Saffron Sheffield - Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service

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Saffron Sheffield - Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service We continue to receive a high volume of clients who are signposted from other counselling charities, community mental health teams, social workers and GPs.

Saffron Sheffield changes lives by providing free, confidential counselling, psychotherapy & group support to women in Sheffield who are survivors of abuse & trauma. Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service (SWCTS) was established in 1988 by a small group of volunteers who were concerned about the lack of accessible and affordable therapy services for women in Sheffield, particularly women who had experienced s*xual abuse. Over the decades we have developed as a specialist provider of trauma therapy, hosting trauma-focused training events and supporting volunteer therapists to develop their skills in working with complex trauma. In recent years public awareness of abuse has grown, the stigma around mental health issues has decreased, and high profile institutional abuse cases have hit the headlines. It is clear that we are in an era of disclosure, where increasing numbers of survivors are reaching out for help to deal with the abuse and trauma that has often had a devastating impact on their lives. Together with your support we can help women survivors to process their experiences and discover that there is life beyond trauma. Thank you for your support

22/10/2026

🎤GOOD LUCK DOLLY MIXTURES!🎤

We’d like to wish the Dolly Mixtures the very best of luck tonight as they take to the stage for a lip sync night at The Box in Headingly, Leeds to raise money for our charity!

A huge thank you to you all 🧡
Please give them some love, share this post and help us cheer them on! đź“Ł

👇 LINK TO DONATE HERE:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/dollymixtures

With thanks from all of us here at Saffron 🧡

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.For women who have experienced physical domestic abuse, the impact can reac...
20/10/2026

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

For women who have experienced physical domestic abuse, the impact can reach into so many parts of their lives. Even when the abuse has ended, the effects can remain for many years.

At Saffron Sheffield, we provide specialist, long-term therapy for women who have experienced trauma, including physical domestic abuse. Through our work, we see how these experiences can affect women's confidence, relationships, sense of safety and how they feel about themselves.

We also see the difference that having time and space to work through those experiences can make. Recovery isn't always straightforward, and there is no set timescale for healing.

Whether a woman is experiencing abuse now or living with its lasting effects, she deserves to be heard, believed and supported.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available:

National Domestic Abuse Helpline (Refuge)
0808 2000 247 – Free, confidential, 24-hour support.

IDAS – Sheffield Domestic Abuse Support
0808 808 2241
www.idas.org.uk

If you are in immediate danger, call 999.

ÂŁ7,605. We did it! đź’śOur Big Give Women and Girls Match Fund campaign has now come to an end, and we are incredibly proud...
14/10/2026

ÂŁ7,605. We did it! đź’ś

Our Big Give Women and Girls Match Fund campaign has now come to an end, and we are incredibly proud to share that, together, you helped us raise ÂŁ7,605 - not including Gift Aid - for Saffron.

That is ÂŁ7,605 towards helping women who have experienced trauma and abuse access the specialist support they need.

We want to say a huge thank you to every single person who donated, shared our posts, encouraged others to support us, or simply helped spread the word.

At a time when funding for specialist services is incredibly challenging, your generosity has made a real difference. Behind every pound raised is the opportunity to provide a woman with the time, safety and specialist support she needs to begin healing.

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An enormous thank you - we've reached our Big Give match funding target!We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has d...
12/10/2026

An enormous thank you - we've reached our Big Give match funding target!

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has donated, shared our posts and helped us get to this point. At a time when funding is so difficult, it really does mean a lot to have so many people supporting Saffron and the women we work with.

We can't thank you enough for your generosity and kindness.

Although we've now used all our match funding, we're still fundraising!

We still have so many women waiting to access our specialist trauma therapy, and every additional donation will help us continue providing this much-needed support https://donate.biggive.org/donate/a05WS00000FK28HYAT

A heartfelt thank you from all of us at Saffron.

11/10/2026

đź’ś International Day of the Girl đź’ś

How much do you think attitudes around adolescent girl's rights have changed in 30 years?

