Health coaching
The Health and Wellbeing Team provides health coaching to help you address any health
and wellbeing issues that you may have. We will support you to develop a plan to address
issues that influence your health and wellbeing.
The team adopts a coaching approach to support as we believe that people have a key
part to play in achieving their goals and outcomes. Using coaching facilitates behaviour
change and helps you to take control of your issues, by developing coping mechanisms and
helping you to build resilience.
Our aim is to help you achieve a good life by addressing any factors that are impacting
you. This could be relating to your mental and physical health, your social situation,
addictions or your living conditions.
We will work with you to build relationships with friends, family and the community in
which you live.
If you are supported by another agency, with your consent, we will work collaboratively
with the agency in supporting you. For example, this could be your social worker,
probation officer or recovery worker.
What can you expect from the team
We will help you to complete a wellbeing assessment that will identify with you what areas of your life you need support with. This wellbeing assessment will be used to agree with you an initial plan.
Whilst working with your Health and Wellbeing Coach (HAWC) you can expect the following:
- be treated with respect and dignity at all times
- help and support to improve your overall health and wellbeing
- support to enable you to achieve what is important to you
- at times being challenged to think about things differently
- encouragement to access the local community, become more active and improve your lifestyle and independence
- provide 'tools' to help you make positive changes to your life
- help to manage risk
Request help online
Anyone over the age of 16 can access support from the Health and Wellbeing Team. All we ask is that you are committed to working through your concerns.
Request help via our online form
You can also contact us via email: contacthealthandwellbeing.waf@cumbria.gov.uk.
Attend a health and wellbeing session
We also have a range of health and wellbeing sessions available across Westmorland and Furness. Some are run on a drop-in basis, some sessions are by appointment only.
If you would like to talk to a member of the team, you can find them at the below drop-in sessions or email us.
You can also contact us by email to attend an appointment only session.
Email: contacthealthandwellbeing.WAF@cumbria.gov.uk.
Ambleside
Sessions are run on an appointment only basis.
To make an appointment, please email us at the address above.
Appleby
Drop-in sessions every third Thursday of the month, midday to 2pm at Appleby Library.
Barrow
Drop-in sesions every Thursday, 2pm to 4pm at Barrow Library.
Grange-over-Sands
Sessions are run on an appointment only basis.
To make an appointment, please email us at the address above.
Kendal
Sessions are run on a drop-in basis:
- every Thursday, 9.30am to 11.30am at Kendal Library
- 'wander and ponder' wellbeing walk, every Tuesday at 1.30pm from outside Kendal Town Hall
Kirkby Stephen
Drop-in sessions every first Wednesday of the month, midday to 2pm, upstairs at Kirkby Stephen Social Club.
Penrith
Sessions are run on a drop-in basis:
- every second and fourth Monday of the month, 12pm to 2pm, upstairs at Penrith Library.
- wellbeing walk, every Friday at 11.30am, meeting outside Penrith Library.
Windermere
Sessions are run on an appointment only basis.
To make an appointment, please email us at the address above.