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
As a Psychotherapist, I see my role as a coach, motivator and a change agent. My treatment philosophy is simple, I use reality-based and solution focused interventions. My goal is to use behavioral therapy to help my clients to gain perspective and clarity that leads to personal growth and self-awareness. I help my clients to explore unhealthy behaviors and relationships and how these contribut...
Hi! I am a pediatric psychologist specializing in working with children, teens and parents who struggle with a wide range of anxiety disorders (including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, OCD, selective mutism). I am experienced in helping children with behavioral and emotion regulation challenges in improving their functioning and better cope with life's events. I also have specialized...
I am passionate about helping people discover their innate strengths. Empowering them to find solutions for the changes they desire in life, I approach each person as an individual with unique strengths and needs. Many of the adults and children I have worked with have dealt with depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions, and ADHD. I also have received training in EMDR to w...
If you find yourself experiencing problems that defy simple solutions, therapy can provide the caring, confidential conversation that your situation requires. Whether you seek treatment to alleviate anxiety or depression, to improve your experience of close relationships, or to emerge from a rut in your professional life, therapy can assist you in recognizing the connections between your person...
Does anxiety, shame, or unresolved trauma hold you back from the life that you envision? Many of my clients are busy, driven women who dream of healthy relationships, freedom from chronic stress, and empowerment to engage with their families, their workplaces, and their lives from a place of connection, joy, and intention. My clients bring tremendous courage when they walk into counseling and I...
When life throws “one-thing-after-another” at you the struggle wears on us. Our relationships suffer, conflicts can occur, communication may shut down, and we become more isolated and feel alone. When this happens, you become overwhelmed, anxious, depressed and mentally-emotionally paralyzed at times. The constant stress makes it hard to stay motivated and focus on what’s important. You questio...
Your life journey is based on relationships and the therapeutic relationship you build with your counselor is essential for you to grow. My mission is not to judge, criticize or tell you what to do. My gift is to listen to you and my goal is to provide you additional tools needed to help you succeed. Try us call for your 15 minute free consultation. Our focus is to help individuals heal, energi...
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I firmly believe in the power of connection, mindfulness, and acceptance. I enjoy using a strengths-based approach to help individuals utilize their resilience and increase the quality of their lives. I strive to create an environment that will foster a trusting therapeutic relationship as I work with children and families, couples, older adults, and cancer patients (or those in remission),...
Beginning counseling or job coaching is an important life decision and a clear sign of one’s underlying health and resiliency. I find, more often than not, that people can be helped to release a level of optimism and resiliency that leads them to new, “do-able” goals and choices. All of this reflects a natural foundation of health, even when we experience such common challenges as depression,...
If you have lost a loved one and are grieving I'm sorry that you have to read this. If you have survived a loved ones suicide I"m sorry for the pain you are feeling. Many people will tell you to "get over it" or move on with life. It's a great deal more complex than that. You don't need to be fixed: you need to be heard. If you have embarked on a new phase of your life and are struggling to say...
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As a parent of a struggling teenage son, you want to do whatever you can to help get your teen on the right path. I help struggling teenage guys discover their identity, realize their strengths, and use those strengths to catapult into adulthood with a sense of competence and confidence. Adolescence is an exciting time where teens form their unique identity, build meaningful social connections,...
An ideal client is one who wants to find solutions to their challenges. An individual who wants to be educated and guided to more positive outcomes and results and who thinks they are stuck. Adults who are on their journey through life stages of young adult, marriages, middle age or senior experiences. Anxiety and depression is often a learned experience that over time can become chronic and ca...
Are you ready to identify, create, & grow your inner strengths to build a more meaningful, balanced, & fulfilling life? Whether it is through modern psychotherapy, eastern philosophies, or traditional spiritual practices, I give my clients the freedom to be in the driver's seat of their journey inward. I believe we all have the answers already within us. We may just need a roadmap to help get u...
