Brain Tumor Counseling in Connecticut
Brain tumor counseling in Connecticut
A brain tumor changes the calendar, the body, and the future tense. Counseling is for the part of the week that is not in an infusion chair.
Who this page is for
Primary or metastatic brain tumors
Benign tumors that still rearranged life (including meningioma, acoustic neuroma, pituitary tumors)
Malignant tumors, including glioblastoma
People in active treatment, recovery after surgery, or survivorship
People living with recurrence risk
Caregivers carrying the waiting
The emotional work
Uncertainty
Scan weeks can take over a household. We build a way to live in the days that are not scan days.
Grief
Grief here is often for plans, stamina, work, and a previous self. It can exist next to gratitude. Both can be true.
Identity after surgery
Fatigue, tenderness, slower thinking, and a changed face in the mirror are not “just recovery.” They deserve language.
Family
Partners become project managers. Adult children become decision-makers. Counseling can be individual or shared.
What counseling does not replace
Oncology, neurosurgery, neuropsych testing, or spiritual care. I work alongside those teams. I do not direct medical treatment.
FAQs
When is the right time to start?
1
At diagnosis, during treatment, after surgery, or years into survivorship. Start when the emotional load is heavier than the tools you have.
I am the caregiver. Can I come alone?
2
Yes. You do not need the patient’s permission to take care of your own mind, though I will not treat you as a reporter on their medical file.