Complementary Therapies

Complete our referral form or contact your local centre. All therapies for adults are delivered from within Clan's network of wellbeing centres. Therapies for children take place at Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital for inpatients or at Clan House Aberdeen. Before accessing therapies you will have a face to face or telephone consultation with a member of the Clan team to chat through the symptoms or challenges your experiencing. If it's agreed that complementary therapies are appropriate then you will be booked in for your first block of 3 sessions. Sessions will continue to be reviewed depending on the impact and need.

No. Our therapies are free of charge. There are donation boxes in each of our centres where you can make a donation if you wish.

We encourage you to make your consultant or clinical nurse specialist aware that you are about to receive therapies. There may be occasions depending on cancer type or site, where Clan may request you provide confirmation from your clinician that they deem therapies safe for you to have at this time. Your safety comes first. 
 

No our therapies are for those impacted by cancer also which includes close family, friends and carers. It's important for those who are supporting the person with the diagnosis to look after their own wellbeing, whilst supporting their loved one. Caring responsibilities can take it's toll on the physical and emotional wellbeing of those in that role, hence why therapies are available to support someone continue their role in a healthy way.

Therapy appointments are approximately 45 minutes long. The first appointment consists of a short consultation with the therapist and a shorter therapy provision. Therapists are required to keep notes on the treatments and advice they have provided to help inform future therapy sessions.

Clan has a wide range of therapists delivering different types of therapies to different client groups. The therapists who are providing specialist oncology treatments such as oncology, lymphatic drainage and scar tissue massage hold specific oncology training. Our therapists who work with those who do not have the diagnosis themselves are trained and experienced in their therapy type. All Clan therapists are registered, hold a PVG and are fully insured. In addition all Clan therapists undertake Clan's inhouse 2 day Listening and Support training which focuses on supporting those impacted by cancer.

Clan provides therapies to young people from age 12 years old upwards. Any young person under 16 years must be chaperoned throughout their therapy by a parent or guardian. Any request for children's therapies must come via the Children and Families Service.