Find Illness Therapists & Counselors in Pleasanton, CA.

 

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 Pleasanton, the suburbs of Pleasanton, other nearby places such as Dublin, Fremont, or anywhere else in California, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Melanie Dosen
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Focus on nervous system-focused work that helps you develop a deeper understanding of your own experiences, stories, and relationships. We work together to help alleviate burnout symptoms you are facing and navigate the ups and downs of life.


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Focus on nervous system-focused work that helps you develop a deeper understanding of your own experiences, stories, and relationships. We work together to help alleviate burnout symptoms you are facing and navigate the ups and downs of life.

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I am committed to providing a non-judgmental, neuroaffirming space. I take a brain-based approach to treatment, because the more we know about our brains, the more tools we have to support our own responses to the world and our experiences.

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  • ADHD in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Autism in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Chronic Illness
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Diabetes
  • Health Anxiety
  • Neurodivergence
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Annalisa Sciullo
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I guide clients in cultivating coping tools, self compassion, insight, and ultimately becoming one’s own friend. With gentleness, collaboration, and evidence based treatments, we can work together to get you back in alignment with your values.


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I guide clients in cultivating coping tools, self compassion, insight, and ultimately becoming one’s own friend. With gentleness, collaboration, and evidence based treatments, we can work together to get you back in alignment with your values.

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I believe that our bodies and our minds are not the enemy and also acknowledge that sometimes it will not feel that way. Regardless of where our struggles stem from, whether it be internal or external factors, our healing comes from within.

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  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Anxiety
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Chronic Pain
  • Grief
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Trauma
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Work towards discovering your authentic self, make meaning of current and past life experiences, develop healthy boundaries and coping skills, work towards self-empowerment, and heal past trauma.


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Work towards discovering your authentic self, make meaning of current and past life experiences, develop healthy boundaries and coping skills, work towards self-empowerment, and heal past trauma.

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My approach is nonjudgmental, compassionate, supportive, trauma informed, eclectic & client centered. I work within a holistic, whole person framework, addressing mind, body, emotional, and spiritual interconnectedness.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bullying
  • Burnout
  • Cancer
  • Criminal Justice Involvement
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Emotional Support Animals
  • End of Life
  • Family Trauma
  • Gender Transition
  • Grief
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Open Relationships
  • Personal Growth
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychedelic Integration
  • Spiritually Transformative Experiences
  • Stress-Related Disorders
  • Trauma
  • Traumatic Loss
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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.

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  • 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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Katrina Johnson
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Guide you to connect to your authentic self, inner wisdom, strengths, and compassion. I work with adults, teens, children, couples and families to find balance and a greater sense of well-being.


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Guide you to connect to your authentic self, inner wisdom, strengths, and compassion. I work with adults, teens, children, couples and families to find balance and a greater sense of well-being.

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My holistic and integrative approach is used to meet clients' unique needs and goals. My practice is trauma informed and inclusive of all genders, ages, races, cultures, sexualities, and spiritualities.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Chronic Illness
  • Depression
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Relationships
  • Trauma
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