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Six Core Principles

The Six Core Principles of trauma informed counselling

The six core principles of trauma informed practice are what guides our counsellors. They form the positive experiences in the here and now and are key to trauma recovery.

Safety

Ensuring physical, psychological and emotional safety

Choice

Creating environments where individuals have choice and control

Trustworthiness

Creating respectful environments where personal boundaries are maintained

Collaboration

Making decisions with the individual and sharing power

Cultural

Offering cultural aware and gender responsive services

Empowerment

Prioritising empowerment and skill building (Harris and Fallot 2009)

Moonstones donation

Moonstones donation

Donations make all the difference to the people we work with. When you are escaping domestic abuse, worrying about essentials is the last thing...

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Rebuilding lives

Rebuilding lives

In today’s world, rebuilding the lives of those affected by domestic abuse is filled with many challenges. But they often end up leading to...

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