About
Feminist Solutions is a collective of women who have experience of working in the violence and abuse sector. We bring an intersectional feminist lens to our work, championing the voices of those with lived experience of domestic and sexual violence. We hold anti-racist practice at our heart, alongside radical kindness, and a desire to help shape the world we want to live in for the better.
Formed in 2025 after many years of collaborating in various guises, Feminist Solutions was formed to help fill a gap in robust training, consultancy, and support.
Knowing the challenges of the voluntary sector we provide accessible, affordable training rooted in our experience and values. These can be supported by ongoing digital or face to face learning or reflective options. Though the majority of our experience is from within domestic and sexual violence support services, we also have experience of working in LGBTQAI+ organisations, mental health organisations, and with Universities and statutory sector agencies.
The Team
Lisa Ward (she/her)
Lisa is a consultant who works in the field of lived experience engagement. Her work focuses on ensuring that the voices of victim-survivors are heard and acted upon, this includes leading advisory groups, as well as short term reviews. She is undertaking a PhD in child perpetrated child sexual abuse, and also delivers keynotes and workshops at conferences. She has worked in the violence and abuse sector since 2010, prior to that working in mental health as an ‘expert by experience’ trainer. Lisa is a committed activist and can often be found campaigning for change at a grassroots level. She would describe herself as a ‘troublemaker with a cause’
Ruth Mason (she/her)
Ruth is an accredited counsellor, clinical supervisor and trainee analytic psychotherapist. She works to redress the harm caused by experiences of violence and abuse to individuals, families, teams and organisations. She works predominantly with autistic, gender diverse young people, and those with experiences of interpersonal violence. She has worked with specialist women’s organisations since 2005. She adopts strengths based, trauma informed, relational approaches to her work and would describe herself as a friendly intersectional feminist.