It's less than you might think. Around 1 in 3 adolescent girls and boys aged 15–19 worldwide consider a husband to be justified in hitting his wife under at least one of the following circumstances:

- If she burns the food
- Argues with him
- Goes out without telling him
- Neglects the children
- Or refuses s*x*

These attitudes show just how much work is still needed to challenge gender-based violence and create a world where women and girls are safe from abuse.

This International Day of the Girl, please raise awareness, challenge harmful attitudes and stand .

At Saffron Sheffield, we support women and girls aged 16+ who need specialist therapy due to trauma and abuse.

đź‘ŤThanks to your incredible support, we've reached our Big Give match funding target! We're so grateful to everyone who has donated and shared our campaign.

But our fundraising doesn't stop here. Every additional donation will help us continue providing specialist trauma therapy to women and girls in Sheffield who have experienced abuse.

đź’ś If you haven't donated yet, we'd still love your support. Every contribution, however small, makes a difference.

Donate here: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000FK28HYAT

* This figure was released in the latest UN Report on adolescent girl's rights.

10/10/2026

đź’ś You can make a difference this World Mental Health Day đź’ś

Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change

👉 This World Mental Health Day, you can help us reach more women with specialist trauma therapy and change their lives.

👉 From now until midday 13th October, your donation to our Big Give Women & Girls Match Fund campaign will be DOUBLED.

This video features the voices of women who have completed therapy with Saffron. These aren't just campaign stories - these are REAL LIVES.

They share how they’ve gone from simply existing to living, seeing their family's wellbeing benefit, having a successful job, and living the life they deserve. Their stories show us something important: access to specialist therapy can change lives.

But there are so many more women who need that support.

Have your impact doubled this World Mental Health Day.
👉 Donate at: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000FK28HYAT

Thank you World Mental Health Day and Big Give for helping shine a light on lived experience and on what recovery can make possible.


Through the Big Give Women & Girls Fund, every donation you give before midday Tuesday 13th October will be doubled. Rig...
09/10/2026

Through the Big Give Women & Girls Fund, every donation you give before midday Tuesday 13th October will be doubled. Right now, we’re 39% of the way to our goal, £4,600 short of unlocking every pound of the Big Give’s matched funding.

To everyone who has already given, thank you.

Right now, your support goes twice as far. We’re on our way to meeting our target - please help us cross the line.

Link to donate here: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000FK28HYAT


We're thrilled to be part of Big Give Women & Girls Match Fund campaign! From today until October 13th, every donation ...
08/10/2026

We're thrilled to be part of Big Give Women & Girls Match Fund campaign! From today until October 13th, every donation to Saffron will be doubled.

Did you know that women's and girls' charities receive just 1.8% of UK grants? Your doubled donation helps close that gap. That’s why many charities are struggling to keep their services open.

Our ÂŁ7,500 target will help us provide women in Sheffield long-term specialist trauma therapy delivered by qualified therapists, that allows time for stabilisation, safe processing of traumatic experiences and integration of recovery into everyday life.

Today, you can help give women the life they deserve, not the past they were given.

Right now, your support goes twice as far. Every pound creates twice the impact.

Link to donate here:
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000FK28HYAT

06/10/2026

Four women, one question.

We asked four women who have come to us for trauma therapy to tell us one thing they want people to know.

Four women. Four different stories. Four powerful reminders of what can happen when someone is given the right support, at the right time.

They came to Saffron having experienced trauma. Today, they are living fulfilling lives and they wanted to tell people, in their own words, what Saffron has meant to them.

Hear their stories. Listen to what they have to say. And if you can, help us make sure more women get the chance to experience that same transformation.

Today, our Big Give Women & Girls Match Fund campaign goes live. For one week, every donation made to Saffron through the campaign will be doubled by the Big Give, meaning your generosity can go twice as far in helping women recover from trauma and rebuild their lives.

đź’ś Your donation can help change a life. And during the Big Give, it can have twice the impact.

Please watch, share and donate if you can🙏

Together, we can help more women live the life they deserve.

Donate here: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000FK28HYAT

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289 Abbeydale Road
Sheffield
S71FJ

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0114 275 2157

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