Cancer Therapists in Saint Louis, MO
"Life is difficult." That's a Scott Peck quote. Healing begins just by embracing this quote. Three simple words, but on a bad day, very true, right? Sunny days seem inaccessible. You've already taken the first step, which is realizing that the listening ear of a therapist just might be helpful. After graduating from Boston U, my emphasis became adolescents, family relationships, and women's issues. This is my practice emphasis, but my door is open to all who are interested in growth and self-reflection.
"Life is difficult." That's a Scott Peck quote. Healing begins just by embracing this quote. Three simple words, but on a bad day, very true, right? Sunny days seem inaccessible. You've already taken the first step, which is realizing that the listening ear of a therapist just might be helpful. After graduating from Boston U, my emphasis became adolescents, family relationships, and women's issues. This is my practice emphasis, but my door is open to all who are interested in growth and self-reflection.
Hannah Campbell
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC
Saint Louis, MO 63130
Waitlist for new clients
I'm glad you're here: you have taken a courageous and healing step by seeking support. I provide an integrative, resiliency-focused approach to therapy, pulling from your strengths and values to guide our work and help you regain a sense of mastery, meaning, and connection in your life. My perspective is that we are built to survive and often develop ways of relating which once helped us get by, but may no longer be helpful to a current situation. My goal is to form a safe connection to explore these factors that may contribute to ongoing difficulties, re-process experiences, and ultimately co-create your next chapter.
I'm glad you're here: you have taken a courageous and healing step by seeking support. I provide an integrative, resiliency-focused approach to therapy, pulling from your strengths and values to guide our work and help you regain a sense of mastery, meaning, and connection in your life. My perspective is that we are built to survive and often develop ways of relating which once helped us get by, but may no longer be helpful to a current situation. My goal is to form a safe connection to explore these factors that may contribute to ongoing difficulties, re-process experiences, and ultimately co-create your next chapter.
You have reached a stage in life where you want to enjoy your time, but anxiety or past experiences keep getting in the way. Whether you are navigating retirement, health changes, or simply feeling "stuck," it is difficult to find peace when the past interferes with the present. I specialize in helping adults over 50 navigate these transitions. I provide a judgment-free, safe space for people of all backgrounds, with specific expertise in supporting members of the LGBTQ+ community. My goal is to help you resolve the root of your distress so you can thrive in this next chapter.
You have reached a stage in life where you want to enjoy your time, but anxiety or past experiences keep getting in the way. Whether you are navigating retirement, health changes, or simply feeling "stuck," it is difficult to find peace when the past interferes with the present. I specialize in helping adults over 50 navigate these transitions. I provide a judgment-free, safe space for people of all backgrounds, with specific expertise in supporting members of the LGBTQ+ community. My goal is to help you resolve the root of your distress so you can thrive in this next chapter.
My focus is also on helping patients and their families who are impacted by a chronic illness such as cancer, cardiac conditions, diabetes, and dementia.
Sometimes, even when we know that something is wrong, we still need guidance in order to disentangle the problems that cause us suffering. Every problem has a solution and every difficult period can have a peaceful resolution. My therapeutic approach primarily stems from Family Systems Theory. I focus on emotional independence through individuation and help individuals, couples and families gain additional growth, strengths, and insights into their lives. I work on reducing negative communication patterns and installing love as an attachment bond.
My focus is also on helping patients and their families who are impacted by a chronic illness such as cancer, cardiac conditions, diabetes, and dementia.
Sometimes, even when we know that something is wrong, we still need guidance in order to disentangle the problems that cause us suffering. Every problem has a solution and every difficult period can have a peaceful resolution. My therapeutic approach primarily stems from Family Systems Theory. I focus on emotional independence through individuation and help individuals, couples and families gain additional growth, strengths, and insights into their lives. I work on reducing negative communication patterns and installing love as an attachment bond.
You're doing everything "right" - but still feel on edge, anxious, disconnected, or overwhelmed. You feel like things should be different. You want a place where you don't have to perform, explain, or be strong. You just want real talk, real support. Let me help.
I create a warm, safe environment for my clients to explore what's happening around them. I use a person-centered approach, partnering with my clients on their healing journey. Each person I work with has a unique experience, catered to what they need, and feeling the support they crave on their journey to feeling like their best selves.
