Looking after a family member or friend can be hard and can affect the carer’s mental health and wellbeing.
As a carer you may have worries, and feel pressures, stress and anxiety. You may also have difficult experiences such as bereavement or changes to the health of the person you care for.
It is important that as a carer you benefit from good support and having the right people to talk to. This is very important for your own mental and physical wellbeing. And it also means you are better equipped to look after the person you care for.
The support available to you, if you are a carer, includes:
- Our advice line where you can be given advice and information on what is available to you as a carer.
- Counselling support for carers (individual and couples counselling available in Cambridgeshire). Up to 12 free sessions of professional support by our team of qualified and trainee counsellors. In-person (subject to availability), online and telephone counselling provided. Please contact cambscounselling@caringtogether.org if you are interested in receiving this support.
- Groups and activities where you can meet and talk to other carers and/or former carers.
- One-to-one sessions, this can include clinics where you can speak to one of our carer advisors at a specific time.
You can contact us to find out more about this. Call 0345 241 0954 or email hello@caringtogether.org
