Our Associates: Expert Trainers in Safeguarding, Trauma & Criminal Justice

Andy Cribbin is a former Detective Superintendent and served as Head of Major Crime for Lancashire Police, overseeing all homicide and major crime investigations across the force. He retired in 2021 after 30 years of frontline policing, including extensive experience as a Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) leading complex and high-profile murder enquiries.

Andy is an accredited Independent Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Chair and brings deep expertise in major crime investigation, risk and threat assessment, leadership under pressure, multi-agency decision-making, and safeguarding in serious violence.

Since retiring from policing, Andy has developed leadership and professional development programmes focused on effective decision-making, communication, and collaborative working. His training draws directly on real-world operational experience across criminal justice, safeguarding, senior leadership and risk management.

Amanda is a highly experienced consultant, trainer, facilitator and coach specialising in criminal justice, homelessness and system change. Her most recent substantive role was with London Probation, where she served as Partnership Manager for Housing and Homelessness, commissioning and reviewing services and leading complex multi-agency partnerships.

She recently completed a large-scale national project for the central MAPPA team, further strengthening her expertise in risk management and inter-agency working across probation, homelessness, and safeguarding systems.

Amanda is particularly passionate about Motivational Interviewing (MI) as a tool for meaningful engagement with both staff and service users. She supports organisations to develop Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), agile learning cultures, and sustainable person-centred practice through coaching and Action Learning Sets (ALS).

Karen Tinsley is a fully qualified Autism and ADHD assessor with specialist expertise in neurodevelopmental assessment across children, young people and adults. She is trained in ADOS-2 and ADI-R assessment tools for autism and has in-depth knowledge of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). Her ADHD assessment experience includes Qb, Creyos and ACE tools.

Karen is a Chartered Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and holds qualifications in Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Master's level Forensic Psychology.

Her professional background includes work within the police service, prison service, NHS and private practice, as well as experience training and supervising Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) within Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs).

Jenny McAuliffe is a highly experienced trainer and the founder of Peppr Training, delivering engaging, inclusive and practical learning solutions both online and in person. She is a QQI-qualified trainer and accomplished emotions coach, with a strong focus on real-world skill development.

Jenny's training expertise spans Workplace Safety & Wellbeing (Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression - PMVA, Managing Challenging Behaviour, Mental Health First Aid at Work), First Aid Training (PHECC FAR/CFR, Paediatric, Seizure Awareness), Occupational Skills (Manual Handling, Fire Safety), and Professional Development.

Jenny's dynamic and inclusive approach ensures participants gain practical, immediately applicable skills while fostering psychologically safe and supportive learning environments.

Katy Anthony leads the organisation and delivery of Reflect Training’s programmes and events, ensuring high-quality experiences from initial planning through to delivery.

With a background in frontline support work, administration, event coordination and customer service, Katy plays a central role in maintaining Reflect Training’s professional standards and reputation.

Katy’s attention to detail, organisational skill and commitment to Reflect Training’s mission ensure that programmes run smoothly and effectively for professionals working across safeguarding, health, social care and criminal justice.

Sara Shepherd is a lived-experience-led practitioner and systems change advocate, whose work is shaped by personal experience of addiction recovery and mental health challenges, alongside extensive frontline practice across recovery, homelessness and complex needs services.

Sara’s work is grounded in trauma-informed practice, peer-led and lived experience approaches, dignity-based and person-centred support, and recovery-focused systems change.

She is a passionate advocate for lived experience leadership, believing that self-directed, compassionate support can create more humane, inclusive and effective communities. Sara works with organisations to embed trauma-informed awareness and cultural change that genuinely supports recovery and long-term wellbeing.

Fiona brings over 30 years of frontline experience in statutory and non-statutory services up to Director level. Specialising in trauma, mental health, personality difficulties (PD), substance use, safeguarding, and domestic abuse. An accredited DASH facilitator, certified clinical traumatologist (TITC-TC), and Associate Consultant to Alcohol Change UK and Homeless Link.