Cancer Therapists in Oakland, CA
I am nationally board certified in palliative care and work with people experiencing many different types of health concerns (e.g. cancer, stroke, ALS, Parkinsons, dementia, MS, MD, heart or lung disease, injury) as well as with loved ones.
As either a patient or caregiver, coping with illness, injury, disability, or medical trauma can be quite the challenge. It forever affects how we view ourselves, our bodies, our relationships, and how our lives were “supposed” to go. These experiences are also impacted by everything else we have been through in our lives. Each of us will inevitably experience being a care-giver or a care-recipient, and specialized therapeutic support can help you navigate the specific difficulties that illness or any health issues present. At any age, stage, or severity of illness or injury, cultivating resilience is possible. You aren't alone.
I am nationally board certified in palliative care and work with people experiencing many different types of health concerns (e.g. cancer, stroke, ALS, Parkinsons, dementia, MS, MD, heart or lung disease, injury) as well as with loved ones.
As either a patient or caregiver, coping with illness, injury, disability, or medical trauma can be quite the challenge. It forever affects how we view ourselves, our bodies, our relationships, and how our lives were “supposed” to go. These experiences are also impacted by everything else we have been through in our lives. Each of us will inevitably experience being a care-giver or a care-recipient, and specialized therapeutic support can help you navigate the specific difficulties that illness or any health issues present. At any age, stage, or severity of illness or injury, cultivating resilience is possible. You aren't alone.
My specialties are centered on supporting people with value guided living, life transitions, cancer care support, grief & loss, and trauma.
While honoring you being the expert of your life, I seek to walk alongside you as a guide & partner during this particular challenging part of your life journey.
My specialties are centered on supporting people with value guided living, life transitions, cancer care support, grief & loss, and trauma.
While honoring you being the expert of your life, I seek to walk alongside you as a guide & partner during this particular challenging part of your life journey.
The most significant predictor of a successful therapy experience is the quality of the relationship between therapist and client. Building a safe, nurturing relationship is where I excel. My style is warm and highly interactive, best suited for clients who prefer a therapist who feels very "human." I assist clients to explore their thought patterns and corresponding emotional responses, and to identify unconscious assumptions they hold about themselves and the world, which inform behavior patterns. I also provide practical tools for regulating anxiety, managing depression, and processing grief.
The most significant predictor of a successful therapy experience is the quality of the relationship between therapist and client. Building a safe, nurturing relationship is where I excel. My style is warm and highly interactive, best suited for clients who prefer a therapist who feels very "human." I assist clients to explore their thought patterns and corresponding emotional responses, and to identify unconscious assumptions they hold about themselves and the world, which inform behavior patterns. I also provide practical tools for regulating anxiety, managing depression, and processing grief.
Do you ever feel lost or like you're drowning? Or maybe you excel in one area (eg.work) but struggle in others (eg. relationships)? Well, you're not alone. Whether you're navigating anxiety, ADHD, addictive behaviors, codependency, low self-worth, struggles in relationship or a big life shift, know that there is hope and things can get better. Seeking support takes courage, and I’m so glad you’re here. I welcome the opportunity to be a companion and guide on your journey towards healing, wholeness, and creating the full-spectrum life that works for YOU.
Do you ever feel lost or like you're drowning? Or maybe you excel in one area (eg.work) but struggle in others (eg. relationships)? Well, you're not alone. Whether you're navigating anxiety, ADHD, addictive behaviors, codependency, low self-worth, struggles in relationship or a big life shift, know that there is hope and things can get better. Seeking support takes courage, and I’m so glad you’re here. I welcome the opportunity to be a companion and guide on your journey towards healing, wholeness, and creating the full-spectrum life that works for YOU.
My therapeutic intention is to cultivate a safe and supportive space for clients to connect with themselves and express their deepest truths in order to foster personal growth, healing, and self awareness. Together, we will sort through difficult emotions, major life changes, past trauma, negative belief patterns, work stress, relationship challenges, grief and loss, and any other issue that is leaving you feeling stuck, distressed, or not like yourself. We will explore the roots of what is going on, implement tools to promote balance and resilience, process unresolved trauma, and learn how to be more loving to yourself and others.
My therapeutic intention is to cultivate a safe and supportive space for clients to connect with themselves and express their deepest truths in order to foster personal growth, healing, and self awareness. Together, we will sort through difficult emotions, major life changes, past trauma, negative belief patterns, work stress, relationship challenges, grief and loss, and any other issue that is leaving you feeling stuck, distressed, or not like yourself. We will explore the roots of what is going on, implement tools to promote balance and resilience, process unresolved trauma, and learn how to be more loving to yourself and others.
