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Counselling

What is the counselling service?

We are a specialist domestic and sexual violence service offering counselling to women who have been affected by domestic violence in a personal relationship.  Through counselling women have the chance to work through issues around domestic and/or sexual violence that might be causing anxiety and holding back their lives.

 Counselling provides a space to explore yourself and your life in order to find a more fulfilling way of living. Once things are looked at in counselling and are brought into the open in a safe way they often become more manageable and have less power to negatively influence or hurt.

 Who is it for?

 We work with women who have experienced domestic violence either now or in the past. We offer 16 free weekly sessions of 50 minutes each.

 Who are the workers? 

The counselling service is run by the Counselling Manager and a team of counsellors working in our target boroughs. The counsellors are all volunteers either qualified or in their final year of training. The service offers a valuable placement opportunity to new counsellors providing supervision and training. In turn we can then draw on a diverse and varied pool of counsellors. Several of our counsellors speak community languages and we continually work to expand this group. 

How do I contact the service?

 There is a referral process and an assessment appointment prior to starting with a counsellor. We prioritise women using Solace Women’s Aid Services.

 For further information and to make a referral please contact 

Phone: 020 7272 0980

Email: counselling@solacewomensaid.org