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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 New York, Battery Park City, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, or even Chelsea, 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  • You are withdrawn or avoiding friends and family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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Dr. Harry Voulgarakis
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Together, we will set clear therapy goals, identify the challenges hindering your success, and collaboratively develop a plan to overcome these obstacles. Our discussions will be centered around self-discovery, actionable strategies, and sustainable


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Together, we will set clear therapy goals, identify the challenges hindering your success, and collaboratively develop a plan to overcome these obstacles. Our discussions will be centered around self-discovery, actionable strategies, and sustainable

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In my approach, you'll find a blend of empathy and pragmatism. I prioritize understanding your unique story while applying evidence-based strategies to foster meaningful change. Expect a balance of reflective exploration and proactive problem-solving

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Autism Testing
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Psychological/Neurocognitive Evaluations
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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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Drew Ullman
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Work towards improving your overall well-being. We will create a safe and supportive environment where you can express your thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment.


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Work towards improving your overall well-being. We will create a safe and supportive environment where you can express your thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am eclectic and will tailor my approach to fit your needs. I will develop a plan uniquely for you, so my therapy might look very different to one client as it does to the other.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Relationships
  • Sexuality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Trauma
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William Karlin
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Figure out what is the most effective way to help you overcome your difficulties and lead a more productive and meaningful life. Through our collaborative efforts you will gain new perspectives, increased confidence and greater self acceptance.


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Figure out what is the most effective way to help you overcome your difficulties and lead a more productive and meaningful life. Through our collaborative efforts you will gain new perspectives, increased confidence and greater self acceptance.

Something to know about my approach is:

I see psychotherapy as a dialogue between two people that can yield great personal growth and transformation. By examining areas of difficulty in your life I believe that my patents can gain insights into their own maladaptive behaviors.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acute Grief
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Alcohol
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Bereavement
  • Cancer
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complicated Grief
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Dissatisfaction
  • Financial Stress
  • Finding Meaning or Purpose
  • Grief
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Health
  • Health Anxiety
  • Helping Professionals
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Illness and Disease
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Job Stress
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Balance
  • Life Changes
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mild Depression
  • Motivation
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Procrastination
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Workplace Issues
  • Work Stress
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Caitlin Armstrong
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Together we can work on symptom management and alleviating immediate stressors while being curious together about patterns that impact your wellbeing in the long term.


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Together we can work on symptom management and alleviating immediate stressors while being curious together about patterns that impact your wellbeing in the long term.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use person-centered, psychodynamic, dialectical-behavioral, and mindfulness approaches in my work and take a holistic approach in addressing each of your needs. Identifying values to live by is core to my approach and central to our work together.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Chronic Illness
  • Disability
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mood Disorders
  • Self-Esteem
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