Counselling

Our Specialist Palliative Care Counsellors are available to support patients, family members and carers with any of the challenges and difficulties that arise whether a patient is still receiving treatment (such as from Oncology or Neurology) or just being supported with palliative care, or end-of-life care.

What we offer

Our counsellors provide opportunity and support for having sometimes uncomfortable conversations about difficult issues. They can also help by suggesting strategies for coping – such as how to respond to powerful emotions, and making sense of one’s experience. Most importantly, our counsellors can help companion patients, families and carers through their difficulties and challenges, offering experienced and compassionate support.

Mindfulness and Meditation

Our counselling service may offer opportunities for nurturing meditation and mindfulness practices that can be very helpful not only in achieving calm and managing anxiety, but also in: managing difficult thoughts, living more fully in the present moment (rather than being preoccupied with a fearful future), finding meaning that can counteract fear, and feeling less alone and isolated.

If you would like to try meditation at home, our team has produced a ‘meditation toolbox’, which can help guide you through the process, with different meditations to try depending on your needs.

This ‘Meditation Toolbox’ has been written by Barbara Payman. While none of the meditations are original  – they come from a variety of sources which we gratefully acknowledge – many have been developed/ adapted for current purposes.