Cancer Therapists in Brighton & Hove

The Emotional Impact of Cancer

A cancer diagnosis not only affects the physical health of an individual but also brings significant emotional, psychological, and social challenges. Feelings of fear, uncertainty, and sadness are common for both patients and their families. Coping with the treatments, the unknown future, and the emotional toll can be overwhelming.

The Role of Counselling in Cancer Support

Counselling provides a space for individuals to process the emotions associated with a cancer diagnosis. Therapy helps patients manage anxiety, depression, and fear related to their diagnosis, treatment, or prognosis. It also offers families a way to cope with the stress of caregiving and the potential loss of a loved one.

Building Emotional Resilience

Through therapy, individuals develop emotional resilience, learning how to manage the stress and anxiety associated with cancer. Counselling supports individuals in finding hope, meaning, and emotional strength during this difficult journey.

Supporting Families

Family members and caregivers also benefit from counselling, as they often experience significant emotional strain. Therapy offers guidance for managing their own emotions while providing support to their loved one with cancer.

  • Managing fear and anxiety
  • Supporting emotional resilience
  • Helping families cope
  • Fostering hope and emotional strength

Cancer specialists based in Brighton & Hove

All therapists listed are verified and based in Brighton & Hove.

Alan Sparkes Hove

Alan Sparkes

Psychotherapist & Counsellor

I am a qualified UKCP registered Psychotherapist. I aim to help people heal and integrate. I’m a parent, a skateboarder, a basketball player and I’ve done a lot of therapy.I don't do psychic amputation. I believe you can't cut off a part of yourself you don’t like or that causes you pain - and that you will run into more problems if you try. I do believe you can reach into your heart and soul through therapy and establish a healing relationship that will give you the resources you need to live well and fully.  

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Claire Baker Brighton

Claire Baker

Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counsellor

At Clarity Counselling you will be warmly welcomed by me, Claire Baker, a fully qualified, insured and BACP-registered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor. If you are aged 18+ and are interested in starting therapy, I offer a half price, 50-minute introductory session which gives us an opportunity to meet, discuss what brings you to counselling and see how we feel about working together, with no obligation for you to commit to further sessions if you do not wish. Please visit: www.claritycounselling.co.uk for more details.

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Joanna Miller Brighton

Joanna Miller

Integrative Psychotherapist

I’m an accredited psychotherapist with 15 years experience.I believe that the counselling relationship should be a creative space for both parties. It should feel comfortable and open enough to be free from anxiety and pressure in which new perspectives can emerge. In my view most mental activity takes place below the level of conscious awareness and my role is to help people gain access to it and insights from it.As an accredited therapist I am affiliated with several private healthcare companies including BUPA and AXA. I have an up-to-date DBS certificate which is registered on the update service. As well as working with individual adults, including trainee therapists, I have many years' experience working with children, couples and families. I have been a university counsellor so have a lot of experience working with students and young people and have also worked in secondary schools.  

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