There's room for you here
Cancer doesn't arrive quietly. It reshapes your days, your relationships, your sense of what comes next — for the person diagnosed and for everyone who loves them. Maybe you're in the thick of treatment and trying to stay strong for everybody else. Maybe you're a caregiver running on empty. Maybe treatment is behind you, but you still don't feel like yourself.
The hard feelings don't follow a schedule — the fear that surfaces in the middle of the night, the guilt of needing a break, the grief that lingers even after good news, the quiet loneliness of surviving and not knowing who you are on the other side. Whatever you're feeling, it's real and it's valid — and you don't have to explain it from the very beginning to someone who already understands.
Counselling rooted in both professional care and lived experience — from someone who has navigated cancer firsthand. You're met with genuine empathy, not scripts. No need to translate what you're going through. You're simply heard, by someone who gets it.
What we can work through together
We make space for the parts that often go unspoken — not just "staying positive," but the full reality of what cancer brings up.
The weight of diagnosis & treatment
The fear, uncertainty, and emotional exhaustion of facing cancer. We create space to process it all at your own pace — no pressure to be brave, no need to minimise what's hard.
Caregiver burnout & guilt
Caring for someone with cancer is one of the most demanding emotional roles there is. We work through the exhaustion, the guilt of needing rest, and how to keep showing up for your loved one without disappearing yourself.
Finding yourself again
Life after treatment isn't always the relief people expect. We help you navigate the lingering fear, the identity shifts, and the question so many survivors quietly carry: who am I now?
Support you can access from home, the hospital, or anywhere
When you're managing appointments, treatment, fatigue, or caregiving, the last thing you need is one more place to be. Sessions are fully virtual — your living room, a waiting room, or a quiet moment between everything else.
No commute. No waiting rooms. Just real support, available to you across Canada, on the days you need it most.
Online to clients residing in British Columbia, Ontario, or another province without a recognised psychotherapy college (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador).
Meet Erica
Erica Harris is the founder and clinical director of Rising Minds — a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) who brings a whole-person perspective shaped by her own background in health, resilience and recovery. She offers a warm, steady presence for the hardest parts of a cancer journey — for patients, caregivers and families alike.
More about EricaHere, you can simply be supported.
You might be newly diagnosed and overwhelmed, a caregiver running on empty, a family member who doesn't know how to help, or a survivor who made it through but still feels lost. You don't need to be at your breaking point to deserve support — you just need to be ready to be heard.