Lifecentre is a registered charity (Reg charity No. 1127779). It was started in 2001 in response to the recognition that there were no specialised services available between
Portsmouth and Brighton for people who had been raped or sexually abused.

Aims and Objectives of Lifecentre

* Lifecentre specialises in counselling survivors of rape and sexual violation, whether this has been a recent incident or historical.

* We are open to all male or female survivors, adults and Under18s, regardless of race, colour, nationality or ethnic origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, educational status or religion.

* We offer helpline support with separate telephone helpline services for Under18s and adults, an email and text service for all age groups, run by appropriately trained volunteers

* We offer face to face counselling, with professionally trained counsellors, to survivors, adults or Under18s and to supporters - close family members, or partners of survivors affected relationally by sexual violation. This includes couples’ counselling.

* Lifecentre works to promote public awareness of the issues which surround trauma-inducing life experiences, particularly those of sexual violation; and develops services which will encourage and empower survivors of such events to find a voice.

* It aims to promote the physical, mental, social, cultural and spiritual well-being of its service users

* All Lifecentre personnel follow Lifecentre Policies and Codes of Practice in their work and are committed to our Equal Opportunities Policy.

Lifecentre is an Organisational Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and is bound by its Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy and subject to the Professional Conduct Procedure therein.

Lifecentre also holds organisational membership with NAMSAS – National Association of Services for Male Sexual Abuse Survivors; and is a full member of The Survivors Trust.