You're doing everything "right" - but still feel on edge, anxious, disconnected, or overwhelmed. You feel like things should be different. You want a place where you don't have to perform, explain, or be strong. You just want real talk, real support. Let me help.
I create a warm, safe environment for my clients to explore what's happening around them. I use a person-centered approach, partnering with my clients on their healing journey. Each person I work with has a unique experience, catered to what they need, and feeling the support they crave on their journey to feeling like their best selves.
You feel like you have to hold everything together—for your children, your family, your work, and everyone who relies on you—often carrying stress, past experiences, and emotional weight on your own. On the outside, you appear capable and composed, but internally you may feel overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally exhausted, or disconnected from yourself. You may be navigating burnout, parenting demands, relationship strain, or life transitions while silently struggling. You’re seeking a space where you can feel safe, understood, and supported while making sense of your experiences and reclaiming balance.
You feel like you have to hold everything together—for your children, your family, your work, and everyone who relies on you—often carrying stress, past experiences, and emotional weight on your own. On the outside, you appear capable and composed, but internally you may feel overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally exhausted, or disconnected from yourself. You may be navigating burnout, parenting demands, relationship strain, or life transitions while silently struggling. You’re seeking a space where you can feel safe, understood, and supported while making sense of your experiences and reclaiming balance.
Welcome and thank you for your interest in getting to know me. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker offering brief and extended therapy to children, adolescents, families, individual adults. I received my Masters of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis at The George Warren Brown School of Social Work. I am a bilingual clinician speaking both English and Spanish.
Welcome and thank you for your interest in getting to know me. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker offering brief and extended therapy to children, adolescents, families, individual adults. I received my Masters of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis at The George Warren Brown School of Social Work. I am a bilingual clinician speaking both English and Spanish.
I have over 20 years of experience helping people of diverse backgrounds to navigate through difficult times in their lives. I listen carefully and work hard to understand how you feel. My areas of specialty include: navigating life transitions, overcoming traumatic experiences, processing grief, managing chronic illnesses, and improving communication/relationship, strengthening the mind-body connection, enhancing self-esteem, and cultivating stress management practices. I have extensive experience in working with couples and PTSD/complex trauma.
I have over 20 years of experience helping people of diverse backgrounds to navigate through difficult times in their lives. I listen carefully and work hard to understand how you feel. My areas of specialty include: navigating life transitions, overcoming traumatic experiences, processing grief, managing chronic illnesses, and improving communication/relationship, strengthening the mind-body connection, enhancing self-esteem, and cultivating stress management practices. I have extensive experience in working with couples and PTSD/complex trauma.
The Right Solution offers counseling services for individuals, families and children. We offer both in person and tele-health options.
The Right Solution offers counseling services for individuals, families and children. We offer both in person and tele-health options.
Jean Stanton Caine, LCSW, LMFT, a Menninger trained family therapist, specializes in many issues affecting individuals and families i.e.: grief, illness, sexual and physical abuse, marital stress, child and adolescent problems. She has an eclectic researched approach in her family practice using both short term and long-term therapy.
Jean has been in practice for 25 years. She has been past president on St. Louis MAMFT board and the Missouri board of Family Therapy. She has taught for 20 years at Washington University. Jean does accept most insurance plans.
Jean Stanton Caine, LCSW, LMFT, a Menninger trained family therapist, specializes in many issues affecting individuals and families i.e.: grief, illness, sexual and physical abuse, marital stress, child and adolescent problems. She has an eclectic researched approach in her family practice using both short term and long-term therapy.
Jean has been in practice for 25 years. She has been past president on St. Louis MAMFT board and the Missouri board of Family Therapy. She has taught for 20 years at Washington University. Jean does accept most insurance plans.
Dr. Carolyn Catchings
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, CRC, AMP, Coach
Saint Louis, MO 63108
If your behavior does not reflect your core potential, make this your day to initiate personal growth & evolutionary change. Learn how to discover and employ your personal power to activate transformation! As Therapist, Coach & Alternative Medical Practioner, I help clients learn cognitive restructuring techniques to release their "authentic self" making change operational in their everyday life. I utilize a comprehensive holistic apporach to address physical, mental, emotional & spiritual issues (mind , body & soul). My philosophy is framed from a strength based perspective, "what's well with you" not "what's wrong with you".
