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
Counseling is an opportunity to learn more about yourself and to experience deep, lasting change. I develop a unique therapeutic relationship with each client, and work to promote healing and improved well-being with compassion, sensitivity, and understanding. Whether things just need a little fine-tuning, or your situation feels unmanageable and chaotic, I can guide and empower you to move to ...
I specialize in providing individually tailored, evidence-based psychotherapy with a focus on increasing self-understanding - the way one makes sense of their own history, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors - and the examination of how and why individuals often engage in distressing or ineffective behaviors. I assist patients in improving their awareness of these patterns, and in the process mak...
My practice is grounded in treating stress, trauma, and PTSD. Supporting a broad range of clients impacted by the debilitating effects of these conditions - abuse, abandonment, loss, physical injury, chronic illness, terminal illness, chronic pain, obesity, work-related stress, relationship issues, etc. I have a uniquely-effective approach for assisting those impacted by sexual trauma. It is my...
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I offer therapy in a non-judgmental, confidential, and empowering environment. I can provide either short term or long term therapy to help you gain healthy coping skills to deal with stress, life transitions, past traumas, relationship issues, health issues, anxiety, and depression. Therapy can be a powerful tool to address and explore issues, reduce sympt...
Seeking counseling can be a difficult decision, and a giant step in your personal growth. It takes courage to reach out for help and I believe we all need help from others at some point in our lives. If you decide I'm the right counselor for you, let's build a therapeutic relationship and walk through this growth process together. My strength is in providing a genuinely safe and accepting...
I have been in practice for over twenty-five years and have had experience that has given me the ability to treat most populations, children, teens, adults, and couples. I had the opportunity to work in a county hospital in Houston, Texas in Emergency Psychiatry for three years which exposed me to all forms of mental illness. I have worked with troubled teens from CPS and Juvenile Probation and...
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Often people are searching for new ways to find their potential. Through counseling, I help people to explore, understand self limiting thinking and behaviors to live more meaningful and purposeful lives. I use an Eclectic therapeutic approach to serve each client's need to assist the process of working toward balance. I am trained in DBT Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, CBT or Cognitive Behavio...
I am a licensed social worker and a trained and certified yoga teacher. I hold certification in the practice of tele-health, and able to work with clients remotely during this pandemic, in Virginia and Massachusetts where I am licensed. I believe in an integrated approach to therapy. I employ the evidence-based theories of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, (CBT) Mindfulness-based CBT, Internal Fami...
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Everyone has the ability to lead a positive, healthy and productive life! However, we all can become sidetracked by the stressors we encounter each and every day. These stressors can lead us away from fulfilling our goals and following our dreams, sending us off course. Together we can begin to refocus and work toward moving down a path of achieving your own personal potential! I am an experien...
Seeking therapy shows your strength to face challenges and to create meaningful changes. I would be honored to be a part of your process. When we meet, we will discuss your difficulties and goals. I will hear your unique experience and learn what motivates you. From there, we will choose the therapeutic approaches which best fit you. I may draw from evidence-based practices, mindfulness...
Welcome to my Soul-Centered Psychotherapy practice. With an unshakeable belief in your ability to heal and thrive, and 20 years of helping clients through their darkest nights of soul - a sanctuary of trust, nurturing wisdom and deep healing is here for you. We will explore your inner world and the power of holistic and spiritual psychotherapies - mindfulness and body-based therapies that...
