We provide our Counselling sessions in various GP surgeries in Hackney-London as well as at Derman.
Derman offers its services freely, at no cost, to all Kurdish, Turkish, Turkish Cypriot and Eastern European Turkish people mainly Hackney irrespective of their political, ethnic and religious backgrounds. Derman’s services are all completely non-denominational and politically unaligned.
We are a specialised Mental Health service offering a bilingual and culturally sensitive counselling to the Kurdish, Turkish, Turkish Cypriot and Eastern European Turkish immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees, mainly, in Hackney-London whose understanding and expression of emotional distress is addressed within the context of their own cultural background. The problems are of social, physical and psychological nature. Our counsellors are attuned to the effects of immigration and exile on an individual. We recognise the difficulties of cultural isolation, confusion and its impact on the presentation of illness.
Counselling
Counselling is a space to talk and think about your problems with someone skilled and trained to help you deal with your negative feelings. It is a place to explore thoughts and feelings about yourself and your relationships with others. Counselling can help you understand yourself better and allow you to see what may have been stopping you from fulfilling your potential in life.
Group Counselling
Counselling offered in a group environment can have many benefits. It offers a support network and provides the opportunity to meet others experiencing similar concerns. Together with the therapist and the other group members you’ll be encouraged to talk about your experience with other people who have had similar experiences. This can help you with feeling less alone and isolated, and also assist with gradually gaining confidence and building your self-esteem.
We are committed to Quality
Derman’s staff members are committed and highly educated people who come from the communities it seeks to serve. All our staff members are DBS checked. We have been highly successful in developing and running services to meet the needs of our communities. We advise professionals to ensure services are developed to meet the needs of our communities, and that already existing services are appropriate to their needs, culture and sensitivities.
Our counsellors
Derman counselling team consists of experienced counsellors who have been trained in integrative and person-centred approaches. Our counsellors work within the parameters set by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and its Ethical Framework and receive regular professional supervision.
Where we provide Counselling sessions?
We provide our Counselling sessions in various GP surgeries in Hackney-London as well as at Derman.
Click the links below for our guideline for referrals to Derman’s Counselling Service, a guideline for Onward Referral and Resources List as well as the copy of our Accessibility Strategy document for our Counselling Service: