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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 Chico, the suburbs of Chico, other nearby places such as Lincoln, Yuba City, or anywhere else in California, 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  • You are withdrawn or avoiding friends and family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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Melissa Murren
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We'll work on finding solutions and strategies to problems you're facing today, but we'll also look at patterns that recur and keep you locked into repeating problems again & again. This way, you'll finally be able to make changes that last!


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We'll work on finding solutions and strategies to problems you're facing today, but we'll also look at patterns that recur and keep you locked into repeating problems again & again. This way, you'll finally be able to make changes that last!

Something to know about my approach is:

I have a lot of experience working with all different types of people, and I love learning from my clients. I hope you'll find our work together to be collaborative, empowering, and meaningful. I'm here to help you hear your voice more clearly.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Caregivers
  • Chronic Illness
  • Depression
  • End of Life
  • Finding Meaning or Purpose
  • Life Transitions
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Chelsea Sutter
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My ultimate hope in therapy for my clients is to cultivate attunement and trust with themselves, and empowerment for their lives to reflect this.


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My ultimate hope in therapy for my clients is to cultivate attunement and trust with themselves, and empowerment for their lives to reflect this.

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I would describe my approach to therapy as attachment-based and focused on the mind-body connection. I am also trained in Brainspotting, a method of therapy which enables you to access, process, and release trauma "stored" in the body.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Body Image
  • Burnout
  • Caregivers
  • Chronic Illness
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Helping Professionals
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Neurodivergence
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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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).

Something to know about my approach is:

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.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • 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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Avis Hershfield, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-C
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I believe having an authentic and therapeutic relationship with a highly trained and devoted clinician, such as myself, will allow you to access your innate ability to understand your mind-body to recover and heal, build resilience and regain balance


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I believe having an authentic and therapeutic relationship with a highly trained and devoted clinician, such as myself, will allow you to access your innate ability to understand your mind-body to recover and heal, build resilience and regain balance

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My practice is an Art and a Science. I will combine my wisdom, creativity, compassion, and healing spirit with the most up to date Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in psychiatry, psychopharmacology and psychotherapeutic modalities to partner with you

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Child or Adolescent Therapy
  • Depression
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Postpartum Depression
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Devaki Narayanan
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make your goals a priority, and I am dedicated to providing support that aligns with your aspirations. While starting therapy may feel daunting, please know that I am here to make this process as comfortable and enriching as possible.


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make your goals a priority, and I am dedicated to providing support that aligns with your aspirations. While starting therapy may feel daunting, please know that I am here to make this process as comfortable and enriching as possible.

Something to know about my approach is:

My therapeutic toolbox includes person-centered therapy with reflective listening, solution-focused therapy, problem-solving therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and systems therapy. Together, we'll navigate these approaches.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Chronic Illness
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Geriatric
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Relationships
  • Substance Use Disorders
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