A Client led approach
We recognise that the healing from something as complex as rape or other abusive sexual acts incorporates a holistic approach. This can include physical, psychological, emotional, criminal and relational issues, as well as the transpersonal/spiritual. Each person when they come has their own priority as to what is important to them. Lifecentre counselling and support is client led: we listen to the priorities of each individual and tailor the counselling or helpline sessions around their needs and goals.
• One of the options we offer clients at their Initial Assessment is the opportunity to have a short time of prayer within their counselling session, should they request it. As a result of feedback from clients we have recognised that some people (regardless of their faith background) find they greatly value and benefit from the opportunity to have a few quiet moments of prayer in their counselling session or on the helpline, expressing that this helps them find the peace and inner strength they are struggling to regain post rape/sexual abuse. If it is initiated by them, all of our therapeutic team are happy to support them in this.
• However, we do also recognise and respect that for some clients this would be detrimental or alien to their healing process, in which case they can proceed through their counselling with no further reference to prayer.
Our commitment is for the outworking of the Christian foundation outlined above to create a safe place and non-judgmental environment where people can be real about the sufferings they have endured and find a way of reclaiming and rebuilding life. |