I love discovering the emerging potential of my clients, and supporting their unique personal development and evolution. I'm experienced working with highly sensitive individuals, and those who self-identify as having a history of trauma. Adults who are self-motivated, and those who have or desire a mind-body-spirit practice, are a good fit for the support I provide. I adapt to the needs of children and adults alike. I believe therapy can be a powerful tool to unlock our greater creativity and feelings of interconnectivity and trust, so that my clients can thrive in the web of life.
I love discovering the emerging potential of my clients, and supporting their unique personal development and evolution. I'm experienced working with highly sensitive individuals, and those who self-identify as having a history of trauma. Adults who are self-motivated, and those who have or desire a mind-body-spirit practice, are a good fit for the support I provide. I adapt to the needs of children and adults alike. I believe therapy can be a powerful tool to unlock our greater creativity and feelings of interconnectivity and trust, so that my clients can thrive in the web of life.
My name is Alisa Eisenberg, and I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Southern California. I work with individuals statewide via telehealth. I specialize in stress management, how to develop a healthy lifestyle, increase resilience, and a variety of stress related disorders including depression, anxiety, symptoms of PTSD as well as medical and health issues. I have worked with individuals of varying ages as my approach benefits all age groups, from late teens to older adults.
My name is Alisa Eisenberg, and I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Southern California. I work with individuals statewide via telehealth. I specialize in stress management, how to develop a healthy lifestyle, increase resilience, and a variety of stress related disorders including depression, anxiety, symptoms of PTSD as well as medical and health issues. I have worked with individuals of varying ages as my approach benefits all age groups, from late teens to older adults.
If you find yourself seeking new ways to be in relationship to your life, yourself and others, the sensitive and attuned psychotherapy I provide can help. Using inquiry, dialogue, guided imagery, Enneagram explorations and the arts, we can work together to explore and untangle your distress and illuminate the creative solutions that lie within you.
If you find yourself seeking new ways to be in relationship to your life, yourself and others, the sensitive and attuned psychotherapy I provide can help. Using inquiry, dialogue, guided imagery, Enneagram explorations and the arts, we can work together to explore and untangle your distress and illuminate the creative solutions that lie within you.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others, and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability, and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others, and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability, and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience.
It’s 8 p.m., and you’re just leaving the office – again. You’re tired of being the last one in the building while still feeling like you have to prove yourself. It’s exhausting. The pressure builds every day: the subtle racial dynamics, the comments you swallow, the worry that any misstep will confirm what others already assume. You push harder, work weekends, scroll late into the night, and call it “rest.” Your body protests with tension in your chest and stomach each morning, yet you keep going. At home, you snap without meaning to, then drown in guilt. You’re running on fumes, wondering how long you can keep this pace.
It’s 8 p.m., and you’re just leaving the office – again. You’re tired of being the last one in the building while still feeling like you have to prove yourself. It’s exhausting. The pressure builds every day: the subtle racial dynamics, the comments you swallow, the worry that any misstep will confirm what others already assume. You push harder, work weekends, scroll late into the night, and call it “rest.” Your body protests with tension in your chest and stomach each morning, yet you keep going. At home, you snap without meaning to, then drown in guilt. You’re running on fumes, wondering how long you can keep this pace.
I am dedicated to helping you live fully, love freely and express yourself authentically. Together we will work to build the skills and understanding to develop lasting change in your life. Any number of situations can cause you to feel lost, stressed, anxious, unable to relate to your friends, lovers, coworkers or even yourself. I understand how overwhelming these feelings can be, and how lonely you might feel. I can help. Therapy is a time for you to share your deepest feelings, thoughts, fears, hopes, and desires with someone who is whole-heartedly there for you, hearing and understanding you with compassion.
I am dedicated to helping you live fully, love freely and express yourself authentically. Together we will work to build the skills and understanding to develop lasting change in your life. Any number of situations can cause you to feel lost, stressed, anxious, unable to relate to your friends, lovers, coworkers or even yourself. I understand how overwhelming these feelings can be, and how lonely you might feel. I can help. Therapy is a time for you to share your deepest feelings, thoughts, fears, hopes, and desires with someone who is whole-heartedly there for you, hearing and understanding you with compassion.
Seeking therapy can be a meaningful step when life feels heavier than usual or when emotional challenges begin to feel isolating. Therapy offers a space to slow down, feel understood, and feel less alone while working through difficult experiences. I provide a warm, reflective, and collaborative environment that supports both emotional insight and practical change.
Seeking therapy can be a meaningful step when life feels heavier than usual or when emotional challenges begin to feel isolating. Therapy offers a space to slow down, feel understood, and feel less alone while working through difficult experiences. I provide a warm, reflective, and collaborative environment that supports both emotional insight and practical change.
