The Family Violence Team is made up of counsellors and therapists who are experienced in working with the issues of family violence.

Staff possess a wide range of skills and provide;

• Child counselling / play therapy

• Group work for women

• Individual counselling

• Family therapy

• Couple therapy.

• section 9 counselling

Moving On Programmes

Moving on Programmes are for 12 weeks and cover;

• Keeping safe
• The effects of family violence on family members
• The difference between anger and violence
• How to say "no" safely
• The cycle of violence
• Regaining confidence and self esteem
• Rights in a relationship
• Making choices
• How power and control affects people's lives
• Having fun and being supportive of each other.

The programme is run either individually, as family sessions or as a mix of individual, family and groupwork for women.

Our Service is concerned primarily with the wellbeing of women and their children. If a woman wants to finish her relationship we will support her to move through this process. We can also help her to achieve effective co-parenting with the father of her children. When a woman wants to stay in her relationship we will work with the whole family to build the relationship and keep the family safe.

We offer existing and separated couples the opportunity to work on their issues; particulalry involving the parenting of children.

Where parents are struggling with difficult or truamatised children who have experienced or witnessed faimly violence, we provide both individual and family therapy.