What Do You Get With Our Programmes?

Advocacy enables us to be your voice when you feel you can’t. Particularly having to repeat your situation with other professionals.

We can advocate during Housing Applications (DA related), Mental Health, Protection Orders, Legal Aid supporting letters, GP, and SETDV applications

We can signpost you to other services we feel would help you on your journey. We will give you options, so we can help support your best choices.

When an individual needs support urgently, we are there to support. This normally relates to safety planning, protection orders, food, clothes, toiletries, items for your new place, applying for grants, referrals to refuge, support with travelling to a refuge and more.

People who recognise and use their strengths tend to feel happier, enjoy better self-esteem, and are more likely to achieve their goals. Yet, many find it difficult to pinpoint these talents, often dismissing them as ordinary when they’re truly remarkable.

We are here to help you discover your unique strengths. Our approach guides you in identifying the special qualities that make you, you. We’ll also help you recognise these strengths in others, so you can build a supportive network that uplifts everyone. With a clearer understanding of your abilities, you’ll be empowered to develop and use your strengths to create positive changes in your life.

Hurtful memories can hold you back, limiting your growth and stifling your progress. How can you break free from these restraints and move towards living your dreams? The first step is to recognise the lingering influences of the past and work to either let them go or transform them into a positive force that propels you forward.

Our programme is designed to help you identify these inhibiting memories so that you can take back control. By understanding and reshaping these experiences, you gain the power to use them as building blocks for a brighter future rather than as weights that slow you down.

Great for those seeking creative ways to overcome trauma and isolation, this activity offers a relaxed environment where you can meet new friends who understand your experiences. Its aim is to help you become more mindful and settled in the present.

You are welcome to bring a support worker, family member, or friend along for extra reassurance during the activities; please note that they will need to register as well. Throughout, our Peer Mentors will be on hand to offer gentle guidance and support.

The Gateway Programme for domestic abuse recovery is available as a group experience, though one-to-one sessions can be arranged if you prefer. The programme comprises five - 6 sessions, each lasting 1.5 hours.

Your commitment is essential to achieving the best outcomes.

The sessions are as follows:

Session 1 – Myths and Facts
Explore common misconceptions and learn the truths about domestic abuse.

Session 2 – Cycle of Control
Understand the dynamics of control and its impact on personal freedom.

Session 3 – Families
Examine how abuse affects family relationships and learn strategies for healing together.

Session 4 – Why Is It Hard to Leave and Safety Planning?
Discuss the challenges of leaving abusive situations and develop personalised safety plans.

Session 5 – Moving Forward
Focus on building a future beyond abuse, consolidating your progress, and planning for ongoing recovery.

Join us to gain valuable insights and support as you take confident steps towards recovery.

Emotional Safety Care Plan

Emphasis is often placed on planning around physical safety, but do not consider their emotional wellbeing when they create a safety plan. Emotional safety looks different for different people, but planning for your emotional safety is ultimately about developing a personalised plan that helps you feel accepting of your emotions and decisions when dealing with abuse or during the recovery.

Online Creative Journaling

Starting 2025

We offer a 4-week group session quarterly. Creative journaling is a form of self-expression that allows you to record your thoughts, feelings, and ideas. This type of journaling can be used to work through problems, to come up with new ideas, or just to relax and reflect on your day.

Visual Expression Art

Monthly in Stroud currently

Monthly group sessions launching end of September 2024. One does not need to be an artist or have any special skills to express oneself through artmaking. You don't have to be good at art. These sessions are not about what you are creating. It’s the process of creating that really matters.

Emotional Intelligence

8 Sessions - Emotional Intelligence X

Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to perceive, understand, and manage one’s own emotions and relationships. It involves being aware of emotions in oneself and others and using this awareness to guide thinking and behaviour.

Emotionally intelligent individuals can motivate themselves, read social cues, and build strong relationships. This is offered online over 8 months. We will have 3 cohorts a year.

**Referrals from our Peer Mentor Consultants only**

Family Approach Support

Why Choose the Family Unit Approach?

✔ Designed to Strengthen Family Bonds

We recognise that when a child is on their healing journey, the whole family benefits from compassionate support. Our approach ensures parents and caregivers feel empowered alongside their children.

✔ Tailored for Families Navigating Recovery

Whether experiencing domestic abuse recovery or emotional challenges, these sessions offer guidance and reassurance for young individuals.

✔ Flexible & Accessible

Held during school breaks, our programme is free or low-cost, making sure every child has the opportunity to take part without financial barriers.