What is Counselling?
A safe place to explore difficulties with someone who is trained neither to judge or advise
Counselling can help deal with stress and anxiety, lift depression, assist in developing your social skills and help you draw on your own resources.
It may help you think about your problems in new, more empowering ways and show new strategies for coping.
Counselling may increase your self-confidence and help you exert control and independence over your life. It can also teach a range of techniques to help you relax.
The counsellor will offer a professional, sensitive, empathic and genuine relationship in line with Blythe House Hospice and British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy framework, policies and protocol.
Counselling and support
Bereavement - Palliative Care - Children and Young People
During difficult times we often get the help and support we need from family, friends, GPs or other professionals, but sometimes the problems are too much to cope with. Talking it over can help if you or a loved one is facing a serious illness or if you have recently been bereaved.
You can be seen in your own home or at Blythe House. If you feel you would like confidential support or to discuss your concerns call Blythe House and ask to speak to one of our trained counsellors.
Befriending Service
The befriender supports those individuals in the community who have been bereaved. The individual may have recieved counselling but requires further support from a befriender or may be bereaved and not require counselling but would benefit from the Befriending Service.
Bereavement Groups
We also offer bereavement groups, which you may wish to attend.
Confidentiality
Counselling can offer confidential support to enable you to voice feelings, wishes and opinions and, most importantly, it gives you the right to be heard.
Sometimes it is difficult to share worries and anxieties with family and friends. A counsellor can offer you a safe place to be heard and to focus on your feelings and needs.
Anything discussed informally or in a counselling session is treated as confidential. However, there are times when we may need to speak to someone else, such as another professional. Where possible the counsellor would talk this through with you first.
A copy of the BACP Ethical Framework guidelines are available on the Blythe House premises for clarification.
Our counsellors recieve regular supervision of their practice and all client identities are anonymous.