MEET THE TEAM
NATASHA GOLD
Founder & Director
With over 15 years of experience providing therapy, consultation and training across NHS, charity and private sectors, Natasha developed and fully manualised the SIT/ISTAC model in 2020 before founding Youth Untroubled in 2023.
UNA O'BRIEN
Director & Clinical Consultant
Una has over 15 years of clinical experience, including working as a specialist NHS CAMHS clinician, family therapist and the SIT service lead at the Brandon Centre. She has also provided expert assessments for children affected by domestic violence and abuse, for the family courts.
DR ÀLEX SALES
Non Executive Director
CARLY MACDONALD
Director & Clinical Consultant
Àlex is a consultant child psychiatrist and associate clinical director with extensive NHS and private practice experience across community and inpatient settings, including having led on several initiatives to successfully minimise hospital admissions for young people. He has been a passionate advocate of the ISTAC approach since its very early days.
With nearly 20 years of experience in NHS, public, and private sectors, Carly has worked in secure accommodation, community-based crisis intervention, and systemic family therapy. She has been the SIT Service Lead at the Brandon Centre for 5 years and is an expert risk assessor for domestic abuse cases in court.
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KATE DAVIS
Social Enterprise Business Mentor
Kate is the founder and managing director of The Sand Project: a college creating accessible work and life training in business and enterprise. She is a passionate advocate for young people, a champion of innovation and a successful entrepreneur.