About us
Our Support
GINA is a non-profit organisation offering immediate specialist counselling for women (18+) subjected to sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual violence & sexual abuse. We offer in-person counselling from our Birmingham City Centre premises or online/telephone counselling from the comfort of your own home (nationwide). There is NO WAITING LIST; we provide support when you need it.
What We Can Support You With:
We can support you if you've been subjected to any form of sexual violence, abuse, assault, harassment, exploitation, harm or violation. This includes rape, the sharing of sexual images, unwanted touching/groping, forced sexual acts, experiences involving alcohol or drugs, stealthing, revenge porn, FGM, forced marriage, grooming, trafficking, online abuse, up-skirting, spikings, etc. We can support you if something has happened recently or in the past (including child sexual abuse).
You could have been subjected to it by one person or multiple people. You could have been subjected to it by a partner, ex-partner, friend, family member, colleague, an acquaintance or a stranger.
We can support you with the impacts of sexual trauma on mental health & wellbeing, including anxiety, depression, low self-confidence & self-esteem, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), self-harm, panic attacks, relationships/intimacy issues & suicidal ideation.
If something didn't feel right, even if you don't have the language to describe it or you're not sure how to, we're here to support you.
Our Counselling & Counsellors:
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.
We offer counselling with qualified & experienced specialist counsellors (£45 per session).
We also offer subsidised counselling with newly qualified specialist counsellors (£35 per session).
We follow strict ethical guidelines to ensure confidentiality, respect & ethical practice at all times. Our counsellors are qualified or newly qualified (accredited by recognised UK governing bodies). All counsellors undertake regular supervision.
Our Approach:
Counselling sessions provide you with an opportunity to build a supportive and collaborative relationship with your counsellor; this space will allow you to explore the impacts of sexual violence, sexual assault, sexual abuse & sexual trauma, 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 & 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.
Counselling sessions can be booked in via our website.
Training, qualifications & experience
Our GINA counsellors are specialists in the field of sexual violence, sexual abuse & sexual trauma.
We follow strict ethical guidelines to ensure confidentiality, respect, and ethical practice at all times. Our counsellors are qualified or newly qualified (accredited by recognised UK governing bodies). All counsellors undertake regular supervision.
Member organisations *
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Areas of counselling we deal with
Other areas of counselling we deal with
- Sexual Violence
- Sexual Harassment
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Trauma
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£35.00 - £45.00
Additional information
- £35 per counselling session with a newly qualified counsellor
- £45 per counselling session with an experienced counsellor
