Our Services
DAF has over 30 years experience of providing addiction-counselling services to clients across all London/Greater London boroughs, so is a well-established agency with a reputation for excellence.
For anyone living with an addiction, or the people living in close proximity to them, life can seem pointless and out-of-control. DAF understands how difficult it is for people to contemplate change and make the difficult decision to get help. For clients with the added burden of a mental health diagnosis (dual-diagnosis), this ‘journey' can be even more difficult to make.
It is for this reason that DAF develops its services according to the needs of a variety of clients of different ages, cultural backgrounds, mental health needs and at different stages of the recovery process. DAF understands and can work with all addictions, including alcohol and drug dependency, gambling, sex, shopping and eating disorders. The agency also provides services for clients at all stages of the recovery process:
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Clients still using drugs or alcohol, or awaiting detoxification
- Clients who have completed residential treatment
- Clients who have been clean and sober for many years
- Clients who are part of the criminal justice system
- Clients who are the family members, carers or partners of addicts
The addiction counselling services available at DAF are a mixture of individual and group work, all of which are abstinence based, and can be tailored according to the needs of the individual.
Clients who access DAF's services must be over 18 years of age and there is a broad spectrum of clients within the services. 40% of DAF's clients are female and is particularly appealing due to a reputation for a sensitive counselling approach, as well as the availability of female counsellors. For women living with addiction there is still a great deal of shame because of societal attitudes, to which DAF counsellors are sensitive.