Counseling for Individuals & Families Impacted by Serious Illness
Traditional Counseling
Health Care Navigation
Consultations
Case Management
This is how I’ll do it
Schedule a free phone consultation to determine if this is a good fit.
Based on your needs, we’ll come up with a plan to get you more clarity and support.
Together, we’ll move you towards resilience, healing and growth.
5 Tips for Better Self Care
Managing Illness
Dealing with an illness, new or old, creates a lot of change in your life and your body. These changes can lead to anxiety, depression, fear, anger, to name a few. Together we can come up with strategies and tools to better manage these symptoms.
Cancer Care
Whether it’s a new diagnosis, dealing with side effects, or trying to figure out, “what now” when treatment is over; I can help you process this trauma to your body and find your way to a new normal.
Healthcare Navigation
If dealing with the medical system feels like a foreign country and language, I’ve got you covered. I can help you figure out how to advocate for yourself and get the care you deserve.
Grief and Loss
Grief is defined as, “the normal and natural emotional reaction to loss or change of any kind”. So much of what we experience as anger and sadness is actually grief. And while it’s all completely normal, we don’t talk about it nearly enough and that can leave you feeling alone. By simply talking about your grief I can help you move through it so you don’t get stuck.
Types of Services Offered
I offer several types of services outside of traditional therapy. With increasing limitations and regulations by insurance, and varying needs related to healthcare , we can choose what services will work best for you.
Traditional Counseling
Typically weekly or bi-weekly, 50 min sessions
Available: in office, in home, telehealth (using HIPPA compliant software)
Most appropriate for:
- Working through the emotional difficulties of managing illness
- Caregiver stress
- Adjusting to a new or changed diagnosis
- Grief and loss
Health Care Navigation
Typically one time or as needed
Available: in office, in home, by phone, by video conference, via email
Most appropriate for:
- New or changed diagnosis
- Struggling with multiple issues related to healthcare
Examples: Finding medical providers, insurance/benefit questions, locating local resources, advanced directives, healthcare power of attorney.
I complete a needs assessment to help determine and prioritize what you’re struggling with. Then I’ll provide an action plan which you can execute on your own or, use me to help you via case management services (see below).
Consultations
Typically one time or as needed
Available: in office, in home, by phone, by video conference
Most appropriate for:
- A short term question or issue.
Examples, trouble communicating with your medical team, when/how to get a second opinion, what are the best ways to share ongoing updates with family/friends.
Case Management
Typically one time or as needed
Available: in office, in home, by phone, by video conference
Most appropriate for:
- Carrying out specific tasks you would like to delegate
Examples: Making phone calls, communicating with medical providers of your behalf, assisting in the completion of paperwork, researching resources, guiding in the hiring of a caregiver
Managing a serious illness for yourself or a loved one is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do. It leaves you feeling helpless. With an integrative and holistic approach to counseling, I can help strengthen your resilience so you feel stronger and less overwhelmed.
With additional expertise in grief, cancer and caregiving, I can help you find healing and maybe even new meaning.
