About us
Into the Light is a London based not for profit project (all profits are reinvested for our users) founded in 1993 for men and women and all genders who have experienced child sexual abuse and for those that support them. We are a Registered Community Interest Company (Company No 8738759). Into The Light is a full Member of The Survivors Trust the organization that represents Survivors Services at Government Level.
We also can offer support and help to people who are experiencing other difficulties and relationships issues.
Our philosophy is that change and healing from child sexual abuse come by:
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Giving Information
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Breaking Isolation
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Sharing Experience
We can offer you several services:
One to One Counselling
We offer one to one counselling for men and women and all genders who have been sexually abused by professional counsellors. Our counsellors have specialist training and knowledge of the impact sexual abuse has on lives and relationships. We also offer counselling to those who are supporting Survivors who have experienced Sexual Abuse – for example partners or friends. Sometimes we are able to offer subsidised sessions. Please contact us for more details. Our counsellors are available:
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By telephone throughout the UK
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On Line throughout the UK
The Into The Light Ten Week Course For Survivors
We offer a ten week counselling and educational course which is topic based and information giving but with plenty of time for sharing experiences and feelings. During the course we focus on different aspects of the impact of sexual abuse on us as adults. We look at how it affects our self image, our relationships, ways out of negative cycles of behaviour and ideas for moving forward to gain better relationships and new hope for the future. The course is facilitated by a Professional Counsellor and is underpinned with a therapeutic approach.
You can access this course in two ways:
Women's Group Courses:
Group sessions are held weekly for one and a half hours for Women. Each group has 6-8 members.
This course is available for women as a hybrid version London in Ealing and On line. We are able to offer low fee places for this course.
One To One:
We also provide the course on a one to one basis for women and men and all genders. Counsellors are available on line.
We also offer:
Workshops
On some of the main issues surrounding sexual abuse for Survivors and also for partners, support workers and counsellors that support them. We are able to offer low fee places for our workshops.
Seminars and Training
For community groups, counselling services and organizations on the issues surrounding supporting survivors of child sexual abuse. We are also able to offer training on Trauma Informed Practice. We can tailor the training to your needs and we can also be adaptable on pricing.
A Website
Which provides information and resources for people who have experienced sexual abuse and those that support them (www.intothelight.org.uk)
Training, qualifications & experience
All our counsellors are professionally trained to Diploma standard and beyond and Members of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists and abide by their ethics. They all have their own personal insurance, Supervision and are individually totally responsible for their clients in every way – that means you can talk to them directly about any questions or concerns you may have.
Our project has been running for thirty years and we have helped hundreds of people.
We have had some very good feedback including:
“The Counsellor was amazing… I could not have done my journey without her”
“The group helped me put in place strategies of self care for the first time.”
“The course was pivotal in my journey of recovery from sexual abuse.”
Member organisations *
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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.
The Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions (ACC) is a Christian professional membership organisation for those involved in counselling/psychotherapy and linked professions, i.e. pastoral care, coaching and spiritual direction, in the UK. The organisation is made up of various different membership categories, including Counsellor and Accredited, and requires all members working as counsellors to undertake Continuous Professional Development on a regular basis.
Areas of counselling we deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
Additional information
We have funding in place for our Women Survivors Group Psycho-Educational Courses and we are able to offer low fee places for women that live in the London postcode areas. We are also able to offer low fee places in our workshops. We are currently fundraisng to be able to offer low fee places for one to one counselling.
When we work
We offer sessions during the day and evenings.
Further information
The mission of Into The Light CIC is to preserve and protect the mental and physical health of all genders who have suffered sexual abuse, and also to support those who support Survivors of sexual abuse. We also offer women only spaces. It is also to advance public education about all matters relating to the sexual abuse of all genders.
The aims of all the Into The Light programmes are to:
· Remove blocks in life
· Reclaim damaged parts of personality
· Put the past in perspective
· Develop better relationships
· Be closer to others (and for some people – God as you understand Him
Our Model of Recovery
Into The Light’s guiding philosophy is that change and healing come through:
· Giving Information
· Breaking Isolation
· Sharing Experience
The mission of Into The Light CIC is to preserve and protect the mental and physical health of all genders who have suffered sexual abuse, and also to support those who support Survivors of sexual abuse. We also offer women only spaces. It is also to advance public education about all matters relating to the sexual abuse of all genders.
We work in a Trauma Informed Practice model and we use Psycho-Education - (which is just a fancy way of talking about passing on information whilst giving space to discuss it) as we believe this is vital for Survivors in terms of stabalising overwhelming feelings and also gives empowerment and promotes change.
