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What is chaplaincy support?
Chaplains are good listeners who care about the whole person and their wellbeing. They provide comfort and support to those going through a difficult time.
Chaplains are engaged in conversations about a range of things, all of life’s ups and downs – anything from bereavement, relationships, anxiety, stress etc. Typically, conversations will take place over the phone but face-to-face conversations could be arranged.
The service is open to anyone in the Council regardless of their faith, identity, belief or non-belief. The service is independent from the structure of the Council and completely confidential. Chaplaincy is a short-medium term intervention to support through difficult periods or personal crises.
About our chaplain – Hilda Warwick
Hilda Warwick is the Council’s chaplain. She is a minister at the City of Edinburgh Methodist Church.
Before becoming a minister, Hilda was a mental health nurse on an adult acute psychiatric ward, within the NHS. Hilda was a CAMHS practitioner with the Youth Offending Team, where she worked with young offenders and their families in the community with mental health, drug and alcohol related issues.
She is a qualified person-centred counsellor, and for a number of years, was a bereavement counsellor with Cruse Cumbria.
Hilda is married and enjoys volunteering as a ‘puppy walker’ for Guide Dogs UK.
Contact the chaplain
To arrange a conversation, please email warwickhilda@gmail.com.