At The Gathering Place, we meet participants wherever they are on their cancer journey starting at diagnosis. Some programs offered at TGP are available to people with specific types of cancer including Breast, Pancreatic, Myeloma and more.
Please refrain from wearing perfumes and scented lotions while a The Gathering Place. Many people undergoing treatment are sensitive to smells and find it makes them feel ill. Thank you.
Support and education for those diagnosed with any blood cancer and their family members. Facilitators: Mary Fisher Bornstein, LISW-S & Stevi Gutin, RN
Monthly online breast cancer support group for those who are newly diagnosed, in treatment and during follow up care. Held the second Tuesday of each month, 6:30-7:30pm. Facilitator: Eileen Coan, MA, MLS
Monthly support group for women diagnosed with gynecological cancers (non-ovarian). This support group provides a safe space for women to talk about their diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancers, side effects, late effects and related thoughts and emotions. Each person's cancer story is different. It can be healing to learn from others, to ask questions and to share ways they have coped. Meets the third Thursday of every month, 6:30-7:30pm. Facilitator: Andrea Sonnie, LISW-S, OSW-C
Support group for young women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s with breast cancer. Meets the first Tuesday of every month, 6:30-8:00pm. Facilitator: Susan Marinac, MSSA, LISW-S
Monthly support for those diagnosed with lung cancer. This support group will help the individual diagnosed with lung cancer feel more connected, gain information and provide a safe place to express feelings. Held at The Gathering Place Westlake the fourth Tuesday of each month, 2:00-3:30pm. Facilitator: Susan Marinac, MSSA, LISW-S
Monthly support group for those diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Meets the third Tuesday of every month, 6:00-7:30pm. Facilitator: Sarah Axner Gilmore, MSSA, LSW.
Monthly support group for people with oral, head and neck cancer. Meets virtually the third Friday of every month, 12:00-1:00pm. Facilitator: Brittani Davis, MA, LPCC-S, LICDC
Monthly virtual support group to support women with ovarian cancer and to provide a space to share feelings, experiences and resources. Meets the third Wednesday of every month, 2:00-3:30pm. Facilitator: Susan Marinac, MSSA, LISW-S
Monthly virtual support group for people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Meets the fourth Wednesday of every month, 3:30-4:30pm. Facilitator: Sydney Roberts, MA, NCC, LPC, CPPN
A support group for the partners of those diagnosed with prostate cancer. Held the second Thursday of the month, 5:15-6:15pm, at our Beachwood location. Facilitator: Mary Fisher-Bornstein, LISW-S