For individuals experiencing chronic diseases, mental health issues may arise throughout their illness. Getting the diagnosis of a chronic illness can be devastating, confusing, and scary.
Available Treatment Options
Therapist interventions take many forms for patients dealing with chronic diseases. Counseling can include support groups, where people can interact with others going through the same thing. It also may include psychoeducation, where therapists help people learn more about anxiety, depression, or another mental health issue they may be experiencing. And traditional talk therapy is an option where counselors engage with patients and help them work through emotions.
People with chronic diseases may experience daily pain or discomfort, leading to mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. Counseling for chronic disease management addresses each person’s unique situation and considers the details of their experience. Techniques therapists could use include mindfulness practices to manage anxiety and pain, examining thought processes that may be unhelpful to mental health and physical recovery, or family therapy to help the family process the changes.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Chronic Disease and Illness Management
There are times in our ives in which we struggle with challenges that impact our ability to function or perform at our fullest potential. We become overwhelmed with our problems, struggle with feelings, experience difficulties in our relationships and find it hard to cope. Seeking help is a major step towards identifying the issues, finding ways to heal and reaching our goals. I bring 20+ years...
We all have our struggles and experience the pain and hardships that are a part of life. You may be experiencing anxiety, depression, grief or a reaction to a traumatic event or perhaps you are simply hoping to feel happier, more connected and more present in your life. Psychotherapy can help you create a meaningful life by enhancing coping skills, clarifying values and purpose, increasing your...
My hope is that whatever your reason for considering counseling, you know that there is a place you can come to be heard without judgement. If you have never seen a counselor or are looking for a new counselor I know it can be intimidating and it takes courage to make the first appointment. I respect the relationships I build with clients and I value the story of everyone I meet. There is a lot...
I work with both adolescents and adults, providing individual, couples, family, and group therapy. My specialties include working with the challenges of chemical dependency issues and other addictive behaviors such as shopping, eating disorders, and gambling. I help facilitate healing for people suffering from PTSD and trauma as the result of physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect. I...
Engaging a Mindfulness-based, cognitive approach can greatly benefit anyone exploring lifespan challenges and/or their journey towards personal growth. The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself. Specializing in couples and individual counseling, I have over 24 years of experience addressing marital issues, trauma, anxiety, depression, and grief. In...
My purpose is to help people realize their innate capacity for well-being and a deeper understanding of their lives. I am licensed in California, New York, and Illinois and work with clients from diverse backgrounds who seek to develop emotional intelligence, resilience, and well-being. My clients can expect to build insights into how their past impacts their present, consciously use their...
Hopeful Steps Counseling (HSC) provides in-home and online therapy services for individuals, couples, and families. Our mobile treatment services extend to the counties of Montgomery, Chester, Bucks, Berks, Delaware, and Philadelphia. We offer convenient virtual treatment through secure Telehealth video and phone sessions. Hopeful Steps Counseling believes in building authentic therapeutic...
I apologize, but am not currently taking new clients. Life brings many challenges to each and every one of us. Having the opportunity to tell your story in a non-judgmental and compassionate setting can be very beneficial. My role as a counselor is to support people as they express their most difficult struggles, assist them in identifying underlying issues, and then defining and reaching their...
I am a graduate from Radford University earning a Bachelors Degree with a focus on social work. I received a Masters of Social Work from Radford in 2014 and began working toward being a LCSW. I received my LCSW in 2017 and have been working in outpatient therapy since. I have experience with anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, ADD/ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, ange...
I have extensive years of mental health and medical health experience helping individuals heal and bring about the changes in their life they wish for. Loss and trauma happen to all of us. It affects all areas of our life and those who we love. We hear others tell us "it will be okay, just give it time" but how do we make it okay while time keeps moving on and our life is at a standstill? It ta...
When you have experienced overwhelming life challenges, and feel stuck, there is still hope. You are bigger than your circumstances. Therapy is a place to create healthy thoughts, beliefs, habits, and relationships. Therapy is instilling confidence, empowering, creating resilience, and marking the changes. Therapy is a place to gain insight, change patterns of behaviors, and learn skills to cre...
It’s time to reinvent yourself. What is life but a series of loves and losses? Who actually gets to escape the up and down carousel? A familiar chorus of woe: “But I’m a good person, this wasn’t supposed to happen. I’m a hard worker, I deserve better! I didn’t see this coming, how could I be so stupid. This was my person, how could they?!? I’m just too sensitive, I should be over this by now.”...
I feel that my clients can reach their potential. I am very open minded, empathetic and conscientious in working together with clients who I will go to great lengths for, to help them reach their potential. I work with clients to resolve issues that cause them to feel depressed and anxious. This could include self esteem or relationships issues such codependence, boundary or communication. Clin...
I am a licensed clinical social worker and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. I utilize an integrative client centered approach in my work with individuals and couples. I believe it is important to meet people where they are in their lives and work with them to develop the best tools to help with their current challenges. As an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and life long learner I have worked to...
Child Counselor, Registered Play Therapist (RPT), Infant Family Specialist, (IMH-E(II)). Counseling helps children & families work on their concerns, relationships, behaviors, and feelings. As a therapist who specializes in working with children, I often use therapeutic play (Play Therapy). Play is expression, communication, and learning for children. It is by using play therapy that I connect...
