Women's wellbeing and the care given to ensure this goal may not be free of stress and anxiety. Counselling affords the opportunity to talk through difficult feelings and emotions that may arise from the results of investigations or treatment of a specific problem.
Counselling can provide dedicated time and a safe environment to explore emotions and to discuss feelings with a fully qualified professional who can listen with empathy, be non-judgemental and give enough support to overcome the difficulties. Counselling is often seen as a combination of art and psychology that can help find new ways of coping.
Counselling has a role in most areas of women's health particularly in infertility management, recurrent miscarriage, pelvic pain, menopause and cancer