After being diagnoses with cancer I began a search for a mental health professional to help me. I read numerous glowing reviews of Dr. Presberg on Berkeley Parents Network and read that he only works with patients with cancer or who have family members with cancer. Due to the pandemic we talk on the phone. I cannot express how much he has helped me. I don't know how I would have made it through chemotherapy without his words of wisdom and support. Likewise getting through chemo/radiation and then surgery. He is empathetic, understanding, smart and very insightful.
At one point during chemotherapy I was having overwhelming emotions. He asked if I was getting steroids with my chemo. Bingo! Being able to understand the cause made such a difference. This is just one example of the many ways he has helped me navigate a very scary period of my life. I feel that every appointment I have had with him has been extremely educational and valuable to me. read more