Trustee

Pennie.blackburn@saferwaves.org

Dr Pennie Blackburn (D.Clin.Psyhol, MA Hons.) is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of experience in mental health and specialist trauma services in the UK and humanitarian sector. She has extensive experience providing therapeutic support to survivors of sexual violence and was appointed as one of the psychosocial experts in the UK government’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative.

The proud daughter of a master mariner, Pennie places the wellbeing of seafarers at the heart of her work and advocates passionately for greater awareness of the unique psychological challenges of life at sea. Since 2017, she has supported shipping companies and seafarer welfare organisations by tailoring evidence-based mental health approaches to the maritime context.