Grief is a normal, multi-faceted human response to all forms of significant loss; leaving a job, moving house or ending an important relationship, for example. Often we associate grief directly with death – a subject that we usually avoid – and that may be why some people need extra support.
East Cheshire Hospice is here for our patients and their families should they need us, pre- and post-bereavement.
In the case of providing extra support through bereavement, our trained and empathic counsellors offer psychological support and a kind ear.
You may feel more comfortable in a 1-to-1 meeting with a counsellor, or alternatively in a group session. We run both a regular Bereavement Support Group, and a Forest Therapy Group.
Always facilitated by a qualified counsellor, the Bereavement Support Group covers common issues and situations for families post-bereavement.
The Forest Therapy Group is a walk and talk counselling group also led by bereavement counsellors. For more information, please read the Forest Therapy leaflet available to download below.
Adult Counselling at East Cheshire Hospice is available to carers, family and close friends of people who have died in the three years preceding referral, where loved ones accessed Hospice services in some way. For example:
We are now also able to provide pre/anticipatory grief counselling to carers and family members whose loved one is currently using the services of East Cheshire Hospice.
Adult counselling is available to those living within the East Cheshire Hospice geographical boundary.
If you, or someone you know is eligible and would like to receive adult bereavement counselling from East Cheshire Hospice, please download and return the East Cheshire Hospice Adult Bereavement Service Referral Form at the bottom of the page.
If you would like to find out more, are unsure of anything, or would like to speak with someone from the team, please fill in the online form via the link below.
If you would like to find out more, are unsure of anything, or would like to speak with someone from the Adult Bereavement team, please fill in this form.
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