Therapy for Medical Diagnoses & Caregiving
Walnut Creek, CA and Online across California

When life changes suddenly, you don't have to carry it alone.

A serious medical diagnosis affects more than just your health. It changes your routines, your relationships, your plans, and, often, the way you see yourself.

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Whether you're living with a diagnosis like cancer, chronic illness, autoimmune disease, or another serious health condition or caring for someone you love, you’ll probably feel a bit overwhelmed.

You may be trying to stay strong while carrying fear, anger, guilt, grief, or uncertainty. Maybe you don’t even recognize yourself anymore.

In therapy, you don’t have to hold it all together. You can say the things you've been keeping to yourself. You can sort through what you're feeling without worrying about being judged or needing to protect everyone else.

You're carrying more than anyone can see.

Maybe your days revolve around appointments, treatments, medications, or waiting for the next scan. Maybe you're trying to balance work, family, finances, and caregiving all at once.

Maybe you're wondering how to talk to your children. Or your partner. Or yourself.

You might feel:

Angry that your life changed so suddenly.
Guilty for feeling frustrated or exhausted.
Afraid of what comes next.
Grieving the future you imagined.
Unsure how to ask for help.
Like your whole identity has shifted.

Every one of those feelings can exist at the same time. Therapy gives them room to be heard.

Caregiving is an act of love. And it's also incredibly hard.

Being a caregiver often means putting your own needs aside. You become the one driving to appointments, answering late-night phone calls, managing medications, handling paperwork, or simply trying to keep everything running.

Sometimes family members step in. But sometimes they don't.

Old family dynamics can suddenly come to the surface. Siblings disagree, and boundaries become harder to maintain. Relationships that were already complicated can feel even more overwhelming.

Through therapy, you’ll have a space to talk honestly about all of it. Together, we can work through the emotions, strengthen boundaries, and find realistic ways to care for both your loved one and yourself.

Living with a diagnosis can change how you see yourself.

If you have a health diagnosis, on top of all the physical changes, you may be navigating challenges with your work, finances, independence, relationships, or future plans. Maybe you don’t even feel at home in your own body anymore. You may feel pressure to stay positive even when….…you’re simply just scared.

What type of life is it when your time is measured by the next appointment, the next scan, or the next medication adjustment? It starts to feel as if there isn't much space left to simply be.

Together in therapy, I can help you process what has changed while making room for who you are beyond your diagnosis.

Therapy with someone who understands the medical world.

Before opening my private practice, for nearly 20 years, I spent much of my career as a medical social worker in hospital and healthcare settings.

I've supported individuals and families through new diagnoses, treatment decisions, caregiving, serious illness, and the many emotions that come with them. I also understand how to help connect you with resources when they're needed.

Most importantly, I offer a place where you don't have to explain why this feels so hard.

Show up exactly where you are and who you are.

Whether you're adjusting to a new diagnosis, supporting someone you love, or trying to find yourself after treatment, therapy can give you a place to slow down, breathe, and make sense of what you're carrying.