Activities / Patient Support / Emotional Support To Cancer patients & caregivers
Providing Comfort, Strength, and Hope
We offer free emotional counselling to cancer patients and their caregivers in hospitals across Bengaluru. Our dedicated team of 24 Emotional Counselling Volunteers provides compassionate support in nine hospitals—both government and private—under the leadership of Alpa Dharamshi, Lead Volunteer (Emotional Support).
Our Emotional Support Services
Active Listening
We create a safe, non-judgmental space where patients and caregivers can openly share their fears, concerns, and hopes.
Empathy and Validation
We acknowledge and validate the emotions of patients and their families, ensuring they feel heard and understood.
Counselling Services
Individual Counselling
One-on-one sessions to address the specific emotional challenges faced by cancer patients.
Group Therapy
Facilitated by Alpa Dharamshi, our group therapy sessions encourage interactive discussions, creating mutual support among patients, families, and caregivers at select private hospitals.
Family Counselling
Helping families navigate the emotional complexities of supporting a loved one with cancer, strengthening their resilience and understanding.
Specialized Support
Palliative Care Support
Our volunteers focus on enhancing the quality of life for patients with advanced cancer. Some are specially trained to provide comfort to End-of-Life patients, ensuring dignity and emotional well-being during their final days.
Essential Qualities of Our Volunteers
Our volunteers are equipped with a compassionate skill set to provide the best emotional support:
- Compassion – Deep understanding and care.
- Active Listening – Attentive, non-judgmental support.
- Effective Communication – Clear, sensitive conversations.
- Cultural Sensitivity – Respect for diverse backgrounds and values.
- Boundary Setting – Maintaining professional emotional limits.
- Self-Care – Managing personal well-being to serve effectively.
How Patients Benefit from Our Support
- Improved emotional well-being
- Enhanced coping mechanisms
- Increased sense of control
- Better-informed decision-making
- Improved overall quality of life
Our volunteers provide hope, comfort, and strength to those facing one of life’s toughest challenges. If you know someone who is being treated for cancer and needs emotional support, reach out to us.
Our Counsellors listen with their heart, mind and ears
One-on-one Tobacco Cessation Counselling is conducted by a trained Counsellor. During Covid as well, 200 persons agreed to speak to our Counsellors.
Of these 24% had reduced consumption considerably; 7% reported having given up the habit completely. No doubt it is a challenging task to convince people to give up on the habit as it proves that Nicotine is very addictive.
Our team of trained volunteers provide counselling to cancer patients and caregivers across nine hospitals in Bengaluru.
