Counseling and Support
Domestic Violence
Vienna Domestic Abuse Admissions Center
Counseling on the topics of:
- Domestic violence
- Violence in the immediate social environment
- Stalking (persistent persecution)
24-Hour Women’s Emergency Helpline
Help for women and girls experiencing violence.
Services:
- Telephone counseling
- Personal counseling
Counseling on the topics of:
- Gender-based violence
- Marriage, partnership, separation, and divorce
- Parental counseling, custody and right of access
- Mental health
- Work
- Loneliness and isolation
Forced marriage, abduction, human trafficking
Orient Express – Counseling, Education and Cultural Initiative for Women
Counseling on the topics of:
- Family and partnership problems
- Violence and abuse
- Forced marriage
- Female genital mutilation (awareness and educational work)
- Intergenerational conflicts
Peri Feri – Association for the Promotion of Counseling, Education and Empowerment
Counseling and support on the topics of:
- Abduction
- Family violence
LEFÖ – Counseling, Education and Support for Migrant Women
Counseling on the topics of:
- Human trafficking
- Counseling for Latin American women*
- Learning center for migrant women*
- Preventive healthcare for migrant women* in sex work
Education and work
Peregrina – Education, Counseling and Therapy Center for Immigrant Women
Services:
- Legal counseling
- Educational counseling
- Psychological services
sprungbrett – Counseling Center for Girls* and Young Women*
Counseling on the topics of:
- Career orientation & life planning
- Further school education
- Apprenticeship, training, and job search
- Application documents and training
- Psychosocial issues
- Experience of physical/psychological violence, bullying
- Pregnancy, contraception, sexuality
- Conflicts with parents, family, friends
- Questions about growing up (being in love, feelings)
Counseling Center for Migrants
Counseling on the topics of:
- Labor market
- Residency
- Citizenship
- Education and training
- Legal and social issues
Sexualized Violence
Frauen*beratung Emergency Helpline for Sexual Violence
Support and counseling for those affected by sexual violence.
Services:
- Counseling
- Court assistance
Tamar – Counseling Center for Abused and Sexually Exploited Women, Girls and Children
Services:
- Counseling for the person concerned and her relatives
- Psychotherapy for children and adolescent girls
- Court assistance
Ninlil – Empowerment and Counseling for Women with Disabilities
Counseling on the topics of:
- Violence, especially sexual violence
- Sexuality
- Discrimination
- Living with personal assistance
- Self-determined daily life
- Pregnancy and motherhood
Mädchenberatung (Girls’ Counseling)
Support for those affected by sexual violence.
Services:
- Counseling
- Court assistance
Health, Counseling, Documentation
Counseling on the topics of:
- Health
- Pregnancy
- Upbringing and parental counseling
- Stress management
- Life crises
- Anxiety and depression
- Sexuality
Examination Center for Victims of Violence
Documentation of injuries for those affected by:
- Domestic violence or violence within the family
- Sexual violence
- Abuse (including affected children)
- Suspected use of date rape drugs
Do you need help?
Are you experiencing violence at home? Are you afraid and need to leave your home?
Women’s Shelters
If your home is too dangerous, you can find protection in a women’s shelter.
Counseling Center
You don’t want to go to a women’s shelter? But you need counseling and support? Then contact our counseling center.