Deirdra Eden, M.A. holds a bachelor’s degree in social and behavioral science and a master’s degree in pastoral counseling, with a specialty in community chaplaincy. She is a member of the American Association for Christian Counselors (AACC).

Deirdra developed and successfully implemented across the country new methods of gathering and organizing evidence in a narrative format to use in domestic violence and sexual assault cases.

She served as an expert witness in court to support victims of human trafficking and interpersonal violence and worked as a strategic planner, helping families receive protection through the United States Department of Justice’s Address Confidentiality Program.

Deirdra was unanimously elected to be the first Chair of the Voices Committee at A Safe Place Family Justice Center in Oregon. In this role, she led a of group of survivors to successfully support legislation that protects victims of crime in the state. Deirdra has served as a consultant for many universities and private institutions to support statistical research on interpersonal violence, cyber abuse, and judicial human trafficking and racketeering in the family court system. Deirdra is a guest public speaker for many universities and churches in educating about abuse and keeping children safe in a fallen world.

She is currently serving as a chaplain for women’s crises centers and leads support groups for women recovering from trauma and abuse.