Counselling & Emotional Care

It's not just our patients who need our care and support - we help those around the patient, too.

St. Rocco’s offers emotional and psychological support to patients and their families.

The Counselling and Emotional Care Service provide one to one Counselling for patients.

Counselling

Counselling provides a private and confidential space to explore feelings and experiences in difficult times. Counselling is accessed via the hub at St. Rocco's which you can contact using the details below.

Bereavement Support

Bereavement Support is accessed through the St. Rocco's Bereavement Cafes, these are run as drop in sessions, no referral is needed. You will be welcomed into café and given the opportunity to talk one to one, or to somebody with a similar bereavement.

They are open to anyone who has been bereaved in whatever circumstances, and however long ago, your loved ones do not need to have been cared for by St. Rocco's for you to access this service.

To read our leaflet on bereavement support, please click here.

For further information on Bereavement support please click here.

Grief Chat

Please be aware, GriefChat is a third party service and you will not be speaking to a St. Rocco’s Hospice counsellor, staff member or volunteer.

By clicking on the GriefChat box below, you can chat directly with a bereavement counsellor. The GriefChat service is confidential.

GriefChat counsellors are experienced in supporting bereaved people. They will listen to your story, explore how grief is affecting you and help you to find additional support you might need.

GriefChat provides a free of charge access service and is available Monday to Friday, 9am-9pm (except Bank Holidays).

The service is available to all St. Rocco's Hospice website users over the age of 18. Where it may be identified that a service user is under the age of 18, GriefChat counsellors will outline the terms of service provision and direct the child/young person to other appropriate provision.

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