Promotions and a New Director for PEGS

Promotions and a new director for PEGS

PEGS is absolutely thrilled to share the wonderful news of promotions and a new Director who joins the PEGS team.

Chloe steps into her post today as admin manager and will be leading the admin team with all thing’s referral, workshops and PEGS enquiry related. Chloe will also be joining Michelle our Founding Director and Sophia our Lead practitioner, at events online and in person – so do introduce yourselves if you see her about.

Chloe has been with PEGS for almost a year and has previously spent her time responding to referrals and requests for support from parents and professionals. Chloe has excelled in her role and we are delighted to see her move into a managerial position.

Sophia celebrated her first year with PEGS earlier this month and has been in her new role as lead practitioner since the start of the year. Sophia is leading the practitioner team, supporting them with delivering our various services, workshops and programmes. Sophia also supports the team with their emotional wellbeing and still manages her own case load. You will find Sophia out and about at events, conferences and talks on behalf of PEGS and she would love to meet you, so do say hello if you see her.

Finally, Emma Thomas joins the Director team. Emma is not new to PEGS; she has been actively involved as our finance manager since 2021 and having Emma join us as a director has been a natural progression and one, we are excited about.

Emma brings with her a wealth of experience working within finance in multiple sectors and sizes of organisation. She believes in a straightforward approach to finance, ensuring that all stakeholders are clear on the financial position of their organisation.

Congratulations to Chloe, Sophia and Emma.

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Founding Director, Michelle, has been awarded an MBE in the Kings Birthday Honours for Family Support and Advocacy.

By PEGS Admin • June 15, 2026

Child to Parent Abuse organisation founder awarded MBE The founder of a social enterprise which has supported thousands of parents impacted by abusive behaviours from their children has been awarded an MBE. Michelle John, originally from Pembrokeshire in Wales but now based in Shropshire, was among the names announced for the prestigious accolade in the King’s Birthday Honours List this year. In 2020, Michelle set up not-for-profit organisation PEGS with the aim of supporting parents and carers, training professionals, influencing local and national policy, and raising awareness of Child to Parent Abuse – which is thought to affect up to one in ten households in the UK. Since then, she has grown a team of experts who have trained police, social workers, teachers and many other professionals to better recognise the signs of CPA, support parents, and signpost to specialist organisations. In addition, Michelle set up a range of parent-focused initiatives including daily practitioner-led online sessions, a Facebook peer support group which now has 3,300 members, and one-to-one offerings for those at highest risk. PEGS launched a CPA Covenant for employers in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions, only the fourth such covenant to be backed by the Government, and Michelle has advised everyone from the Home Office to Channel 4 and the BBC on CPA – the latter for storyline on Hollyoaks and EastEnders. Her work has seen CPA covered by journalists across television news programmes, national newspapers and magazine, and regional press and radio, and she’s received numerous awards both in the UK and internationally. Michelle, whose MBE was awarded for Family Support and Advocacy, said: “This honour is also shared with the parents who have trusted me along the way: they drive me, inspire me and I will always stand with them. “I feel proud, privileged and very grateful – and I’d like to thank everyone who has supported me and PEGS along the way. There is much more to come for PEGS, and we will continue to work every day for the parents and carers who have been or continue to be impacted by CPA. “There is so much to reflect on from the journey of the last six years, and there have been many highlights and challenges along the way. I am sure there will be many more in the future – although being told I’d received an MBE will always remain a truly incredible moment that I’ll remember forever!” For more information about us, visit www.pegsupport.co.uk or search for 'PEGS' on social media!