationship breakdown or domestic abuse.
Founded by two practitioners with lived experience and specialist professional expertise, our work draws on current neuroscience, trauma-informed approaches and evidence-informed practice.
Our programmes combine movement, mindfulness, creativity and practical tools to support nervous system regulation, emotional resilience and relational safety. Alongside our direct work, we provide training for professionals and organisations, translating these approaches into practical knowledge and tools they can use in their own settings.
We focus particularly on prevention and early intervention — reaching people who may fall below thresholds for statutory or clinical provision, while building the knowledge, skills and capacity of the professionals and communities around them.
Our Community Project Partners & Professional Networks
Thank you to the National Lottery Community Fund for funding our Connect with Respect community programme in Thanet, and to Ramsgate Town Council for their support with core costs.
Thank you to SEK for your fabulous Thanet Social Enterprise Boost programme, development support and grant funding.
We are a member of The CPD Certification Service, which provides accreditation for our Family Transitions in-school training.
Proud to share our role as Kent Domestic Abuse Champions, following training with Kent & Medway Domestic Abuse Services.
Resolution membership links us with a trusted network of family justice professionals and child-focused best practice.
Our work may focus on girls but so vital to have completed training with Men at Work CIC. They support the healthy personal development of boys and young men, challenging sexism and fostering violence-free relationships and communities.
What we offer…
SHIFTwithin delivers programmes, therapeutic support and professional training across community, education and professional settings.
Women’s Support — 1:1 and group programmes, therapeutic support and coaching for women experiencing relationship breakdown, domestic abuse and post-separation abuse.
Children & Families — therapeutic and wellbeing support helping children, young people and families understand emotions, build regulation skills and navigate change.
Teen Girls & Healthy Relationships — community and school-based programmes exploring self-awareness, relationships, boundaries, communication, choice and emotional wellbeing.
Schools & Education — structured programmes, workshops and early-intervention projects for pupils, alongside training and resources for staff.
Professional Training & Workshops — practical, trauma-informed training for professionals and organisations working with women, children and families affected by domestic abuse, relationship breakdown and adversity.
Our approach
Our work moves beyond advice or talking alone. We combine trauma-informed education, body-based approaches and practical tools to help people understand what is happening within them and develop skills they can use in everyday life.
Across our programmes and training, we explore the relationship between the nervous system, emotions, behaviour and relationships — supporting greater self-awareness, regulation, choice, communication and relational safety.
Choice, consent and collaboration sit at the heart of our work, helping people rebuild autonomy and trust in themselves while giving professionals practical ways to support those they work with.
Women & Domestic Abuse
Trauma-informed individual and group support for women experiencing domestic abuse, post-separation abuse and relationship breakdown.Children & Families
Therapeutic and early-intervention programmes supporting emotional regulation, resilience and family transitions.Teen Girls & Healthy Relationships
Community and school programmes developing self-awareness, voice, boundaries, communication and healthier relationships.Schools & Education
Evidence-informed programmes and workshops for children and young people, with training and resources for the adults supporting them.Professional Training
Trauma-informed training and workshops for organisations and professionals working across domestic abuse, education, family support and related services.Partnerships & Commissioned Projects
Bespoke programmes, training and collaborative projects developed with schools, community organisations, support services and other partners.Get in touch to discuss support, training or working in partnership with SHIFTwithin.
A SHIFT mini course
Supported Wherever
You Go.
Supported Wherever You Go.
Access the course via our website at your own pace.
Five days, five steps.
Each step is one short practice:
Each day you receive:
- a short audio message
- a gentle movement
- a simple phrase
- a moment for yourself
- a chance to notice how you feel
after feeling disconnected for so long
my mind and body are finally coming back to each other
- Home Body, Rupi Kaur
Testimonials
"The thing that I'll take away so much is the practice of SHIFT, that acronym. I already feel I’m doing that in all aspects of my life. Not just in my breakup but to do with my kids, my work, everything. I feel like I think about that a lot, so that's really stuck with me.”
“Holding, inspiration, tools, encouragement and comfort."
SHIFTwithin CIC Resource List
Have a look at our resource list to find confidential, independent support and helplines for domestic abuse, sexual violence, mental health, family & young person wellbeing. Access Kent-based and national services.
Have your say
Are you or someone you know affected by relationship breakdown, divorce or domestic abuse?
We want to understand how these challenges impact lives and what support will make the biggest difference. This short survey will help us tailor our programmes, workshops, and community initiatives to best serve you.
Service providers, your expertise matters - we want to hear from you!
School staff and teachers, social prescribers, family law practitioners, local authority community workers, charity support workers… If you work with women and children affected by separation or divorce, please complete our 5-minute survey to help us evidence the need for this vital service in Kent.
Who we are
We are two mums with lived experience of separation, divorce & coparenting alongside combined professional training in yoga therapy, child & adolescent mental health yoga therapy, understanding domestic abuse, safeguarding, divorce coaching & working with female survivors of sexual violence.
We are experienced, skilled & sensitive trainers/facilitators. We have extensive programme development experience delivering trauma-informed programmes on both ending violence against women as well as health & wellbeing -in educational, workplace & community settings.
Our programme development is aligned with PSHE, NSPCC and safeguarding standards.
Tara Flynn,
Co-founder
Family mediator, programme design, yoga therapist
Kim Rojas Powell,
Co-founder, Director
Programme development, project management, facilitator and trainer.
