About
Otilia Mutu
Her story
Otilia Mutu is a qualified Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA), author, podcast host and public speaker. Born in Bucharest and based in the UK for over ten years, she has dedicated her career to supporting Romanian-speaking survivors of domestic abuse.
She is the Initiator and CEO of Lotus Justice & Support Centre CIC, a fully online domestic abuse support organisation serving Romanian-speaking communities across all UK local authorities. Lotus bridges the gap between survivors and the systems designed to protect them, removing language and cultural barriers that so often stand in the way of safety.
As a speaker, Otilia brings lived professional experience and deep subject knowledge to conferences, panels and training events in the UK and Romania. She speaks in Romanian and English.
Her book, Dincolo de frică (Beyond Fear), published in 2025, draws on her professional experience and the stories of survivors to illuminate the realities of domestic abuse in Romanian-speaking communities.
Based in
United Kingdom
Languages
Romanian · English
Qualification
IDVA, OCNLR L3
Organisation
Lotus Justice & Support Centre CIC
Leadership
Business leadership
I build and run organisations, and I use that experience to support women affected by domestic abuse. For more than 15 years I have managed businesses from the ground up, in the UK and internationally. I have led companies in operational management and staffing, management consultancy, education recruitment and real estate.
That work taught me how to build teams, negotiate contracts, manage budgets, stay compliant and keep an organisation running when things get difficult. In 2026 I brought the same skills to Lotus Justice & Support Centre CIC.
Operational management & staffing
Management consultancy
Education recruitment
Real estate
Credentials
Qualifications & Training
Domestic Abuse & Safeguarding
- Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA), OCNLR Level 3
- Domestic Abuse Essential Training, IDAS2026
- Talking to Young People about Healthy Relationships, IDAS2026
- Prevent Awareness and Prevent Referrals, HM Government2026
Law & Legal Knowledge
These qualifications reflect academic and vocational legal knowledge. Otilia does not provide legal advice, legal services or legal representation.
- ProQual Level 5 Diploma in Law, Ofqual regulated: covering company, constitutional and administrative, contract, criminal, dispute resolution and ADR, employment, EU, family, land, property and tort law, legal research and writing2025
- ProQual Level 4 Award in Understanding Disclosure of Information, Ofqual regulated2025
- ProQual Level 3 Award in Providing Initial Legal Advice, Ofqual regulated2025
Training & Assessment
- ProQual Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement, Ofqual regulated2025
Professional Development
- Currently volunteering weekly alongside a solicitor at a UK law firm, shadowing legal practice (since March 2026)
Certificates available on request.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Otilia Mutu?
- Otilia Mutu is a qualified Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA, OCNLR Level 3), author, podcast host and public speaker. Born in Bucharest and based in the United Kingdom for over ten years, she supports Romanian-speaking survivors of domestic abuse and speaks at conferences and training events in the UK and Romania.
- What is Lotus Justice & Support Centre?
- Lotus Justice & Support Centre CIC is a fully online Community Interest Company initiated by Otilia Mutu. It provides specialist domestic abuse support to Romanian-speaking communities across all UK local authorities, removing language and cultural barriers between survivors and the systems designed to protect them.
- Where can I buy Beyond Fear by Otilia A. Mutu?
- The Romanian edition, Dincolo de frică, is available at Libris (libris.ro) and Amazon UK. The English edition, Beyond Fear by Otilia A. Mutu, is available at Amazon UK and Amazon.com.
- What qualifications does Otilia Mutu hold?
- Otilia holds a qualification as an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA, OCNLR Level 3), a ProQual Level 5 Diploma in Law (Ofqual regulated), ProQual Level 4 Disclosure, ProQual Level 3 Initial Legal Advice, and ProQual Level 3 Assessing Vocational Achievement. She has also completed Domestic Abuse Essential Training with IDAS and Prevent training with HM Government. Certificates are available on request.
- How can I contact Otilia Mutu?
- You can send a message via the contact form at otiliamutu.com/contact. For speaking enquiries, please include details of your event, audience and format.
Invite Otilia to speak
Available for conferences, panels, training events and media in the UK and Romania.