Counselling

Our counselling service was set up in 1993. We provide short term counselling in GP surgeries in Hackney for Kurdish and Turkish speaking communities. We help our clients to overcome their psychological difficulties.

Our counsellors work within parameters set by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and in line with its code of ethics. They receive professional supervision and have a weekly caseload of 40 clients.

The vast majority of the clients are refugee or asylum seekers who had experience of violence and torture. Most of them suffer from depression, post-traumatic stress disorders, relationship problems and bereavement.

What we offer

We offer individual counselling using Gestalt and Integrative approaches. The counselling service is bilingual and culturally sensitive. Our counsellors specifically address the effect of immigration and exile in the personhood.

This service is specialised to offer therapy to clients in the context of their cultural background and whose understanding and expression of emotional distress might be different. We provide individual short term (6-12 sessions) counselling.

Where our counsellors work

We provide counselling in seven GP surgeries and Health Centres in Hackney. We accept referrals from GPs and Primary Health Care professionals in Hackney. We have a guideline for referrals to our counselling service. Some example of the type of referrals are:

• Problems related being a refugee or asylum seeker
• Psychosomatic illness
• Depression
• Bereavement
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Relationship problems
• Psychosexual problems
• Suicidal thinking

You can contact to our counsellors if you are unsure about the suitability of the referral.

For more information about our counselling service please contact us.

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