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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 Oak Brook, the suburbs of Oak Brook, other nearby places such as Lombard, Downers Grove, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Jelena Bulic Milenovic
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As someone who grew up in unstable socio-political circumstances and as an immigrant, I have reinvented myself many times, and I can help you do the same. I am a fierce fighter for social justice and a supporter of oppressed people.


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As someone who grew up in unstable socio-political circumstances and as an immigrant, I have reinvented myself many times, and I can help you do the same. I am a fierce fighter for social justice and a supporter of oppressed people.

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I am a bilingual (English/Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian) therapist. I offer culturally informed therapy and acknowledge individual, intergenerational, historical, racial, and social trauma. These traumas are often at the root of modern human issues.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Academic Issues
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Career Counseling
  • Children of Immigrants
  • Chronic Disease
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
  • End of Life
  • Immigrants
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Neurodivergence
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Women
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Rachael Cutts
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Together we will explore how your emotions, relationships, past trauma or even addiction and how it affects everyday life. We will practice coping skills like grounding techniques, relaxation, exposure therapy, healthy communication and more.


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Together we will explore how your emotions, relationships, past trauma or even addiction and how it affects everyday life. We will practice coping skills like grounding techniques, relaxation, exposure therapy, healthy communication and more.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify any negative thinking patterns and help to challenge those thoughts. We will work to identify healthy coping skills to manage what ever you are faced with.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Adolescent Risk Behaviors
  • Adolescents
  • Affairs and Cheating
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Disorders
  • Bullying Others
  • Children of Divorce
  • Chronic Disease
  • College Students
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Grief
  • Illness and Disease
  • Infertility
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Balance
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
  • Marriage
  • Middle Age
  • Military Life Transition
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • New Job Transition
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationships
  • Self Care
  • Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Social Isolation
  • Social Skills
  • Starting College
  • Stress-Related Disorders
  • Substance Use
  • Trauma
  • Young Adults
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Bri Beck
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Unpack, critique, and become more resilient to the systemic forces that have led us to feel inadequate, make sense of relational patterns, develop more self compassion, strengthen the mind/body connection, and use art as a means of processing.


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Unpack, critique, and become more resilient to the systemic forces that have led us to feel inadequate, make sense of relational patterns, develop more self compassion, strengthen the mind/body connection, and use art as a means of processing.

Something to know about my approach is:

More than anything, my highest goal as a therapist is to build a strong rapport with each client. From this trusting relationship, I offer unconditional warmth and thoughtful clinical perspectives rooted in ACT, art therapy, and trauma-informed care.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Complex Trauma
  • Disability
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Health Anxiety
  • High-Achieving
  • Medical Trauma
  • Neurodivergence
  • Perfectionism
  • Relationships
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Dr. Kristin Kroll
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I focus on providing cognitive behavioral therapy and other evidence-based therapy to treat pediatric mental heatlh concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, medical concerns, and many more!


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I focus on providing cognitive behavioral therapy and other evidence-based therapy to treat pediatric mental heatlh concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, medical concerns, and many more!

Something to know about my approach is:

As a mom and psychologist, I focus upon two main factors when providing care: 1) utilizing the most evidence-based assessments and protocols specific to each patient's concerns and 2) tailoring treatment goals collaboratively with their valules.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Adolescent Risk Behaviors
  • Adolescents
  • Adolescent Trauma
  • Anxiety
  • Child Behavior Issues
  • Child Disorders
  • Child or Adolescent Therapy
  • Children With Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Illness
  • Depression
  • Health Anxiety
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Trauma
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Dr. Kristin Kroll 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, ...
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Kim Zimmerman
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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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Together, we will:

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.

Something to know about my approach is:

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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Kim Zimmerman 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...