Farzam Afshar LPC-Associate

Cancer can affect far more than physical health. A diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, recurrence concerns, or caring for someone with cancer can bring anxiety, grief, uncertainty, relationship changes, and questions about identity and the future. I provide a supportive space to process these experiences, strengthen coping, communicate with loved ones, and navigate the emotional challenges that can arise throughout the cancer journey.

Living with chronic pain or illness can affect your mood, relationships, work, identity, independence, and sense of what life should look like. You may feel exhausted, misunderstood, anxious about your health, or frustrated by changes outside your control. Therapy can help you process these experiences, develop healthier ways of coping, strengthen emotional resilience, communicate your needs, and build a meaningful life alongside difficult circumstances.

Sexual and intimacy concerns can be difficult to discuss, yet they can profoundly affect confidence, relationships, and emotional well being. I provide a respectful, confidential, and nonjudgmental space to explore concerns involving desire, intimacy, sexual functioning, communication, body image, and changes related to health or life circumstances. Together, we can better understand what is happening and work toward greater comfort, connection, and intimacy.

ACT can help when difficult thoughts, emotions, or circumstances cannot simply be made to disappear. Rather than fighting every uncomfortable experience, we work on changing your relationship with it. I use ACT to help you develop greater psychological flexibility, clarify what truly matters to you, and take meaningful actions consistent with your values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present.

I use CBT to help you understand how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence one another. Together, we can identify patterns that may be contributing to anxiety, depression, stress, relationship difficulties, or other concerns. We then work on developing more helpful ways of thinking, responding, and coping. CBT can provide practical skills you can continue using outside of therapy as you work toward meaningful change.

Sometimes therapy does not need to begin with everything that has gone wrong. Solution Focused Brief Therapy helps us identify what you want to be different, recognize strengths and resources you already possess, and discover what may already be working. Together, we develop realistic steps toward your goals while building on your abilities, successes, and resilience. This approach can be especially helpful when you want practical, forward focused change.