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Living Room, The (Stevenage)

This is a charity offering a free service to assist people who are experiencing difficulties related to alcohol or drugs, prescribed or illicit, or any other dependency, such as eating disorders, gambling and self-harming.

The Living Room operates on Monday to Friday from 9.30am-5.00pm.

The Living Room offers a warm, friendly and confidential environment with a sense of belonging. It offers group therapy, and one to one counselling for everyone aged 13 upwards, irrespective of race, religion, sex or disability. The aim is to become addiction free. It also offers support groups for the family and friends of addicts.

As part of on-going rehabilitation, links to colleges and voluntary work are offered.

Clients may be referred by doctors, the probation service, social services, family and friends, or they may refer themselves.

The project is founded on the Christian Faith, however, religion does not form part of the curriculum and people of all or no specific faith are welcome.

A creche is open for 2 days per week for clients children, under 5 years of age.

Registered charity number 1080634