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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 Atlanta, Atlantic Station, Brookwood Hills, Buckhead Forest, or even Buckhead Village, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Troy Smalls
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explore and learn to navigate the ebbs and flows of life effectively, initiate positive change and growth, and embark on a journey toward optimal mental health and wellness in a safe and nonjudgmental environment.


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explore and learn to navigate the ebbs and flows of life effectively, initiate positive change and growth, and embark on a journey toward optimal mental health and wellness in a safe and nonjudgmental environment.

Something to know about my approach is:

I like to utilize an integrative, eclectic approach by combining techniques from different theories to creatively address client issues.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Anxiety Management
  • Assertiveness
  • Assessments
  • Attachment Issues
  • Career Counseling
  • Coaching
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Goals/Accountability
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Intrusive Thoughts
  • Life Changes
  • Personal Growth
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Worth
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Dr. Olajumoke Akinyele
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Talk about our changing world. Post-Pandemic. Discuss your current stressors, struggles, and life transitions. I'll help you navigate through these issues, feel less alone, support you, and how to manage it all.


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Talk about our changing world. Post-Pandemic. Discuss your current stressors, struggles, and life transitions. I'll help you navigate through these issues, feel less alone, support you, and how to manage it all.

Something to know about my approach is:

My practice is tailored specifically to you as my client because you are your best expert. Together we explore the best practices that would work to improve both your symptoms and the functional impact associated with your diagnosis.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Childhood Issues
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Men
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Schizophrenia
  • Social Anxiety
  • Women
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Anjum Hussain
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learn healthy mindfulness/grounding/coping skills, figure out why you can't sleep at night, learn how to set boundaries, and learn how to trust yourself and your emotions.


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learn healthy mindfulness/grounding/coping skills, figure out why you can't sleep at night, learn how to set boundaries, and learn how to trust yourself and your emotions.

Something to know about my approach is:

We are a team, healing looks different for everyone and if what we start with isn't working for you, then we can figure that out together! Diversity, equity, and social justice are values that are very important to me as a clinician as well!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • First Generation Issues
  • Grief
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Second Generation
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Substance Use
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Mary Frances Pierce
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I specialize in supporting individuals who encounter difficulty in articulating their thoughts and overcoming self-doubt, which, If unaddressed, emotional pain and anxiety can manifest.


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I specialize in supporting individuals who encounter difficulty in articulating their thoughts and overcoming self-doubt, which, If unaddressed, emotional pain and anxiety can manifest.

Something to know about my approach is:

I aim to foster an environment where your self-love can flourish and grow.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Child Behavior Issues
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • High-Functioning Autism
  • Life Transitions
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Reparenting Yourself
  • Self Care
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sex Anxiety
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress Eating
  • Substance Use
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StorieBrook Therapy & Consulting - Rachel Anne Kieran, PsyD
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Emphasize cultural humility, inclusion, affirming neurodivergence & many other forms of diversity, and educating communities, trainees & other professionals. I strive to create access to services with my Low Cost and Sliding Scale services.


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Emphasize cultural humility, inclusion, affirming neurodivergence & many other forms of diversity, and educating communities, trainees & other professionals. I strive to create access to services with my Low Cost and Sliding Scale services.

Something to know about my approach is:

Affirming services with a specialty in sexual, gender and relational diversity, meaning LGBTQIQ+-affirmative, sex-positive, intersectional, and polyamory- and kink-knowledgeable, as well as neurodiverse-affirming. For more, visit my website.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Alternative Relationships
  • Asexuality
  • Autism in Adults
  • Bisexuality
  • Body Acceptance
  • Body Image
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Stress
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Consensual Non-Monogamy
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Fat Liberation
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Gender Affirmative Surgery Letters
  • Gender Fluid
  • Gender Identity
  • Gender Non-Conforming
  • Gender Transition
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Kink
  • Mixed Orientation Relationships
  • Neurodivergence
  • Nonbinary Gender Identity
  • Open Relationships
  • Racial Justice
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationship Skills
  • Sex Anxiety
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Health
  • Sexuality
  • Sex Workers
  • Social Justice
  • Stress
  • Transgender
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Map in Marietta, Georgia for StorieBrook Therapy & Consulting - Rachel Anne Kieran, PsyD therapy location.
21.4 miles from you