Learning To Live With Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a very real issue facing many women in our community and unfortunately, is often coupled with feelings of fear, hopelessness, and isolation. If you or someone you know is struggling to cope with difficult medical treatments and side effects or fight off feelings of loneliness or despair, there is help available. The Department of Clinical Services’* new, completely confidential support group is designed for women to receive chizuk, hope, share their experiences, learn coping skills, and gain renewed strength in their fight against cancer.

Learning To Live With Breast Cancer is a free eight-week educational and support group based on the program created by a recognized health psychologist at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. This group offers stress management, relaxation techniques, cognitive restructuring, nutrition education, and journal writing among other interventions in a culturally sensitive and frum perspective. Research has shown that participating in these types of support groups benefits patients’ quality of life and possibly survival.

The group is lead by a trained clinician experienced in psychological oncology, who has been working with cancer patients at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, and Mount Sinai Medical Center for several years. Additionally, individual therapy is available for patients, family members, and caretakers.

Please call us at
845-845-5252 ext. 300 for further information.

*the Center for Applied Psychology of Bikur Cholim Partners in Health is a licensed mental health well-known mental health clinic, serving children, adolescents and adults in our community with professional excellence and the utmost cultural sensitivity.