WomenCentre Kirklees and Calderdale

30 years of experience working with women and the issues affecting women’s lives

Our mission is to improve the well-being and quality of life for all women in Kirklees and Calderdale. We offer a variety of services from self-help to therapy, support, creative expression, resources and information in a women only environment. We have a well-being services in Kirklees and women offenders service , the latter also happens in Calderdale as well as a Domestic Violence service , and work with men offenders, plus teenage girl support.

Evolve
Empowering vulnerable women who may be at risk of offending or have offended by offering new life choices and valuable experiences.
Confidence Building & Self Esteem
A weekly rolling programme around self esteem and confidence building skills, for any women for short 6 week programme to longer support. We also offer a relationship conflict group, where awareness is brought to patterns in relationships with partners, children, family members and friendships.
Eating Disorder Group
Specialist eating disorder support group offering support, and resources about addictions and patterns in our everyday life- how to break habits.
Mothers Apart from their Children
A specialist project form women , who for various reasons, don’t live with their children. This is a supportive , empowering model of working which has been local and national profile where the mothers have been involved in creating a resources book . We work closely with the university around this complex issues using a systemic model of working.
Women in Exile Project
A service aimed at specifically asylum, refugee and new migrant women, offering support, self help, advice, clothes exchange, therapeutic support, Women Together empowerment group – looking at eldership and building a network of support for all Kirklees women.
Therapeutic services
Including:
- Art therapy
- Music therapy
- Person centred counselling
- Solution Focused work
- Neuro Linguistic programming- coaching circle
- Focus therapy
- Reframing the past group – for women who have suffered from childhood sexual abuse
- Yoga
- Relaxation
Sister Ssshout
Support group for women who identity as lesbian, bisexual and questioning.
We also offer support for transgender on an individual bases.
Mindful Mood Mapping
If you are not in control of your moods then who is? Tracking and beign aware of your moods.
Nature Wise
Allotment with hut and poly tunnel- growing flowers, vegetable and being outside ‘tea drinking’

Fortnightly walking for all women- spending time in nature and observing and enjoying time outside- simple!
Inspirational and Creative Groups
– Music therapy group- come together to write and sing songs
– Sing your heart out – Paddock
– Sew Good- revamp old clothes / mend, create new ones, make curtains, learning skills, meet for company
– Knit and Natter- come together and knit for yourself, for babies, for charities aboard, for pleasure. Learn