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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 St. Petersburg, Boca Ciega, Euclid St Pauls, Historic Kenwood, or even Holiday Park, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Kerri Bicskei
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Identify and use your strengths, learn new coping skills, improve your communication, and create sustainable changes. I will listen to you, challenge you, and support you so that you can experience the growth and change you’ve been looking for.


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Together, we will:

Identify and use your strengths, learn new coping skills, improve your communication, and create sustainable changes. I will listen to you, challenge you, and support you so that you can experience the growth and change you’ve been looking for.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is collaborative and hands on because let’s be real..no one wants a therapist who just nods and asks, “how does that make you feel”? At the end of the day, you just want a therapist who gets it, and I get that.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Athletes
  • Career Counseling
  • Coping Skills
  • Disordered Eating
  • Former Athletes
  • Infertility
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Life Transitions
  • Meditation
  • Military Service
  • Mindfulness
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self-Worth
  • Sport Injuries
  • Sports
  • Stress
  • Trauma
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Kelly Sansone
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Whatever is getting in your way of reaching your potential, together we will work on identifying and setting goals towards living a healthier, happier life.


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Whatever is getting in your way of reaching your potential, together we will work on identifying and setting goals towards living a healthier, happier life.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe that establishing a strong therapeutic relationship is key in having a positive therapy experience. When working with me, clients feel a sense warmth, compassion, and camaraderie that allow us to work together to achieve their goals.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs)
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • School Issues
  • Social Anxiety
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Krysten Hafner
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explore past and current issues; you are not alone on this journey. We will collaboratively process difficult emotions and events and come up with solutions that support greater levels of connection to others and your own wants and needs.


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Together, we will:

explore past and current issues; you are not alone on this journey. We will collaboratively process difficult emotions and events and come up with solutions that support greater levels of connection to others and your own wants and needs.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am very tuned in to attachment theory and take a holistic approach to understanding each unique individual. I hope to cultivate a secure attachment relationship where clients are free to explore themselves in a safe and supportive environment.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Body Image
  • Chronic Illness
  • Complex Trauma
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Neurodivergence
  • Relationship Conflict
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Andrea Mcphatter
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1. Create goals that the client identifies 2. Create a vision of the life that is desired 3.Walk together towards that vision 4. Learn to experience and express emotions a long the way 5. Do the necessary work through challenges 6. Shed old versions


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1. Create goals that the client identifies 2. Create a vision of the life that is desired 3.Walk together towards that vision 4. Learn to experience and express emotions a long the way 5. Do the necessary work through challenges 6. Shed old versions

Something to know about my approach is:

I am Solution Focused Rooted but value the time in exploration . I am client centered and build on the strengths the client already has within. I believe in building tools and using them to face challenges and pulling the good out of all of life

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Boundaries
  • Coaching
  • Confidence
  • Co-Parenting
  • Coping Skills
  • Couples
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Feeling Hopeless
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Goals/Accountability
  • Grief
  • Illness and Disease
  • Life Changes
  • Loving Someone with a Mental Health Disorder
  • Motivation
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Parenting Skills
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Social Media Use
  • Trauma
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Map in New Port Richey, Florida for Andrea Mcphatter  therapy location.
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Raquel de Oliveira
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We will explore everything that is important to you, understand the struggles you've faced and unique ways you've tried to overcome them. We'll uncover the recurring patterns that may have hindered your fulfillment, and help you find your strengths.


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We will explore everything that is important to you, understand the struggles you've faced and unique ways you've tried to overcome them. We'll uncover the recurring patterns that may have hindered your fulfillment, and help you find your strengths.

Something to know about my approach is:

Her therapeutic approach is trauma-focused and holistic to help her clients with quicker healing and lasting recovery. Raquel tailors her approach to each individual, drawing from evidence-based interventions such as CBT, DBT, EMDR.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Career Burnout
  • Depression
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Mood Regulation
  • Relationships
  • Sobriety
  • Trauma
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