Beratungsstelle EN

We are:

• A social counseling office for women engaged in sex work

We counsel:

• All Women and trans*- women engaged in Sexwork or in any other department of the erotic business or seeking another job opportunity
• Their Partners, relatives and friends
• People who  work with sexworkers or cooperate with them

Our assignment contains:

• Information regarding your legal rights and duties (e.g. ProstSchG)
• Psychosocial counseling, support and information for women regarding traumatic experiences
• Counseling on everyday topics like Apartment, children, letters …
• Support with the developement of new openings: this contains counsling and support on livlihood security beyond sexwork or along with sexwork.
• Streetwork counseling at Kirmesplatz Essen, Stahlstraße Essen and other clubs and brothels.
• Counseling for relatives
• Professional Advice and counseling for all occupational groups engaged in or confronted with sex work.

Through public relations work and awareness raising we are striving for equal rights for sexworkers and to end the social stigma attached to sexwork.
We´re working closely with interpreters.
If you are in need of an interpreter please write us an Email freiraum@cse.ruhr, Subject „Sprechstunde“ with your phone number and we will make an appointment with you.