Kulturgyngen's Counselling

Kulturgyngen provides counselling and referral services in:

1. Legal affairs
2. Housing issues
3. Social matters

Kulturgyngen helps you help yourself to take a comprehensive view of your situation, your possibilities, what to avoid, and we provide assistance in understanding official documents and in contacting the right authorities.

Counselling at Kulturgyngen is carried out by lawyers or law students, social workers or social work students on an unpaid, voluntary basis. It is free of charge and you can remain anonymous if you wish; no personal data is registered.

Kulturgyngen helps people so that they can help themselves - concerning:

1. Overview on your situation
2. "Translating" paragraphs
3. Your possibilities
4. Advice on what to avoid
5. Complaints about court decisions/verdicts

Kulturgyngen can also tell you where to get help from

1. Other counselling
2. Authorities
3. Lawyers
4. Legal aid

Getting counselling at Kulturgyngen is free and you can be anonymous - we don't register personal information. You decide if any information is to be shown, when we help you get in touch with authorities or others.

Counselling every Wednesday between 4 and 6 pm in Information or by phone during the same hours on (+45) 8619 2255. You can also write an email to us at: raadgivningen@kulturgyngen.dk

The counselling team consists of volunteers

1. Lawyers/ Law students.
2. Workers from the unemployment fund.
3. A social worker is permanently on staff at Kulturgyngen and available for counselling of employees within the organization on a daily basis.

Christine Centeret (tel. (+45) 8619 9950) - a counselling centre for victims of sexual abuse, was originally set up at Kulturgyngen, as was

Spiserøret (tel. (+45) 8619 3436) - counselling for eating disorders.

Both are now located on Helgenæsgade 6, Baghuset 2. sal, 8000 Århus C.