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I hope you enjoy your camping trip! I found the counselor at the cancer center where I was treated. They also have support groups but I am working and cannot go during the week. It would have been helpful during treatment but it was during covid so not available. I would ask where you are being treated or even through the Mayo clinic online if you were up for that.
@teechur89 I see that you went to Mayo Clinic for your cancer care. Do you live near the Mayo Clinic where you went? If so, you can send a note via the patient portal to your GYN-Oncologist and ask for a referral for counseling at Mayo Clinic.
Do you have a preference for in-person vs. virtual sessions? Depending on where you live and your community you can ask your primary care provider for suggestions or a referrals for a therapist who specializes in working with cancer survivors. While that speciality isn't a must it can be very helpful to talk with a therapist with that speciality. There may be such a therapist at your local medical clinic or hospital.
I live in a small community and so if I was looking for a new therapist I'd ask my friends and people in my religious community. In the last several years we have quite a few private practices that have opened up. The majority of the therapists where I live are social workers with the master's degree in social work - MSW. There are a few doctoral-level (Ph.D. and Psy.D.) psychologists where I live which would be my preference but that is up to you.
You can also check on the website Psychology Today.
Psychology Today-Find a Therapist:
-- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
Do these ideas give you a few options?