Counselling

We provide emotional support through domestic abuse counselling so you can process and make sense of the abuse you endured and the impact its had and is having on you.

Process and heal

As part of our journey of support, we offer our counselling service to women to have a safe space in which to receive guidance to process and heal from the abuse and violence they’ve experienced.

The sessions allow women to experience what it feels like to speak their truth without it being used as a weapon against them. It’s vital for women to experience what a safe relationship can feel like with their counsellor and then once they experience what this type of relationship can feel like, they can then look at mirroring that relationship outside the therapy room with other people.

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*Our counselling waiting list is currently closed – please see our other therapeutic services: Freedom Programme, Power 2 Change and Own My Life.

Who is it for?

SATEDA offers counselling to women in Swale and Medway who have experienced domestic abuse and want support from a counsellor to process their experience.

You can also access counselling if you’re still in an abusive relationship, but we recommend you complete the Freedom Programme first, which then ties into counselling.

When does it run?

Our counselling services take place all year-round, Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm. We provide 12 sessions with an option to extend this by up to another 6.

The sessions are usually weekly and agreed between you and your counsellor.

We’re pleased to deliver this service in partnership with Edify.

What happens during the sessions?

You’ll speak either face to face or online to a qualified or student counsellor to discuss your feelings, problems and associated issues in a confidential and safe space.

The goal of counselling is to help you understand yourself better and come to terms with what has happened to you, gaining greater self-esteem and self-confidence in the process.

Is it free?

Yes, all the services we provide to women and children are free thanks to grants and fundraisers.

This counselling service has been funded by the Brook Trust.

To help cover our costs and enable more women to benefit please consider donating where you can.

Interested in our counselling service?

Please do not send confidential information, whether you’re inquiring for yourself or someone else. Someone from our team will contact you as soon as possible to discuss your query in confidence. We may call from a withheld number.

Please note, for your safety, you won’t receive email confirmation of your enquiry.

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Speak to us

01795 417251

You can call us Monday to Friday between 10am and 4pm

Other services for your recovery

Freedom Programme

Learn about domestic abuse and become empowered to recognise abusive behaviours while making friends with other women

Own My Life

Regain ownership by learning about trauma and how popular culture reinforces sexism, misogyny, disrespect in relationships and abusive behaviour.

Power 2 Change

Rebuild your confidence and self-esteem through self-led community projects and activities alongside other women.