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 marriage and family therapist, I consider people’s contexts, or systems, from a smaller scale, such as family, friends, and intimate relationships, to a larger scale (sociocultural aspects) and how these factors intersect and influence your life. Even though I am specially trained in relational work (couple and family therapy), I also see clients individually. I work with various issues,...
Being a human is hard, and for most of us, no one has taught us how to navigate through the messiness of life. At some point in our lives, we might find ourselves lost and stuck. It takes a lot of courage to reflect inwards and work on ourselves. It's my honor to listen, witness, and support you through your struggles and successes. I am committed to understanding your story in the full context...
It has been my passion to help people improve their health and well being for over 30 years. I started my career as a Dietitian/Nutritionist, helping people improve their health through nutrition counseling and behavior change. I soon discovered that it takes more than knowledge and good intention to change long held habits, beliefs and behaviors. Childhood trauma, poor self esteem, unhealthy...
Hello, I’m Holly Horan, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor. I am also a Certified Daring Way ™ Facilitator – Clinician, which focuses on shame, guilt, and resiliency. I am a United States Marine Corps Veteran, and have spent many years working with veterans, their spouses, and families. I work with clients from all walks of life, and focus mainly on...
Whether this is your first time considering therapy or you've had experience with it in the past, finding a therapist that feels like a good fit is paramount to making progress in therapy. Maybe you've stumbled on this page because you are struggling with depression/anxiety, are experiencing relationship conflict, or perhaps you've been recommended by someone you trust. While neither of us will...
My focus is assisting clients needs by assessing them via zoom, telephone, or personal interview. My unique ability give opportunity to understand, and evaluate each client case by case. I promote mind conscious awareness tools that would enable the client to have in order to develop on a level that's conducive to what they are encountering. My technique fall under the CBT guidelines, and are...
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It feels like a great honor to be trusted to witness others in their process — to be with them in their vulnerability, their grief, their power, their suffering, their immense resilience. I am so deeply grateful for this work: for the ways it allows me to show up as myself, for the intimacy and connection, for the humility, for the ways it offers proof again and again of the possibility — or...
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Hi there! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in individual, group and family counseling. I am also available for clinical supervision. I attended Florida International University in Miami, Florida where I obtained a BA in Psychology. I furthered my studies at the University of Denver and earned a MA in Counseling Psychology. My focus was in Existential Psychotherapy. I am...
I welcome the opportunity to work with people who have come to an impasse in their lives, whether that be through crisis or in the everyday. To create a space allowing you to express and explore thoughts and feelings without judgement but with curiosity. My specialties include Individual work enhancing ones relationship with self and others, Terminal Illness, Bereavement, Drug and Alcohol, Sexu...
I specialize in sex addiction, spousal betrayal trauma, sexual issues, couples and family therapy, all forms of trauma and PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Often these issues are connected to a sense of emotional safety, as well as past or current traumas. This is challenging to navigate without help. Recovering yourself and your relationships is no easy task. I love helping clients to find heali...
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I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate and Certified Nutritionist who is passionate about helping people access their own inner wisdom to create more peaceful and fulfilling relationships with their bodies and minds. I approach therapy from a person-centered, strengths-based and bio-psycho-social-spiritual perspective that is grounded in social justice, Health at Every Size®, and...