If your behavior does not reflect your core potential, make this your day to initiate personal growth & evolutionary change. Learn how to discover and employ your personal power to activate transformation! As Therapist, Coach & Alternative Medical Practioner, I help clients learn cognitive restructuring techniques to release their "authentic self" making change operational in their everyday life. I utilize a comprehensive holistic apporach to address physical, mental, emotional & spiritual issues (mind , body & soul). My philosophy is framed from a strength based perspective, "what's well with you" not "what's wrong with you".
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). I have experience working with adults from a variety of cultures who are navigating challenges such as depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, loss of sense of self, grief, and chronic illness. I take a client-centered, culturally responsive approach that recognizes each individual's distinct needs and experiences.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). I have experience working with adults from a variety of cultures who are navigating challenges such as depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, loss of sense of self, grief, and chronic illness. I take a client-centered, culturally responsive approach that recognizes each individual's distinct needs and experiences.
Sometimes life’s challenges cut so deep it feels impossible to imagine things being any different. I understand how overwhelming that can feel—and I want you to know that change is possible. You don’t have to face it alone.
I bring both experience and genuine compassion to every session, meeting you exactly where you are in life. Together, we’ll create a safe, supportive space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and life experiences.
Sometimes life’s challenges cut so deep it feels impossible to imagine things being any different. I understand how overwhelming that can feel—and I want you to know that change is possible. You don’t have to face it alone.
I bring both experience and genuine compassion to every session, meeting you exactly where you are in life. Together, we’ll create a safe, supportive space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and life experiences.
Linda Lingli Zhang - Live Flow Space LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, MEd, NCC
Saint Louis, MO 63139
Do you wonder, sometimes lying on the bed at the mid hour of night, that life could be different: maybe lighter, with a little bit more hope; and your pounding heart can slow down and feel some peace; when you look out, you can smile and sense trust? Is there part of you that want to embark on a journey of healing and growth, to build nourishing relationships with your own self, with others, and with the life at large, to lay the foundation for a life of meaning and joy?
Do you wonder, sometimes lying on the bed at the mid hour of night, that life could be different: maybe lighter, with a little bit more hope; and your pounding heart can slow down and feel some peace; when you look out, you can smile and sense trust? Is there part of you that want to embark on a journey of healing and growth, to build nourishing relationships with your own self, with others, and with the life at large, to lay the foundation for a life of meaning and joy?
Is your child or teen struggling with feeling worried, sad or angry? Are they struggling to adjust to and cope with stressors in their lives? Are you unsure as to how to help them? I would feel privileged to assist your child on their journey to building emotional balance. As a registered play therapist, I utilize both directive and non-directive play and creative therapy techniques, allowing clients the ability to express their difficult emotions, struggles, past traumas, and ultimately their strengths and coping skills.
Is your child or teen struggling with feeling worried, sad or angry? Are they struggling to adjust to and cope with stressors in their lives? Are you unsure as to how to help them? I would feel privileged to assist your child on their journey to building emotional balance. As a registered play therapist, I utilize both directive and non-directive play and creative therapy techniques, allowing clients the ability to express their difficult emotions, struggles, past traumas, and ultimately their strengths and coping skills.
My passion lies in supporting individuals with cancer or chronic illness, caregivers carrying invisible mental and emotional load, and those facing anticipatory grief or bereavement.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with advanced training in palliative and end-of-life care, supporting individuals and their families in navigating serious illness, caregiving, grief and major life transitions. I specialize in working with people who feel emotionally overwhelmed, exhausted or changed by experiences of loss or ongoing health challenges.
My passion lies in supporting individuals with cancer or chronic illness, caregivers carrying invisible mental and emotional load, and those facing anticipatory grief or bereavement.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with advanced training in palliative and end-of-life care, supporting individuals and their families in navigating serious illness, caregiving, grief and major life transitions. I specialize in working with people who feel emotionally overwhelmed, exhausted or changed by experiences of loss or ongoing health challenges.
