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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 Jefferson City, the suburbs of Jefferson City, other nearby places such as St. Charles, St. Peters, or anywhere else in Missouri, 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  • You are withdrawn or avoiding friends and family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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She is committed to helping her clients find meaning and purpose in their lives, and she believes that every individual has the potential for growth and transformation.

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Chelsea takes an integrative approach to therapy, seeking to understand the whole person she is working with. Her primary theoretical orientation is interpersonal.

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  • Chronic Disease
  • Cigarettes and Smoking
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Weight Management
  • Women’s Health
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sort through life's struggles and focus on setting goals for the future. I am also here to guide and support you through difficult experiences.

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I will ask you to consider other perspectives. Some of my suggestions may open your eyes to negative patterns or unhealthy relationships.

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  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Illness
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  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
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  • Self-Esteem
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Barbara Geren
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We will outline a genogram to see trends in mental health issues across family and establish goals for treatment. I will challenge you at times to think outside the box and may engage in role play in order to build on a person's strengths.


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We will outline a genogram to see trends in mental health issues across family and establish goals for treatment. I will challenge you at times to think outside the box and may engage in role play in order to build on a person's strengths.

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I will expect any clients to participate fully in therapy and like to share my sense of humor. I take a holistic and approach therapy from a cognitive perspective. I value schema therapy.

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Lauren Robinson
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I want my clients to be able to discuss what they want, when they want, but we will also set goals, structure and actions steps to help us move toward relief and peace. I believe in a collaborative process and am honored to be along for the ride.


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I want my clients to be able to discuss what they want, when they want, but we will also set goals, structure and actions steps to help us move toward relief and peace. I believe in a collaborative process and am honored to be along for the ride.

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A few of my approaches include- Solutions-focused, Strengths-based, trauma informed and emotionally focused therapies. I also am client centered, and want to help YOU- therapy isn't one size fits all.

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  • Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents
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  • Divorce and Separation
  • Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
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  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Family Conflict
  • Family Dynamics
  • Geriatric
  • Grief
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • High School
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Life Transitions
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Skills
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Skills
  • Reparenting Yourself
  • School Issues
  • Self Care
  • Senior Citizens
  • Situational Grief
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Suicide loss
  • Transgender
  • Trauma
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Jennifer Mahfouz
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not only address and alleviate the negative, but we will foster the positive! We can focus on quality of life, treating anxiety/depression, adapting to new life circumstances, navigating and building relationships, improving sleep, and managing pain.


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not only address and alleviate the negative, but we will foster the positive! We can focus on quality of life, treating anxiety/depression, adapting to new life circumstances, navigating and building relationships, improving sleep, and managing pain.

Something to know about my approach is:

I don't have a set approach. Every person is different and every problem is different, which means every treatment needs to be different. First we will identify what matters to you and what your goals are, then we will create a plan to reach them!

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  • Anxiety Disorders
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