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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 Santa Maria, the suburbs of Santa Maria, other nearby places such as Ventura, Lompoc, 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  • You are withdrawn or avoiding friends and family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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Overcome stuck patterns by leaning into uncomfortable experiences, confronting irrational beliefs, exploring and implementing new skills, and addressing potential triggers and concerns.


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Overcome stuck patterns by leaning into uncomfortable experiences, confronting irrational beliefs, exploring and implementing new skills, and addressing potential triggers and concerns.

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We begin by developing a therapeutic connection and unpacking reasons for seeking therapy. We intentionally navigate toward values-driven interests by noticing and addressing the real-time thoughts , feelings and behaviors that emerge.

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  • Anxiety
  • Athletes
  • Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Deafness/Hard of Hearing
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Life Adjustment
  • Married to Law Enforcement Officers
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We can't change our past experiences or current diagnostics, but we can work together to better understand and work with the challenges in your life. By applying evidenced based therapy approaches and techniques, approach all of life's challenges


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We can't change our past experiences or current diagnostics, but we can work together to better understand and work with the challenges in your life. By applying evidenced based therapy approaches and techniques, approach all of life's challenges

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When working together, I offer a very direct approach to solution based therapy. There are many aspects that lead us to places and that all need compassion. It takes time and acceptance to see how all aspects of our life intertwine.

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  • Chronic Pain
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Relationship Skills
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Chelsea Morawa
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Chelsea believes in building a therapeutic relationship to work on the client's mental health goals to develop coping skills and regulate emotional and behavioral challenges. She works along with the client to manage mental health issues.


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Chelsea believes in building a therapeutic relationship to work on the client's mental health goals to develop coping skills and regulate emotional and behavioral challenges. She works along with the client to manage mental health issues.

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Chelsea helps patients remove the barriers that are holding them back from achieving their goals and enables them to possess the capacity and confidence to establish relationships that are meaningful, fulfilling, and lasting.

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  • Addictions
  • Adult ADHD
  • Alcohol
  • Anger Management
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality
  • Burnout
  • Coping Skills
  • Couples
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Functional Anxiety
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infidelity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mood Disorders
  • Mood Regulation
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
  • Relationship Skills
  • Self-Esteem
  • Substance Abuse Intervention
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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
  • Chronic Illness
  • Dating and Romance
  • Depression
  • Giftedness
  • Interracial Relationships
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mild Depression
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Parenting Children With Autism
  • Parenting Special Needs Children
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
  • Sibling Relationships
  • Teenagers
  • Teen Depression
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
  • Trauma From Abuse
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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.

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  • 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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