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 can thrive, feel more freedom and peace, and you don't have to do it alone. Relationship challenges, confusing emotions, and transitions can leave us feeling shaky. Somatic (body-centered) therapy can help you understand yourself while healing past hurts. Every relationship you have had with others and society influences your well-being. I can help you navigate relationships with self, love...
My goal is to lead my clients to increase the calmness, curiosity, clarity, compassion, confidence, creativity, courage, and connectedness they experience in their lives daily. My areas of expertise are in treating substance dependence, co-dependency, depression, anxiety, and ADHD. I know that all my clients have something unique and special to offer the world. I like to recognize and emphasize...
At times life can become overwhelming due to life transitions, relationship challenges, depression, or anxiety. I believe that life's struggles become more bearable when they can be held and explored in a safe therapeutic environment. My approach is warm and comprehensive, based in respect and genuine caring. In our work together, I will engage in an exploratory journey with you to gain insight...
I provide quality counseling, and enjoy sharing ideas, knowledge and resources to help people live healthy, meaningful and productive lives. I have worked with a broad spectrum of clients in a variety of settings, and offer an individualized approach to treatment. I will help you explore your thoughts and feelings in a safe environment, help you better understand yourself and will help identify...
I echo these words from Dr. Brené Brown: "When we deny the story, it defines us. When we own the story, we can write a brave new ending." I enjoy working as a team with my clients to create new endings through understanding our narratives, pin-pointing sources blocking growth, and identifying steps towards achieving desired outcomes. I provide a relatable, empathic, creative, and professional...
Currently accepting new clients for Telehealth sessions. With 15 years experience, I help my clients successfully move through challenging situations. Creating a trusting environment and with compassionate clinical excellence, I work with clients and married couples to help develop strengths, support systems, awareness and coping mechanisms so that they can quickly and effectively improve their...
I am a psychotherapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, faculty member at Barbara Brennan School of Healing (BBSH), and consultant in Mill Valley. I bring 25 years of experience in the fields of body-based healing and psychology. I have been offering energetic healing, Somatic Experiencing and other body-based modalities since 1990 to help people shift from outdated patterns so they can live...
You've been living in survival mode, going through the motions of everyday life. You may distract yourself from your pain with a substance, with a behavior, or stress reaction. Deep down inside you are suffering. All of the strategies we use to escape, amplify the feeling that something is wrong with us. They keep us from the very parts of ourselves that need our love and attention. You are not...
I believe it is often not our thoughts themselves but the relationship we have with those thoughts that causes much of the distress in our lives. It is my hope to help guide others through their journey to find the courage and acceptance to face and overcome whatever challenges life has brought them. My work in private practice has been with both adults and children. I have experience treating...
Life is too short to surrender to anxiety, panic attacks, depression, grief, disturbing memories or to let trauma control you. Learn how to reframe your thinking and improve your life. Learn about the power of your mind to challenge negative thoughts. For over 20 years, I’ve worked with children, teens & adults & helped thousands of clients improve the quality of their lives. I have Advanced...
As a licensed marriage and family therapist, I specialize in working with individuals, couples, and families while maintaining a systemic perspective. My goal is to create a safe, supportive, and reflective space that empowers clients to build insight, achieve balance, and accomplish their goals. Through the strength and security of the therapeutic relationship I seek to facilitate restoration,...
I have a great deal of experience working with trauma, anxiety, depression, grief and health issues. I also enjoy working with college students. I use EMDR and exposure therapy when working with clients with trauma. I also work with dissociative disorders....
Life is a series of choices. Insight is vital, but lasting change happens when we do something different that is effective in building our self and a new perspective on life's possibilities. I am a Marriage & Family Therapist Associate I have experience providing therapy to children, teens, transitional aged youth, couples and families. My focus includes issues such as grief, loss, trauma, copi...
Therapy provides an opportunity to explore the challenges and barriers that keep us from connecting to a meaningful life. I value compassion and collaboration and look forward to building a relationship with you. Together, we'll discover what's most important to you and what steps you can take to a live a more fulfilling life. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in ND & MN whic...
Are you feeling unloved in your relationship? Misunderstood by your spouse? Hopeless that nothing you can do will fix your problems? Like life is completely out of control? You are not alone. Though it may seem like your friends, coworkers, family members (and therapists!) have it all together, the truth is that they too are going through difficult circumstances. I am here to say that it is oka...
