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A cancer diagnosis is scary, and while your focus may be on your physical health, your mental health may also be at risk. Many sufferers of cancer, radiation, or chemotherapy end up with mental disorders or challenges ranging from anxiety to depression, which can make life even harder.

Luckily, Mental Health Match can match you with a therapist who can help you manage the stress, fear, and angst surrounding a cancer diagnosis, oncology, and treatment. Whether you are located in downtown Bakersfield, Bakersfield Country Club, Csu Bakersfield, Downtown Bakersfield, or even Haggin Oaks, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You May Need Cancer Counseling

If you’re not sure whether you need cancer counseling, we can help. Here are some signs that indicate that you should consider therapy:

  • You are overwhelmed by fear or sadness.
  • You are withdrawn or avoiding friends and family
  • You no longer want to do things that used to excite you.
  • You’ve lost your appetite.
  • You can’t sleep.

Read this article to learn more about distress caused by a cancer diagnosis.

Feel Better with Cancer Counseling

Now is the best time to seek treatment for concerns about cancer. Mental Health Match can help you get started by connecting you with the most suitable therapist for your needs. Browse below or use our free therapist matching tool.

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Dr. Harry Voulgarakis
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Together, we will set clear therapy goals, identify the challenges hindering your success, and collaboratively develop a plan to overcome these obstacles. Our discussions will be centered around self-discovery, actionable strategies, and sustainable


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Together, we will set clear therapy goals, identify the challenges hindering your success, and collaboratively develop a plan to overcome these obstacles. Our discussions will be centered around self-discovery, actionable strategies, and sustainable

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In my approach, you'll find a blend of empathy and pragmatism. I prioritize understanding your unique story while applying evidence-based strategies to foster meaningful change. Expect a balance of reflective exploration and proactive problem-solving

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Autism Testing
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Psychological/Neurocognitive Evaluations
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Matthew Cobb
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Working together, we can identify core wounds, sabotaging patterns, and faulty coping mechanisms that disrupt your goals and happiness. By gaining deeper insights, moving stagnant energy, and building confidence and self-compassion.


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Working together, we can identify core wounds, sabotaging patterns, and faulty coping mechanisms that disrupt your goals and happiness. By gaining deeper insights, moving stagnant energy, and building confidence and self-compassion.

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I use evidence-based tools like IFS, CBT, EMDR, somatic/mindfulness to promote self-growth by gaining insights both mentally and physically, creating a strong mind-body connection to rewrite unhelpful narratives.

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  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Bisexuality
  • Body Acceptance
  • Chronic Pain
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Confidence
  • Connection
  • Conscious Uncoupling
  • Consensual Non-Monogamy
  • Depression
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Ethical Non-Monogamy
  • Guilt
  • Holistic Wellness
  • Kink
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Mindfulness
  • Open Relationships
  • Polyamory
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychosomatic Issues
  • Queer
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem
  • Shame
  • Spirituality
  • Trauma
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Berkley Cobb
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We will talk about what is behind the big emotions, where the patterns begin, what is working for you and how would you like to grow. Therapy is difficult, but worth the effort.


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We will talk about what is behind the big emotions, where the patterns begin, what is working for you and how would you like to grow. Therapy is difficult, but worth the effort.

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I do not believe in a 'one size fits all' route to therapy. I pull from different therapeutic approaches to help my clients reach their greatest version of themselves!

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Autism Spectrum
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  • Dating and Romance
  • Depression
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  • Interracial Relationships
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mild Depression
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  • Parenting
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Parenting Children With Autism
  • Parenting Special Needs Children
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Relationship Conflict
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  • Relationship Skills
  • Sibling Relationships
  • Teenagers
  • Teen Depression
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
  • Trauma From Abuse
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Lynn Northrop
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Help you live your one precious life with purpose and meaning, even when you are faced with big stressors, losses and pain (physical and emotional).


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Help you live your one precious life with purpose and meaning, even when you are faced with big stressors, losses and pain (physical and emotional).

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I've been a psychologist for 20+ years. Prior to 2023, I worked in hospitals - providing care & training hundreds of young professionals to do the same. I am proud to report that the folks I trained are my biggest referral source. They trust me.

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  • Acute Grief
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Aging Parents
  • Anticipatory Grief
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Burnout
  • Caregivers
  • Caretakers
  • Chronic Stress
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Complicated Grief
  • Depression
  • Driving Anxiety
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Finding Meaning or Purpose
  • Gender Identity
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Health Anxiety
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Job Loss
  • Job Stress
  • Loving Someone with a Mental Health Disorder
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Memory Loss
  • Menopause
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Mindfulness
  • Moving and Relocation
  • New Job Transition
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Retirement
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self Care
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Situational Grief
  • Situational Stress
  • Stress-Related Disorders
  • Suicide loss
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
  • Vicarious Trauma
  • Work Stress
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Olivia Belknap
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Identify and accommodate your physical and emotional needs, connect with your authentic self, find meaning in your life, and build connections with people and communities that understand.


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Identify and accommodate your physical and emotional needs, connect with your authentic self, find meaning in your life, and build connections with people and communities that understand.

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As a client, you're the expert of your own experience. I can work with you to build self compassion, advocate for your needs, and better support yourself. I use a strengths-based approach to help build a life that works for you, on your terms.

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  • ADHD in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism in Adults
  • Autism in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Stress
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Long COVID
  • Neurodivergence
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting Children With Autism
  • Teenagers
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