START
Contact details
START
Westbury, 13 City Road
Winchester
Hants
SO23 8SD
Public phone: 01962 868 688 or 01962 807037 / 07860 027793 (Text)
Website URL: http://start-org.uk/
General information
Service offered: The core service offered by START is a confidential, specialist counselling and support service for anyone who has experienced sexual abuse and/or sexual assault, resulting in sexual trauma. The services are offered to everyone, regardless of age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, cultural or religious background. The duration of counselling varies by individual, with an agreement covering the services we will deliver and the commitments to be made by the client, agreed at an initial assessment interview. The counselling service is free, within NICE guidelines, but for those living outside our core geographic areas, we offer a chargeable service. In addition to counselling, we offer a Support Line, Peer Support Groups in locations across the county and therapeutic residential week-ends focused on enabling clients to better manage the impact of their trauma. Our main office is in Winchester, with counselling hubs in Andover, at The Bridge, and in Basingstoke, at The Orchard. We are committed to providing counselling locations as close to our clients as possible and are seeking further appropriate locations.
Target group: Anyone over 16 who has experienced any form of sexual assault.
Area served: Hampshire
How to contact: Phone (01962 868 688 or 01962 864 433), text (07860 027793) or website.
Availability
Monday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Tuesday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Wednesday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Friday: 9.30am-3.30pm
Weekends:
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9.30am-3.30pm
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes - full
Accessible toilets: Yes
Access notes:
Other information
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Charity number: 1147527
Year established: 0
Staffing:
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Record last checked: 07 October 2025