When facing a challenging life event such as cancer, it can be helpful to collaborate with a mental health professional to support you as you begin to process these emotions and to plan for life with cancer.

Iris Mental Health Therapists have specific expertise in supporting people living with cancer. As a benefit of your health insurance, Iris Mental Health services are available on a time-limited basis to offer support and help you build resilience and coping skills for managing the range of emotions accompanying illness.

In addition to Iris Mental Health services, you may benefit from individualized therapeutic support for experiences that may not be related to cancer. For longer-term needs or non-cancer specific concerns, it may be helpful to connect with a community-based mental health therapist.

In the United States, mental health therapy is provided by professionals with various educational backgrounds and credentials. There are licensed clinical social workers, psychologists and couples and family counselors, to name a few. When looking for mental health support, it is important to make sure that the provider is licensed to provide mental health support in your state and that they have experience treating people with similar concerns.