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Cancer Counseling

How we help cancer patients and families.

Who We Serve

Comprehensive cancer counseling for each client's unique needs.

Our Co-Founder

Dr. Frances Baumgarten, cancer survivor, center co-founder.

Donate

Please support our mission with a donation.

Our Approach

We help clients express thoughts and feelings without guilt or shame, manage overwhelming fears and concerns, and talk more openly with family, physicians, and caregivers. Services provided in English and Spanish.

Meet the Team

Meet the clinicians and board members of Fran's Place, and find out why they are so passionate about our mission.

Make a Difference

Cancer touches everyone. We all want the best quality of life for cancer patients and their families and caregivers, and we can help, with YOUR help.

Our Latest Updates

  • Imagining Mental Wellness is a Success!

Fran’s Place just concluded our first Imagining Mental Wellness Giving Day, and we exceeded our goal! We raised over $36,000 on May 17. Many thanks to Orange County Community Foundation, which coordinated this event, and provided the donation platform, the design and technology, and many other important resources. Thanks to the 107 donors and the...

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  • New Grant From Tower Cancer Research

Grant Received to Expand Services Fran’s Place has received a $15,000 grant from Tower Cancer Research Foundation Community Partner Grant to expand our no-charge cancer counseling services to adult patients and parents who have a child with cancer. “In 2022 alone the Center provided over 900 hours of no-charge psycho-oncology services,” says Dr. Baumgarten. “The Community Partner...

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  • Meet the Team – Alexia Holovatyk, Ph.D.

Meet one of our new Clinicians, Dr. Alexia Holovatyk. Please visit her website, Live Well Psychology Group How did you become involved with Fran’s Place? “When I learned about Fran’s place, I really resonated with their mission to provide complimentary care to individuals, couples, and families who need it most. The cost of seeing a...

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