Support and counselling

Our counsellors are supervised and trained to professional standards through the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
As well as offering support, they can give more time and in-depth help if you need:

• A listening ear
• Reassurance
• Understanding
• Encouragement
• Information
• Practical guidance

Counselling offers a safe place where you can talk about feelings that may concern you. It gives you time and privacy to explore how cancer has affected your life. Counselling may help you to:

• See things in a new and sometimes better light
• Feel less worried and isolated
• Better understand yourself and others
• Find new strengths within yourself and more effective ways to manage your life
• Make decisions and take relevant action

We make an initial assessment of whether our counselling service would be helpful to you. This is done in confidence, either by telephone or in person.

Confidentiality is paramount. Notes are held either electronically or on paper and are stored securely. They are accessible only by the individual counsellor and the team leader. Notes are retained independently from the NHS.

Further information about counselling is explained in more detail during your first session.