PEER SUPPORT
You don't have to do this on your own.
Domestic abuse and the wider pattern of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) can take many forms. Physical, sexual, emotional, financial, isolating, controlling. EACH offers free, confidential, culturally specific support across West London to help you recover, stay safe, and move forward.
Two locations across West London pick whichever is easier to reach.
Both run weekly, both are free, and both are open to any adult with low to moderate mental health needs. You can also try one and switch — many people do.
Star Centre
A supportive drop-in providing a safe space for Hounslow residents with low or moderate mental health needs. The Centre is used by a broad spectrum of people from the borough, living with a wide range of mental health concerns, somewhere to be heard without filling in a form first.
A project funded by the London Borough of Ealing to help people and communities build resilience and improve their mental health and wellbeing. We work through an integrated schedule of community information, signposting, education and specialised one-to-one support before stress becomes crisis.
Referrals open Email: info@eachcounselling.org.uk
Warm, friendly, lowkey. Always at your pace.
There is no programme to follow and nothing you have to do. The day is shaped around whoever shows up some weeks are quiet, others busier. The constants are tea, a kind welcome, and people who’ve been where you are
Walk in, no appointment
No GP letter, no waiting list, no forms before you arrive. Sign in at the door, take a seat with a drink, and stay as long as you like.
Group conversations
Facilitated talking sessions where people share what’s been on their mind that week. No pressure to speak listening is often the start.
Wellbeing activities
Gentle, low-stakes things to do together arts and crafts, music, mindful movement, cooking, board games. Choose to join in or just watch.
One-to-one with peer workers
Quiet conversations on the side with someone who has lived experience of mental health and the training to support yours, without judgement.
A hot drink and a meal
Tea, coffee, biscuits and a free hot meal at Star Centre, light refreshments at S.T.E.P.S. Sharing food together is part of how the day works.
Onward signposting
If you’d like more counselling, advocacy, a different EACH service, or something we don’t run ourselves staff will walk you through the options.
Talk to a person. We’ll help you find your way in.
You don’t need a GP referral, and you don’t need to know which of our services you want. Call, email, or fill in a short referral form — we’ll listen first, then help you take the next step.
If you need to talk now.
Keep these numbers somewhere safe. All are free to call from a UK landline or mobile, and won’t appear on an itemised bill if you’re worried about being watched.
