Counselling

At Cancer Relief we recognise that when someone is diagnosed with cancer or receives a life limiting diagnosis everybody in the family is affected.

What We Offer

It takes time to adjust and to find ways of coping. We also know how important talking about what you are going through is and how much it can help to do so. Our counselling services and creative therapies offer help to patients as well as their families to cope with the enormous impact their diagnosis can have on day to day life. We have trained professional counsellors and therapists who offer a range of approaches to suit everyone’s needs, from one to one counselling to creative therapies and group sessions. We can provide support to the whole family, not just the person directly affected by cancer diagnosis, including partners, children, teenagers, close friends and colleagues.

What Happens Next

If you have been recently diagnosed with cancer, are undergoing cancer treatment, recovering from treatment or living with a life limiting diagnosis and you wish to talk to someone about how you are feeling you can make an appointment with one of our nursing staff. They will spend time getting to understand your needs and they will recommend the counselling services which might help you most. You may also be referred to our services by a member of your healthcare professional team.

Many loved ones can also experience a great deal of stress when a family member or someone important to you is diagnosed and feel at a loss as to how best to support them. It’s important that you look after your own mental and emotional wellbeing as well. If you need a bit of extra carer support and wish to discuss how you are feeling our counselling services are open to you as well.

If you feel like you might benefit from our services, please do get in touch.

Our services for patient and families include:

• One to one counselling
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Creative Therapies, such as Dramatherapy and Art Therapy
• Group therapy, such as support groups

In addition to our counselling services, we also provide a bespoke bereavement service for people who are experiencing grief and loss and are struggling to cope. If you feel like you might benefit from our bereavement services read on to find out more.