What is the Oncology Counseling Service?

Being able to talk to someone about cancer is often as important as the clinical treatment of the disease. If patients have the opportunity to vent feelings like anger, apprehension and depression with someone they trust, it may have a positive effect on them emotionally as well as physically.

Counseling is an important part of cancer treatment. Individual, confidential appointments are available for the cancer patient, family and friends.

Some typical concerns are:

• Living with cancer
• Adjusting your lifestyle
• Body changes and image
• Handling the effects of treatment
• Marital and family strains
• Bereavement
• Depression
• Communicating with family and friends
• Emotional adjustment
• Facing your own mortality

Who is eligible?

There is a fee for counseling services. An individual's insurance may cover all or part of the costs involved. Insurance companies will be billed directly. No one is denied service because of inability to pay. 

For more-information and to schedule an appointment contact:

Theresa Motyka, CSW-R
Clarence Counseling
8899 Main St.
Clarence, NY
(716) 474-1349

Steven Benjamin ACSW
389A West Main St.
Batavia, NY   14020
(585)-343-2396