About Judith Fitzsimons
Judith’s passion for social justice inspired her to work for twenty-five years within the UK Domestic Abuse sector. She began directly supporting families affected by Domestic Abuse, first by running women’s refuge accommodation and then as an Independent Advocate for victim / survivors. Since then, Judith has worked with local government teams and charities of all sizes, supporting a multi-agency approach to Domestic Abuse across her various roles.
She spent four years as UK National Lead on Training for Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (Idva) with the charity SafeLives. Her most recent full-time role was National Lead on Quality Assurance for Domestic Abuse organisations (Leading Lights), where she supported over 50 organisations through their Quality Assurance process.
Judith is currently an associate with SafeLives, training Independent Domestic Violence Advisors to an OCN Level 3 accreditation standard and Domestic Abuse Service Managers to an OCN Level 4 accreditation standard. She also delivers Domestic Abuse Awareness training for various police forces on behalf of SafeLives. In addition, Judith carries out Quality Assurance assessments for Domestic Abuse services across the UK.
Combining lived experience with professional expertise, Judith delivers LGBTQ+ Community Awareness training and is also an associate trainer with The Diversity Trust.
Her latest offering is 1:1 and Team Coaching and facilitation for all kinds of organisations, with embodiment as a base, using Systemic Coaching methods.
Additional Work
Judith is a qualified Kundalini Yoga teacher and brings an embodied approach to all of her work. In 2023 she completed her Foundation Training in Family Constellations work with the Centre for Systemic Constellations (CSC). This grounded her practice within a Systemic approach. She went on to complete her Foundation Training on Systemic Leadership Coaching (COLPI) in 2024 with The Whole Partnership . In 2025, Judith achieved her Applied Training (Level 2) qualification in Systemic Leadership Coaching.
Judith's Qualifications
Level 2 (Applied) Systemic Leadership Coaching (The Whole Partnership 2025)
Foundation in Systemic Leadership Coaching (The Whole Partnership 2024)
Foundation in Systemic Family Constellations therapy (Centre for Systemic Constellations 2023)
Restorative Practice Training Levels 1 and 2 (Restorative Engagement Forum 2022)
MA Creative Writing (Birkbeck College 2013)
MA Gender Culture and Development (University of Sunderland 2002)
BA English and Social Anthropology (Queens University 1998)
