Counselling & Emotional Care

Coming to terms with a palliative diagnosis and dealing with the loss of a loved one can be devastating and St. Rocco’s offer emotional and psychological support to both patients and loved ones throughout this journey.

Whether its one to one sessions on through our Bereavement services our care and support continues after a loved one has died, providing a confidential and safe space to explore and share feelings and experiences

Counselling Services

Counselling sessions are available to patients and loved ones both during palliative care and after the loss of a loved one and take place within the hospice. These sessions are run by our team of qualified councillors and requests for this can be made via our Warrington Integrated Palliative Care Hub.

Bereavement Support

Bereavement support is available at our St. Rocco’s Bereavement Cafés which run twice a month within the Warrington Community.

The cafes are a drop in and welcome anyone needing support managing bereavement and grief.

There is no need to book in advance and both cafes have wheelchair access.

To find out more click here. 

Grief Chat

Please be aware, GriefChat is a third party service and you will not be speaking to a St. Rocco’s Hospice counsellor, staff member or volunteer.

By clicking on the GriefChat box below, you can chat directly with a bereavement counsellor. The GriefChat service is confidential.

GriefChat counsellors are experienced in supporting bereaved people. They will listen to your story, explore how grief is affecting you and help you to find additional support you might need.

GriefChat provides a free of charge access service and is available Monday to Friday, 9am-9pm (except Bank Holidays).

The service is available to all St. Rocco's Hospice website users over the age of 18. Where it may be identified that a service user is under the age of 18, GriefChat counsellors will outline the terms of service provision and direct the child/young person to other appropriate provision.