Cancer Therapy in San Francisco and NYC

Live Fully with Cancer—Even in Uncertainty

A cancer diagnosis can disrupt your sense of self and shake the foundation of your life. It’s natural to feel overwhelmed by fear, loss, or uncertainty. But even in the midst of this, you can still move toward what matters most. As a therapist offering cancer therapy in San Francisco and New York City, I help clients reconnect with their values, make room for difficult emotions, and live meaningfully—even with cancer.

Supporting Your Whole Self

Cancer impacts more than your physical health. It can challenge your identity, strain relationships, and stir deep emotional pain. Using principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), we’ll create space for the full range of your experience while helping you take purposeful steps toward the life you want to live.

Together, we can work through:

  • Anxiety about your diagnosis or future

  • Emotional numbness or hopelessness

  • Changes in identity, appearance, or roles

  • Grief over loss of control or function

  • Fear of recurrence and medical uncertainty

  • Isolation or difficulty connecting with others

Rather than trying to eliminate pain, we focus on helping you hold it differently—so it doesn’t hold you back.

Cancer Therapy That Honors Your Energy & Values

Therapy sessions are flexible and responsive to your current physical and emotional needs. Whether you're in active treatment, post-surgery, or adjusting to life in remission, our work centers on helping you clarify your values and take action—even when things feel uncertain or hard.

ACT helps build psychological flexibility, so you can respond to challenges with openness and alignment instead of avoidance or self-judgment. That might mean redefining your identity, finding meaning in small moments, or simply learning how to be present with what is.

Therapy for Caregivers and Loved Ones

If you're supporting a loved one through cancer, your emotional experience matters too. Caregivers often feel overwhelmed, anxious, or invisible. In therapy, you’ll learn how to care for yourself while staying connected to your values—so you can support your loved one without losing your sense of self.

I offer therapy for caregivers in San Francisco, NYC, and online across California and New York.

Begin Cancer Therapy in San Francisco or NYC

Living with cancer involves pain, but it also opens space for clarity, connection, and meaning. You don’t need to wait for things to get easier to begin healing. Therapy can help you live with intention—even now.

If you're in San Francisco or New York City, or anywhere in California or New York via teletherapy, reach out today to schedule a free consultation. Let’s explore how cancer therapy grounded in ACT can support your life and values—no matter where you are in your journey.