Arabella Gibson author

Arabella joined Gidget Foundation Australia in early 2017 after a 20-year career in executive leadership roles in the media and communications industry in both Australia and the UK. Arabella has a passion for improving support systems for expectant and new parents by building emotionally resilient families. Since joining the Foundation, Arabella has expanded its Gidget House program, offering face-to-face psychology support to cover three states and a further 13 sites (14 in total). Under her leadership, the Foundation has introduced three new programs providing direct support: Start Talking, offering nationwide telehealth services for regional, rural, and remote communities; and Gidget Village, group therapy support and Gidget Virtual Village, a peer moderated support program for parents experiencing perinatal depression and anxiety. Arabella and her husband have twins – a son and a daughter.