Find Illness Therapists & Counselors in South San Francisco, 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 South San Francisco, the suburbs of South San Francisco, other nearby places such as San Bruno, Daly City, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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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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Rachael Mathiak
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Identify the symptoms that are taking up a lot of your headspace, time, and energy, build a deeper understanding of why, and find tools that work for you specifically to give yourself back time and energy to invest in areas that are more meaningful.


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Together, we will:

Identify the symptoms that are taking up a lot of your headspace, time, and energy, build a deeper understanding of why, and find tools that work for you specifically to give yourself back time and energy to invest in areas that are more meaningful.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am warm and empathetic, while also being direct. I value honesty in the therapeutic relationship and my ultimate goal is to help people have a greater understanding of themselves and help them work towards living life in a way that is gratifying.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • College Students
  • Depression
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Life Changes
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • Stress
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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.

Something to know about my approach is:

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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Alexis Lee
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Discuss how to rebuild your future and equip you with the tools to cope with the past and current struggles.


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Discuss how to rebuild your future and equip you with the tools to cope with the past and current struggles.

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I will empower you to be kind to yourself through self-compassion and self-care and remind you that YOU are resilient.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
  • Grief
  • High Anxiety
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Microaggressions
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Self-Awareness
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Dr. Christiana Silva
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Work on overcoming challenges and identify patterns that do not serve you. We will process the difficult experiences or trauma you may have had and learn strategies to cope with and overcome the uncomfortable feelings that may still linger.


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Together, we will:

Work on overcoming challenges and identify patterns that do not serve you. We will process the difficult experiences or trauma you may have had and learn strategies to cope with and overcome the uncomfortable feelings that may still linger.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use a strengths based approach with the knowledge that each client has the inherent ability to work through challenges with a little support. I see the client-therapist relationship as a collaboration and meet each individual where they are at.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Bullying
  • Child Abuse
  • Child Behavior Issues
  • Children of Divorce
  • Chronic Pain
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Developmental Trauma
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Trauma
  • Young Adults
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