Our services are free to any child or adult impacted by cancer at any time in the cancer journey.
Services can be accessed from Action Cancer House in Belfast or regionally from 15 locations throughout Northern Ireland.
Our Services can help deal with the physical and emotional impacts of cancer e.g. pain, restrictions, fatigue, sleeplessness, anxiety/fear and our Self Care section provides useful tools that can help you cope at home.
The opportunity to explore thoughts and feelings. Available to children, young people and adults during any stage of the cancer journey.
Using techniques that help you reflect, refocus, rebuild and re-energise, Life Coaching helps you to think about your life, adapt to change and move forward. Each client is provided with confidential and safe surrounds and is taught techniques for developing strategies to achieve their personal goals.
The Positive Living Programme is a two-day life coaching programme for people affected by cancer. This unique programme will help you to reflect, refocus, rebuild and reenergise, and to move your life forward following a cancer diagnosis. This Programme empowers you to recognise your own personal strengths and create strategies to live a fulfilling life.
Our Peer Mentoring support is provided by trained volunteers who have personal experience of a cancer diagnosis. The role of the mentor is to support the client with the issues they may experience with their cancer diagnosis, e.g. helping to reduce anxiety and isolation, helping increase self-esteem and developing coping strategies. The service is flexible so as a client’s needs change, the mentoring role can change too. For more info please contact lwhite@actioncancer.org
Shown to be effective in helping with physical, emotional/psychological issues that can impact people affected by cancer.
Scar therapy involves gentle massage of the skin and superficial layers of tissue around the area of a post-surgical scar. Scar therapy aims to reduce pain around the scar, improve feeling and functionality and relieve restrictions in the surrounding tissue.
Acupuncture, derived from ancient Chinese medicine involves the placement of sterile disposable needles at selected points on the body for therapeutic purposes. This therapy has been found to be helpful for dealing with some of the symptoms and side effects of cancer and its treatments e.g. pain, restrictions in movement, nausea and vomiting, shortness of breath, hot flushes, dry mouth, fatigue, anxiety and stress.
Following a cancer diagnosis and treatment, many people suffer with pain and restrictions. Our specialist Integrative Holistic Therapists can carry out Emmett /Bowen therapy to help alleviate pain and restrictions.
Children aged 5 yrs and older can access Complementary Therapy and Counselling.
We provide cancer patients access to Yoga classes during their cancer journey to help maintain physical activity levels. Yoga exercises can: improve physical strength, flexibility and posture, enhance mental awareness, reduce fatigue and help regain confidence in getting back to exercise after a cancer diagnosis.
This service is perfect for anyone who feels they need a little extra support or guidance with their diet.
This service is perfect for anyone who feels they need a little extra support to get active.
