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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 Tampa, Carver City Lincoln Gardens, Courier City Oscawana, Drew Park, or even East Ybor, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Together we can work and process those feelings associated with grief, loss, depression, anxiety, general mood disorders, couples and marital issues, peer and self-esteem issues. I want to help others become the best version of themselves.


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Together we can work and process those feelings associated with grief, loss, depression, anxiety, general mood disorders, couples and marital issues, peer and self-esteem issues. I want to help others become the best version of themselves.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am a great listener that likes to encourage digging deeper into the what's and why's that have caused trauma, anxiety, depression and mood disorders. I like to reflect on the biological, social and emotional states and how they can help heal.

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Stacey Inal
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determine if life pressures are becoming too much to handle? Are you unhappy in your career or family? Are you experiencing anxiety, anger, grief, or hopelessness? If you want answers, support, and normalization, I am the right therapist for you.


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Together, we will:

determine if life pressures are becoming too much to handle? Are you unhappy in your career or family? Are you experiencing anxiety, anger, grief, or hopelessness? If you want answers, support, and normalization, I am the right therapist for you.

Something to know about my approach is:

I provide a warm, supportive, understanding, and non-judgmental environment. My comprehensive method combines cognitive-behavioral techniques, EMDR, somatic work, and interventions for emotional well-being.

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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.

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highlight how you're doing the best you can with the skills you have, as well as identify achievable goals to help you build a life that feels meaningful to you.


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highlight how you're doing the best you can with the skills you have, as well as identify achievable goals to help you build a life that feels meaningful to you.

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that I blend styles and treatment modalities. Our sessions will likely combine "going with the flow" of what you would like to talk about, with how to acquire additional tools and perspectives to help you achieve your goals.

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  • Chronic Illness
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  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
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Alison Niblick remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nor...
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Jennifer Steiner
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help you get back to doing more of the things that make you feel like YOU. Pain, illness, and the emotions that come with it it do not have to define you anymore, and I can help you lean strategies to get you back on track.


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help you get back to doing more of the things that make you feel like YOU. Pain, illness, and the emotions that come with it it do not have to define you anymore, and I can help you lean strategies to get you back on track.

Something to know about my approach is:

My passion is working with people who have chronic pain or illness to reclaim their sense of control and power over their life that medical issues may have taken away. Anxiety, Stress, Depression, & Anger are all common and we can work on that too.

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Jennifer Steiner remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, N...