Virtual Support Group "Survivorship: Finding Your Way Forward"

Treatment is vital to the survival of anyone who has been given a cancer diagnosis. Both a cancer diagnosis and treatment not only present physical challenges but emotional ones as well, requiring support. The Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center will be sponsoring a new virtual support group entitled “Survivorship: Finding Your Way Forward” with the help of a grant from the Maine Cancer Foundation. This support group is open to all cancer survivors who are currently in treatment or finished and can be accessed by telephone, tablet/computer or smartphone. The group sessions will provide information, support and skill building tools that will aid in addressing and improving overall wellness. Each session will cover a different topic from the introduction to the psychology behind cancer survivorship and resiliency to the impact of cancer on the body, mind and spirit. Each group will take place every two weeks and will occur in 12-week sessions, with new sessions beginning every three months. The group will be facilitated by Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, who is also an art therapist and breast cancer survivor herself. She is the founder of Creative Transformations where she offers transformational sessions, workshops, knowledge to her clients and publishes a #Therapy Thursday blog about emotional health and wellness on her website, www.creativetransformations.com