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Integrating Cancer Concerns into Psychotherapy

Integrating Cancer Concerns into Psychotherapy

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As the number of cancer diagnoses grows, it’s likely that you’ll soon work with a client who is going through or who has survived cancer. 

And you’ll need targeted tools for this unique illness experience. 

In this session, Dr. Jessica Vanderlan – psychotherapy service manager at one of the nation’s top cancer hospitals – will show you how manageable adaptations of interventions you already know will have a positive impact on your clients with cancer. You’ll learn: 

  • Key distress points in your clients’ cancer journey and how to be most helpful during vulnerable times 
  • CBT techniques to reduce cancer-specific distress to reduce clients’ burden of suffering 
  • Strategies to manage cancer-related fatigue so clients can conserve energy for what’s most important 

Here's What You'll Learn

Psychological Concerns in Cancer 

  • Key distress points in the cancer continuum 
  • Diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship, or end of life 
  • Uncertainty and cancer-related anxiety 
  • Depression and cancer 
  • Fatigue and other consequences of treatment 

 

Essential Interventions 

  • Pacing for cancer-related fatigue 
  • CBT for unhelpful thoughts 
  • Behavioral activation strategies to improve mood 
  • Limitations of the research and potential risks 
     

Everything You're Getting

  • More than 1 hour of video content
  • Up to 1.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

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Meet Your Experts

Jessica Vanderlan, PhD

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Jessica Vanderlan, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and manager of the Siteman Psychology Service at the Siteman Cancer Center, where she provides therapy to patients with cancer and cancer caregivers. She is a board member and director of professional education for the American Psychosocial Oncology Society and co-chair for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s distress guidelines panel. Dr. Vanderlan’s research focuses on psycho-oncology, distress screening, psychological functioning in gynecologic oncology, program development, and integrated psychological care. She is voluntary psychiatry faculty at the Washington University School of Medicine where she assists in training medical students and residents.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jessica Vanderlan has employment relationships with Siteman Psychology Service, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University, and Ponce Health Sciences University. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jessica Vanderlan serves on the board of American Psychosocial Oncology Society and the on the Distress Management Guidelines panel for NCCN. She is a reviewer with Society for Health Psychology APA Division 38 and is an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Psychological Medicine, and Supportive Care in Cancer.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS150973
Duration:
1 hour, 3 minutes
Copyright:
May 13, 2026
Format:
Audio and Video

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