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Chronic illnesses not only affect your physical health, but they can also be harmful for your mental health. Many sufferers of chronic illnesses, like Diabetes, Lupus, chronic pain, or Crohn’s Disease end up with mental disorders ranging from anxiety to depression, which can make life harder.

Luckily, Mental Health Match can match you with a chronic illness therapist who can help you manage the stress, fear, and angst surrounding your diagnosis. Whether you are located in downtown Bakersfield, Bakersfield Country Club, Csu Bakersfield, Downtown Bakersfield, or even Haggin Oaks, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You May Need Chronic Illness Counseling

If you’re not sure whether you need chronic illness counseling, we can help. Here are some signs that indicate that you should consider therapy:

  • You feel stressed out about the diagnosis and your future.
  • You have feelings of anxiety and sadness.
  • You have trouble concentrating throughout the day.
  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter
  • You don’t sleep well.

Read this article for tips about living with a chronic illness from a licensed therapist.

Feel Better with Chronic Illness Counseling

Now is the best time to seek treatment for a chronic illness or diagnosis. Mental Health Match can help you get started by connecting you with the most suitable therapist for your needs. Browse below or use our free therapist matching tool.

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Chelsea Morawa
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I believe in building a therapeutic relationship to work on maladaptive behaviors, emotions, and thoughts. To help the client understand their underlying issues, psycho-educate on coping skills; boundaries, emotion regulations, and self-improvement


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I believe in building a therapeutic relationship to work on maladaptive behaviors, emotions, and thoughts. To help the client understand their underlying issues, psycho-educate on coping skills; boundaries, emotion regulations, and self-improvement

Something to know about my approach is:

Focus on the issues, to understand and work on barriers that hold the client from achieving their goals to overcoming mental health. My approach is CBT, DBT, interpersonal development, skill building, and coping skills to build resilience.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Adult ADHD
  • Alcohol
  • Anger Management
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality
  • Burnout
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Functional Anxiety
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • LGBTQ+
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mood Disorders
  • Mood Regulation
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
  • Self-Esteem
  • Substance Abuse Intervention
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Berkley Cobb
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We will talk about what is behind the big emotions, where the patterns begin, what is working for you and how would you like to grow. Therapy is difficult, but worth the effort.


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We will talk about what is behind the big emotions, where the patterns begin, what is working for you and how would you like to grow. Therapy is difficult, but worth the effort.

Something to know about my approach is:

I do not believe in a 'one size fits all' route to therapy. I pull from different therapeutic approaches to help my clients reach their greatest version of themselves!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Chronic Illness
  • Dating and Romance
  • Depression
  • Giftedness
  • Interracial Relationships
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mild Depression
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Parenting Children With Autism
  • Parenting Special Needs Children
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
  • Sibling Relationships
  • Teenagers
  • Teen Depression
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
  • Trauma From Abuse
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Olivia Belknap
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Identify and accommodate your physical and emotional needs, connect with your authentic self, find meaning in your life, and build connections with people and communities that understand.


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Identify and accommodate your physical and emotional needs, connect with your authentic self, find meaning in your life, and build connections with people and communities that understand.

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As a client, you're the expert of your own experience. I can work with you to build self compassion, advocate for your needs, and better support yourself. I use a strengths-based approach to help build a life that works for you, on your terms.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • ADHD in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism in Adults
  • Autism in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Stress
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Long COVID
  • Neurodivergence
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting Children With Autism
  • Teenagers
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Edward De Anda
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Help you through whatever you are going through in life.


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Help you through whatever you are going through in life.

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Kind, compassionate, and direct.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abusive Relationships
  • Acculturation Issues
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adoption Evaluations
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Assault
  • Assessments
  • Attachment Styles
  • Burnout
  • Career
  • Career Coaching
  • Career Counseling
  • Coaching
  • Communication Skills
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Coping Skills
  • Court-Ordered Therapy
  • Criminal Justice Involvement
  • Cultural Issues
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Hispanics
  • Immigrants
  • Immigration Evaluations
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Mood Disorders
  • Mood Regulation
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnosis
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Compassion
  • Substance Abuse Education
  • Substance Abuse Intervention
  • Trauma
  • Work-Life Balance
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Camille Buenviaje
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Work to elevate your emotional intelligence, foster self-awareness, and provide psychoeducation. Goal is to enhance your daily functioning and create a secure environment for your thoughts and feelings. Each session aims to provide fresh perspective.


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Work to elevate your emotional intelligence, foster self-awareness, and provide psychoeducation. Goal is to enhance your daily functioning and create a secure environment for your thoughts and feelings. Each session aims to provide fresh perspective.

Something to know about my approach is:

I aim to be eclectic and holistic deeply rooted in trauma-informed care but I frequently integrate the practice of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Structural Family Therapy, and Humanistic Psychology.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Caregivers
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Panic Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Camille Buenviaje remote and phone therapy in California