It doesn’t matter who you are, these days are making the practice of relationship rough. Staying connected to your partner, especially during this historical/social/political time, can be both the greatest need and the biggest challenge. In couples therapy, I hold the space for whatever is here to come to the surface of awareness. In that place of awareness, you may find more choice around how you want to be in relationship to one another. We may work on communication & relationship skills, explore the root of your trauma responses and attachment, practice working across difference, and/or discover ways back to connection.
It doesn’t matter who you are, these days are making the practice of relationship rough. Staying connected to your partner, especially during this historical/social/political time, can be both the greatest need and the biggest challenge. In couples therapy, I hold the space for whatever is here to come to the surface of awareness. In that place of awareness, you may find more choice around how you want to be in relationship to one another. We may work on communication & relationship skills, explore the root of your trauma responses and attachment, practice working across difference, and/or discover ways back to connection.
From birth to death, we experience periods of happiness, sadness, anger, anxiety, overwhelm and grief. The challenging periods can feel intense; I believe they can also offer us an opportunity for transformation and growth. I bring open-hearted curiosity to our work together. My goal is to help you gain self-understanding and self-compassion, giving you the skills to better navigate challenges, and to enjoy a more peaceful and expansive life. I have an affinity for those who are experiencing any type of grief, caregivers and also for neurodivergent people. Let's work together and get you the support you need.
From birth to death, we experience periods of happiness, sadness, anger, anxiety, overwhelm and grief. The challenging periods can feel intense; I believe they can also offer us an opportunity for transformation and growth. I bring open-hearted curiosity to our work together. My goal is to help you gain self-understanding and self-compassion, giving you the skills to better navigate challenges, and to enjoy a more peaceful and expansive life. I have an affinity for those who are experiencing any type of grief, caregivers and also for neurodivergent people. Let's work together and get you the support you need.
I believe that therapy can ease the way for transitions and challenges in Life. I have devoted years of training and practice to help my patients understand their conscious and unconscious obstacles to confronting changes in their lives ,Change can evoke feelings of grief and loss. For some patients change brings anxietyand depression, For others, change can entail rethinking relationships or facing difficult realities.such as relationships with adult children; ageing; chronic illness; or caretaking a beloved friend or family member, I am here to support you to discover. your path thru your personal challenges and transitions.
I believe that therapy can ease the way for transitions and challenges in Life. I have devoted years of training and practice to help my patients understand their conscious and unconscious obstacles to confronting changes in their lives ,Change can evoke feelings of grief and loss. For some patients change brings anxietyand depression, For others, change can entail rethinking relationships or facing difficult realities.such as relationships with adult children; ageing; chronic illness; or caretaking a beloved friend or family member, I am here to support you to discover. your path thru your personal challenges and transitions.
Training: Women's Therapy Center, Community Institute for Psychotherapy, Women's Cancer Resource Center, The Dream Institute of Northern CA
My clients are passionate, sensitive, often highly creative people searching for a place where their full self can be witnessed, celebrated, and supported. Sometimes this includes mourning for what was not possible or the intensity of previous experiences they were put through and what that has cost them. My clients tend to struggle with a variety of complex issues. They often come from families with a legacy of unprocessed intergenerational trauma, which can take many forms. Ultimately, clients who seek me are looking for a place to try out new ways of being in the world. Ways that will better support their deepest values.
Training: Women's Therapy Center, Community Institute for Psychotherapy, Women's Cancer Resource Center, The Dream Institute of Northern CA
My clients are passionate, sensitive, often highly creative people searching for a place where their full self can be witnessed, celebrated, and supported. Sometimes this includes mourning for what was not possible or the intensity of previous experiences they were put through and what that has cost them. My clients tend to struggle with a variety of complex issues. They often come from families with a legacy of unprocessed intergenerational trauma, which can take many forms. Ultimately, clients who seek me are looking for a place to try out new ways of being in the world. Ways that will better support their deepest values.
Most of us agree that it feels terrible to be stuck. My goal as a therapist is to meet you in your stagnant place and help you find your way through it. Whether you are struggling in school, your career, parenting, relationships, or in finding your purpose, I can help you create and achieve realistic goals for living a more fulfilled life.
Most of us agree that it feels terrible to be stuck. My goal as a therapist is to meet you in your stagnant place and help you find your way through it. Whether you are struggling in school, your career, parenting, relationships, or in finding your purpose, I can help you create and achieve realistic goals for living a more fulfilled life.
Are you experiencing a loss, going through a life transition, feeling the impact of everyday stress, or just needing a space for someone to hold your feelings? Or have you experienced a trauma, and in need of support working through it? Do you want to be able to share (unedited) your experience with someone who will help you navigate through it? I am a Certified Grief Counseling Specialist and EMDR trained by the EMDR Institute.
