CANCER COUNSELING FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN SOUTH DENVER METRO AND ONLINE ACROSS COLORADO
Support when cancer changes everything.
Sound familiar?
When you or a loved one receives a cancer diagnosis, life can change in an instant.
It’s okay if this feels like too much.
After the initial shock of a cancer diagnosis, many people find themselves flooded with questions and uncertainty. What comes next, how treatment will look, and what this will mean for daily life, and for the people you love, can feel overwhelming all at once.
As you try to process so much information and make sense of what’s ahead, there is often a lot of waiting—between appointments, test results, and next steps—while your mind keeps searching for answers.
The upheaval and the waiting can feel exhausting, isolating, and hard for others to fully understand.
Or maybe you’ve finished active treatment and are now navigating what cancer has left behind—physically, emotionally, and mentally. Even after treatment ends, fear and uncertainty often linger — worries about recurrence, about what comes next, and about how to move forward when life no longer feels the same.
Even when treatment works well or your prognosis is good, you may find yourself thinking you should feel relieved or grateful, yet instead feel anxious, disconnected, and uncertain about how to move ahead — or even what moving ahead means.
Others may expect you to be “back to normal,” even as you’re still carrying the impact of everything your body and life have been through.
And for those living with cancer as a chronic condition, the ongoing management, uncertainty, and life adjustments can bring their own emotional toll — including fears about the future, mortality, and how to live fully while carrying that awareness. This stage is real, complex, and often misunderstood—and it deserves care and support.
Being a caregiver or family member to someone with cancer can also be emotionally demanding. Even without a diagnosis of your own, you may be living with fear, anxiety, and uncertainty as you support your loved one. Responsibilities often increase, and it can be hard to balance caregiving with your own needs, relationships, and life.
While this role can be deeply meaningful, it can also feel exhausting and isolating — and support for you matters too.
support from someone who truly gets this journey
Care informed by both training and lived experience.
I bring both professional training and lived understanding into my work with individuals and families impacted by cancer.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist — and as someone who has personally navigated cancer and supported a loved one through their own diagnosis — I understand how deeply cancer can affect not just the body, but also your mind, relationships, identity, and everyday life.
While every cancer journey is different, many clients describe similar emotional experiences: the waiting, the unknown, the constant vigilance. Fear, grief, relief, and exhaustion often show up side by side— sometimes all at once.
My lived experience doesn’t define your story, but it allows me to be present with these conversations in a way that feels connected and real. You don’t have to explain, pretend, or “be strong.” This is a space where you can show up exactly as you are, with everything you’re carrying.
This is a space where you — or your family — can make sense of how cancer has shaped your life, at your own pace and in your own way, and find a path forward.
You can also read more about my cancer story, if that feels helpful.
what we will work on
How therapy can support you through cancer.
Cancer affects each person and family differently — and what you need may shift over time. Therapy can offer a steady space to slow down, talk through what you’re feeling, and make sense of how cancer is affecting your life — emotionally, relationally, and day to day.
There’s no one “right” way to use therapy. We’ll move at a pace that feels manageable for you. Our work together is collaborative and flexible, but focused on feeling better.
A central part of therapy for cancer is learning to live with what is hard without being overwhelmed by it, while reconnecting with what matters most to you in the midst of uncertainty. With cancer, it is impossible to eliminate fear and the unknowns, we instead focus on helping you live fully and intentionally alongside them.
Some sessions may concentrate on processing anxiety, uncertainty, or grief; others may center on communication, advocating for yourself, navigating relationships, or the ongoing stress of appointments, decisions, and waiting. You don’t have to come in with clear goals — we’ll figure out what feels helpful.
I work with individuals diagnosed with cancer as well as caregivers and family members, either individually or together. My role is to offer a grounded, compassionate space where you can be yourself, feel understood, and explore what care looks like for you — wherever you are in your cancer journey.
Therapy that meets you where you are in the cancer experience.
Cancer support can help whether you are in active treatment, a caregiver, or navigating life after a cancer diagnosis. It can be a place to reflect, process mixed emotions, and understand what’s going on inside—especially if you’re used to pushing through or staying in “survival mode.”
Together, we can work on:
Processing fear, grief, and uncertainty without being overwhelmed by them
Navigating how cancer is affecting your life and relationships
Coping with the stress of waiting, decisions, and ongoing unknowns
Reconnecting with your sense of self and what matters most
Clarifying how you want to move forward — even without all the answers
Considering the next step?
If you or your family have been impacted by cancer and are wondering whether therapy might be helpful, a consultation can be a supportive place to start.
This time is an opportunity to talk through what you’re facing, ask questions, and see whether working together feels like a good fit.
There’s no pressure—just an opportunity to connect and explore what support might look like for where you are right now.
You don’t have to navigate this alone.
Support is here when you’re ready.
Mindful Pathways Counseling offers grounded, flexible support for women navigating life transitions, parenting challenges, and the emotional impact of cancer.