Cancer Coaching

Cancer coaching fuels personal growth and builds on your strengths to support you in reaching your desired goals for optimal health and wellness and living your best life - in the present and the future.

A cancer coach is specially trained to understand cancer, treatment side effects, and survivorship bringing both professional expertise and personal empathy to the journey.

Cancer Coaching at Healthville

It's Not Therapy.
It's Not a Support Group
It's Not a Webinar

At Healthville, Cancer coaching is a structured, instructor-led program designed specifically for people living with or after cancer who want practical, guided support for everyday realities of fatigue, pain, stress, sleep, nutrition, and recovery.

Our Cancer Coaches will guide you through the challenges of cancer and improve your confidence to implement self-care actions that will lessen the impact of cancer in your daily life and improve your quality of life when living with and beyond cancer.

Interactive. Structured. Instructor-led.
Action-Oriented.

Thoughtfully Designed Group Experience.

Small, instructor-led cohorts where conversations are guided with intention and expertise.
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A space where your experience is understood, your pace is honored, and your nextstep becomes clearer

Instructor-Led. Coaching-Based.

Led by certified health and wellness coaches with specialized training in cancer and survivorship.
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Evidence-based knowledge with professional coaching methodology to support meaningful and sustainable change

Structured Delivery.
Action Oriented.

Engage in live discussions, guided exercises, reflection activities, and practical goal-setting
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Each week builds on the last. Each session has a purpose. Each conversation moves you toward practical application.
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Our Cancer Coaches are specially trained professionals who have completed advanced education in Cancer Health and Wellness Coaching.

Led by a Recognized Expert in Cancer Coaching - Dr. Doris Howell

Dr. Doris Howell RN, PhD - Program Director and Lead Instructor, is a highly awarded expert in cancer symptom and self-management with extensive research and clinical experience supporting patients through treatment and survivorship.
She is a Mayo Clinic Certified Health and Wellness Coach with additional training in Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Chronic Disease Coaching.
Dr. Howell previously developed and led the Cancer Coach Training Program at York University, has led group coaching at Gilda’s Club, served as a volunteer Cancer Coach in the Cancer Thriving and Surviving program, and is a Stanford-trained facilitator for evidence-based self-management programs in chronic disease, chronic pain, and cancer survivorship.

Who Our Programs Are For

Healthville Group Coaching programs are designed for:

Those Currently in Treatment

Who want guidance and practical strategies to manage symptoms, and day-to-day challenges

Those Experiencing Long-term Effects of Treatment

Who are living with symptons, such as fatigue, pain, sleep disruption, or reduced stamina

Cancer Survivors

Who are rebuilding strength, managing lingering side effects, and adjusting to life after treatment

Family Members & Caregivers

Who play an important role in supporting someone through cancer and want tools to better navigate the journey together

If you are ready to move from "just getting through" to actively shaping how you live during and after cancer, our programs are designed for you.

Our Programs

Explore Our Programs

Choose the level of Our signature programs focus on specific survivorship challenges, beginning with:support that's right for where you are today.

Managing Cancer-Related Fatigue

Managing & Coping with Cancer-Related Fatigue

Understand the science of fatigue and develop realistic strategies to manage energy, restore balance, and build sustainable daily rhythms.

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Cancer Coaching

It's Not Therapy.
It's Not a Support Group
It's Not a Webinar