Counselling Services Offered

Counselling by Phone 

 Call us 

  • to get initial information in answer to your questions 
  • to get a better understanding of your situation 
  • to arrange for a face-to-face appointment with a (woman) counsellor

Face-toface Counselling 

  • you may have once-only or longterm counselling at the  rape crisis centre 
  • in a situation of crisis you will get support and therapeutic counselling 
  • languages: we offer counselling in German and English. As to other languages we co-operate with female translators and interpreters and arrange for joint meetings if desired.

Information on (among other subjects) 

  • outpatient and inpatient care and psychotherapeutic care options 
  • police report, criminal proceedings, accessory prosecution (Nebenklagevertretung), Crime Victims Compensation Act (Opferentschädigungsgesetz)
  • referral to further support centres and support offers in the area 
  • setting up contacts with (female) doctors, therapists and lawyers 

Accompaniment 

On request we accompany you to  

  •  the police questioning  
  • giving evidence during court hearings  
  • and more

Counselling of family members and confidants 

  • female family members and female supporters: on-call counselling and face-to-face counselling 
  • non-female family members and supporters: counselling by phone

Onsite counselling takes place in safe women-only rooms and is meant for women and girls only, no matter if they are cis- or transgendered.

Our services are confidential and free of charge. 

You may remain anonymous if you wish. 

Do not hesitate to turn to us with any kind of questions and worries. 

 

 

Frauen NOTRUF

040-255566

Sexual Violence

Human dignity shall be inviolable.
(Article 1 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany)