A cancer diagnosis affects more than just the body — it impacts your emotions, your relationships, and your sense of identity. Whether you’re navigating a new diagnosis, in treatment, in remission, or supporting a loved one, The Summit Counseling Center offers compassionate counseling to help you cope with fear, grief, uncertainty, and change.
Are You or a Loved One Facing Cancer?
You may benefit from cancer support counseling if you:
- Are struggling to process a recent diagnosis or recurrence
- Feel overwhelmed by fear, sadness, anger, or anxiety
- Want support navigating treatment decisions or life changes
- Are experiencing isolation or difficulty talking to loved ones
- Need help managing stress, depression, or trauma
- Are supporting a family member with cancer and feeling emotionally drained
- Want to rediscover purpose, meaning, or hope in the face of illness
Our Approach
We provide a safe, supportive space where you can express your emotions freely and find strength through connection and coping skills. Our therapists offer personalized support, which may include the methods listed below.
Types of Therapy
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Adlerian Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavior (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Couples Counseling
- Creative & Expressive Art
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Existential
- Experiential
- Expressive Arts
- Family Systems
- Family Therapy
- Gestalt
- Humanistic Therapy
- Integrative Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural Therapy
- Music Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational Therapy
- Sand Play Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic Therapy
- Strength-Based Therapy
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Therapy is tailored to your experience — whether you’re in active treatment, survivorship, or caregiving. You don’t have to carry it alone.
Healing Isn’t Just Physical — It’s Emotional, Too
Your story matters. Your emotions are valid. And with support, you can move through this journey with greater peace, strength, and connection.
Take the First Step Toward Emotional Support
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