Phoebe Barton

Weaving Repair Restorative Justice Project Manager (Open Circle)

Phoebe is an experienced restorative justice facilitator and project manager. She currently manages Open Circle’s Weaving Repair program that responds to young people harmed by, and engaging in, harmful sexual behaviours.

Weaving Repair uses a trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, and systemic approach to respond to harm with a focus on healing and justice. Phoebe also facilitates adult restorative justice processes for community based sexual harm referrals.

Phoebe is trained in Narrative Therapy, and is experienced in program establishment, systems design, and the development of practice frameworks and guidelines. She is also highly skilled in group facilitation, clinical supervision, critical reflective practice, and providing restorative and therapeutic support to survivors of gender-based violence.

Previously, Phoebe was the Clinical Practice Lead for the Safe, Thriving and Connected family violence therapeutic program at the Centre for Non-Violence. She also coordinated the Centre for the Human Rights of Imprisoned People project at Flat Out; focusing on decarceration and social change through research, community education, and systemic advocacy.

Phoebe is interested in the intersections between healing and justice, the application of restorative and transformative justice principles to respond to harm, and working in ways that honour people’s knowledge, dignity, and resistance.