A diagnosis of cancer can impact a person in many ways. Counseling can help with the emotional part of healing. Counseling can help you to cope better with the many difficulties you face, during and after your cancer diagnosis and treatment. It can help reduce the stress you face and improve your quality of life.
Counseling services can assist:
- Mindfulness Coaching
- Anxiety and Stress
- Pain and Illness
- Depression
- Grief and Loss
- Existential Support
- Fatigue
- PTSD (associated with illness and pain)
- Death and Dying
I am a mom, cancer-survivor, marriage-warrior, and nerdy brain researcher. None of these things I have done on my own, so I am a big believer in your healing connections to others. I am honored to work with cancer survivors, caregivers, and partners offering traditional “talk” therapy and evidence-based mind-body, aka visual-somatic or psychoneuroimmunology techniques (learn more at https://austinmentalwellness.com/services/). Sometimes our 1:1 work may include a warm welcome to your partner, family member, or friend to better understand the ways that you can create positive change outside the counseling room.
I hold a Doctorate in Optometry (1996, Southern California), a Masters in Counseling (2014, St Edward’s University) and a Bachelors in Psychology (1992, UC Santa Barbara). I have done my own work in two very different careers, so you can benefit from my medical problem-solving mind and my ability to be fully present and empathetic with your ongoing cancer hassles (lions), ruminating thoughts (tigers), worries for recurrence (bears) … Oh My!
Beginning with Hospice volunteer work in 2001, I have been inspired by many clients and my own Myeloma journey, including stem cell transplant in 2011. I am interested in who you are beyond your fear that you “may have caused your cancer” and the meaningful lessons that can come from growing beyond your “new normal.” I help clients find clarity, balance and success in their lives including career change, improved life-work balance and staying well. I look forward to what we can do together for your unique goals.
The hardest part of cancer for me is the emotional and mental parts, which directly impact my physical health. Learning to understand my experiences and coordinate with awesome holistic providers has made my life more meaningful, which is my goal for you.
You are not alone. Your story is worth telling and I am listening.
ACCEPTS VIRTUAL CLIENTS
(512) 751-9195
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www.austinmentalwellness.com
Austin, Texas
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