MEET THE TEAM

Johnny Graaff

DIRECTOR

Johnny's career in the treatment rehabilitation field began in 2008. Prior to Lions Campus Johnny established the Montrose facilities in South Africa specialising in Addictions and Montrose Manor specialising in Eating Disorders. After relocating to London, Johnny was the co founder of Start2Stop. Johnny is passionate about recovery and supporting young people with Mental Health challenges.

Dovile Kizele

GENERAL MANAGER

Rupert Syme

DIRECTOR

Rupert Rupert specialises in combining a multi-disciplinary approach to create educational solutions and strategy for young people with mental health difficulties, neurodevelopmental disorders and addictions. He has run Lionheart Education since 2002. After initially being educated at Eton College, he received a first class undergraduate degree in Psychology for Education at Birkbeck, University of London and will complete his Masters degree in Child and Adolescent Mental Health from UCL in 2022. He is a member of the Society for Research in Child Development, and affiliate member of the British Psychological Society.

Naomi Singer

CASE MANAGER

Naomi has a BA (Hons) degree in Philosophy, and an MSc in Psychology in which she achieved a Distinction. Naomi has been working in mental health since 2020, first working as a group facilitator for a bereavement charity. Naomi then spent a year and a half working for the NHS in a trauma-informed mental health crisis house. Naomi has experience of working with a wide range of mental health difficulties, including eating disorders, personality disorders, mood disorders, trauma disorders, addiction and individuals struggling with self harm and suicidal thoughts. Naomi is passionate about the importance of psychological intervention for young people in order for them to be able to live a fulfilling and happy adult life in the future.

Oliver Gilsenan

DIRECTOR

Olie Oliver is Managing Director of Lionheart Education, the UK’s most trusted and respected group of Educational Consultants, expert Private Tutors and Schools. In 2020 he was elected to the board of The Tutors' Association (TTA), the only professional membership body for tutoring and the wider supplementary education sector in the UK. Oliver has also featured in the Spear's 500 yearly since 2016, and he is passionate about improving adolescent mental health and education.