Counselling Service

Cancer Council Victoria

Cancer counselling Emotional support

Contact details

Service available in:

VIC

What the service does

Cancer counselling offers short-term phone counselling for cancer-related concerns. This service is for people affected by cancer, including family members, friends and carers. Counsellors can help with adjusting to life with cancer, stress, coping and sleep problems. They can also help with treatment side effects, worry about the future, depression and anxiety. Support is available for loss, relationship issues and sexual concerns. Some conditions apply to use this service.

Key details

Operating hours

Mon–Fri 9am–5pm

Delivery methods

Phone

Cost

Completely free

Eligibility / Role

Person with cancer
Carer
Family/friends

Accessibility

No information found, please check with organisation for more information

Language and community

Offer in-language support

No information found, please check with organisation for more information

Language supported other than English

No information found, please check with organisation for more information

Community and identity

Tailored support available for:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
LGBTQIA+ community

Cancers supported

Cancer type

All cancers

Cancer stage

All stages