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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 Darien, the suburbs of Darien, other nearby places such as Lemont, Clarendon Hills, or anywhere else in Illinois, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Dig deep into the beliefs you have about yourself, your performance, and the influence of forces around you. We will see how those thoughts connect to your feelings and your actions, so that you can feel emotionally healthy and perform your best.


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Dig deep into the beliefs you have about yourself, your performance, and the influence of forces around you. We will see how those thoughts connect to your feelings and your actions, so that you can feel emotionally healthy and perform your best.

Something to know about my approach is:

One size does not fit all when it comes to therapy. We will explore the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that have you the most "stuck." Behavior change comes when we understand the "what's" and the "why's" of those thoughts and emotions.

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  • Anxiety
  • Athletes
  • Chronic Pain
  • Depression
  • Disordered Eating
  • Sports
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Jessica Beaston
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People can talk to me about fears, challenges, and obstacles affecting their true happiness and well-being. We can also discuss coping skills, life transitions, or difficulties in connecting with others.


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People can talk to me about fears, challenges, and obstacles affecting their true happiness and well-being. We can also discuss coping skills, life transitions, or difficulties in connecting with others.

Something to know about my approach is:

I have a "no-nonsense" approach that gently encourages you to step out of your comfort zone, examine different perspectives, and identify thoughts that might hinder your personal growth.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Childhood Issues
  • Coaching
  • Codependency
  • Confidence
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Friendships
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Life Transitions
  • Parenting
  • Pregnancy
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem
  • Weight Management
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Together we can help regulate feelings that can be traumatic, painful, or stressful so that you can feel safe/grounded. With these tools, we can identify & resolve together underlying issues that sustain conflict, pain or interpersonal distress.


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Together we can help regulate feelings that can be traumatic, painful, or stressful so that you can feel safe/grounded. With these tools, we can identify & resolve together underlying issues that sustain conflict, pain or interpersonal distress.

Something to know about my approach is:

When you reach for help during life's most challenging moments, my commitment to you is to reach back and meet you with genuine interest, compassion and a wide-range of skills. I incorporate EMDR & somatic therapies within a psycho-dynamic framework.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Chronic Pain
  • Developmental Trauma
  • Medical Trauma
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Miriam Franco 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, Nort...
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Caroline Hicks
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Feeling alone? Confused with how you got here, or even where to go from here? Frustrated with not feeling authentic? Or maybe you’re stuck in the same pattern. Together, we will work to make intentional and sustainable changes.


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Feeling alone? Confused with how you got here, or even where to go from here? Frustrated with not feeling authentic? Or maybe you’re stuck in the same pattern. Together, we will work to make intentional and sustainable changes.

Something to know about my approach is:

I pull from a myriad of therapeutic techniques that aim to empower and ground. I have extensive experience with college and graduate students, young adults, LGBTQ+ folx, and those who are navigating their various identities and life transitions.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Bisexuality
  • Career
  • Career Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Coping Skills
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Domestic Violence
  • Ethical Non-Monogamy
  • Family Conflict
  • Gay
  • Gender Affirmative Surgery Letters
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Gender Identity
  • Gender Transition
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Job Stress
  • Kink
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Men
  • Nonbinary Gender Identity
  • Open Relationships
  • Queer
  • Racial Justice
  • Sex Workers
  • Transgender
  • Veterans/Military Families
  • Women
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Meghan McCoy-Smith
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Try on old patterns like clothes in a closet to see if they still fit. This is a practice space, a place of creation and brainstorming new ways of being who you want to be. Let yourself say the things that you've needed to hear yourself say.


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Together, we will:

Try on old patterns like clothes in a closet to see if they still fit. This is a practice space, a place of creation and brainstorming new ways of being who you want to be. Let yourself say the things that you've needed to hear yourself say.

Something to know about my approach is:

We'll examine the stories that you tell yourself that hold you back and keep you stuck. We'll learn to manage feelings and how we judge ourselves for them. We'll shift perspective on the values that we subscribe to and develop new skills to cope.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Depression
  • High Anxiety
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Trauma
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Meghan McCoy-Smith 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,...