Support Groups
We help women to connect and build supportive relationships with each other while discussing common experiences and learn coping mechanisms.
Support groups are currently being run via Zoom. You will need a safe and confidential space to access this service. Alternatively, clients have the option to join a waiting list for face-to-face groups if preferred.
What is group therapy?
One of the biggest effects of domestic abuse is isolation. You are not alone.
In our small and informal support groups, around 8 women will meet weekly over 8 weeks. There will be an experienced facilitator and you will be able to:
- listen to other women’s experiences and share your own (if you want to)
- feel less alone and isolated
- remind yourself of your strengths and start to rediscover them
- be accepted for who you are, without judgement or discrimination
- be encouraged to be positive and confident about yourself, your children and your relationships
In our support groups you will learn about coping mechanisms and about other services such as counselling, which may help, too.
The group therapy sessions last two hours, every week. To make sure you get the most out of the group, we ask you to commit to attending all the sessions. There is an option to return for a further 8 weeks, if you would like more support.
Before your first session, we will arrange a meeting with you so we can understand what it is you are going through and make sure we are giving you the type of help that you need.
The sessions are held in different locations across London, or via Zoom; with four morning groups and two evening groups.
Our support groups are open to all women living in London. Everyone is welcome, regardless of your circumstances.
“One of the hardest things about going through an abusive relationship is the isolation you feel. The feeling that people can’t relate to you or can’t understand what you are going through…
“When I went to the support groups, I felt like I had finally found the support I needed. This group showed me that it’s okay to cry and it’s okay to feel helpless; but we are also reminded that we have each other, and that we are in a room where no one judges each other.
“At the end of each session I felt this sense of calm in me; as if I had let out all the worries that I had kept inside.
“I wish only the best to all the women I met in the support groups. They have been a great influence in my life.”
