The Alder Centre
Befriending
The Alder Centre recognises that not all those bereaved will want, or benefit from, professional counselling and may prefer the support of a volunteer who is also a bereaved parent themselves and is trained in the skill of ‘befriending’.
The befriending service at The Alder Centre aims to provide bereaved adults a 1-2-1 listening ear and peer support for anyone affected by the death of a child of any age.
Befriending is not counselling but may can be in-addition to counselling and group work, or as an alternative.
Meetings rae arranged by the Centre’s Volunteer Co-ordinator. We can arrange for you to meet via telephone or video call, or face to face with one of our trained bereaved parent volunteers at the Alder Centre.
**Covid-19 Update: Our face to face sessions are now running again, though online/ telephone sessions are also still available, if required** **
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Contact us on alder.centre@alderhey.nhs.uk
or 0151 252 5391
We are available on weekdays 9am to 5pm (4.30pm on Fridays).
Find us
Our new Alder Centre building is next to the new Sunflower House building, just off Eaton Road. Face to face sessions are now running again, though online/ telephone sessions are also still available, if required.