Pastoral Care

Pastoral Care is part of the ministry of every church both for its congregation and the wider community. Dr Yvonne Warren is the (Acting) Diocesan Adviser for Pastoral Care & Counselling (contact Yvonne on 01789 414255 or at yvonnewarren@mac.com

Part of Yvonne's role is to provide a counselling service for clergy their families and others in ministry. Yvonne offers counselling and has list of others able to offer counselling. For clergy an their families and other paid Diocesan workers a subsidy of £25 session for 8 sessions is available, some other counsellors are also able to offer low cost counselling to others in unpaid ministry. Contact Yvonne Warren on 01789 414255 or at yvonnewarren@mac.com  for further details. Yvonne can offer one off supervision sessions where it would be helpful to talk through a particular pastoral situation in confidence with some one outside the situation. Yvonne also has a list of those offering spitiual direction in the Diocese and there is also a listeners scheme. There is also useful information on the Pastoral Care Advisers national web site www.aaapcc.org.uk.