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We provide FREE specialist counselling to adults and young people over 13, of any gender, who have experienced abuse at any time in their life.

You can refer yourself to our service and you can be referred from other agencies. If you need to contact us, please call in confidence on 01709 835482 or email info@rothacs.org.uk.

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Service updates:

Due to continuing high demand for our general counselling services, our waiting list is still suspended for referrals from most third parties

If you feel your client needs support please advise them to contact their GP, IAPT, or view our resources page for alternative services.

The only Rothacs services which will continue to accept NEW referrals from third parties are:

1. Counselling for young people aged 18 and under
2. Clients referred to us through the Trauma Resilience Service referral pathway

Rothacs has introduced a new pre-counselling service offering more choice and support to adults.

Pre-counselling helps people prepare for what can sometimes be a difficult journey once counselling begins.

All adults referred into the counselling service will be offered the choice of:

Pre-therapy course

This six-week course consisting of weekly two-hour sessions will enable you to learn and develop tools to manage trauma symptoms such as anxiety, anger, and low confidence.

Or

Recovery at Rothacs

This online programme has been developed by a survivor of sexual violence, for survivors.  It provides you with information, tools, and techniques to help you avoid self-blame, feel more in control, and create empowering rituals for yourself. This programme has three modules, with five 20-minute lessons in each one. Each lesson is available as a video, audio file, or transcript, with a downloadable workbook for each module so you can record your thoughts as you go.

Once you have completed your pre-counselling you will continue to group therapy or one-to-one therapy. For further information on our counselling service, please visit out services page.