Speaking
A speaker who bridges language, culture and survival.
Available for conferences, panels, training events and media in the UK and Romania, in Romanian and English.
Speaking formats
Keynote
A 30–60 minute keynote address for conferences, summits and large events.
Panel
Participation as a panellist or moderator on domestic abuse, safeguarding and diaspora topics.
Training
Half-day or full-day training sessions for professionals in health, social care, education and law enforcement.
Topics
What Otilia speaks about
Domestic abuse in Romanian-speaking and migrant communities
The specific barriers faced by Romanian-speaking survivors: language, culture, immigration status and isolation.
Coercive control: what it is and why it is so hard to leave
A practical and evidence-based exploration of coercive control, its patterns and its long-term impact on survivors.
Children and domestic abuse: what they see, hear and carry
How domestic abuse affects children's development, behaviour and long-term wellbeing, and what professionals can do.
Safeguarding in multicultural settings
Practical guidance for professionals working with diverse communities on identifying risk and making effective referrals.
Surviving and rebuilding: a personal and professional perspective
Otilia's own story of survival, combined with her professional knowledge as an IDVA and founder of Lotus CIC.
Policy, practice and the gaps: improving the system's response
A critical look at how statutory and voluntary services respond to domestic abuse, and where the gaps remain.
Why Otilia
Expertise grounded in practice.
Otilia brings a rare combination of lived professional experience, formal qualifications and deep cultural knowledge. She speaks from the frontline: as a practising IDVA, initiator of a specialist organisation, and author, not from theory alone.
Read her full biographySelected qualifications
- Qualified IDVA (OCNLR Level 3)
- ProQual Level 5 Diploma in Law (Ofqual regulated, 2025)
- Domestic Abuse Essential Training, IDAS (2026)
- Prevent Awareness and Prevent Referrals, HM Government (2026)
- Founder and CEO, Lotus Justice & Support Centre CIC
- Author of Dincolo de frică / Beyond Fear (2025)
- 15+ years leading businesses in the UK and internationally
- Over 500,000 followers across social media
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. She is the initiator of Lotus Justice & Support Centre CIC and author of Beyond Fear (Dincolo de frică). She speaks in Romanian and English.
- What does Otilia speak about?
- Otilia speaks about domestic abuse in migrant and Romanian-speaking communities, coercive control, the family court system and its failures for survivors, safeguarding, the Prevent agenda, and legislative reform including Clare's Law and UK coercive control legislation.
- How can I invite Otilia to speak?
- Send a speaking enquiry via the contact form at otiliamutu.com/contact. Please include details of your event, audience size, format and date. Otilia is available for conferences, panels, training events and media appearances in the UK and Romania.
- What languages does Otilia speak in?
- Otilia speaks in both Romanian and English. She is one of very few domestic abuse speakers in the UK who can address Romanian-speaking audiences in their first language.
- What is Lotus Justice & Support Centre?
- Lotus Justice & Support Centre CIC is a fully online Community Interest Company founded 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.
Book Otilia for your event
For speaking enquiries, please get in touch with details of your event, audience and format.