How Emotional Wellbeing support can help
Talking with a trained psychologist or counsellor can help you better understand and manage the emotional and social impacts of cancer.
Support is tailored to your individual needs and may help with:
- Coming to terms with a new cancer diagnosis
- Managing difficult emotions such as anxiety, stress, anger, grief, sadness, or depression
- Learning practical stress management techniques
- Developing coping strategies and building resilience
- Practising relaxation and mindfulness techniques
- Communicating with healthcare professionals and understanding what questions to ask
- Talking with family members, partners, and children about cancer
- Making treatment and care decisions that are right for you
- Coping with treatment, side effects, medical procedures, and tests
- Building confidence and adjusting to life after cancer treatment
Who is this service for?
Whether you're seeking support for a specific concern or simply looking for strategies to help navigate the challenges of cancer, our team is here to help. Emotional wellbeing support is available to:
- People newly diagnosed with cancer
- Patients currently undergoing treatment
- Patients recovering from treatment
- People living with advanced cancer
- Family members, partners, and whānau supporting a loved one with cancer
What to expect
Your sessions will be tailored to your individual needs and circumstances. Depending on your location, you may meet with a Health Psychologist or counsellor.
Our clinicians are experienced in supporting people through all stages of the cancer journey and will work alongside you to develop approaches that suit your individual circumstances.
Support may include:
- One-on-one counselling
- Emotional support and guidance
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Mindfulness and self-compassion techniques
- Stress management strategies
- Goal setting and practical coping tool
You don't have to navigate cancer alone
Seeking support is a positive step towards caring for your overall wellbeing. Emotional wellbeing services are designed to help you and your whānau feel supported, informed, and empowered throughout treatment, recovery, and beyond.
Many people find it useful to talk through these emotions with a trained psychologist who can provide reassurance, guidance and teach coping strategies to help manage what they are experiencing.
Whether you are starting treatment, are just finishing treatment or supporting someone else, our professional psychologists are experts in providing support to people and their whanau with the distress that cancer can bring about.
How to access Emotional wellbeing support
Emotional wellbeing services are available through selected Canopy Cancer Care locations.
Talk to your treating specialist, nurse, or care team about whether emotional wellbeing support may be beneficial for you. We can help connect you with the most appropriate service based on your needs and location.
For more information, please speak with your Canopy Cancer Care team or contact us at: [email protected]