Eva Therapy Service Referrals Are Currently CLOSED
Vida Sheffield is an independent women’s voluntary sector organisation. We are a specialist trauma-focused and gender sensitive therapy service for women and girls whose mental health is affected by previous experiences of abuse and trauma. Our name means ‘life’ in Spanish – a positive assertion of what our work is all about.
Service Update June 2026
After 30 years of supporting women across Sheffield, Vida Sheffield will be closing it’s doors at the end of August 2026.
Read our full press release here: Vida Closure Press Release 2026
This is not the outcome we hoped for, and it is with great sadness that we share this news.
For three decades, Vida has supported women who have experienced domestic and sexual abuse, including coercive control, sexual violence and other traumatic experiences. Together, we have witnessed extraordinary courage, resilience, recovery, and growth.
We are incredibly proud of what has been achieved over the years and deeply grateful to everyone who has been part of the Vida community – our clients, staff, associate therapists, volunteers, trustees, funders, partners and supporters.
Most of all, we want to thank the women who trusted us with their stories and allowed us to walk alongside them on their recovery journeys. It has been a privilege.
As we begin this final chapter, we will continue supporting our existing clients and ensuring a safe and compassionate closure process.
Over the coming weeks, we will also be sharing memories, reflections and celebrating the impact Vida has had over the past 30 years.
Thank you, Sheffield, for your support, belief and commitment to women’s recovery and wellbeing.
Thank You for Being Part of Our Story
With gratitude,
The Vida Sheffield Team
2025 TRIUMPH THROUGH
ADVERSITY AWARD
VIDA Sheffield Celebrates Success
at the 2025 Benefact Group
Charity Heroes Awards
Becks, Marilyn and Karen were delighted to receive the Award on behalf of Vida Sheffield at the event held in the Tower of London.
We’re proud to share that Vida’s Clinical Manager Jane McClaren and Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist Patricia Gregory have published an article in the latest issue of CBT Today. The article evidences the clinical outcomes of our Eva Therapy Service “Life After Trauma” group — an innovative blended model combining structured group
Back in Dec, Jane McClaren Clinical Manger of Vida Sheffield, talks about the #16DaysofActivism against gender-based violence (Nov-Dec annually) and the specialist support offered by the Eva Therapy Service in a clip of an interview by Isabelle Goodhand for Now TV South Yorkshire.
Thank You for an Amazing Night! What a fantastic evening! We raised over £800 on the night and there’s still more donations coming in..! A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our VIDA Sheffield fundraising benefit on Saturday at Crookes Social Club. The atmosphere was incredible —
