The DFMB – Umbrella Organisation of Austrian Counselling Centres for Women and Girls
was founded in 1995. In 2026, 66 counselling centres for women and girls in all nine Austrian provinces are members of the DFMB.
We offer an internal network
by organising trainings, exchange and communication among the counselling centres.
We represent the issues of the centres externally
and are therefore in constant contact with funding bodies, politicians, in committees, in the media and in public.
We advocate
for a society in which all human beings, but specifically women and girls, can lead a free and safe life.
The DFMB and all counselling centres have no affiliation with any political party or religious confession. We receive funding from national, provincial and communal bodies as well as through projects and donations.
The Counselling Centres
The 66 counselling centres of the DFMB are open to all women and girls. The counselling is confidential and free of charge and takes place at the counselling centres, by phone or online.
Every year, more than 100.000 women and girls turn to our centres with their concerns.
Whatever it is: Counselling is always an opportunity!
The 66 counselling centres for women and girls provide support with issues concerning training, professional orientation (career guidance), return to work after parental leave, employment law and residence, with questions regarding partnership and child-rearing, divorce and custody, in the case of health problems, both physical and psychical, and concerning all forms of violence.
If you are looking for counselling: call or write an email to one of the counselling centres. Click here for the contact information. Anonymous and safe online counselling is possible as well.
Together
we strive to secure the quality of counselling and disseminate and elaborate the services for women and girls.
We support women and girls individually. At the same time, we are committed to social improvements in the field of equality.
In our work, we are obliged to adhere to our Quality Standards which we adapted and redesigned in 2017 with the participation of all counselling centres represented in the umbrella organisation.
How do we work exactly and who can come to our centres? And how do women and girls find advice and support? In the video Chance Beratung (Counselling as an Opportunity) (2018), counsellors as well as women and girls who have sought advice in a counselling centre talk about their experiences. The long version (10 min), short version (3 min), and a short spot (30 sec) can be found here. The videos are available in German only.
Counselling in several languages
Within our umbrella organisation, multiple counselling centres for migrant women and girls (maiz, Lefö, Miteinander Lernen/Birlikte Ögrenelim, Orient Express,Peregrina, Frauen aus allen Ländern) specialise in counselling in various languages. Most of these specialised centres are located in Vienna.
Contact for questions: office@dfmb.at
Translation: Eva Kuntschner
