“Take courage in 5 simple words, I am survived and undeterred.”   This emotive poem was shared by a male client accessing our specialist sexual violence counselling service.

Messages of Hope Throughout 2021, some New Pathways clients worked alongside two local artists to create a project that would reduce stigma around sexual violence and encourage people in Mid-Wales to take the difficult step to come forward for help. The project aimed to give people affected by sexual violence the confidence and reassurance to […]

This client poem is about finding your voice and speaking out after sexual abuse.   Victim to survivor No one listens to the punk arse loud girl who likes to cause trouble and be at the centre She’s difficult a bad influence, likes the attention, she breaks the rules leaving behind A tornado of disorder […]

This is a cover song recorded by client James, whilst receiving ISVA support. He records songs to support his recovery. “I’m James, 43. Between the age of 13 and 19 I was a victim of sexual abuse. The investigation has been going on since February (2021). It’s been difficult but I’ve finally found peace with […]

This set of art was created by a client during 12 sessions of art therapy.   Hope – this piece of art was the first one I created from the prompt of ‘hope’ to get my started.   Fear – the second prompt was ‘fear’ that came from a session discussing the violence and trauma […]

This poem is about a journey of recovery, finding a place of peace: The Unfreezing Zone.