Facilitators

Cyerra Wheeler, LGSW

Cyerra Wheeler, LGSW, is a social worker and therapist dedicated to supporting individuals and families through life’s mo...

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Lashondra Love, LGSW, LMSW

Lashondra Love is deeply committed to the work of Cancer Support Community (CSC), having previously served as a Program Associa...

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Charles Domingue

Charles Domingue, estadounidense residente en España, es cofundador del Healing Circle del Cáncer de Próstata LGBTQIA+. Tiene l...

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Alfonso Luis

Alfonso Luis Nieves, de nacionalidad española. Es fundador y facilitador del Healing Circle Cáncer de próstata y comunidad LGBT...

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Laqwa Matilpi

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Judith McFarlane

Judith McFarlane is a Professor of Nursing at Texas Woman’s University in Houston, Texas. Trained by Healing Circles Global, Ju...

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Connie Murphy

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Trish Garland

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Yann Leu

Yann Joined a Healing Circle Global circle during a life-threatening illness. She was deeply touched by the healing power broug...

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David Brown

David’s wife was diagnosed with a life threatening illness. David experienced what he found out later to be deep anticipatory g...

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Barbara Reid

Barbara lives in the U.K. and has her own supervision, facilitation and training practice. The wonder of Zoom has enabled her t...

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David Spaw

David is the Founder of Healing Circles Houston. Inspired from his personal experience of healing and by his friend, Michael Le...

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Mark Malinak

Mark is retired, having worked as a substance abuse/mental health counselor and wilderness counselor for 25 years. He lives alo...

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Sara Field, LICSW, OSW-C

Sara is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Washington, DC, and holds a certification in Oncology Social Work. She...

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Candida DeLuise, LICSW

As a contemplative psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience, Candida integrates mindfulness and psycho-spiritual approa...

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Carole O’Toole

Carole, a survivor of advanced cancer since 1994, is the author of two books on integrative cancer care: “Cancer Community Heal...

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Susan Salek

Susan is a compassionate practitioner who embraces the healing nature of presence and kindness. Her lived experience and bearin...

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Abigail Osei-Tutu, LICSW

Abigail is a Palliative Care Social Worker and a Licensed Clinical Therapist based in Washington, DC. Prior to her current role...

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Ilene Gast

I am a lifelong knitter. I fell in love with knitting at age 10 when received a “Knit your Barbie a Ski Outfit” kit. Since then...

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Erin Price, LICSW, OSW-C Young Adult and Psychosocial Support Program Director

Erin Price, MSW, LICSW, OSW-C

Erin Price, MSW, LICSW, OSW-C was driven to help others facing cancer shortly after her own breast cancer diagnosis when she wa...

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Lauren Broschak, LCSW, LICSW

Lauren Broschak, LCSW, LICSW, is a clinical social worker licensed in Virginia and Washington, D.C. She is the owner of Kindroo...

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Nueva Vida

Nueva Vida is an independent nonprofit that provides free, comprehensive, culturally competent cancer services to medicall...

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Mindy Brodsky, LCSW

Mindy Brodsky (pronouns: she/her), LCSW/LICSW, specializes in trauma-informed, strengths-based counseling and group work with a...

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Jessica Gelfarb, LICSW, OSW-C

Jessica is a licensed clinical and certified oncology social worker who has experience working with patients and families facin...

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Sara Richman, LICSW, OSW-C

Sara Richman, LICSW is a licensed and certified oncology clinical social worker (OSW-C). She received her masters in social wor...

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Anne Molofsky

Anne has always been interested in promoting health and wellness. She had a forty-year career as a nutritionist, beginning as a...

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Margaret Haggerty

It is a privilege for Margaret to be part of the energy balancing team for Smith Center for Healing and the Arts. Having had a ...

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Pat Spellman

Pat studied English literature and has a special interest in reading and writing poetry. She has been certified as a Reiki mast...

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Sylvia Sturm, EEM-CLP, RM/T

Sylvia Sturm, EEM-CLP, RM/T, heads our Energy Balancing volunteer team. Sylvia is a Certified Eden Energy Medicine Clinical Pra...

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Beth Lawrence, RYT500

Beth discovered yoga in early 2002 as a mother of six month old twins. She was looking to get back into shape after their birth...

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Kiersten Gallagher

Kiersten has served as the Cancer Support Program Director for Smith Center since 2014. Before coming to Smith Center, she had ...

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Denise Feldman

Denise Feldman is a local mixed media artist who discovered the power of creativity as a healing practice after her treatment f...

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Lisa Hahn

Lisa Hahn was diagnosed with MBC de novo in the Fall of 2019. In addition to working full-time and attending doctor appointment...

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Kenneth Johnson

Kenneth Johnson, of Owings Mills, MD, is a founding member and facilitator of the Healing Circle Supporting Gay Men with Prosta...

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Chef Laura Pole

Laura Pole, MSN, RN, OCNS, Chef

Laura, Director of Smith Center’s Nourishment Education Programs, has served as the head retreat chef and nurse consultant sinc...

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Julia Rowland

Julia Rowland, PhD, FAPOS, FASCO

Julia Rowland, PhD, FAPOS, FASCO, is a developmental/clinical psychologist, long-time clinician, teacher and broadly published ...

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