Free Supportive Counseling
Rachel Marx, MSW, LSW, is a social work fellow at the Penn Memory Center. She is offering up to 8 weeks of supportive counseling for PMC patients and their loved ones. Sessions can be in-person, virtual or by phone and are free of charge.
Therapy can be many things! Here are some examples of some topics you can discuss with Rachel:
For Caregivers
- Disease education and symptom management
- Processing grief and making meaning of the future
- Learning coping strategies, including strategies for self-regulation and stress reduction
- Help identifying personal triggers
- General emotional support and validation
- Rediscovering yourself beyond the caregiving role
For those living with the disease
- Processing feelings that arise receiving diagnosis (e.g. frustration, anger, sadness)
- Rebuilding self-esteem
- Establishing quality of life markers and making advanced care decisions
- Life review: reminiscing about important memories
If you are interested, please contact Rachel at 215-520-7468 or rachel.marx@pennmedicine.upenn.edu