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
You may be seeking therapy because you've noticed something's not working. Your actions aren't aligning with the person you know you are, and you're constantly feeling overwhelmed and stuck in place. My focus is on helping you get "unstuck" and improving the quality of your life. I will gently and actively guide you towards a better relationship with your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors so th...
I am a passionate, energetic, and dedicated Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a love for the art of engagement in the work of therapy with individuals, families, and groups. I have experience working with adults, families, children, adolescents, and providing group based clinical interventions. I have completed the Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy. My areas of clinical focu...
You're looking for tools and strategies to live your best life, whatever that may look like for you. It's easy to get overwhelmed by life, relationships and stress. Sometimes it's a day-by-day struggle, and you never know for sure when a smooth stretch will turn into a rough patch. For some of us, maintaining good mental health is chronically difficult. Life's twists and turns, wounds and traum...
*My office is a safe place to talk about difficult things with no judgement, no matter who you are.* Loneliness, worry, grief, loss, alcohol/drug misuse, and sadness are very common feelings and experiences. We all attempt to find relief from such pain and sometimes the relief is helpful but not necessarily healthy. I collaboratively work with people, including professionals in the helping fiel...
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor Intern in the state of Texas, under the supervision of Yolanda Swope, LPC Board Approved Supervisor. I am bilingual, and offer therapy in spanish and english. My concentration is couples and family therapy, with training in family violence. My formal education and clinical experience has prepared me to provide mental health services to individuals, group,...
I specialize in emotional-relational development, sensory integration, family-based occupational therapy support, and trauma-sensitivity. I am passionate about supporting families to thrive by understanding their child(ren)’s developmental and individual differences, as well as empowering adults who navigate the world with chronic fatigue, pain, and sensory processing differences. I also offer...
Hello and welcome to my page. I have extensive experience working with various evidence-based modalities as well as alternative and somatic therapies. I currently work at Harbor UCLA as a director and Associate Professor at UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine. I am Bilingual in Hebrew and English. I possess cultural awareness and some language skills for other middle eastern cultures. Areas o...
Are you feeling stressed out, anxious or irritable? Having difficulty at work, school or in your relationships? Feeling "stuck" in your life? Are you your own worst critic? Are you searching for a compassionate and experienced therapist to empower you to change the way you look at things and support your personal growth? As a psychotherapist and yoga teacher, I approach mental health from a...
As a clinical mental health counselor and art therapist, I believe in the human potential and the power of transformation. Counseling is a working process that begins with a relationship. Understanding the client’s perspective is a foundation for making therapeutic progress. My training and background works to empower clients to achieve their personal goals. My approach is strengths-based,...
Stressors, challenging relationships, and difficult emotions can create discontent undermining your sense of purpose in life. My desire is to walk along- side you to discover who you are meant to be regardless of your experience, helping you to lead the life you envision for yourself. While no one can change the difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and...
I truly believe that each individual is uniquely creative and has a powerful story to share. I am passionate about people and passionate about this work of healing. Emotional well-being is a vastly important, yet sorely overlooked part of us as human beings. If you have suffered from anxiety, depression, have had difficulty navigating a big transition in your life (pregnancy, parenthood, marria...
I work with adults in their 20s-70s who is overwhelmed with chronic stress, anxiety, panic attacks, depression, grief/loss and/or life disrupting childhood trauma/post-traumatic stress. I also work with individuals and couples who want to resolve problems within their relationships, life transitions, divorce, including cultural identity issues. I work well with men who are in midlife (30s-70s)...
New Life Counseling works with clients with a variety of different struggles. We focus on a holistic approach to treatment, including body, mind, and spirit. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, or have been through trauma we can help you to move forward in health and wholeness. We offer Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. We have three different...
I strongly believe in the human capacity for resilience, healing, and transformation and I am passionate about tailoring therapy to fit the individual and their strengths. Most of all though I genuinely care and invest myself in the people that my career, I have worked with clients experiencing a variety of conditions such as panic disorder, sexual/physical abuse, anxiety/depression, disturbing...
I use an integrative approach informed by relational, psychodynamic, existential, and mindfulness traditions along with my decades of artistic practice as a poet, culture-maker, and teacher. I collaborate with my clients in creating a safe and accepting space for emotional pain to be explored, shame dismantled, somatic connections tracked with more consciousness, internal frameworks revised and...
