Our team
Our team consists of highly qualified and motivated professionals, who are all experts in their field. With many years of experience in the industry, they have the expertise to provide comprehensive, first-rate services to our clients.
Co-Founder & Chief Wellbeing & Safeguarding Lead
Linda Gorman
Linda is a key part of Family Support Scotland / Anonymous Advocates, combining a calm, caring approach with strong organisational skills. She has many years of experience supporting children and parents, and understands how stressful it can be when families are dealing with social work, schools, SCRA or health services.
Linda is known for her patience, kindness and ability to really listen. She helps families feel less alone, makes information easier to understand, and helps them find the right workshops, guides and support for their situation.
Within the project, Linda focuses on:
Offering a friendly, listening ear to parents and carers
Helping families find the right information and resources
Supporting with messages, emails and admin
Helping to keep our service organised, welcoming and family-friendly
Email: linda@familysupportscotland.co.uk
Co-Founder & Chief Family Support Advocate
Stephen A Clark
Xander is the founder of Family Support Scotland (also known as Anonymous Advocates) and created the service after his own long journey through social work involvement, SCRA, schools and the courts. Having seen first-hand how confusing and frightening the system can be, he wanted to build the kind of support he wishes he’d had – honest, down-to-earth and on the family’s side.
He uses his lived experience to help parents and carers understand what’s happening, prepare for meetings and feel less alone. Xander is passionate about clear, plain-English information, fairness, and making sure families are treated with dignity and respect, no matter what they’re going through.
Within the project, Xander focuses on:
Developing easy-read rights guides and resources
Providing 1-to-1 listening and support
Helping families prepare for children’s hearings and key meetings
Building a service that is anonymous, family-led and trauma-aware
Email: xander@familysupportscotland.co.uk