London's Rape and Sexual Abuse Services
Types of Therapy
What is Counselling Support?
Counselling is a type of talking therapy which gives you the opportunity to navigate difficult thoughts and emotions feelings in a safe, confidential environment...
What is One to One support?
One-to-one support is a type of talking therapy which allows you to share your thoughts and feelings. It gives you the opportunity to speak to a specially trained volunteer...
What are Recovery Programmes?
Recovery Programmes are a type of support service for survivors that many people may be unfamiliar with, but they can provide an incredibly valuable opportunity for survivors...
What are Group Therapies?
Group therapy is designed to offer a safe space with individuals who may be dealing with difficult emotions due to trauma. Groups usually consist of people who are facing...
What are Survivor Workshops?
Many of our London Members offer Workshop sessions for survivors. The purpose of a survivors’ workshop is to help with specific challenges faced by many survivors...
You Are Not Alone...
Survivors Turst London, have a wealth of experience delaing with Rape and Sexual Abuse. Read some of our case histories. Whenever possible we share other peoples stories and experiences...
Case Histories
Warning: Readers may find the following content distressing
Case Study from Mosac Play Therapist
T was 12 when I met his mum in assessment. She described the abuse that he had experienced from his cousin, which mum thought had been happening from when T was 5 and his cousin was aged 14. T disclosed the sexual acts that he had been subjected to over a long period of time and mum said he had broken down, expressing he needed to get it out...
Case Study from Mosac Clinical Services Manager
Client C is a 32-year-old woman and mother of one. Client C had approached Mosac after her daughter had been removed from her by a court and given to her ex-husband who was also the biological father and the alleged abuser of her child. Client C was allowed supervised access weekly to her child. The courts and social services had determined...
Case Study from Mosac Advocacy Manager
A client called Mosac’s helpline in 2018 with urgent safeguarding needs. Her eldest daughter (in her late teens) had just moved out. The daughter had then disclosed to her Mum that her father had been sexually abusing her and her sister for years while Mum had been at work. The daughter said that the father had threatened...
Here's what some our Survivors had to say about us...
“ When I first made contact with One in Four enquiring about the advocacy service I was, as always, hoping to find someone who could help me and my sister. But because of previous experience, I was expecting to be disappointed. I was at this time really desperate for help. The combination of dealing with the trauma of the abuse whilst also dealing with the police investigation had brought me to absolute breaking point..."
“Accessing support is tremendously hard. Into The Light was the only organization I could access to meet other women like me…the appreciation I have for the facilitators is next to none…a safe place a virtual home. The positive benefits of Into The Light cannot be understated…it literally is a lifesaver - it’s a base where one has a voice - and are listened to and we listen to each other. Into The Light is needed and it should be..."
