A Doorway of Hope Trauma-Informed
Facilitator Training Community

A Doorway of Hope is a threshold —
a welcoming space offering trauma-informed training and community

Meet the ADOH Board
A Doorway of Hope’s effectiveness and credibility are rooted in its board members alignment with ADOH's core values of community, connection, collaboration, excellence, and ethics. The ADOH board extends beyond governance — they actively model the relational, trauma-informed culture we seek to embody.
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Because our board members prioritize community and connection, they help cultivate trust, psychological safety, and shared purpose.
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Through collaboration they engage in transparent decision-making and mutual accountability, strengthening both strategy and relationships.
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Their commitment to excellence ensures thoughtful stewardship, continuous learning, and high standards in service to those affected by trauma.
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Grounded in ethics, every action reflects integrity, humility, and responsibility

Donna Meredith Dixon, ADOH Founder/Program Director
Donna's passion about safe healthy trauma recovery groups where people experience community and connection and can move forward in their recovery journey led to creating A Doorway of Hope training program and serving on the ADOH board. During her career as a Hospital and Hospice Volunteer Director in a major health-care system, Donna created curriculum and training programs that met federal, state and health-care accrediting organizational standards. She brought that background along with her experience as a certified life and relationship coach, Certified Pastoral Sex Addiction Specialist (C-SASI) and APSATS training in developing the A Doorway of Hope: Peer Facilitator Training Community.
Donna and her husband, Walt, live in Wisconsin where they enjoy family, friends, and Wisconsin's beauty.

Vicki Tiede, President
Vicki is a coach, author, and co-founder of Life Renovation Counseling & Coaching where she helps individuals and couples pursue truth, hope, and lasting healing. With extensive experience in ministry, teaching, and trauma-informed coaching, Vicki is an ICF-certified coach, APSATS-certified coach, and a certified Disclosure Guide coach. She brings a blend of biblical wisdom, professional training, and lived experience to her work.
Vicki serves on the A Doorway of Hope Board because she is passionate about creating safe, Christ-centered spaces where women can heal, find their voice, and rebuild their lives.
She and her husband, Mike, live in Minnesota, love spending time with their three grown children and grandchildren, and enjoy serving together in their coaching practice and church community.

Mary Ellen Brown, Vice President
Mary Ellen is the founder of Passionate Hearts Coaching, where she supports those healing from betrayal trauma . As an APSATS Certified Partner Coach with advanced training in sex addiction recovery, couple-centered recovery, and Brainspotting, she brings a faith-based compassionate approach to every client she serves.
She serves on the ADOH board with dedication and passion for creating safe spaces where partners rediscover connection. She has witnessed the healing that emerges when survivors come together in community and compassion fuels transformation. Mary Ellen is committed to expanding ADOH’s vision through continued trauma-informed peer facilitator training.
Based in Alberta, Mary Ellen enjoys time with her husband, family, and grandchildren — often exploring nature with her two beloved dogs.

Bobbie Otto, Treasurer
Bobbie Otto is a Certified Public Accountant and is self-employed. With many years of experience working with non-profits, Bobbie brings skills needed for the accounting and tax needs of the organization. She also served as Retreat Director for Hope Redefined. I felt a strong nudge to do more for women suffering from betrayal trauma. The retreat had such a huge impact for me that it was an easy “yes” to help with the mission of Hope Redefined Bobbie serves on ADOH board because she loves using her skills to help non-profits, and ADOH is especially near and dear after going through the training experience herself and seeing what impact the training has in the betrayal trauma world.
Bobbie and her husband Dave live in Michigan and love being with their children and grandchildren. They also serve at church and in the betrayal community.

Hannah Streeter Secretary
Hannah Streeter is the Recovery Programme Coordinator for Naked Truth Project, an ADOH peer facilitator, Level1 Deconstructing Gaslighting Specialist and currently studying for her Masters in Integrated Counselling. With personal experience of betrayal trauma and subsequent divorce, Hannah is passionate about seeing individuals in a similar position firmly on the road to recovery and supported every step of the way. She serves on the ADOH board because she believes in the quality of the training, and wants all partners to be able to receive support from individuals who have had training in trauma sensitivity, and believes all partners should have the opportunity to give back to this community even if they don't want to change their career! Hannah lives in North Wales with her two teenagers and two crazy puppies and loves nothing more than being out in the fresh air in beautiful places.

Kim Petroni
Kim Hansen Petroni serves on the board of A Doorway of Hope with a deep commitment to making healing accessible for those impacted by intimate betrayal. Kim is a Board Certified Coach (BCC), APSATS Certified Partner Coach and Supervisor, Early Recovery CES Coach and Supervisor, Certified Divorce Coach® (CDC®), High Conflict Divorce Coach, and Brainspotting practitioner. Through her company, CoachingHope4U, LLC, she offers groups, workshops, and individualized support for rebuilding after relational trauma.
Kim’s passion for this work is rooted in her own journey through betrayal and divorce—an experience that inspired her to create Not a Casserole Widow®, a blog, workbook, and community for women reclaiming their confidence and voice. She joins ADOH’s mission to ensure that no survivor walks through their story alone and that hope remains a steady companion.

Corinne Foley
Corinne Foley was a Special (and General) Education Teacher, Program Specialist with a team who train teachers to work with students with special needs for San Bernardino County Office of Education (SBCSS) Program Manager, Leadership Coach for aspiring administrators, Adjunct Faculty, Cal State University, San Bernardino, Mentor/Coach for Center for Teacher Innovation, Riverside County Office of Ed, School.
Corinne retired early after hearing God's call to support women who share her experience of sexual betrayal. She was trained by ADOH and is a certified peer facilitator. She co-founded The Harbor and is honored to offer support, encouragement and love to women experiencing the trauma of betrayal. She longs to remind women that they are God's precious daughters and are not alone. Corinne lives in California with her husband of 38 years, has two adult sons and ten grandchildren that keep her wonderfully busy baking cookies.

Tamara Litchfield
Tamara Lichfield is a betrayal trauma coach, a peer facilitator, and founder of Becoming Shatterproof LLC. She has a passion for learning the neuroscience of trauma and uses ;her knowledge to guide her betrayal trauma clients through trauma healing. She is APSATS trained and a Certified Trauma-Informed Coach, a Certified Trauma Support Specialist, a Certified Resilience Professional, and a Certified ADOH peer facilitator. She is also a regular contributor to "Turning to Peace" magazine, authoring articles about betrayal trauma and its intersection with neuroscience. Tamara serves on the ADOH board to champion safe groups led by skilled facilitators, providing partners with the support, community, and guidance they need to heal. She lives in Northern California with her husband and three children. Her faith in Jesus Christ is her compass both personally and professionally.

Barbara Steffens, PhD, BCC, CPC
Board advisor/Consultant
Barbara Steffens serves as a consultant to the ADOH board to support and encourage trauma-informed peer facilitators training, leading to increased support for the partners who need safety and support following betrayal. As a pioneer in this area of support for the betrayed, Barbara focuses on supporting those who offer excellent resources for the betrayed and traumatized partners. Barbara Steffens has specialized in the area of sexual addiction and providing help for the partners of sexual addicts since 1999. She is now accepting speaking engagements for churches and professional organizations and is the co-author of the groundbreaking book for creating better understanding of the traumatic impact of betrayal trauma: Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal (Steffens & Means, 2009; 2021), co-authored with Marsha Means, MA.