Women often tell us they feel alone, frightened, or unsafe. Some are living with anxiety or depression, while others have experienced abuse or violence in the past. You may feel unequal or unheard as a woman — at home, in your community, or at work. Whatever your experience, we are here to listen and help you find a sense of safety, strength, and hope again.
Whatever brings you to The Maya Centre, we can offer you a safe women-only space to talk in confidence about your life and your relationships. Our qualified and experienced female counsellors are trained to listen to you carefully, to help you understand what has happened to you and to find ways of being in the world that make you feel more confident and fulfilled as a woman. Our intracultural team speak 13 different languages, meaning you may be able to access therapy in your own language.
We’re also proud to be accredited by the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), which ensures our counselling services meet trusted professional standards.
Women aged 18+ in North London boroughs. We welcome and prioritise women who have experienced domestic abuse, violence, rape, child sex abuse, trauma, discrimination, survivors of abuse or violence, women from minoritised communities, refugees, disabled women, LGBTQ+ women, and migrants. If you’ve experienced abuse, violence, trauma, or discrimination, you are very welcome here.
Yes. All therapy spaces and sessions are women-only; abuse survivors often tell us this makes it easier to feel safe, heard, and understood.
No. You can self-refer directly – please see our referrals page, otherwise referrals can be made by a GP, a support worker, or other organisations, but this is optional. We process referrals on a first come, first served basis.
Since we encourage face to face sessions, we do have lift access for those with mobility issues.
We are a charity, so we aim to keep therapy as accessible as possible.
Sessions are free and length of counselling contracts depends on funding criteria. Though sessions are free at the point of service to the client, it costs the centre £95+ per session to deliver one counselling session. Therefore, cancellations and DNAs come at a great cost to the centre in terms of time, money and resources.
That is okay. You may feel unsure at first and this is a normal feeling. If you think that after making the referral and when we contact you to offer an assessment appointment, you are not ready for therapy please let us know by responding quickly so that the space can be offered to someone else.
If you do start sessions, you do not have to know what to say or where to start once you are in the room. Therapy can move at your pace, and you are always in control of what you share.
Please watch our video on the home page ‘ What to Expect From Therapy at The Maya Centre’ as this will help you decide on whether to access therapy now or wait until you feel certain.
