Cancer & Chronic Illness Counseling

If you or someone you care deeply about are experiencing the emotional rollercoaster of cancer and chronic illness, I understand how overwhelming and incredibly difficult this can be. Cancer and chronic illness can change aspects of your life in the blink of an eye. It is completely valid to feel a range of emotions following a diagnosis, from anger and confusion to sadness and fear.

As a clinical therapist who has spent her career specializing in cancer, chronic &serious illness, and grief, my passion is to provide a compassionate and safe space where clients can openly share their thoughts, explore their emotions, address their concerns about their health and the future, and implement healthy and effective coping tools and strategies to navigate through this challenging time. I firmly believe that you have the capability for change and resilience and I am committed to partnering with you on your journey towards healing, meaningful connection, and greater well-being: mind, body, and spirt.

How Cancer & Chronic Illness Can Show Up Emotionally:

  • Worrying about your family, finances and overall well-being

  • Feeling overwhelmed and unable to calm down

  • Constantly fatigued and exhausted

  • Increased feelings of depression and anxiety

  • You feel detached and less concerned about the important things in life

  • Lie awake at night worried about the future and what-ifs

  • Close relationships & friendships have changed, unsure how to address this new dynamic

Services Offered To:

  • Previvors: Individuals living with a genetic predisposition to cancer

  • Individuals diagnosed with cancer

  • Spouses and adult children of cancer survivors

  • Post-treatment survivors

  • Individuals living with various chronic illnesses including:

    • Arthritis, Chronic Cancer, COPD, Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Diabetes, and other chronic conditions

How Cancer & Chronic Illness Counseling Can Best Support You:

Cancer & chronic illness psychotherapy can help individuals struggling with various types of health-related conditions no matter the stage or timing in their journey. These include: breast cancer, brain cancer, colon cancer, lymphoma, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, sarcoma, ovarian and uterine cancer along with COPD, heart disease, heart failure, and diabetes.

This type of therapy is focused on managing the vast psychosocial and emotional concerns that commonly arise for individuals experiencing cancer or chronic illness. The way in which cancer and chronic illness psychotherapy can help you is:

  • Managing emotional pain and discomfort

  • Finding meaning and purpose throughout your cancer journey

  • Adapting to sudden changes within your personal life and well-being

  • Coping with feelings of grief and depression alongside fear of recurrence

  • Developing healthy coping skills to manage stress and anxiety

  • Strengthening your inner foundational resilience

  • Creating lifestyle changes that will bring about more peace and tranquility in your day-to-day life