Sometimes you may be encouraged to seek out mental health treatment as part of your transplant process. This is very normal and can help set you up for success.

Seeing a psychologist who has worked in transplant centers, can be especially beneficial at this point. I have unique insight into psychological challenges that might arise during the transplant process and how best to help. From dealing with the anxiety of the waitlist, uncertainty of yearly re-evaluations, the burdens of dialysis, or even anxiety related to shortness of breath, I am able to blend my clinical experience with cutting edge intervention.

Maybe you felt like you have been able to manage ok during the initial transplant process, but you feel the stress building.  

Therapy can help you figure out how to continue living in limbo.

I can help you face existential fears, sit with the inherent uncertainty of waiting, and deal with symptoms such as insomnia or pain that may be impacting your quality of life.   I often say that a medical diagnosis and the transplant process is clarifying and may times it can be helpful to explore what matters most to you and re-align your life.

Sometimes patients find themselves on my website as they are dealing with the aftermath of transplant. Diagnosis and transplant can feel like a crisis and sometimes people are able to hold it together until the emergency settles.  You may be stuck thinking “now what.” Perhaps you feel paralyzed by fears of rejection, overwhelmed with post-transplant demands, or grappling with survivors guilt.

Therapy can be a helpful tool to learn how to ride the waves of post-transplant.  At this point, we may also think about what/if any changes you want to make in your life.  Together we can help you rebuild your life to one that suits you best now!

As a caregiver, you want to make sure you are doing the best you can for your loved one, but you may feel the pressure building. Navigating the transplant process, or any chronic illness for that matter, takes a toll on caregivers. 

An essential part of being a caregiver is taking care of yourself, so that you can continue to show up in your caregiving role. 

Our work together may explore the practical (how can we lighten your load, learn to ask for help, think creatively about solutions).  However, therapy can also be a place where you talk about your own fears and worries without concern for how this may impact your loved one.  Often caregiving therapy will include grief work as you may be mourning the changing relationship. 

Ultimately, I see my role as helping you to take care of yourself during this impossibly difficult time.

Perhaps you are interested in considering living donation, but feel unsure if it is the right choice for you. Maybe you have been turned down by a transplant center, and are struggling with the emotional fall out.

These issues are very sensitive and it can be helpful to have someone not connected to your potential recipient to process your emotions.