Evidence-based creative arts specialist support services
The Green House is a charity which offers support for children, young people and families who live in Avon and Somerset and who have experienced sexual abuse.
We have been providing therapy for adult survivors of sexual abuse since the 1970s. We were formerly known as the Avon Sexual Abuse Centre and in 2010 created a children’s service.
In 2019 we moved to St. Agnes Lodge, our therapy and family support service centre in St Pauls, Bristol.
In January 2022, we decided to focus solely on supporting children and families so that children could have access to timely, specialist support services that were right for them.
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The Green House has been providing therapy for people affected by sexual abuse for over 30 years.
Our mission
At the Green House we believe in providing support led by what young people and their families have told us. We want to build relationships with and between families who have experienced sexual abuse. Our services have a creative arts focus because we believe in the power of creativity in helping families to rebuild their lives after abuse experiences. Research guides everything we do. It helps us to understand our service and develop best practice nationally. It helps survivors to speak out and influence change.
You can read more about the Green House’s mission through our Annual Reports to the Charities Commission.
Our Impact
From April 2024 – March 2025 we supported:
167 children and young people with 1:1 therapy to begin their healing journey
8 children and young people with a nature-based therapy group to find healing through nature
79 parents and carers with 1:1 Family Support Work sessions to build the tools and resilience to support their child
36 young people and parents/carers in our Survivor Voice groups to become powerful agents of change
57% of children and young people felt their mental health had improved by the end of therapy
86% had reduced distress
70% felt more resilient and able to function better socially at the end of therapy
Our Values
At the Green House we believe that children, young people, and families should be able to design, deliver and choose services that are right for them. We combine research, practice expertise and lived experience to deliver innovative whole family services that can support survivors to rebuild their lives after sexual abuse.
We believe it's possible to grow beyond traumatic experiences. Our hope for change recognises the strengths and agency of the children, young people and families we support.
Our commitment lies in nurturing safe and trusting relationships that form the core of healing for both individuals and communities.
We have faith in the ability of creativity to facilitate healing and change the way our society supports children and families affected by sexual abuse.
We believe in meeting people where they are, and we strive to be honest, committed and authentic in all our actions.
We stand with children, young people and families to create the change they want to see.
