Psychological support

We provide psychology support to teenagers and young adults who have been diagnosed with cancer or a brain tumour.

We also support people aged 16 or over who are a:

• family member including parents, brothers and sisters
• partner
• carer
• friend

How to get an appointment

You can:

• ask a member of your medical team to refer you
• email us to refer yourself

We'll contact you and book an initial assessment.

Your session may be:

• face-to-face
• by telephone
• by video

Individual therapy sessions

We provide individual therapy sessions with a psychologist. These sessions aim to support you and provide you with resources to cope with challenging situations.

Couple therapy sessions

Cancer or a brain tumour and its treatment can affect personal relationships.

We provide couple therapy sessions to improve the communication in the relationship.

We provide a safe environment to discuss topics such as:

• interpersonal conflict
• psychosexual concerns, such as feelings of rejection or loss of sexual confidence
• difficulties with emotional intimacy
• role reversal and its impact

Family therapy sessions

Even though a diagnosis of cancer or brain tumour affects everyone, how it affects each person may differ. We may become overprotective, try to take charge, or retreat in ourselves and keep unsettling conversations at bay.

Our family therapy sessions provide a place for family members to:

• explore and express their thoughts or feelings
• share different perspectives
• develop ways to support yourselves and each other

Psychological wellbeing groups

We run regular groups to help our teenage and young adults and their families to think about how to manage some of the stressful aspects of a cancer diagnosis.

We run groups for:

• teenage and young adults
• parents
• brothers and sisters
• partners
• carers