therapy for parents, caregivers, and families experiencing illness
When someone you love is living with cancer, a chronic illness, or another serious medical condition, it affects the entire family. Caregivers and loved ones often find themselves balancing countless responsibilities while managing worry, grief, uncertainty, and the pressure to stay strong for everyone else.
Therapy offers a space that's just for you. Together, we'll process the emotional impact of caregiving, navigate changing family dynamics, develop healthy coping strategies, and prioritize your own well-being, so that you do not have to carry it all.
SUPPORT FOR:
Parents of children or teens living with cancer, chronic illness, or medical needs
Parents facing difficult conversations with children
Managing difficult and changing family dynamics, increasing communication and support in the family
Navigating changes in routine and schedules through illness, maintaining consistency
Processing fear, grief, guilt, anxiety and helplessness
*In addition to cancer, I have experience in supporting children, adolescents, young adults and families experiencing chronic medical conditions such as muscular dystrophy, ALS, chronic migraines, cerebral palsy, fibromyalgia, celiac disease, diabetes, Crohn’s disease, food intolerances and unknown chronic illness.
THERAPEUTIC APPROACH:
There is no “one size fits all” to therapy, so I tailor my therapeutic approach based on the needs of each individual client.
Strengths-based, mindfulness therapy
Family Systems Theory
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy
Grief Therapy