Counselling
A confidential counselling service is available to you at the Hospice. You may see a counsellor for individual or group counselling sessions.
Please contact Kareen Feyrer on 01244 853193. or via email kareen@hospiceotgs.com If Kareen is not available leave a message, including your contact details, and she or one of her colleagues will return your call as soon as possible.
The Hospice counselling department offers individual 50 minute sessions with a counsellor to all adults with a Hospice connection. You may be a patient, carer or bereaved.
There is also a bereavement group being run at the Hospice for adults. This weekly group is run at the Hospice for 90 minutes on a Wednesday morning. The maximum number of group members is seven. Should you wish to join the group you would meet with Kareen for some initial individual sessions to explore your needs and ensure that the group would be helpful.
What is counselling?
Counselling is a talking therapy which will help you to find your way out of the haze in which you are trapped. It is a contractual arrangement between yourself and your counsellor. The contract will reassure you about how the information you give to your counsellor will be managed. You also will be told the times, dates and estimated duration of your therapy this will allow you to manage your life.Why counselling?
Coming to terms with change is difficult. Having a life threatening illness may leave you feeling bereft, angry or completely overwhelmed. Talking to a counsellor can be very helpful in reducing the stresses and strains that you are experiencing. It will also be an opportunity to talk about any unresolved issues which are troubling you.As a carer you may feel that you are not managing as you would like. Talking to a counsellor who will understand the internal conflicts and turmoil that life threatening and life changing illness creates should be very helpful.
Bereavement may be a normal part of life but it can be painful. You may be struggling to come to terms with your loss and find it difficult to talk about your feelings or unpleasant thoughts. You may notice that your sleep pattern, appetite, way of relating to others or mood has changed. You may feel under great pressure to be normal and be feeling the strain of this. Talking to a stranger may seem like a strange choice but it will free you to explore your feelings and thoughts without the need to censure them. In this way your counsellor will work with you to help you to find your way out of what is troubling you.
