Individual Therapy for People Living with Cancer
You’re carrying something heavy that no one else can see.
Showing up, getting through appointments, managing side effects, and reassuring the people around you — all while quietly holding fear, anger, grief, or uncertainty inside.
There’s the silent struggle of wondering, “Who am I now?
The exhaustion of being “strong” when you don’t feel strong at all.
The fear that shows up between scans, at night, or when life is supposed to feel “normal” again.
Your feelings are important.
We can work together in a safe space where you don’t have to minimize your experience or protect anyone else’s feelings.
Together, we will work on practical survival tools for anxiety, emotional regulation, and decision-making – while also making room for the deeper questions cancer brings about identity, meaning, and how you want to live from now on.
Therapy is a space where you don’t have to shrink your experience.
And you don’t have to protect anyone else’s feelings.
With more than 25 years of experience supporting people through serious illness, I bring both clinical grounding and human presence to this work.
Together, we work on practical survival tools for anxiety, emotional regulation, and decision-making.
My work integrates:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – to help you hold fear without being consumed by it, clarify what matters most, and take meaningful action even in uncertainty.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) – to reduce anxiety spirals, manage anxiety, and shift unhelpful thought patterns.
Meaning-Centered and Dignity-Based approaches – to explore identity shifts, purpose, legacy, and the deeper questions cancer often brings.
Mind-body regulation tools – to calm the nervous system during overwhelming moments.
We also make room for the deeper questions cancer brings about identity, meaning, and how you want to live from now on.
You don’t need to know what you’re feeling or where you’re headed – we’ll find steadiness together, at your pace.
In session, this might look like:
• Slowing down racing thoughts and identifying what’s fueling anxiety
• Learning grounding tools you can use before appointments or scans
• Clarifying your values to guide medical or life decisions
• Processing grief over who you were “before”
• Rebuilding a sense of control in small, tangible ways
You won’t leave with abstract insight alone. You’ll leave with practical tools – ways to steady your body, organize your thoughts, communicate your needs, and move forward with greater clarity.
There is a path forward.
One that doesn’t require pretending you’re okay.
I’m here and ready to support you, honoring the medical reality and the emotional weight of cancer.
Reach out at (224) 280-3870 for a free consultation and take the next step toward feeling more grounded and in control.