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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 San Diego, Black Mountain Ranch, Carmel Mountain Ranch, La Jolla, or even Miramar Ranch North, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Kristen Riedle
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strong collaboration and clear communication skills for effective therapy.


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Together, we will:

strong collaboration and clear communication skills for effective therapy.

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individualize case conceptualization, I select materials across therapeutic modalities to best address these goals.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Adoption
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Assault
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Blended Families
  • Cultural Issues
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Eating Disorders
  • End of Life
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Infertility
  • LGBTQ+
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Postpartum
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Prenatal
  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Issues
  • Stress
  • Stress-Related Disorders
  • Trauma
  • Trauma From Abuse
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Andrew Davis
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Work in a collaborative and compassionate manner to help you reach your goals and live a fulfilling life


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Work in a collaborative and compassionate manner to help you reach your goals and live a fulfilling life

Something to know about my approach is:

I use a holistic approach to help my clients take ownership of their lived experiences in a compassionate, sensitive, and directive manner.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Alcohol
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar II
  • Career Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Stress
  • Codependency
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Drug Use
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Infidelity
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mood Disorders
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationships
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Women
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Patrick Griffiths
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Work together to decide the aims of therapy. At each session, a portion of the time will be set aside to see how the client feels about progress. Goals are modified as needed.


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Work together to decide the aims of therapy. At each session, a portion of the time will be set aside to see how the client feels about progress. Goals are modified as needed.

Something to know about my approach is:

I utilize a variety of interventions to tailor the therapy to the client which are Solution-Focused Therapy, Existential, REBT, CBT, and Structural Family Therapy. I look to help discover healthier forms of communication skills.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Adolescents
  • Adopted Children
  • Adoption
  • Adult ADHD
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Aging Parents
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar II
  • Borderline Personality
  • Children
  • Chronic Stress
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Grief
  • Infidelity
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationships
  • Sex Therapy
  • Suicidal Ideation
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Kristin Marguerite Doidge
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Discuss/explore creative blocks/barriers to creativity/productivity, burnout prevention, relationship conflict/distress, boundary-setting, symptom management, anxiety, depression, ADHD, communication skills, assertiveness skills, overcoming trauma.


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Discuss/explore creative blocks/barriers to creativity/productivity, burnout prevention, relationship conflict/distress, boundary-setting, symptom management, anxiety, depression, ADHD, communication skills, assertiveness skills, overcoming trauma.

Something to know about my approach is:

I'm passionate about helping you build on your own unique set of strengths to find purpose and fulfillment. We'll use evidence-based treatment interventions to help you reach your goals through mindfulness, exploration, and supportive reflection.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
  • Aging Parents
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Artists and Creative Personalities
  • Attachment Issues
  • Attachment Styles
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Cancer
  • Career Counseling
  • Caregivers
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Stress
  • Communication Skills
  • Confidence
  • Coping Skills
  • Couples
  • Creative Expression
  • Creatives
  • Distress Tolerance
  • Entrepreneurial Women
  • Financial Stress
  • Finding Meaning or Purpose
  • Friendships
  • Graduate Students
  • Grief
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Health Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
  • Holistic Wellness
  • Illness and Disease
  • Inner Child
  • Job Loss
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Marriage
  • Meditation
  • Mindfulness
  • Motherhood
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationship Skills
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Writers
  • Young Women
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Kristin Marguerite Doidge remote and phone therapy in California
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Kimberli Andridge
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I can hold and support, without judgement, the things client bring into treatment, including topics folks often find difficult to discuss, like sex and sexuality, race and ethnicity, and gender.


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I can hold and support, without judgement, the things client bring into treatment, including topics folks often find difficult to discuss, like sex and sexuality, race and ethnicity, and gender.

Something to know about my approach is:

I consider therapy to be a collaborative experience between me and clients, but you can always expect me to: hold space, validate, challenge, and come along side you as you're navigating the numerous challenges that we can experience in our lives.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Chronic Illness
  • Couples
  • Distress Tolerance
  • Kink
  • LGBTQ+
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Polyamory
  • Relationships
  • Transgender
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