issues concerning the case are addressed through psychosocial support and that this support is not just limited to counselling. Support also involves other facets, such as providing sanctuary if there are security threats against the client, as well as full debriefings as different steps of the legal process develop. Support to the family members is equally important and helps them to fully understand the case, enabling them to better become a support system to the torture victim. If the skills and understanding of the staff do not match the current overwhelming personal condition of the client, then the likelihood of the person giving up the case is high due to fear of reprisals and re-traumatisation.” Kenya: IMLU’s Rehabilitation Department explains the role of the team in providing psychosocial support through lengthy justice proceedings IMLU currently offers psychosocial support in the form of either group therapy or individual therapy. For individual therapy, clients see a qualified counsellor across six sessions of individual counselling. Further sessions can be added as necessary. If there are clients who have similar issues or circumstances, IMLU may offer 10 sessions of group therapy. For example, IMLU has recently conducted group therapy with a group of historical torture survivors, a group of women whose husbands had been killed by the police. IMLU will also be offering a group session for clients who are disabled as a result of torture. Psychosocial support aims to help the client psychologically heal from the torture they experienced and empower them to rebuild their lives. The focus of the sessions is generally split in three phases. The first phase of counselling focuses on building safety and providing psycho-education. The psycho-education component provides the client with information on common symptoms after torture (psychological, behavioural, physical and spiritual) and begins to build the client’s awareness of how to manage symptoms such as anxiety and depression. The next two phases focus on helping the client process the torture narrative and 36