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
With HOPE anything is possible! For most people, there are phases in life where you feel things are simply not going the way you would like. If you are ready to make a change, let me help guide you on your journey to a better you!...
Practical, heart-centered therapy to help individuals and couples find their way from loneliness, loss, and transition to meaning, connection and love. Are you struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, chronic health concerns, isolation, grief, or the continuing effects of past trauma? Do you or your partner frequently feel misunderstood or alone in your relationship and need help with issu...
I focus on helping you become more comfortable with yourself. Together, we work to discover how you can thrive in your life, your relationships and the world you navigate on a daily basis. I foster a safe space for you to explore your intense emotions, identify your goals and empower you to achieve them. I work with couples, individuals and alternative family structures dealing with a range of...
I help adult individuals to better manage emotional issues that are causing conflict and concern. I will collaborate with you to help you to find solutions and to become more confident, peaceful, and satisfied in all areas of your life. I am committed to providing non-judgmental, compassionate, and professional services to all clients. My background is helping adults to manage many types of iss...
WE OFFER PHONE AND VIDEO SESSIONS. Taking the step toward counseling can be one of the hardest. I want to encourage you to let me help you continue that journey of healing. One of my passions is working with multicultural issues and have extensive experience working with the Spanish speaking population. I am passionate about helping others find solutions to their stressful situations, and belie...
My practice emphasizes integral, psychodynamic psychotherapy and consultation for a variety of psychological, relational, medical, cultural, and spiritual issues. I specialize in working with adults who grapple with anxiety, depression, loss, stress, health, disability, identity, sexuality, relationships, transitions, trauma, creativity, spirituality, life path/purpose/meaning and fulfillment. ...
Have you been trying to resolve personal issues, in relationships, with change, sadness, fear, anger, anxiety, can't cope? I may be able to help. I have been an art psychotherapist for over 30 years. I've had experiences with patients in psychiatric hospitals and 12 years with active duty & veteran men and women. I work with adults in individually and in groups focused on improving emotional...
Hello! I'm Edward Parks. For 20 years I have worked in public mental health clinics and hospitals, honing my skills, in order to help you in an effective and efficient manner. I have addressed every issue from social anxiety to schizophrenia, and now, rather than applying a regimented school of treatment, I have learned to adjust my therapy style to my client's changing needs. For over a decade...
The client (or couple) notices that I am wanting to understand more and more about what it's like to be her or him, rather than presuming. As trust develops, I come to admire the client's willingness to dare a variety of words and feelings. S/he discovers the bolstering agency that comes with self-expression. S/he discovers that s/he can put me back on track if I misunderstand something. We com...
As long as we have breath, we have hope. Whether you've experienced loss, trauma, depression or any adversity, we will journey together to create emotional health and purpose. Counseling is a partnership of your expertise and my experience. Together we can create strategies for a positive self-esteem and healthy relationships. For over 25 years, I have worked with adults and adolescents who hav...
"I believe in people's innate resilience, capacity for personal insight and ability to make positive changes". As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor I utilize Narrative therapy techniques to assist clients in changing problem stories into their preferred ways of living. During therapy we will work to develop your unique knowledge of the problem, as well as your strengths, abilities, beliefs and...
Has your spark been dimmed by low mood, anxious thoughts, prolonged grief, or a general sense of unease? Are you ready to emerge as the dynamic person you know you are? I can help you get back to you. The YOU before trauma took over. As a UCSF trained family therapist with over a decade of experience helping people recover from unrelenting worry, I've developed an evidence-based formula to help...
I provide compassionate support for individuals looking to make a positive change in their life. Through a positive therapeutic relationship I work with each client to address specific situations as well as behavioral patterns that may be holding them back from growth by developing a customized plan to achieve their personal goals. I find great joy and meaning in helping my clients gain insight...
I would invite you to consider the wonderful, unharnessed potential that dwells inside of you. I can teach you how to explore and tap into that, so that eventually I'm obsolete. That's the task that any ethical therapist sets out to do. Through a trusting, open and thoughtful therapeutic relationship, we can address any number of concerns. Sometimes, it's just nice to have a nonjudgmental, genu...
I believe the choice to find the right counselor is deeply personal and I strive to honor this. I respect that you are the expert on your own life and my role is to support and help you to seek the solutions to life's struggles that are unique to you. As a solution focused therapist, it is important to me to partner with you in order to develop the right set of tools you will use to begin makin...
