Cancer Coaching

Jo empowers cancer patients and survivors to navigate change, build resilience, and live well.

Cancer Coaching: Support for the Road Ahead

A Space to Navigate, Reflect, and Reclaim Your Power

A cancer diagnosis changes everything. Whether you're newly diagnosed, navigating treatment, or in survivorship, your world can feel overwhelming, uncertain, and often isolating. Cancer coaching provides a steady, compassionate partnership to help you make sense of this journey—on your terms.

Cancer coaching is not about telling you what to do. It's about creating a space where you can reflect, gather strength, and take charge of your next steps. You may be facing tough choices, fluctuating emotions, and a whole new reality. You don’t have to figure it all out alone.

Choose your program.

Contact me to schedule your free consultation. Let’s get started.

What Cancer Coaching Can Help With:

I offer coaching, massage therapy, and restorative practices for those impacted by cancer—whether you are going through treatment, living in survivorship, or caring for someone else.

  • Managing symptoms and treatment side effects
  • Developing sustainable self-care routines
  • Communicating with family, friends, and providers
  • Rebuilding strength and confidence post-treatment
  • Addressing fear of recurrence and anxiety
  • Making empowered decisions about care
  • Adjusting to your “new normal” with grace and strength

Choose your program.

Contact me to schedule your free consultation. Let’s get started.

WHY WORK WITH ME

I’m a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach, trained in Cancer Coaching through the Cancer Wellness Institute. I’ve supported individuals facing cancer—patients, survivors, and caregivers—and cancer has also deeply impacted my life personally through my sister, my husband, and close friends.

My approach is rooted in partnership. I’ll listen without judgment, help you organize the flood of information, and support you in reclaiming your voice, energy, and identity. Together, we’ll focus on:

  • Navigating treatment options and care decisions
  • Developing self-management tools for symptoms and side effects
  • Coping with fatigue, anxiety, and uncertainty
  • Rebuilding trust in your body and your future
  • Supporting your well-being through movement, rest, emotional resilience, and exploring nourishing approaches to eating that work for you

Choose your program.

Contact me to schedule your free consultation. Let’s get started.

TAKE THE NEXT STEP

Cancer may be part of your story—but it doesn’t define you. Coaching can help you regain clarity, courage, and control.

Whether you're looking for practical tools or space to rediscover who you are in your "new normal," I’ll meet you where you are—and help you move forward with purpose.

👉 Choose your program.

👉 Contact me to schedule your free consultation. Let’s get started.

EXPLORE YOUR CANCER COACHING PATH
Stabilize & Support (6 Weeks)

Designed for moments when everything feels too much—this 6-week program offers grounding and momentum. We begin with a 75-minute Clarity Session to understand where you are and what you need most right now. Each session may begin with a brief guided de-stress practice to support nervous system regulation and create calm. Then, we work together to reduce overwhelm, manage symptoms, and restore your sense of agency.

Includes:

  • 1 x 75-minute Clarity & Support session

  • 3 x 45-minute coaching sessions (biweekly)

  • 1 virtual Qigong or breathwork session

  • 1 remote Reiki session

  • Email support throughout

$495 | Program

Reclaim & Refocus (3 Months)

A coaching experience for rebuilding confidence and control

This 3-month journey helps you develop self-management strategies, explore your evolving identity, and reconnect with what brings you energy, peace, and joy. We’ll explore the 4 Pillars of Wellness (movement, sleep, stress, and mindful nourishment strategies) through the lens of your lived experience and goals.

Includes:

  • 1 x 90-minute Clarity & Planning session

  • 6 x 50-minute coaching sessions (biweekly)

  • 1 virtual Qigong + 1 remote Reiki session

  • Email support throughout

  • *Real Food From My Table to Yours (digital cookbook for inspiration, not dietary guidance)

$975 | Program

Sustain & Empower (6 Months)

A deeper dive into habit change, survivorship, and sustainable wellness

This 6-month program supports you in navigating long-term survivorship or living well through ongoing treatment. Each session can begin with grounding or de-stressing techniques to help regulate your nervous system and create a safe space for reflection. You'll gain the tools, support, and mindset shifts to sustain wellness—not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually as well. We work through the cancer care continuum together.

Includes:

  • 1 x 90-minute Clarity & Vision session

  • 12 x 50-minute coaching sessions (biweekly)

  • 2 virtual Qigong + 2 remote Reiki sessions

  • Email support throughout

  • Real Food From My Table to Yours (digital cookbook)

$1,800 | Program

WOW! Just WOW! There are few people out there that are as kind, caring and empathetic as Jo. She really leaned in to listen and understand, then helped to fix everything that needed attention. She looked at the big picture then broke it down so that progress was quickly made.

I am so thankful for my time with her and would highly recommend her to others. Run, don’t walk to see Jo. Patty S.

Guide at the Side Jo Bakal is a pleasure to work with! She is really organized and I enjoy getting a recap every week from our sessions with added comments and resources. I also appreciate the fact that she uses review, rate and progress charts so I can see clearly the improvement that has been made. I find Jo is a great listener and really tunes into my needs and lifestyle and helps me along the path that I would like to go through. I like seeing results but I also know it’s progress not perfection and having someone hold my hand and guide me step by step is a life changing experience! I recommend everyone wanting to grow and work on themselves to use Jo Bakal! Chana R.

Insightful and Reassuring With the Insightful and reassuring guidance from you last year I have seen an incredible improvement in my overall self- conscious and my main goal of living a overall healthier lifestyle. Thanks to all of your help and encouragement I have been able to lose 40lbs since we worked together back in 2020! Thank you for all you’re help! It changed my outlook on myself as well as motivated me to take action and get healthy, body and mind. I highly recommend anyone in need of guidance or a mentor to reach out to Jo! Briana L.

Eye Opening Tezoona Wellness LLC helped me over the past several months. This was my first time having a wellness coach and the experience opened my eyes to goals that I knew needed to get accomplished and having the weekly calls helped keep me motivated and accomplish my goals. Mikeisha M.

Phenomenal session! Discovered the nature of my overwhelm and how to prioritize what I have to do versus my values. Jordan D.

See All Testimonials
Recent Posts

Mindful Eating: Slow Down & Savor Your Meals

My Day at the “Hack Your Health” Festival: A Personal Reflection

🌿 Culinary Compassion, Delivered

Simmering Summer Soup

Chair Massage, Kevlar Vests, and Compassion at School

Classes, Retreats, Workshops

Looking for something meaningful, nourishing, and fun for yourself, your group, or your organization? I offer a variety of engaging wellness experiences that can be customized to fit your needs—whether it’s a private session, a gathering with friends, a family activity, or a professional retreat.

You can choose from:

  • Qigong — for balance, energy, and mindfulness
  • Breathwork — to reduce stress and support emotional clarity
  • Aging Well — workshops to inspire vitality and purpose
  • Culinary Connections — plant-based cooking classes that build confidence in the kitchen
  • Reiki Trainings — learn hands-on energy healing for yourself and others

Sessions are available privately or for groups, online or in person, and are designed to meet you—and your group—exactly where you are. Whether you're just beginning your wellness journey or looking to deepen your practice, there’s something here for everyone.

Let’s co-create something meaningful together.