Cancer Coaching for Carers

Supporting someone you love through cancer while continuing to work can be emotionally and practically exhausting. Many carers tell us they feel torn, overwhelmed, and unsure how to balance their responsibilities at home with the demands of work. 

Working With Cancer® Coaching for Carers is a personalised programme of one-to-one online sessions to help you navigate work while caring for someone with cancer – with understanding, compassion, and practical guidance. 

Every coach on our team is qualified, has a corporate background, and has personal lived experience of cancer, either through their own diagnosis or through caring for someone with cancer. This means they bring an authentic understanding of the practical realities and emotional challenges of navigating work, cancer and caring responsibilities. Sessions are confidential and give you space to talk openly about what you’re dealing with – at work, at home, and emotionally – without judgement. 

Watch a short film showing one of our coachees, Mandy Goodman, talking to Barbara Wilson about the benefits she derived from her coaching.

How to Access Cancer Coaching for Carers

You can access Cancer Coaching for Carers in various ways:  

• If you are in employment, and feel comfortable doing so, let your employer know about our coaching services and ask whether they would be willing to cover the costs of our corporate coaching programme. You can share this document with them.  
• You can pay for the coaching yourself and access our subsidised coaching fees.
• If you are in financial need and unable to pay for the coaching yourself, you might be eligible for up to 3 free of charge one-hour coaching sessions.  

Please email admin@workingwithcancer.co.uk to discuss which option is most suitable for you. 

How it works 

You will work with a qualified coach who has lived experience of cancer. Sessions are confidential and give you space to talk openly about what matters most to you – professionally, personally and emotionally. 

Your coaching will be tailored to your specific needs and typically includes: 

• A coaching needs assessment  
• A series of 1-hour virtual coaching sessions working with you to facilitate the most realistic and practical work-related outcomes
• Unlimited telephone and email support for you
• Access to WWC’s Best Practice Guides and other resources 
• If the coaching is funded by your employer, we provide unlimited support to your manager too   

How we support you 

Your coach can help you with the practical and emotional challenges of being a working carer, including: 

• Balancing work with caring responsibilities and appointments 
• Managing fatigue, stress, guilt, or anxiety
• Understanding your rights and options at work 
• Workplace adjustments and flexibility 
• Preparing for conversations with your manager or HR 
• Setting boundaries and managing expectations
• Making decisions when priorities feel conflicted  

Many carers tell us coaching helps them feel more supported, clearer about their options, and better able to cope at work during an incredibly difficult time. 

 To find out more about our Cancer Coaching for Carers, please contact us.