Action for Family Carers

Action for Family Carers has received funding to provide a free, confidential counselling service for unpaid family carers to receive individual counselling sessions from qualified counsellors in Essex. Carers Counselling is a confidential talking therapy which gives you the opportunity to talk about your concerns and any emotional difficulties you are experiencing with a fully trained and qualified counsellor.

Carers may wish to explore their feelings around: Transitions – going into care, beginning or end of caring role Depression, anxiety, worries or stress about the past, present or future Bereavement or other loss, Illness, accident or trauma Shyness, loneliness or difficulties in a social setting Relationship problems, anger, frustration, feeling pressured All Counsellors working with us are members of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Sessions will last for 50 minutes & will be weekly for 6 weeks.