CANCER CARE & SURVIVORSHIP
Support for the Whole Experience of Cancer
A cancer diagnosis reshapes far more than the body. It can reshape identity, relationships, work, sexuality, and one’s sense of safety in the future. For more than twenty-five years I have cared for patients and families facing serious illness, from diagnosis through treatment and the long arc of survivorship.
My work is integrative: as a nurse practitioner and licensed psychotherapist, I can address the medical and emotional dimensions of cancer in the same conversation. Whether you need someone to help make sense of treatment decisions, manage the emotional weight of what you are carrying, or ease symptoms like anxiety, sleep disruption, and treatment side effects, my care is shaped around what you actually need, not a fixed protocol.
FOR PATIENTS
Care at Every Stage of the Journey
Support is available wherever you find yourself in the cancer experience:
New diagnosis: absorbing the news, weighing treatment options, and managing the anxiety and sleep disruption that so often accompany the early weeks
During treatment: coping with fatigue, cognitive changes, pain, sexual health changes, and the side effects of chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, and other cancer therapies
Survivorship: living with fear of recurrence, identity shifts, and the emotional weight of long-term follow-up and scanning
Advanced illness: supporting patients and families through serious illness, end-of-life decision-making, and anticipatory grief
As a nurse practitioner, I can order and interpret tests, and discuss, prescribe, and manage medication, including mental health medications and supportive treatment for symptoms related to cancer and its treatment. I can also communicate directly with your oncology team and other providers when it is helpful, so your care stays coordinated rather than fragmented.
Counseling is medically informed, drawing from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, and ACT and DBT-informed interventions.
FOR CAREGIVERS & FAMILIES
Cancer Happens to Families Too
Partners, adult children, and other caregivers carry their own weight through a cancer journey, including dealing with practical decisions, shifting roles, fear, and grief that often has nowhere to go. I also work with:
Individuals looking for help dealing with caregiver stress and burnout
Couples navigating a diagnosis together
Families coping with differing views around medical care and end-of-life decisions
Couples and family therapy is offered under my psychotherapy license. Within my nurse practitioner practice, I provide supportive counseling and medication management for individuals.
For Referring Oncology and Medical Providers
I welcome referrals for patients and family members coping with the emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis, treatment, or survivorship. This includes anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and the stress of difficult decisions. As a nurse practitioner, I can coordinate with the oncology team and offer medication management when it helps.
Learn more about how to refer a patient.
Facing cancer, or supporting someone who is?
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