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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 Crystal Lake, the suburbs of Crystal Lake, other nearby places such as Streamwood, Palatine, or anywhere else in Illinois, 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  • You are withdrawn or avoiding friends and family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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R. Scott Furda
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We change when something is emotionally important. We will explore what gets your attention and use that energy to your advantage. Self-Care can be challenging but we have to get it in there somehow. Alienation, anger, fear, hurt, guilt can haunt us.


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We change when something is emotionally important. We will explore what gets your attention and use that energy to your advantage. Self-Care can be challenging but we have to get it in there somehow. Alienation, anger, fear, hurt, guilt can haunt us.

Something to know about my approach is:

When we drive we have blind spots. When we live we have blind spots. To improve awareness we will explore your inner world, feel it, think about it, give it words or images and be creative thinkers. We can use books, movies, dreams or music to help.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Family of Origin
  • Feeling Stuck
  • Grief
  • Identity
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Life Adjustment
  • Traumatic Loss
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Dr. Brian Sharpless
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After an evaluation, we will work together to meet your treatment goals using up-to-date clinical approaches. Good therapy is always focused on helping you better understand yourself and the changes you want to make. It is not about indoctrination.


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After an evaluation, we will work together to meet your treatment goals using up-to-date clinical approaches. Good therapy is always focused on helping you better understand yourself and the changes you want to make. It is not about indoctrination.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use contemporary psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches to assess/treat many conditions including personality disorders (e.g., narcissistic; borderline), sleep disorders (e.g., insomnia), anxiety, depression, and more unusual conditions.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Borderline Personality
  • Histrionic Personality Disorder
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Narcissism
  • Personality Disorders
  • Schizotypal Disorder
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Tyler Goldsberry
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Utilize mindfulness, empathy, creativity, and personal strengths as we collaborate to rewrite the story of your life - past, present, and future. You deserve a chance to be who you want to be.


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Utilize mindfulness, empathy, creativity, and personal strengths as we collaborate to rewrite the story of your life - past, present, and future. You deserve a chance to be who you want to be.

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What makes you, you is something we should embrace. There's no right way to "do therapy". We can figure out what works best for you, together.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Identity
  • Life Transitions
  • Men
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Terminal Illness
  • Trauma
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Ralph Yaniz
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Identify your strengths, your goals and what tools and resources you have that will help you be successful.


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Identify your strengths, your goals and what tools and resources you have that will help you be successful.

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I use client-centered approach to therapy which means that the focus is on the client as the expert and I am there to help them identify their goals and support them on their journey. I use education and resources to help clients feel empowered.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Bereavement
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar II
  • Chronic Pain
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Social Anxiety
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Alison Niblick
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highlight how you're doing the best you can with the skills you have, as well as identify achievable goals to help you build a life that feels meaningful to you.


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highlight how you're doing the best you can with the skills you have, as well as identify achievable goals to help you build a life that feels meaningful to you.

Something to know about my approach is:

that I blend styles and treatment modalities. Our sessions will likely combine "going with the flow" of what you would like to talk about, with how to acquire additional tools and perspectives to help you achieve your goals.

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  • Chronic Illness
  • Cultural Identity
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Mood Regulation
  • Stress
  • Trauma
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Alison Niblick remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nor...