About Ayse Adil & Joe Lettieri:
Ayse Adil and Joe Lettieri are co-founders of Family Based Solutions (UK), a charity and service working with families affected by child-to-parent abuse, domestic violence, and harmful behaviours.
With backgrounds in education, youth work, and community support, Ayse and Joe use a trauma-informed, Solution Focused approach to guide families from crisis to connection. Their work spans survivors, children, and adult perpetrators — offering practical, hope-driven support that builds on what’s working, not what's broken.
They are experienced trainers and practitioners, delivering CPD-accredited workshops across the UK to professionals in social care, mental health, education, the NHS, and policing. Their strength lies in turning real frontline experience into accessible, engaging training that blends deep compassion with practical tools.
Ayse and Joe also co-host “FBS Chat,” an online platform spotlighting global voices in Solution Focused practice. They are known for their warmth, honesty, and ability to bring light to even the toughest stories.
In Between Harm and Healing: Holding the Space Where Change Begins by Ayse Adil og Joe Lettieri, UK
In Between Harm and Healing: Holding the Space Where Change Begins” explores how Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) can support individuals and families affected by domestic abuse — including survivors, children, and those who have used harmful behaviours.
At Family Based Solutions, we work in the inbetween moments — after the crisis but before the repair, after disclosure but before safety, and crucially, in between recognising the harm and believing they can change. These phases are often filled with silence, shame, or confusion, yet they hold the greatest potential for transformation.
This session connects directly with the EBTA 2025 theme “In Between” by focusing on how practitioners can engage clients meaningfully during these uncertain, emotionally charged spaces — without rushing, rescuing, or retraumatising. Instead, we use language that allows safety to grow and self-worth to re-emerge.
The workshop will include: Real-life stories and frontline insights from our work with families recovering from abuse Demonstration of key SFBT techniques that support clients during “inbetween” states Breakout room activities where participants will practise responding to clients navigating fear, guilt, silence, or ambivalence.
Group discussion around cultural and emotional factors that shape the pace of change. Participants will leave with practical tools to help clients pause, reflect, and take small hopeful steps — even when life still feels uncertain. This is about finding strength in the silence, and change in the space between the problem and the preferred future.