Providing cancer psychological care for individuals and couples impacted by medical oncology and hematologic oncology illnesses.
Common Presenting Concerns
Adjustment to new diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship
Coping with cancer-related distress
Navigating potential changes in sense of self, relationships, values, and meaning-making
Fostering posttraumatic growth
Women’s Health Sub-Specialty
Oncopsychology Care offers unique expertise in women’s cancer experiences as patients and survivors, which may include changes in sense of femininity and body image, managing life roles across diagnosis and treatment (e.g., as partners, mothers, professionals, caregivers, and more), fertility changes, and treatment-induced menopause. Dr. Pointer holds women’s inherent sources of resiliency in high regard, and partners with patients to cultivate meaningful personal growth during the cancer experience aligned with their personal values.