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Alyson Marci Nerenberg

Psychologist

Dr. Alyson Nerenberg is a psychologist practicing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Nerenberg specializes in the treatment of health mental problems, and helps people to cope with their mental illnesses. As a psychologist, Dr. Nerenberg evaluates and treats patients through a variety of methods, most typically being psychotherapy or talk therapy. Patients usually visit Dr. Nerenberg because they have been experiencing depression, anxiety, stress or anger for a significant period of time and are seeking help. Psychologists may perform a variety of exams and assessments to diagnose a mental condition.
Alyson Marci Nerenberg
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Widener University
  • Accepting new patients

How to deal with the anxiety of getting cancer?

It sounds like you have experienced a big loss and are now grieving. One of the main reasons that cancer is so overwhelming is because it is out of our control. The causes are READ MORE
It sounds like you have experienced a big loss and are now grieving. One of the main reasons that cancer is so overwhelming is because it is out of our control. The causes are often not known, it comes on suddenly and even with the best treatment it may not be curable. It sounds like you have transferred a great deal of your anxiety about this loss on to yourself and are trying to exert some sort of "control" in order to protect yourself. I recommend that along with psychotherapy pinpointed at treating the anxiety, you also do grief therapy to process your loss. Good luck you. Dr. Alyson Nerenberg