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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 Chula Vista, Eastlake Vistats, Golf Course, Northwest, or even Rancho Del Rey, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Samantha Keung
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Identify stressors, process emotional pain, ease anxieties and/or sadness caused by experiences, work through attachment issues and relationship problems that may come from trauma. Gain awareness, learn supportive coping tools, healing emotionally.


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Identify stressors, process emotional pain, ease anxieties and/or sadness caused by experiences, work through attachment issues and relationship problems that may come from trauma. Gain awareness, learn supportive coping tools, healing emotionally.

Something to know about my approach is:

I begin with a less directive & structured approach because I want you to feel seen and heard. Together we will dig deeper through your stress/anxiety molded by your past. The way it has stored in your mind and body. Teach you coping & find serenity.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Auto Accidents
  • Betrayal Trauma
  • Childhood Abuse or Neglect
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Infidelity
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Violence
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Nathan Hale
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Help you will learn what things you can control in life and what things you can't control in life. To do this, you will learn skills and techniques that will help you manage better those things you can control in life and let go of those you can't.


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Help you will learn what things you can control in life and what things you can't control in life. To do this, you will learn skills and techniques that will help you manage better those things you can control in life and let go of those you can't.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which is a therapy that helps you better understand and make change to your thoughts and behaviors. In addition, I am trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, to help with psychological flexibility.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acute Grief
  • Acute Stress
  • Adult ADHD
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Anxiety Management
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Behavior Change
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar II
  • Bisexuality
  • Boundaries
  • Complicated Grief
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Driving Anxiety
  • Gay
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Health Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Identity
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Job Stress
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Balance
  • Life Changes
  • Manic Depression
  • Men
  • Mild Depression
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Worth
  • Sexuality
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Work Stress
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Samantha Schumann
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Breakthrough trauma and get you feel better about yourself fast. The talk therapy part breaks down many problems that are influenced by societal/cultural pressures while the somatic work helps heal trauma, attachment wounds, and performance issues.


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Breakthrough trauma and get you feel better about yourself fast. The talk therapy part breaks down many problems that are influenced by societal/cultural pressures while the somatic work helps heal trauma, attachment wounds, and performance issues.

Something to know about my approach is:

I work with adults and teens who struggle with neurodiversity (ADHD, Autism) and complex trauma. In my sessions, I use a unique talk therapy as well as an effective deep brain-based therapy called Brainspotting.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Athletes
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Confidence
  • Creatives
  • Depression
  • Disenfranchised Grief
  • First Responders
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Panic Disorders
  • Performance
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Trauma
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Melis Alkin
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Adjusting to different stages and responsibilities, coping with emotions and past events or childhood of origin issues that continue to get triggered, changing relationships, increasing self-compassion, and meaning making of the past and present.


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Adjusting to different stages and responsibilities, coping with emotions and past events or childhood of origin issues that continue to get triggered, changing relationships, increasing self-compassion, and meaning making of the past and present.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is collaborative and my sessions are guided by your goals, concerns, and your readiness to make changes. I would like to learn about what made you seek therapy at this point in your life.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Anticipatory Grief
  • Bereavement
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Couples
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Developmental Trauma
  • Disenfranchised Grief
  • End of Life
  • Family Trauma
  • First Responders
  • Front Line Workers
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Life Adjustment
  • Parental Burnout
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Toxic Work Environment
  • Vicarious Trauma
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Workplace Issues
  • Work Stress
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Stacey Georgiou
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I believe we are all resilient and can overcome obstacles to achieve the fulfillment we wish for ourselves. By searching this site, you have already taken the hardest step in this process which is to actively seek relief.


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I believe we are all resilient and can overcome obstacles to achieve the fulfillment we wish for ourselves. By searching this site, you have already taken the hardest step in this process which is to actively seek relief.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach utilizes several evidence-based therapies and interventions from a range of therapeutic modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic-based therapy, Trauma-Induced therapy, Strength-Based therapy, Solution Focused

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Chronic Fear
  • Chronic Illness
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Food and Eating Concerns
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Racism
  • Refugees
  • Self-Awareness
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
  • Weight Management
  • Women
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