Cancer Support
Bass Coast, Melbourne & Online
Nervous System & Grief Support
for Patients, Carers & Survivors
Calm your mind.
Regulate your nervous system &
reclaim your wellbeing.
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Gentle, evidence-informed cancer support for your emotional health & wellbeing.
For cancer patients, carers & survivors.​
A cancer diagnoses changes everything.
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Whether it's your own diagnosis or someone you love,
cancer brings a wave of shock, fear, overwhelm, uncertainty,
sleepless nights, communication challenges, emotional exhaustion and more.
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With cancer, you're often navigating a cascade of challenges from:
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- managing work & cancer care,
- unrealistic schedules,
- scanxiety & treatment side effects,
- financial pressure, relationship & intimacy changes, &
- the rollercoaster of uncertainty.
- unspoken expectations to be strong & remain hopeful
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Put simply, cancer is exhausting and demanding on the nervous system, your body & mind:
Your nervous system is under immense pressure.
Your body is processing more than you realise
And your emotional health deserves support.
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At Energy Within You, I provide gentle,
evidence-informed emotional and nervous system stress support
for people impacted by cancer (patients & carers),
and those navigating uncertainty, treatment, or loss.
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What Cancer Does to your Nervous System
Cancer is not just a medical experience.
It's a whole body and emotional and physiological experience.
Your nervous system is constantly scanning for cues of safety. When cancer is with you, your nervsou system switches into survival mode.
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Your nervous system responds to:
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- uncertainty about the future (real / imagined)
- ongoing medical stress & trauma
- fear of treatment outcomes & fear of recurrance
- changes in your body & feeling out of control.
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This can all lead to:
- anxiety & worry
- depression & mood changes
- sleep challenges
- feeling overwhelmed or emotionally overloaded
- numbness or disconnection
- cycling between fear and hope
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It can all feel confusing & overhwlming, like you're on a rollercoaster you didn't buy a ticket for.
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With the right support, you can
reclaim control of your emotional health
and wellbeing during and after cancer.
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Common Emotional Experiences During Cancer
Cancer is not a physical exprience alone.
Marjority of the experience is emotional and mental.
This is where a mind-body approach makes a meaningful difference.
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Stress & Anxiety
Stress & anxiety can arise at any stage, from the shock of initial cancer diagnoses, medical appointments, starting chemo & radiation therapy, dealing with scans and waiting for results.
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Knowing how to manage stress is important.
Fear, Worry & Fear of Cancer Recurrance
Fears and worries arise at all stages through a cancer experience. From fear of the future, to worry of cancer returning or spreading to other parts of the body.
Mood changes
Many people struggle with depression and changes in their moods and thinking during cancer.
Knowing the signs and when to get support is critical to your emotional health and wellbeing.
Body Image
Cancer treatments can impact how you feel about your body, how it looks and functions. Getting the right support can help you regain your self confidence and understanding of your body's abilities.
Sleep Problems
Cancer and its treatments can disrupt sleep which has a cascade of effects on emotional and mental health.
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Knowing how to optimise your sleep during cancer and beyond is essential to positive emotional health and wellbeing.
Caregiver Stress
Taking on a caring role changes everything - your relationship with your loved one, your stress levels, sleep and energy levles & places you at increased risk of burnout. Many carers report not having time for themselves, carer guilt & an exhaustion that feels relentless.
Treatment Side Effects
Pain, nausea, immune system shifts and more can arise from treatments including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, transplants, surgery and more.
All these changes can impact on your quality of life & recovery. Having tools to help you regain quality of life is essential to wellbeing.
Grief & Loss
Grief can happen during and after a cancer diagnosis, Anticipatory grief (the grief of what's to come) is common during a cancer diagnoses and treatment and is fuelled by stress & nervous system dysregulation.
Integrative
Holistic (Body-Mind)
Cancer Support
My approach combines:
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Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT Tapping)
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Matrix Reimprinting (cultivate empowering beliefs)
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Somatic (body-based) regulation (mindfulness & breathing) practices
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This allows us to:
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calm the stress response
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reduce emotional intensity of your cancer experience
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process difficult experiences safely
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support a sense of control and stability
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Sessions are:
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gentle and paced to your needs
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trauma-informed
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focused on safety, support building resilience
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not about reliving distress but about empowering you
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focussed on optimising your emotional and mental energy.
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focussed on improving quality of life
Together we cultivate whole-hearted resilience living.​
Holistic (Mind-Body) Support
for Cancer & Beyond.
Discover a range of holistic (mind-body) cancer supports &
create more peace, calm and confidence through your cancer experience
​Reduce stress,
improve concentration & regain a sense of control over your emotions, stress & wellbeing through cancer & beyond.
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Transforms beliefs & emotional impact of cancer that keep you stuck in overwhelm.
Clear past overwhelming experiences, & rediscover your confidence through cancer & beyond.
Gain body-mind awareness
of your stress patterns &
learn simple breathing & mindfulness techniques to quickly restore harmony & balance through your body & mind.
Reiki is deeply restorative, promotes deep relaxation & stress relief for the body-mind.
The Energy Within You Method builds stress resilience through and beyond cancer. During sessions we:
1. Regulate stress
We begin by calming your nervous system so your body feels safer.
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2. Reduce overwhelm & release old patterns
We gently reduce emotional overwhelm using techniques like EFT tapping & somatic mindfulness.
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3: Reframe beliefs & thoughts that keep you stuck.
We work with emotional responses and beliefs that may be amplifying distress.
4: Repattern your nervous system.
We reprogram your nervous system, so you can begin to respond to stress with more steadiness and clarity.
5. Reinforce healthy, resilient habits.
We build emotional resilience for ongoing support.
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Evidence Informed Cancer Support
The Energy Within You Method is grounded in both clinical experience and research-informed practices.
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Research evidence shows that EFT tapping supports stress and anxiety reduction
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Somatic approaches help regulate the nervous system
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Integrating mind & body awareness supports deeper emotional processing
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Christina has over 15 years of oncology counselling (social work experience) in both hospital and community settings. Christina's signature approach is clinically informed, compassionate and focussed on nervous system regulation and stress management so you can experience quality of life during and beyond cancer.
Holistic Cancer Support FAQ's
Is holistic cancer support a replacement for medical or psychological treatment?
No way. The approaches I offer are a complementary support that is designed to work alongside your medical care.
I'm a carer of someone with cancer. Is this right for me?
Absolutely. This approach is especially helpful for caregivers. In fact caregivers need the most support as they are often experiencing the greatest stress and overwhelm in the cancer experience.
Do I have to talk about my cancer experience again?
No you do not. I get it. Repeating your story to multiple healthcare providers is exhausting. I need to be able to understand what you need, but sessions are designed to be gentle and do not require reliving distressing experiences.
Do I need to have experienced trauma for somatic therapy to work?
No. Somatic therapy is helpful for anyone experiencing stress, anxiety, burnout, or emotional overwhelm—not just trauma. It supports your overall nervous system health and emotional wellbeing.
Can this help with my anxiety related to cancer?
Absolutely. Many people find an integrative holistic (mind-body) approach very helpful in reducing emotional overwhelm, anxiety and in crafting a quality life through and beyond cancer.
​Do you offer support for carers and healthcare professionals experiencing burnout?
Yes. I work with carers, healthcare workers, and professionals who are experiencing burnout, compassion fatigue, or emotional exhaustion, providing practical tools to support regulation and resilience.