Are you experiencing a loss, going through a life transition, feeling the impact of everyday stress, or just needing a space for someone to hold your feelings? Or have you experienced a trauma, and in need of support working through it? Do you want to be able to share (unedited) your experience with someone who will help you navigate through it? I am a Certified Grief Counseling Specialist and EMDR trained by the EMDR Institute.
Are you a lesbian couple in the process of deciding to become parents? Are you an individual seeking support while you and your partner are thinking about beginning a family? There are unique decisions that you may be currently facing such as, pregnancy or adoption, which partner will become pregnant, and how will both partners feel involved as parents. It is important for you to have a safe space to explore these questions. There are feelings that accompany the decisions that you are making, and partners may feel differently. This sometimes challenges the connection between you.
Are you a lesbian couple in the process of deciding to become parents? Are you an individual seeking support while you and your partner are thinking about beginning a family? There are unique decisions that you may be currently facing such as, pregnancy or adoption, which partner will become pregnant, and how will both partners feel involved as parents. It is important for you to have a safe space to explore these questions. There are feelings that accompany the decisions that you are making, and partners may feel differently. This sometimes challenges the connection between you.
My background includes over 35 years dedicated to providing support to individuals facing life-limiting illnesses, such as cancer.
Making changes in your life can be challenging, and it is not necessary to navigate this journey alone. As a client-centered and empathic clinician, I will support you as you explore new directions in your life. I am committed to meeting you where you are and facilitating your healing process. Together, we will identify and harness your inherent strengths and resilience to create the change you desire. The pandemic and societal shifts may evoke grief and loss in unexpected ways, including losses related to self, a cherished pet, or friendships. In a safe and supportive environment, we can work collaboratively toward your healing.
My background includes over 35 years dedicated to providing support to individuals facing life-limiting illnesses, such as cancer.
Making changes in your life can be challenging, and it is not necessary to navigate this journey alone. As a client-centered and empathic clinician, I will support you as you explore new directions in your life. I am committed to meeting you where you are and facilitating your healing process. Together, we will identify and harness your inherent strengths and resilience to create the change you desire. The pandemic and societal shifts may evoke grief and loss in unexpected ways, including losses related to self, a cherished pet, or friendships. In a safe and supportive environment, we can work collaboratively toward your healing.
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Cancer Therapists
How does cancer affect mental health?
A cancer diagnosis is a major life event that can significantly influence the mental health of any individual. Being diagnosed with cancer often introduces a sense of uncertainty about the future, which can cause clients to experience symptoms of anxiety, depression, and significant distress. Many cancer patients may also worry about the toll that their diagnosis may have on their family, their physical health, their job, and their financial situation. The compounding of such stressors can also decrease mental health in clients and may lead to additional symptoms that can influence mental health, such as sleeping difficulties or social withdrawal.
What is the best psychological therapy for cancer patients?
The best type of psychological therapy for cancer patients is highly dependent on the needs of the individual. The therapy type that a client benefits from may also depend on what stage of the cancer journey they are in. Recently diagnosed cancer patients, for instance, may benefit from therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which can help clients develop skills to manage the emotional distress that comes with a cancer diagnosis. Alternatively, cancer patients further along in their journey may benefit from therapies like Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) or other forms of mindfulness therapy to help manage symptoms or physical pain associated with treatment. Clients may also consider group therapy, which offers cancer patients an opportunity to receive support from other individuals dealing with a cancer diagnosis.
Are there any risks or drawbacks in going to therapy while dealing with cancer?
Although attending therapy while dealing with a cancer diagnosis can be helpful, one major concern for cancer patients can be the financial cost of seeking therapy. Many therapists are out-of-network, meaning they do not accept insurance, and thus clients are expected to pay the entirety of the session fee. Since many cancer patients may be out of work as a result of their diagnosis or cancer treatment regimen, the costs of therapy sessions can be substantial. Luckily, many cancer centers and local clinics may offer free or substantially reduced-cost counseling services to cancer patients and their families. In addition, cancer patients may be eligible for grants or other forms of funding from local agencies and nonprofits to seek therapy for their cancer diagnosis. Such opportunities can be very helpful for cancer patients, as they allow clients to obtain the benefits of therapy without the financial strain.
How long does cancer therapy typically last?
The length of cancer therapy depends on the needs of each client. In some cases, cancer patients may only require therapeutic support during the period following their initial diagnosis—to help manage the uncertainty and shock of a cancer diagnosis. In other cases, clients may choose to receive therapy throughout their treatment, and even following, their cancer journey. Pursuing therapy for a longer period of time can help clients develop a deeper relationship with their therapist and provide opportunity to process the challenges presented by cancer treatment, such as physical pain, and challenges associated with cancer survivorship, such as ongoing identity concerns, physical limitations, or relationship challenges.