Individual Counselling
LGBT+ Community Centre, Železná 18, Praha 1
We offer free and anonymous counselling for LGBT+ people and their loved ones. We focus on topics connected directly to the life of LGBT+ people, such as coming out or gender identity, but we can also discuss the topic of minority stress, which is often related to the life of LGBT+ people. Counselling is for people at least 18 years old and takes place at the LGBT+ Community Centre, Železná 18, Prague 1.
Counselling for LGBT+ people and their loved ones
Every day we overcome obstacles and LGBT+ people often have more obstacles in their way than mainstream society. We are therefore opening a consultation platform that will allow you not only to share feelings but also to find adequate help for you. We provide this service for free and help not only LGBT+ people but also their loved ones.
The consultation platform represents a safe and respectful environment without prejudices and judgments. It is anonymous and our staff maintain confidentiality. We are responding to the fact that LGBT+ people often have complicated access to services because they encounter prejudice and rejection that mainstream society does not encounter.
You are not alone and you are not in it alone.
How does it work?
It is easy to apply for the consultation in the LGBT+ Community Centre:
- First, fill in this form, and let us know some basic information about you,
- then book an appointment (you will get the booking link when filling out the form above).
Sessions take place every 14 days on Fridays between 2 pm and 6 pm. They are always individual and one consultation lasts 50 minutes. At the first meeting, we will conclude a consulting contract with you and ask you to comply with the framework and rules of the service (see the rules below). As this is not a long-term therapy service, the number of sessions is limited to four. But in special cases, we can see each other more times. We also offer basic counselling in English to extend help to foreigners living in the Czech Republic.
Who the Counselling Consultations Are With
Counselling consultations are conducted with Adam Šindelář.
Adam Šindelář served as a peer mentor at the sbarvouven.cz counselling service for eight years. He currently leads support groups. He has a background in humanities (CMTF UPOL), holds a minimum teaching qualification, and is a participant in psychotherapy training in Postmodern Therapy.
What do we offer?
We provide support for LGBT+ people and their loved ones. We cover a variety of topics, but in general, we offer:
Relevant information
Facilitate contact with follow-up services
Providing support in a crisis
A safe space for sharing and a non-judgmental environment
We do not provide individual/group therapy or professional psychological/psychiatric care.
Topics we can cover
We know what disadvantages LGBT+ people face, so we are dividing the topics into two areas. The first relates directly to the lives of LGBT+ people, and the second focuses on the life situations that LGBT+ people can face due to their differences from mainstream society.
LGBT+ life
Internal and external coming out
Coming out of loved ones
Gender identity and expression
Relationships in the family and the school environment
Partner relations
Safe sex (STD prevention, pregnancy issue)
Minority stress and high-risk situations
Mental health
Eating disorders
Domestic and partner violence
Sexual violence
Self-harm
Problems at school
Prejudicial behaviour of institutions
Our values
We want to create a safe space based on non-judgment and respect for individuality. We approach each person without prejudice while maintaining anonymity and confidentiality. We do not push clients into decisions but support them in their independence. We work in partnership with clients with the maximum possible degree of professionalism.
We also relate professionally to other team members and cooperating organizations. We are trying to create a thick network of partner services within which we can provide even greater support.
We realize that there are different social identities that overlap and thus create disadvantages on multiple levels. This creates new specifics of consultation work, but at the same time creates new ways to solve the given situation.
We approach our work with a self-evident respect for sexual, gender and relational diversity (GSDR). We are aware of the constant evolution in this field and we are willing to learn, listen and be a part of this constant, rich and enriching evolution of identities and human stories.
Rules of the LGBT+ Counselling Office
Like other counselling centres, we also have rules to be followed for our joint work to have results. Before signing up for counselling, please read the rules list. Please note, that we do not provide financial assistance as part of the counselling, and in the event of non-compliance with the rules, we reserve the right to withdraw from the counselling contract and terminate the service. We also reserve the right to decide who is and is not the advice target group. As part of service development, we keep internal statistics and always try to act in favour of the client.
- The consultations are free and you have the option to speak anonymously.
- The date of the consultation is arranged in advance using the electronic form:
- By coming to the Counseling Centre, you are entering into an oral agreement on counselling assistance.
- You can end the service at any time.
- The standard length of an individual consultation is 50 minutes.
- The counselling centre can refuse or terminate counselling service if it is unable to help with the given issue, or if the topics do not relate to the focus of the work on the LGBT+ community. The consultancy will recommend a more suitable service.
- The counselling is for people at least 18 years of age.
- If you are unable to attend a pre-arranged meeting, please let us know via email: adam.sindelar@praguperide.com
- We do comply with the GDPR.