We accept referrals in writing, a letter or completing referral form, from GPs, other Primary Health Care professionals, Locality Mental Health Teams and other voluntary sector organisations or health professionals.
Return the completed form by email to: talkingtherapies@derman.org.uk or Post to: Derman, The Basement, 66 New North Road, London N1 6TG
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.
Derman has been offering Counselling services to help overcome gambling problem in Turkish, Kurdish and Turkish Cypriot communities in London since 2010.
We are the only organisation in UK, providing specific counselling service for gamblers to our communities who have been directly hit by gambling epidemic. In our experience many people use gambling as an opportunity to escape from other problems or pressure of their lives-problems at home or at work, boredom, loneliness or anxiety. This service offers an opportunity to explore the causes of the gambling behaviour and the effects gambling have on people’s life.
We offer individual short-term (6 to 12 sessions) gambling specific and culturally sensitive counselling for gamblers and their families who are affected by gambling problem. We also run gambling specific group counselling for gamblers. Our Counselling services operate under a ‘no drugs and alcohol policy’ and have a framework for missed and cancelled sessions.
Derman delivers Gambling Counselling support service on two levels
This treatment is predominantly focused on the provision of advice, information and an opportunity to increase awareness of change and as such, we only offer up to 3 sessions.
These may be delivered individually through one to one sessions or through courses or groups. Some clients prefer a combination of these. Each episode of care is tailored to the person’s individual needs, through the formulation of their care plan which is coproduced following assessment.
This is a free of charge adult (16 onwards) counselling service for Turkish speaking clients or clients of Turkish, Kurdish and Cypriot origin who reside and/or are registered with a GP in Hackney.
We accept referrals in writing, a letter or completing referral form, from GPs, other Primary Health Care professionals, Locality Mental Health Teams and other voluntary sector organisations or health professionals.
Return the completed form by email to: talkingtherapies@derman.org.uk or
Post to: Derman, The Basement, 66 New North Road, London N1 6TG
We provide our counselling sessions in various GP surgeries in Hackney-London as well as at Derman. Please note: Our premises is not disabled accessible – please let us know if you or your client cannot manage stairs and we will arrange to see you at an alternative venue if possible.
A Note on Confidentiality
All practitioners work within a framework of confidentiality; whilst the relationship with the counsellor is strictly confidential, some aspects of the counsellor’s work will be discussed in supervision, within the context of total anonymity.
There will be no other disclosure. The only exceptions to this policy are where it is reasonably believed that the health and safety of an individual(s) is at risk and/or where we are legally obliged to disclose material, i.e. in the case of child protection and drug trafficking. Every effort is made to discuss this with the client beforehand.