Our Specialties

Receiving a cancer diagnosis can come with a flood of emotions. We help patients, caregivers and families process these emotions and learn how to live with cancer in a compassionate, inclusive and supportive environment.

As a medical therapist, medical trauma is something we see often with our patients and families. We help you learn stress and anxiety management skills to help you cope with the emotional and physical responses you may have regarding a serious illness, medical procedure or chronic illness.

Being diagnosed with a chronic illness is life changing. In medical therapy we help you gain the knowledge and support you need to be your best advocate. We help learn to adapt and adjust so that you feel empowered to manage your illness rather than your illness managing you.

As medical therapist we work very closely with caregivers and understand the stress, anxiety and emotional and physical overwhelm that becomes part of daily life. We provide you with a judgement-free space to express the emotions you may be keeping inside. We counsel you on how to manage your loved ones needs while prioritizing your own.

Cancer and chronic illness can change your physical appearance which can leave you feeling disconnected, depressed, angry and even hating your body. This can resonate with so many individuals who have undergone treatment for cancer or other chronic illness. As medical therapist we approach tremendous empathy and focus on building self-love and acceptance in creative and therapeutic ways.

Sexual health is a key component to quality of life. However, sexual health is often over looked when you have cancer or a chronic illness. As medical therapist, we offer a safe space to discuss changes in your sexual health. We also offer resources for sexual health and ways to promote intimacy with yourself and partners. As inclusive therapist we are sex positive and affirming of kink, alternative relationships, queer, LGBTQIA individuals.

As medical therapist with oncology backgrounds, we know that moving into the survivorship phase of your cancer journey can cause you to ride another emotional rollercoaster. Many of our patients have described the scan-iety they experience or the challenging to adapting to life without tons of medical appointments and doctors checking in on you. We work with you to help you adjust to life as a cancer survivor.

Cancer and chronic illness often brings feelings of deep sadness and loss. Grief & loss in medical therapy can apply to loss of control, loss of mobility, loss of choice and so many other losses that can happen with serious illness. We help you identify your grief and guide you through the grieving process.

The grief work we do as medical therapists also applies to people who may have lost a loved one to a terminal illness or as result of a medical trauma. We provide you with a safe space to process your grief.

People diagnosed with cancer or a serious illness have thought about death & dying. This is a topic we have discussed with patients and families as part of our practice. We work with people on end of life care planning, what a good death is, talking to your loved ones & children about death as well as the complex emotions you may be experiencing. We provide you with space to explore your feelings and honor your dignity.

As healthcare professionals we often make the worst patients because we have a hard time with receiving help. However, giving help and never receiving it can lead imbalance that can take a toll on our mental and physical health. It can lead to compassion fatigue and burnout all of which you likely thought could never happen to you. We are here to say that burnout and fatigue are not failures on your part, in fact, we believe they are the exact opposite. Your physical and emotional fatigue are a result of your dedication to your work and your patients. We work with you to develop strategies that will help you continue to provide quality, patient-centered care that does not come at the cost of your mental or physical health. We can help you immunize yourself to the healthcare burnout and build a tool box of resilience.