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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. Wherever you are located in Illinois from Chicago to Zion or even Lindenhurst, or anywhere else nearby, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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work through self-criticism, perfectionism, & shame; shift automatic reactions into mindful & intentional choices; help you cope with pain, loss, anxiety, & trauma; And more effectively ask for what you want while saying no to what you don't want.


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work through self-criticism, perfectionism, & shame; shift automatic reactions into mindful & intentional choices; help you cope with pain, loss, anxiety, & trauma; And more effectively ask for what you want while saying no to what you don't want.

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My goal is to provide a safe, authentic, and collaborative space for you to better understand yourself and your goals, determine what is working for you and what may not be, and for you to feel emboldened to approach life in new and meaningful ways!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Styles
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Existential Issues
  • Families
  • Grief
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness
  • Mindfulness
  • Motherhood
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self-Esteem
  • Trauma
  • Women’s Health
  • Working Professionals
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We will work as a team to figure out what you want to achieve. I may be an expert in Mental Health but you are the expert of your life.

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I specialize in time limited evidence based psychotherapy. That means I want to work with you to figure out your struggles and use interventions that are scientifically proven to help you get better. I want to teach you to be your own therapist.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Betting and Gambling
  • Combat Trauma
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Pornography
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Stress
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work on you living your best life! Whether it be relationships, grief/loss, stress, or a new struggle in your life, I’m here to help you work through it. Your goals will remain at the center of our journey together.


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work on you living your best life! Whether it be relationships, grief/loss, stress, or a new struggle in your life, I’m here to help you work through it. Your goals will remain at the center of our journey together.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe each individual and their experiences/circumstances is unique. Your goals and needs are always at the center of our journey together. There is no problem too big or too small that we can't handle together.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Bereavement
  • Children
  • Chronic Disease
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Chronic Fear
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Stress
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • High Anxiety
  • Illness and Disease
  • Job Loss
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Balance
  • Life Changes
  • Life Skills
  • Life Transitions
  • Mid-Life Issues
  • Mild Depression
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Political Anxiety
  • Sadness
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Social Anxiety
  • Teenagers
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Teen Depression
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Work-Life Balance
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Explore ways that you feel stuck or overwhelmed and be curious together about patterns that may be happening that you haven't noticed. You will learn new ways of approaching your challenges so that you can feel confident in yourself.


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Together, we will:

Explore ways that you feel stuck or overwhelmed and be curious together about patterns that may be happening that you haven't noticed. You will learn new ways of approaching your challenges so that you can feel confident in yourself.

Something to know about my approach is:

When I meet with someone, we make a plan to help things feel manageable. Then, I help you learn to shift your thoughts and take the power away from your fears. Finally, you can focus on enjoying your life and feel more connected to others.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Cancer
  • Chronic Illness
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Infertility
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
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Miriam Franco
Together, we will:

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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Are We a Match?

Take Our Survey
Together, we will:

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...