If you have experienced abuse, counselling can help you overcome problems arising from these potentially devastating experiences.
Understanding therapy
Our therapeutic services use a person-centred, trauma-informed and strengths-based approach to support individuals to make choices for themselves. It ensures an anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive framework delivered within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) guidelines.
The service supports women, men and children who have experienced domestic abuse.
The Therapeutic team provides one-to-one counselling sessions, offering a safe space either in person or online, to explore the impact of domestic abuse on their lives. Qualified counsellors or experienced counsellors still completing their training will work with you to help you recover from the long-term impact of emotional and physical abuse.
Following assessment of your needs, if we are able to support you, you will be offered up to 20 sessions of one-to-one counselling.
Our support teams for children and young people from the age of 11 to 18, including trained art and drama therapists or experienced counsellors still completing their training or experienced therapists still completing their training. These therapists use art, drama and play to help individuals explore their feelings about the domestic abuse they have experienced. The activities also help young people to understand that they are not to blame, and to rebuild vital relationships with their parent, carers, peers and siblings.
Following assessment of your needs, if we are able to support you, you will be offered between 12 and 16 sessions of creative therapies.
Waiting times can vary for our therapeutic services, dependent on which service you wish to access. If you would like further information on current waiting times, please contact the Therapeutic Service team directly on 07775 544383.
