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How one homelessness project in Hertfordshire is helping adults to overcome the effects of childhood trauma Warren has some rhubarb for Paula. “He’s got the most amazing allotment,” the therapist says, bursting with pride. Warren shakes his head over the sunny weather outside. “It’s frying at the moment,” he says, “but I’ll get you some cucumbers too.” Warren first met Paula Mates, DENS’s resident psychotherapist, in 2022 through the counselling service at DENS, a charity in Dacorum, Hertfordshire. Originally Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter, a joint project started by local churches, today the service covers both emergency accommodation and housing, as well as wrap-around services such as counselling. DENS became a Leathersellers’ Foundation grantee in 2022, in receipt of a four-year grant totalling £84,000.
Opposite: Paula Mates, Clinical Lead Psychotherapist
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