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Samantha Wraith

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Crisis Shift Lead at Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service
📍 York, England, United Kingdom

Samantha Wraith is the Head of Human Resources & Learning at Leeds Playhouse, merging senior HR leadership with her unique expertise as a HCPC-registered Dramatherapist. Her career is distinguished by a focus on people, culture, and wellbeing within the creative arts sector. She holds an MA in Dramatherapy and recently pursued a postgraduate diploma at The Manchester Metropolitan University.

Deeply committed to community wellbeing, Samantha founded Theatre Obscura, a social enterprise using arts for wellness, and has worked extensively in crisis support. Her background in European Theatre Arts informs her practice as an artist and her board involvement with arts organizations, demonstrating a lifelong passion for the intersection of creativity and mental health.

She was a contributor to a Kings College London research project on trauma-informed support for ex-servicewomen.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Crisis Shift Lead
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
York, England, United Kingdom
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Trauma-Informed Practice
A specialist in this area, she has contributed to academic research and co-authored a piece on trauma treatment using therapeutic theatre.
Arts for Wellbeing
Founded a social enterprise, Theatre Obscura, focused on wellbeing through the arts and is a registered Dramatherapist.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Crisis Shift Lead
Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service
2-2024
Head of Human Resources & Learning
Leeds Playhouse
8-2023 - 2-2024
Human Resources & Learning Manager
Leeds Playhouse
12-2022 - 3-2025
Crisis Support Worker & Connect Helpline Coordinator
Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service
11-2021 - 8-2023
Human Resources & Learning Officer
Leeds Playhouse
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Education
5-2025 - 6-2027
Level 7 Apprenticeship & Postgraduate Diploma
The Manchester Metropolitan University
5-2024 - 4-2025
Somatic Trauma Therapy training (STT) with Babette Rothschild
Cambridge Body Psychotherapy Centre (UKCP accredited training institution)
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