The Board of Trustees
Members of the board…

Laraine Bisby
Treasurer
Retired Bank Manager, after 34 years. Now working for same Bank ensuring the welfare of retired bank staff.

Wendy Peake
Board Member
Retired Children’s Service Manager for Barnardos. Many years experience working with teenage mothers in Rotherham some of whom became pregnant as a result of CSE. Skills include management, people skills, and counselling.

Alexa Wortley
Board Member
Alexa is a retired Senior Legal Advisor with over thirty eight years’ experience in Criminal Law. During her career she dealt with a wide range of cases however specialised in matters of a serious sexual nature. She is a member of the Charters of Legal Executives. Alexa is also a past user of the service provided by ROTHACS.

Dr Meghana Nadella
Board Member
A UK-based Physician’s Assistant, Clinical Pharmacist, and Psychology graduate, bringing an interdisciplinary approach to healthcare and mental well-being. With extensive experience across primary care, pharmacovigilance, behavioral and mental health, she bridges medicine and psychology to promote patient-centred and trauma-informed care. She has also served as a Domestic Abuse Student Consultant, advocating for survivor safety and systemic reform through research, policy, and education. Her unique cross-sector expertise aids ROTHACS’s mission to advance holistic, inclusive healthcare and social impact.

Mark Wortley
Board Member
Retired Police Officer with over thirty years service with South Yorkshire Police, based in Sheffield City Centre. He has a vast wealth of experience working in the public sector.

Tereasa Greaves
Board Member
Worked as a counsellor with Rotherham Women’s Counselling service for fifteen years.
Previously worked in Education, Social Services and Youth Offending Team for eighteen months presently.
Now works part-time self-employed in Private Practice Counselling and Supervision.
Other times caring for four grandchildren and travelling in a motorhome..
See what our clients say about us...
"My ISVA was absolutely amazing, even when I had illnesses to deal with we managed to rearrange things easily and she was able to offer me support over the phone or messages instead to suit my needs. She fully understood and respected my mental health and my neurodiversity, and customised the help to suit me. "
"It is the first service that I have been where I have begun to feel confident that I can be myself, and not had to trim myself to fit in. I can be honest and am not judged...."
"My ISVA was an angel. She was very professional, yet so warm, caring and understanding. I couldn’t have begun to improve my life without her."
Charity update...
Rotherham Abuse Advocacy and Counselling Service became a charity in October 2017, this means we rely on external funding and donations.
If you ever need to contact us...
Rotherham Abuse Advocacy and Counselling Service,
Hope Centre, Grove Road, S60 2ER
01709 835482
info@rothacs.org.uk
Rotherham Abuse Advocacy and Counselling Service
Specialist counselling and advocacy service for men, women and young people who have experienced, rape, sexual and domestic abuse including childhood sexual exploitation.
Hope Centre, Grove Road, S60 2ER
Telephone: 01709 835482
CIO Charity Registration Number: 1175142