Confidential Counselling
- Confidential counselling for clergy can be accessed by contacting the Bishop's Advisor for Clergy Counselling, Eleanor Richards, on clergy.counselling@elydiocese.org.
- More information about Pastoral Care and Counselling for Clergy.
Bishop's Adviser for Wellbeing
- The Bishop’s Advisor for Wellbeing helps integrate work which focuses on the wellbeing of clergy and lay leaders, be a point of contact and signpost to resources supporting wellbeing in ministry, and encourage active theological and spiritual reflection on wellbeing.
- The Revd Philip Howson can be contacted on wellbeing.advisor@elydiocese.org.
Financial Concerns
- Clergy are encourage to visit the Clergy Trusts and Grants pages of the website by clicking here to see what financial support might be available for them.
Consider going on Retreat
- Find a Retreat centre - local or further afield.
Visit a Quiet Garden
- Information on Quiet Gardens within Ely Diocese and further afield.
Look for a spiritual companion
- We all need companions on the pilgrimage of life and it can be helpful to have someone walking alongside us in our spiritual journey, such as a ‘spiritual director’ or ‘soul friend’. More on Spiritual Accompaniment.
Resources and Organisations for Care and Support
- There are several excellent local and national services offering care and support on a wide range of matters.
- Find organisations offering care and support on our Safeguarding pages.
Reach out to the Bishops' Offices or the Archdeacons
- The Bishop of Ely and Bishop of Huntingdon, and the Archdeacons' are there to support clergy in every way they can. If you need support, do please get in contact with them.