Woman’s Trust is a specialist mental health charity. We provide free counselling and therapy for women, including young women and girls, who have experienced domestic abuse or abusive relationships
We’re on a mission to make sure everyone affected by violence against women and girls has access to specialist mental health support, wherever they live in the UK.
We’ve written an open letter to ministers urging them to fund specialist, long-term mental healthcare for survivors
With the Home Office due to publish its Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, and the Health Secretary set to outline plans to improve the nation’s mental health, we’ve joined forces with over 90 charities to ask the government to make sure the mental health impact of domestic abuse is finally addressed.
Get help
We are currently closed for referrals for individual counselling – but please keep checking back for openings.
We also run support groups providing group therapy across London. We have spaces for women in the following boroughs:
- Barking
- Bexley
- Bromley
- Croydon
- Enfield
- Greenwich
- Hackney
- Havering
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Lambeth
- Lewisham
- Newham
- Redbridge
- Southwark
- Tower Hamlets
- Waltham Forest
I need help
If you are in, or have experienced an abusive relationship and you live in London, we can help you to get back on your feet. Our professional counselling, support groups and workshops have all been designed to give you the support you need to get back to being you. Whether you feel isolated; depressed; lack self-confidence; have low self-esteem or low motivation – we’re here to listen, without judgement, and to help you recover.
If you are in danger, always call 999
Support for young women and girls
As well as our support for women of all ages, we also provide specialist online and face-to-face support for young women in London aged 16 to 25.
This is part of the Maia and Lift Programme funded by the London Violence Reduction Unit for young women and girls who self-identify as being at risk of domestic abuse, or who have previously experienced domestic abuse at home and/or in intimate relationships.
Telephone counselling
For young women and girls aged 16 to 18
Specialist therapeutic calls with a qualified counsellor at your own time, and at your own pace.
Up to 1-hour weekly chats, for up to 10 sessions.
Download this leaflet for more information and how to sign up.
Self-development workshops
For young women aged 18 to 25
We are taking referrals for the following workshops:
- Online: Self-development workshops for women aged between 18-25 years
A set of nine online self-development workshops between January and March 2025. - Face-to-face: Self-development workshops for women aged between 18-25 years
A set of nine face-to-face self-development workshops in Parsons Green between January and March 2025.
Click on the links above for more information and how to apply.
I need information
Find out about the different types of domestic abuse; how to spot the symptoms of abuse; what to do if you’re worried about someone in an abusive relationship; and facts and figures on the impact of domestic abuse.
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It’s vital that women who have been abused have access to mental health support. We provide our services for free. As a UK registered charity, 100% of our funding comes from donations and grants. Click below for the many ways you can support us. Together, we can help even more women in their recovery from abuse.
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