About Us

Find out more about who we are, what we do, and where to find us.

At Open Door, we reimagine what mental health support looks, sounds, and feels like using innovation, arts, and culture as catalysts for change.

We shape change by offering unique, evidence-based programmes in non-clinical settings, using shared lived experience as a driving force in the creation and implementation of our support options.

Our services are free and without waiting lists, focusing on creating lasting, impactful change in our communities and beyond.

Our Team

Lee Pennington Charity Director Alex Shears Deputy Charity Director Ella Holland Head of Fundraising George Hawkins Joy Project Director Niall Miller Executive Assistant Georgia Penny Programmes & Projects Manager Amy Wood Alliance Manager Philippa Tree Central Point of Access Manager Dean Renshaw Data & Insights Manager Frankie Hughes Bloom Venue Manager Luci Diggory Wellbeing Programmes Lead Alex Williams Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Lead Practitioner (OOMOO) Marika Malliarou Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing Senior Practitioner (OOMOO) Ella Bonneretti Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner (OOMOO) Rachel Hewlett Wellbeing Programmes Senior Coordinator Claire Bowden Branch Matcher Jenny Jones Branch Matcher David Hatton Communications Officer Amelia Caddick Data & Insights Officer Jo Woodcock Bloom Supervisor

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Our Spaces

Bloom Building

The flagship space within the ODC campus.

Bloom Building is Merseyside’s most colourful building, an immersive environment that reimagines how the worlds of mental health, social action, arts, culture, and community coexist.

What's on at bloom

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Our Spaces

Joy

Joy represents the future of mental health support. Currently in development, Joy will serve as a community hub and event space, housing ODC support and collaborating with numerous other charities and the NHS within its innovative premises.

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Mission Statement

Together our members, mentors and staff transform cultures around mental health. The times when we need support become moments of meaningful change. We all have opportunities to connect with brilliant people, transformative tools, and inspirational places.

Our Vision

Open Door exists to shape meaningful change in mental health. We create inclusive communities, joyful places and evidence-based programmes that empower people to be mentally well.

What we do first-hand in Merseyside, we share with others, inspiring change across the UK. Creativity and shared experience is at the heart of everything we do; we innovate, we collaborate, and we push for lasting change.