Psychosocial Support Program
Staff at the Smith Breast Care Center offers a range of emotional support services for patients and family members. Breast cancer may normally cause emotional distress, for both patients and family members. Psychosocial interventions can help buffer women with breast cancer from the effects of stresses and help them cope more effectively. Spouses, children, and other family members are welcome to participate in this program.
The Breast Care Center offers:
- Individual psychological counseling for patients and/or family members by a Clinical Psychologist.
- Evaluation of cancer and cancer treatment - related sleep disturbances such as insomnia.
- Supportive group therapy.
- Community Support Services
- American
Cancer Society: offers a variety of support services
including Reach to Recovery visitors and group therapy. Contact
number – 713-266-2877.
Resource Center Listings
Coping with Breast Cancer
Life after Loss
Look Good, Feel Good
Man to Man - Breast Cancer Network of Strength : offers trained
counselors who provide support, information, and resources.
Contact number – 1-800-221-2141 - Can Care:
volunteers sponsored by area churches, who offer supportive counseling
to patients and their families.
Contact number – 713-461-0028. - Cancer
Counseling: offers free professional emotional therapy and education for cancer patients and families.
Contact number – 713-520-9873. - Sisters
Network: offers support groups for African American
women.
Contact number – 281-261-1290. - Susan G. Komen Foundation: offers news and events related to Breast cancer. Contact number: Phone: (713) 783-9188 Fax: (713) 783-9187