Our organisation

At Hestia we support adults and children who have experienced crisis and trauma, to find safety, hope and purpose.

We specialise in trauma and resilience informed support for people in crisis or who have experienced trauma.

Last year we supported over 22,600 people on their journey of recovery.

This includes survivors of modern slavery, adults and children escaping domestic abuse, people needing support with their mental health, and people leaving prison. We foster trusting relationships at crucial moments in their recovery, that empower individuals to build a life beyond crisis.

We are supported by over 1,300 volunteers across London who provide specialist skills such as art therapy, yoga, IT, gardening and cooking, as well as befriending and fundraising.

Guided by the reality of our service users’ experience, we bring their voice to the attention of policy makers, partners and communities and use our insight to push for the change that matters.

We are proud to be the home of UK SAYS NO MORE, bringing together a diverse coalition of individuals, charities, businesses and public sector organisations to campaign for an end to domestic abuse and sexual violence.

The Hestia Approach

The Hestia Approach represents our commitment to making the most effective interventions possible in the lives of those who use our services.

Our approach is based on a single principle: in order to add real value to people’s lives it is essential that we work with them as equals. Our expertise and experience of working with people on their recovery journeys is valuable, and we believe this gives us a great deal to contribute, but we never impose our ideas. After all, our service users are the experts in their own lives.

Our vast experience, however, enables us to maintain hope for recovery is possible when our service users are without hope. Against common misconceptions, it is our view that people are not trapped as a consequence of traumatic past experiences, their circumstances, or by labels imposed on them by other organisations, but instead we believe in the healing power of positive human connections and endeavour to develop therapeutic relationships that empower.  

Everything the Hestia Approach encompasses, every value, behaviour, action and attitude, is solely for the purpose of helping us more skillfully unlock the potential of our service users so that they are empowered to forge their own recovery and can create fulfilling lives of their own choosing.

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