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Aurora Foundation for People Abused in Childhood
Who we support
Aurora supports adult men and women who have suffered any kind of childhood trauma/abuse. As we offer remote therapy as well as in person it doesn’t matter where you live, we only ask that you are able to commit to weekly sessions and actively participate in your own healing journey.
Services we offer
Counselling and Psychotherapy
Aurora provides specialist, integrative counselling and psychotherapy interventions where clients can explore difficult and sensitive issues with experienced and sensitive practitioners without judgement or repercussion. Counselling for childhood abuse help victims work through their childhood traumas and the associated deep despair often experienced. Success in your own recovery depends upon attending, fully participating and being totally honest in your therapy sessions irrespective of whether your self-denial, self-sabotage and/or self-destruction is uppermost at the time, or not. No one can do this for you - it has to be done by you with positive, caring support. Time heals and healing takes time!
Survivor Support Groups
A monthly, one hour online peer support group is available for clients who are or have been in 1-1 counselling with us.
Walk & Talk
We offer a monthly social activity called the “Walk & Talk”. This takes place on a Sunday in nearby Richmond Park and again, it’s available to clients who are or have been in 1-1 counselling with us.
Support line
A support line is available for people on our waiting list.
Other Social Activities/Events
We occasionally arrange social activities and events that are open to all the Aurora Community.
The Aurora Community
Many adult victims of abuse appear to function well in their daily working lives, however they may experience social isolation and/or difficulties in their intimate personal relationships. Aurora’s therapeutic community helps to reduce social isolation by providing social activities and interventions where clients can meet other victims/survivors safely.
We have a “Therapy Centre” in central Kingston where we are gradually building our “in person” presence. It’s already a place where some clients receive their therapy and we also plan to hold social activities (e.g. a coffee morning) to provide clients solace from their stressful, busy and often painful lives. This will be a place where they are warmly welcomed, respected and understood – where they can be themselves.
Useful Links
Counselling Directory - This website is a support network of UK counsellors and psychotherapists, with information on their training and experience, areas of counselling covered, fees and contact details.
DABS - The specialist book and information service for people who are overcoming childhood abuse, sexual abuse, or domestic violence, and for those who live or work with us.
Into the Light - London based service that provides counselling, courses and workshops
isurvive.org - Our purpose is to reach out and offer hope to child abuse survivors. It's a volunteer-driven organisation with a team composed of people from various places around the United States, Australia, Europe and the UK
Let Go...Let Peace Come In - Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) Working Together To Heal, Recover, and Enact Change and Understanding to Confront the Effects of CSA Throughout An Adult's Life.
NAPAC - The National Association for People Abused in Childhood is a registered charity which provides support and information for people abused in childhood.
One in Four - A charity providing support and services to adults who've been sexually abused as children. We provide one to one counselling, groups and workshops, a helpline and an advocacy service based in London UK.
PODS - PODS (Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors) works to make recovery from dissociative disorders a reality through training,informing and supporting.
S.H.E. UK - A UK Registered Charity based in Nottinghamshire that offers a holistic range of support for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, exploitation and sexual violence.
Stop it Now - Our aim is to stop child sexual abuse by encouraging abusers and potential abusers to seek help. We provide adults with the information they need to recognise worrying behaviour in themselves or others, and with the confidence to take responsible action when they suspect that something is wrong.
Survivors UK - For over twenty years, we've been providing information, support and counselling for men who have been raped or sexually abused. Thousands of men contact us each year.
Survivors of Incest Anonymous - This is a site from the USA that is intended to be a resource to survivors of child sexual abuse. It also contains a meeting and group directory where you can search for Survivors of Incest Anonymous (SIA) groups in the UK.
The Survivors Trust - A national umbrella agency for over 120 specialist voluntary sector agencies providing a range of counselling, therapeutic and support services working with women, men and children who are victims/survivors of rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse.
What About Me? - A downloadable book written for partners of childhood sexual abuse survivors.
We are adding suitable organisations to our links page all the time. Please contact us if you would like us to add yours.
Disclaimer
Although we make every effort to ensure these links are accurate, up to date and relevant, Aurora cannot take responsibility for pages maintained by external providers, nor advice contained within. Views expressed on external sites are not necessarily those of Aurora itself.
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