Kathryn Stinson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
1 Endorsed
Saint Louis, MO 63143
Waitlist for new clients
You care deeply—about people, justice, beauty, truth. You might be an artist, activist, entrepreneur, gender non-conforming person, or deep thinker carrying invisible grief, burnout, or overwhelm. Maybe you have ADHD and feel like your big ideas outpace your capacity. Or maybe you’ve hit a wall—exhausted, scattered, unsure what's next. You're not looking for a quick fix. You want to feel whole again, to reconnect with meaning, and to move through the world without losing yourself. You want to talk to someone comfortable with unconventional terrain who can join with you in the difficult work of mapping out new territory.
You care deeply—about people, justice, beauty, truth. You might be an artist, activist, entrepreneur, gender non-conforming person, or deep thinker carrying invisible grief, burnout, or overwhelm. Maybe you have ADHD and feel like your big ideas outpace your capacity. Or maybe you’ve hit a wall—exhausted, scattered, unsure what's next. You're not looking for a quick fix. You want to feel whole again, to reconnect with meaning, and to move through the world without losing yourself. You want to talk to someone comfortable with unconventional terrain who can join with you in the difficult work of mapping out new territory.
February Intakes open now! - You know how to juggle a million things. You’re constantly on the go and doing everything for everyone. There’s no time to stop and not a minute to spare. Sometimes you get in a flow and think, “I’ve got this!” But when you hit a bump in the road - your strong exterior comes crashing down. Suddenly everything is a disaster and nothing is working. You hate this. You don’t know why you feel this way - nothing is seriously “wrong” or “bad” in your life. You are wondering, “Why does it seem like everyone else has it figured out?” The harder that you work to get things together - the worse you feel.
February Intakes open now! - You know how to juggle a million things. You’re constantly on the go and doing everything for everyone. There’s no time to stop and not a minute to spare. Sometimes you get in a flow and think, “I’ve got this!” But when you hit a bump in the road - your strong exterior comes crashing down. Suddenly everything is a disaster and nothing is working. You hate this. You don’t know why you feel this way - nothing is seriously “wrong” or “bad” in your life. You are wondering, “Why does it seem like everyone else has it figured out?” The harder that you work to get things together - the worse you feel.
Main specialty areas: Chronic Illnesses including HIV/AIDS and cancer, Gender Dysphoria, couples therapy, depression, grief, substance abuse, anxiety/trauma, sleep hygiene.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 24 years of experience who co-owns Healing Reflections Therapy with my partner. I work with a diverse range of individuals and couples and and have done years of community-based crisis intervention. I help clients focusing upon their strengths and past successes and build on their current level of insight. I believe therapy is a cooperative endeavor to help the client in discovering his/her/their own abilities and coping strategies. I utilize evidence-based interventions such as Mindfulness, CBT and DBT. I speak at conferences on HIV/AIDS, work with LGBTQIA+ clients, and other topics.
Main specialty areas: Chronic Illnesses including HIV/AIDS and cancer, Gender Dysphoria, couples therapy, depression, grief, substance abuse, anxiety/trauma, sleep hygiene.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 24 years of experience who co-owns Healing Reflections Therapy with my partner. I work with a diverse range of individuals and couples and and have done years of community-based crisis intervention. I help clients focusing upon their strengths and past successes and build on their current level of insight. I believe therapy is a cooperative endeavor to help the client in discovering his/her/their own abilities and coping strategies. I utilize evidence-based interventions such as Mindfulness, CBT and DBT. I speak at conferences on HIV/AIDS, work with LGBTQIA+ clients, and other topics.
I have been a therapist in St. Louis for the past decade. I believe that my job is to offer an open, respectful, nonjudgmental space for you to talk about thoughts, feelings, desires—to talk about anything that comes to mind. I have particular experience helping people who experience anxiety, depression, and trauma; those coping with life transitions; and those who wish to know themselves more deeply. I enjoy working with a range of people, and have found a particular affinity for work with artists, academics, doctors, and those passionate about their jobs; sensitive people; and those struggling with relationships.
I have been a therapist in St. Louis for the past decade. I believe that my job is to offer an open, respectful, nonjudgmental space for you to talk about thoughts, feelings, desires—to talk about anything that comes to mind. I have particular experience helping people who experience anxiety, depression, and trauma; those coping with life transitions; and those who wish to know themselves more deeply. I enjoy working with a range of people, and have found a particular affinity for work with artists, academics, doctors, and those passionate about their jobs; sensitive people; and those struggling with relationships.
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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.