We do not have to look far to find cancer. It is estimated that one in two of us will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in our lives. Despite these statistics, a cancer diagnosis will often be an unexpected, life-changing and sometimes traumatic event for many individuals.
There is no universal reaction to a cancer diagnosis. Each person will experience the disease in their own way. For many people, a cancer diagnosis makes the future feel very uncertain and some cancer patients say that time suddenly feels more precious. Some people will turn to family and friends for support while others will approach cancer as a very personal and private experience.
Cancer is a complicated disease. There are a number of ways people sometimes benefit from counselling for cancer-related issues.
Some clients come to us after receiving an upsetting personal cancer diagnosis while other people approach therapy for support following the cancer diagnosis of a family member or friend. Whether cancer has come into our own life or into the life of someone we love, the arrival of cancer usually brings a complex and often overwhelming series of psychological and emotional responses.
In other cases, clients have sought counselling after undergoing successful cancer treatment, once the disease has been cured. Many cancer survivors find that successful treatment leaves them with physical or psychological challenges that are difficult to overcome. How life feels after cancer is not always the same as how life was experienced before cancer arrived.
Some clients come to us following cancer treatment where cancer is now in remission but has not been cured. Others approach counselling only once cancer treatment options have been exhausted and they find themselves facing the end of life.
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Mondays to Fridays
7.30 am until 8.30 pm
Saturdays and Sundays
8.00 am until 6.00 pm
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0333 207 9330
Post-treatment counselling helps many people deal with challenges that arise following a cancer experience. These challenges include addressing any emotional or psychological consequences of having survived cancer and invasive cancer treatments, dealing with disfigurement or the loss of a body part (if treatment required surgery), the loss of one’s sense of self or identity, post-treatment stress, anxiety and loss of any confidence in the future.
Cancer counselling is often about loss: loss of health, strength, ‘sameness’, autonomy, identity and security. People experiencing cancer often talk about feeling a sense of isolation and powerlessness. Cancer can evoke feelings of apprehension, anxiety, anger, guilt and sadness. And cancer and cancer treatments can pose numerous challenges to personal and intimate relationships.
Meeting with a therapist who has experience working with cancer-related issues can be enormously helpful to those undergoing a cancer experience. Many of our therapists have knowledge of cancer, cancer treatments and the emotional and psychological effects brought on by cancer diagnosis and treatment. Please feel free to get in touch if we might be able to help.
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