in-person support
immediate & specialist counselling from locations across Birmingham.
online support
immediate & specialist counselling via video conferencing.
telephone support
immediate & specialist counselling from the comfort of your own home.
we provide in-person counselling support from a range of locations across Birmingham.
we provide immediate, paid for counselling services, with counsellors who are specialists in the field of sexual violence & abuse. you can access our counselling services at the time when you request support, to quickly meet your needs, offered in a way that suits you. there is no waiting list. we provide services when you need them.
counselling sessions provide you with an opportunity to build a supportive & collaborative relationships with your counsellor; this space will allow you to explore the impacts of sexual violence & abuse, acknowledge your strengths/the ways you've coped with trauma & explore any changes you wish to make to create the life you desire.
we take an approach which acknowledges trauma can be carried within ourselves. this approach recognises experience, understands responses to experiences that are overwhelming as normal, rational & often really sensible, explores stories, rejects labels, seeks to redress power imbalance & builds upon foundations of empowerment and connection. instead of labelling you or the ways you have coped with sexual violence & abuse, GINA will focus on your strengths, how these helped you survive & explore how they can be built on.
immediate, specialist, sexual violence & abuse counselling.
"{a GINA counsellor] is the best counsellor I've ever had in my ten years of being engaged with mental health services. she is compassionate, kind and patient when you find yourself unable to talk about things. she never victim-blamed. i am leaving our sessions more positive and relaxed than I have ever been."
"I would like to take this opportunity to tell you how privileged and honoured it is to be able to access the counselling services offered by GINA."
"I have an immense desire to "fix me" and improve my mental well-being, whilst working through and understanding how the trauma of sexual abuse has affected me. The way in which the GINA team facilitates this is commendable in so many ways."
"Your organisation has given me my sanity and life back. I cannot thank you enough for the help you provide."
