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Wessex Cancer Trust

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Wessex Cancer Trust offers free, local and personalised emotional and wellbeing support for anyone affected by cancer in Wessex. You can access services in 4 permanent cancer support centres (Bournemouth, Chandler’s Ford, Isle of Wight and Waterside), at drop-in sessions in Andover and also online.

The Trust’s vision is to ensure that more people living with cancer and their families have access to high quality in-person emotional health and wellbeing support they need.

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Remote cancer support services are available on this page, including exercise, yoga, sound therapy, mindfulness, meditation and more.

Last Updated:11/02/2024

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Locations for this provider:

Waterside Cancer Support

The Grove, 25 St Johns Street, Hythe, SO45 6BZ, UK - England (South East)

+44 (0)238 178 0409 waterside@wessexcancer.org.uk https://www.wessexcancer.org.uk/support-services/waterside/

All therapies provided at this location:

Reflexology

Reflexology is a very gentle and rhythmic foot massage.

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Meditation / Creative Visualisation

Meditation is a technique where the attention is focused on a point of reference, such as the breath or an object, in order to help you create a peaceful, quiet state of mind.

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Oncology Massage

Massage is the practice of manipulating, applying pressure, and rubbing or stroking soft tissue and skin to promote physical and mental relaxation, well-being, and circulation.

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Counselling

Seeing a counsellor or psychotherapist, who is trained and experienced at working with cancer patients, can help you and others close to you deal with the emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis and help to make sense of the many emotions that you are experiencing.

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Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy uses the natural oils extracted from flowers, bark, stems, leaves, roots or other parts of a plant to enhance psychological and physical well-being.

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Wessex Cancer Trust

91-95 Winchester Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 2GG, UK - England (South East)

+44 (0)238 067 2200 wct@wessexcancer.org.uk https://www.wessexcancer.org.uk

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Reiki

Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) literally means universal life force energy and is a system of healing that is believed to stimulate the body's natural ability to heal itself on all levels, whether physical, mental, emotional or spiritual.

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