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Westerhaven offers a wide range of specialist support services to those affected by cancer and long-term conditions such as COPD and long COVID. We also provide a service to relatives, carers, and friends of anyone who has received a diagnosis and who may need some support as well as anyone bereaved due to cancer. All our services are free and are available to anyone in South West Edinburgh aged 16 and over and can take place face-to-face, online, or by phone.
Our services include:
A confidential and safe space to talk to our cancer support nurses about the emotional and practical impact of your diagnosis or that of a family member’s diagnosis.
Specialist information and support to help understand your diagnosis and what support you can access.
Counselling (including bereavement counselling), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and neuro-linguistic programming therapy (NLP)
Check-in-calls and 1:1 support
Group yoga therapy and gentle exercise classes
A group work programme, including courses on taking care of yourself, mindfulness, and anxiety management
Healthy eating advice
Referrals to specialist welfare benefits and money advice
Access to complementary therapies, including specialist massage
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