Our services

Please see below more information on the services we deliver

Our services

Please see below more information on the services we deliver

Emotional support

Our Making SENSE of Trauma service is designed to support you on your journey of healing. We will walk alongside you, offering emotional support, practical tools, resources and coping strategies to help you move forward after experiencing trauma.

Who can access this service:

If you live in Bedfordshire
  • Anyone affected by any type of sexual violence aged 16 and above*
  • All genders
If you live in Peterborough, Fenland or Huntingdonshire
  • Anyone affected by any type of sexual violence aged 14 and above*
  • All genders

*For safeguarding reasons, referrals for survivors aged under 18 must be made by a professional

Counselling

Our counselling service is available to children who have experienced sexual violence and is delivered by experienced and qualified counsellors

Who can access this service:

If you live in Bedfordshire
  •  Children aged 5 to 16*
  • All genders
If you live in Peterborough, Fenland or Huntingdonshire
  •  Service currently unavailable

*For safeguarding reasons, referrals for survivors aged under 18 must be made by a professional

You can access support:
  • Regardless of when this happened to you – whether recently or a long time ago
  • Regardless of whether you have reported to the police or not

Advocacy Services

Our advocacy service is delivered by Independent Sexual Violence Advocates. We use the term ‘ISVA’ when supporting adults and ‘ChISVA’ when supporting children and young people.

If you are thinking about reporting to the police, your ISVA/ChISVA can discuss your options and explain the process so you can make an informed choice.

If you have already reported to the police, your ISVA/ChISVA will be your advocate and support you through the whole criminal justice process

Who can access this service:

If you live in Bedfordshire
  • Anyone affected by any type of sexual violence
  • All ages*
  • All genders
If you live in Peterborough, Fenland or Huntingdonshire
  • Anyone affected by any type of sexual violence
  • All ages*
  • All genders

*For safeguarding reasons, referrals for survivors aged under 18 must be made by a professional

You can access support:
  • Regardless of when this happened to you – whether recently or a long time ago
  • Regardless of whether you have reported to the police or not

If you are still unsure, you can:

Before I reached out for help from Peterborough Rape Crisis I did struggle but I had no idea what the route cause was and with this help I was able to better understand what happened to me and what has caused this and I feel like I am in the processing phase. It has almost been 20 years and only for the last 6 months or so I have only understood what has happened to me. it is still kind of fresh. I think I would say (most valued) defiantly Tracy’s knowledge, she’s a very knowledgeable person, and helped me understand that I was victim and I was reminded that it was not my fault. She helped me uncover things about myself, I was living in constant guilt and shame about what happened 20 years ago, the support I was offered opened my eyes and made me realise it was not my fault, and it was the other person who should have those feelings. The communication was very well and Tracy was very thorough. You guys are really great. I would love to become part of the team. I would be able to work in the kind of field because I relate. I wouldn’t speak from experience but I think I would be a good fit and id like to help people too.”