Other groups

We offer a range of other support groups for women at our centre. These currently include:

Mimosa group

A 20 week therapeutic programme for women who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. This structured recovery programme is designed to help women move away from feeling like a victim, address the impact that the abuse has had on their lives, help them gain the resilience they need to move forwards and provide opportunities to gain a peer-support network.

Bereavement group

An opportunity for women to come together during a period of bereavement, take part in some therapeutic activities and share their feelings. Whether those feelings involve sadness, pain, depression or anger, this group is designed to be a safe place of comfort.

Access other sources of help, information and resources around bereavement here.

Menopause group

An open-access group for women going through this very often challenging time in their lives. The group will focus on helping you understand what’s going on with your body and emotions, offer some guidance about the steps you can take to feel ‘normal’ again, and provide an opportunity to share thoughts, feelings and ideas with others.

Dates for the next 6-week support group for women affected by the menopause will be announced soon. Please get in touch if you are interesting in joining us.

(For enhanced Covid-safety, this group is currently being delivered online. Places must be booked in advance)

If you can’t make it this time, don’t worry – we will be running this group repeatedly (in person or online, subject to the latest guideance) with future dates to be confirmed soon.

To enquire and register your place, please contact us prior to the start date:

Call on 01582 416783 or email [email protected]

Access other sources of help, information and resources around the menopause here.

Get help

To find out more or enquire about joining any of these groups contact the centre on 01582 416783 or email [email protected]

Latest

International Women’s Day

March 8th, 3.00 - 4.30 pm on Zoom. Join us on this celebratory day as we reflect on how women have been affected by the events of the last year and consider the key issues for women right now and what we need to focus on in the year ahead.
Introduction to the new Domestic Abuse programme Own My Life (For Women)

March 9th, 10.00 – 11.00 am on Zoom. A short introduction to the 12 week programme run regularly by Luton All Women’s Centre, for any woman who is having relationship problems, is feeling uncomfortable with a partner’s behaviour or where something isn’t right at home.
Honour Based Abuse and Forced Marriage – an introduction (Professional Training)

March 11th, 10.00 - 11.15 am on Zoom. An informative session where you’ll learn more about these two forms of harmful practices which are abuse or violence that mainly happen to women and girls.
Introduction to Luton All Women’s Centre (Professional Training)

March 12th, 9.30 – 11.00 am on Zoom. Sign up for this session if you’re a professional seeking to familiarise yourself about the work that we do at LAWC.

Domestic abuse

Almost 30% of women in England and Wales say they have experienced domestic violence/abuse since the age of 16. If you are affected by this issue, Luton All Women's Centre is there to help.
Harmful practices

‘Harmful practices’ is a term used to describe things like forced marriage, honour-based violence (HBV) and female genital mutilation (FGM), all of which disproportionately affect women/ girls. Luton All Women's Centre's specialist harmful practices service provides educational measures to prevent such practices plus help for those affected in Luton and Bedfordshire.
Health and wellbeing

The importance of maintaining good physical health, mental health and general wellbeing cannot be over-emphasised. For the women we support at Luton All Women's Centre, such things aren't always easy. Our centre provides a wide range of services which aim to help vulnerable women in Luton with this area of their lives.
Counselling

Whether you’re dealing with stress, anxiety, abuse, bereavement or any other distressing issue in your life, it can be easy to feel alone or that everything has moved beyond your point of control. Counselling provides the opportunity to talk with someone about how you’re feeling in a wholly supportive, confidential and non-judgemental environment. At Luton All Women’s Centre, professional counselling is an ongoing and vital part of the holistic support we offer to our clients.
Women's academy

Luton All Women's Centre has created the Women’s Academy to provide education, training and skills development activities specifically designed to help women who are escaping/recovering from abuse to move forward with their lives and improve their long-term employment prospects.
Other sources of help

Links to various other sources of help for vulnerable women living in Luton and Bedfordshire.