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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 Buffalo, Allentown, Black Rock, Delware District, or even East Aurora, 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  • You are withdrawn or avoiding friends and family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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Laurie Johnston
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build a trusting, transformative working relationship. We will address those unconscious assumptions that hold you back from living fully so that you can live completely in the moments that go so quickly. My practice is about YOU.


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build a trusting, transformative working relationship. We will address those unconscious assumptions that hold you back from living fully so that you can live completely in the moments that go so quickly. My practice is about YOU.

Something to know about my approach is:

It is my intention to affect those living and coping with often self-imposed restrictions or images of themselves. I will redirect, refocus and reframe negative feelings and internal dialogue that hold you back.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Emotional Intimacy
  • Grief
  • Personality Disorders
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Actualization
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Together we will work to better your life experiences. I consider therapy to be a gift to give yourself.It would be my honour to share this experience with you.


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Together we will work to better your life experiences. I consider therapy to be a gift to give yourself.It would be my honour to share this experience with you.

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I utilise Cognitive Behavioural Theory, Motivational Interviewing Theory, and spiritual l practices. I am compassionate and non-judgmental. Speak honestly on any and all topics you want to. I am fully committed to listen and help.

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  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Career
  • Dating and Romance
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
  • Faith and Spirituality
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Identity
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • LGBTQ+
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
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Madeline Eggenberger
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Together we will set goals to help you improve your confidence, form stronger relationships, have less anxiety and practice positive thinking. My goal is to get you to a place where you no longer need me, but you are always welcome when you do.


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Together we will set goals to help you improve your confidence, form stronger relationships, have less anxiety and practice positive thinking. My goal is to get you to a place where you no longer need me, but you are always welcome when you do.

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I will guide you through becoming a better version of yourself–one that is confident, secure, communicative, present, and positive. You will leave therapy with the tools and emotional awareness necessary to face life's challenges.

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  • Academic Issues
  • ADHD Testing
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Burnout
  • Dating and Romance
  • Depression
  • Family Dynamics
  • Fear of Failure
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Life Transitions
  • Perfectionism
  • Postpartum
  • Pregnancy
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Health
  • Social Skills
  • Stress
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Trauma
  • Vulnerability
  • Women
  • Young Adults
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Courtlyn Shimada
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explore and navigate any obstacles that life may present. Therapy is a collaborative process where you are the expert on your own experiences, and I’m here to offer structured support and guidance.


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explore and navigate any obstacles that life may present. Therapy is a collaborative process where you are the expert on your own experiences, and I’m here to offer structured support and guidance.

Something to know about my approach is:

Whether short-term or long-term I believe in goal-oriented therapy. And if you don’t know what those goals are yet, don’t worry, we’ll figure them out together!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Chronic Illness
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Family Dynamics
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationships
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Lindsey Wright
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explore your life to help you become more self-aware, learn new ways to cope, optimize your medications and help you connect with your inner wisdom and life's story so that you can live in alignment with your values, goals and sources of meaning.


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explore your life to help you become more self-aware, learn new ways to cope, optimize your medications and help you connect with your inner wisdom and life's story so that you can live in alignment with your values, goals and sources of meaning.

Something to know about my approach is:

I'm an eclectic psychotherapist and psychopharmacologist but particularly enjoy insight-oriented, existential, humanistic, narrative therapies, meaning centered psychotherapy, dignity therapy, CBT, IFS, psychodynamic approaches and palliative care.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Chronic Illness
  • Depressive Disorders
  • End of Life
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Psychedelic Integration
  • Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnosis
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