This free one-to-one counselling service is available to patients, carers and close family affected by kidney cancer over the telephone or via Zoom by appointment only with the charities qualified counsellor.

The counselling offered is a therapeutic, supportive and safe space for clients to feel able to talk confidentially about any issues they are experiencing. There is no cost to this service, it is provided free of charge for up to 12 sessions.

Each caller will have an initial separate assessment to ensure their needs and expectations for counselling are met.

During the assessment you and the counsellor will decide a convenient time for the sessions to take place.

• A discussion of expectations, outlining goals or aims of the sessions, will be done during the initial assessment.
• Each session will last 50 minutes and is designed to support the client as best as possible through this emotionally turbulent time
• Sessions are conducted over the telephone or online via Zoom
• Sessions are offered in blocks of six with a review at session five. A further blocks of six sessions can be arranged once agreed
• Sessions will be weekly unless otherwise agreed

If you would like to talki to someone about our counselling service, please ring 0800 002 9002 or fill out the web form below:

Note: We will endeavor to provide counselling at the earliest possible date but there could be up to a 12-week wait between initial assessment and first session.

What kind of problems do people with kidney cancer experience?

• Shock after diagnosis
• Coming to terms with having kidney cancer
• Deciding which treatment options or medical procedures are best for them
• Worries or problems about a particular type of treatment
• Emotional or relationship difficulties brought about by illness or treatments
• The stress of adjusting to new treatments and side-effects
• Sexual difficulties
• Keeping to a treatment regime
• Feeling overwhelmed
• Feeling anxious or depressed

Find out more and book your sessions here