Stephen Morris

Stephen Morris is an internationally recognised Psychoanalytic & Forensic Psychotherapist with more than four decades of experience across social work, prisons, probation, policing and the courts. He is widely recognised for his work on trauma, organised abuse, spiritual abuse, cult-related harm, sexual offending and Chemsex-related vulnerability. His career has included pioneering work in the recognition of ritual and organised abuse, the development of forensic therapeutic services and the provision of specialist consultation on complex and high-risk cases across the United Kingdom.

 

Stephen brings a unique combination of clinical insight and criminal justice expertise. His work focuses on helping organisations understand the human factors that sit beneath harm, vulnerability and exploitation, particularly where trauma, identity and belief systems intersect. Through Indaba, he supports professionals to make sense of complexity, strengthen safeguarding responses and develop more informed approaches to risk, recovery and prevention.