A New Vision

A holistic approach to Complex PTSD recovery

Recovery Code X is a Community Interest Company (CIC) founded in 2019 to improve the lives of people with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Complex PTSD) – also known as CPTSD and complex trauma.

Recovery Code X was founded by women with lived experience of childhood trauma and recovery. We recognise the expertise of survivors who have transformed their lives despite numerous societal obstacles and a general lack of understanding of Complex PTSD. Our 'survivor led' ethos enshrines the wisdom brought by those with lived experience.

30+

18

Two-hour sessions

Abuse survivors supported 2023/24

Our vision, mission and philosophy inspire our commitment to excellence in everything we do for our customers and community.

13+

3

Programs designed and delivered

victims of sexual offences received professional support 2023/24

Our vision is of a trauma-informed society where holistic healing methods are available to all survivors of prolonged abuse whether experienced in childhood or adulthood.

Our Vision

Our Mission

Our mission is to inspire and empower people who have experienced repetitive, ongoing abuse and trauma to discover the key that will unlock their unique path to recovery. We aim to provide a safe environment and the tools to support everyone's journey to wholeness and harmony in mind, body and soul.

Our Philosophy

Everyone has a right to good health and happiness.

Everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of income, disability, age, gender, race or religious belief.

We are each born with a unique purpose to fulfil, gifts to share, a dream to live.

We have a right to live in alignment with our soul’s purpose.

Our challenges do not define us; they refine and make us who we are today.

We all have an innate capacity to heal.

It’s never too late to begin the journey to wholeness.

Self-expression in a safe environment builds confidence, self-esteem and resilience.

Compassion is balm to the soul.

Love overrides trauma.

Wounds can heal.

A better life is possible.

Meet The Team

At Recovery Code X, we pride ourselves on our dedicated team committed to making a difference in the community. Our leadership consists of three experienced directors who bring diverse expertise and vision to our mission. Supporting them are three passionate staff members, each contributing unique skills that enhance our programs and initiatives. Together, we foster a collaborative environment that encourages growth and resilience.

Analisa Borneo, Managing Director

Hilary Wrack, Director

Amit Shenmar, Director

Analisa is the founder and Managing Director of Recovery Code X. She oversees the strategy and vision of Recovery Code X, and manages projects, working closely with partnership organisations and stakeholders. She develops and delivers therapeutic programs for adults who endured childhood trauma, exploitation and domestic abuse.

Analisa has a BA Hons (Business Administration and Management and Marketing Management). She is trained in psycho-dynamic theory and counselling skills, Deep Memory Process (regression therapy) , and recently completed shamanic practitioner training. She is a member of the International Institute of Complementary Therapists and has her own private practice. Her personal journey of recovery and continued professional development help inform the evolution of Recovery Code X programs.

Amit is an experienced NHS facilitator, mentor and trainer. He provides group facilitation and safeguarding skills training for Recovery Code X, drawing on social care roles in the statutory and non-statutory sectors. He brings over ten years experience working in drug and alcohol misuse. Amit is our Safeguarding Lead overseeing the setting and implementation of health and welfare policies. He is well versed in building recovery in the community through client engagement and building links with external agencies such as educational training providers and CMHTs (Community Mental Health Teams).

His passion for helping others is driven by his own experience of overcoming addiction, the impacts of childhood abuse and trauma. Previous mentoring roles have demonstrated his ability to guide probation clients from a life of crime, low aspiration and trauma to full time employment and abstinence.

Jacqui Finnigan, Clinical Supervisor

Dr Polina Lukanova, Psychological Support Advisor

Melanie Tomsett, Teacher, Counsellor, Facilitator

Jacqui is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist, HCPC Registered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. She is well trained in CBT, ACT, DBT, CFT, mindfulness and EMDR. Jacqui specialises in Schema Therapy and is certified as an Advanced Schema Therapist, with the International Society of Schema Therapy.

She has 16 years’ experience of working with clients with psychological difficulties including complex trauma, anxiety, chronic depression, eating disorders and relationship difficulties.

She has worked across the NHS and private settings in trauma services, specialist eating disorders and staff psychological services, this includes working as a therapist and in senior management positions.

Jacqui is passionate about mind and body integration. She has practiced yoga intensively for over 28 years. She uses this to listen to her body, increase her awareness of physical sensations and be more attuned to how her body responds to emotional triggers. She is completing teacher training on embodied yoga.

Polina is a HCPC registered counselling psychologist. Her theoretical and practical training includes person-centred, relational, psychodynamic, and CBT frameworks.

She has experience of working in a variety of settings such as non-profit organisations, public and private sectors. Polina has worked with a variety of presenting difficulties, including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, life transitions, bereavement, attachment and relational difficulties, ADHD, and chronic nightmares.

She approaches her work from a trauma-informed perspective with a heightened awareness of the specific difficulties and needs that clients may have as a result of past or ongoing trauma. Due to her clinical and personal experience of trauma, she has a first-hand understanding of the complex and pervasive impact that it can have on a person's sense of self, sense of safety in the world, and efforts to cope.

Melanie Tomsett BSc Hons (Homeopathy) is an experienced shamanic practitioner, teacher, counsellor and homeopath. Her shamanic education began in 1991 under the guidance of the late author and teacher, Kenneth Meadows, a key facilitator of the reintroduction of Shamanism to the UK. Twelve years ago, Melanie founded Shamanic Quest to run her private practice, courses and workshops.

Melanie realised she had Complex PTSD while undertaking her own journey to heal her life. Her experiences and learning deeply inform and underpin her continuing work to help others regain their personal power, strength and resilience.

People who attend Melanie's groups and courses are surprised by her warmth and kindness. They feel held, can talk honestly and openly about important topics, and leave having made good connections.

Melanie supports others on their journey of recovery from Complex PTSD, facilitates groups and shares her knowledge of the psychological and holistic health benefits of shamanic practices.

Hilary is the Chaplain for Luton and Bedfordshire Community Mental Health Services within the East London NHS Foundation Trust. She learned first-hand the importance to service users of the spiritual dimension in their lives, especially in enabling them to find healing

Founded in her own faith, she has ministered to people of all faiths and none, recognising our shared spirituality and the importance of every human life in God’s creation. She hopes to bring another dimension to Recovery Code X’s ability to develop and enhance its holistic approach to the recovery and support of those with profound mental health concerns.

She began her career as a teacher, committed to enabling young people develop the best understanding of the world, have the tools to make sense of it, and, when necessary, challenge it. Her students say she changed their lives, gave them a sense of self-worth. She has served as a committee member and director/trustee for several small charities since she was a teenager.

Victoria Hart, Survivors Hub Support

A Mastery Coach and Intuitive Healer, Victoria helps those ready to shift from unconscious living to consciously creating a new story. Her work is deeply rooted in ancient wisdom, harnessing the transformative power of Shamanic Principles, Water Consciousness, Light Codes, the Rays of Creation and Sacred Geometry - the very building blocks of reality.

Awakening was not a gentle unfolding – it was like being shaken awake from a deep slumber. When she realised she was an adult child of narcissists, Victoria's world shattered. The illusions she had carried fell away, forcing her to confront unconscious patterns and reclaim her power. Her own journey - through complex PTSD, disentangling from family dynamics, and learning deep self-trust - became her initiation.

Victoria specialises in guiding individuals to awaken to freedom, particularly in times of chaos, crisis and conflict.

Her mission is to create balance and harmony between humanity and nature by realising her true potential and power and teaching others to do the same.

Survivor led

For the people

By the people