SUPPORT GROUPS & COUNSELING

Survivorship Support Group

A monthly group for those who have completed cancer treatment. Topics include: fear of recurrence, managing anxiety, work issues, long term side effects, nutrition, exercise, relationships & more.

Facilitated by Karen Staab, Ph.D.

Linked by Pink

We provide emotional and financial support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer.  We are here to assist them on their journeys with breast cancer and to be a place where they can feel they belong. We provide emotional support through our monthly meetings, one on one meetings and a private Facebook group page. We can financially assist patients with medical costs, travel costs to get to treatment and living expenses such as grocery cards and help with utility and rent or mortgage payments. As survivors, we want to be an inspiration for them just as someone was for us when we needed it.  This battle doesn’t have to be fought alone. We have all been there, some of us more than once.

Information provided by linkedbypink.org

Grief Support Group

Have you experienced a loss that you’ve not fully processed or accepted? Bev Keep will facilitate this group, as well as the Newly Diagnosed Support Group on its designated days.

If you’d like to participate, please register by clicking below, emailing us or calling the Center.

Facilitated by Bev Keep, LPC, NCC

Leukemia and Lymphoma

The group will address specific issues related to a blood cancer diagnosis and will provide an opportunity for attendees to discuss concerns, anxieties, feelings related to illness, treatment and other related issues. These meetings are a resource to support coping, in conjunction with your or a loved one’s medical treatment.

Facilitated by Susan Herward, RN, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Prostate Cancer

Group education and support for men diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Men's Cancer Support Group

Michael Madonia, a licensed counselor, will help you talk through the many aspects of having a cancer diagnosis. Whether you are new to your diagnosis, going through treatment, or are finished with treatment, no matter the site of your cancer, you are welcome to attend.

There is evidence that support groups with others in a similar situation is found to have a positive effect on your wellness. It’s taken us a minute, but we now have a significant number of men registered and so we’d like to welcome you all to this new group.

Facilitated by Michael Madonia, LCSW

Advanced/Metastatic Cancer

This monthly support group is for people living with cancer that has spread (metastatic) and the feelings and emotions that come up when living with advanced cancer.

Facilitated by Penny Mechley-Porter, NCC, LPC

Children’s Support Group

A cancer diagnosis and treatment process can be a frightening

and difficult time for a patient and their family. For families with young children and/or adolescents there is additional concern about how the children will react to the diagnosis and treatment process of a parent. Do you have a child between the ages of 6-12 years old that could benefit from support? Join Ann Marie Cronk, Social Worker at UPMC Hillman Erie as she facilitates a three-week support group for children who has a parent/grandparent with cancer.

Facilitated by Ann Marie Cronk, MS, OPN-C

Caregiver Support Group

Support group for caregivers, family members and friends of those diagnosed with cancer.

Facilitated by Kim Connelly, MS, BSW, Program Director

Ostomy Support Group

This is a peer led support group.

Newly Diagnosed Support Group

Finding out you have cancer changes your life, and the time after diagnosis can be overwhelming, difficult and challenging. Join us to connect with others who are experiencing similar feelings and emotions in this monthly support group.

Facilitated by Bev Keep, LPC, NCC