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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 Louisville, Cherokee Gardens, Cherokee Seneca, Deer Park, or even Gardiner Lane, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Focus on you, your goals, and the changes you're wanting to see. This includes focusing on your whole self, including different aspects of your identity as well as past experiences that may still be impacting you.


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Focus on you, your goals, and the changes you're wanting to see. This includes focusing on your whole self, including different aspects of your identity as well as past experiences that may still be impacting you.

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I strongly believe in using methods that have been shown in empirical research as helpful and effective. Because of that, my approach is interactive--I'm not just here to listen. My approach is person-centered, multicultural, and relatable.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Burnout
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness
  • Mindfulness
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Perfectionism
  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
  • Relationship Skills
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Work Stress
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Focus on whatever is important for you. Sometimes it is something found out organically together. Traumatic childhoods, attachments issues, chronic pain, parenting, religious issues, life transitions, relationship issues, and self exploration.


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Focus on whatever is important for you. Sometimes it is something found out organically together. Traumatic childhoods, attachments issues, chronic pain, parenting, religious issues, life transitions, relationship issues, and self exploration.

Something to know about my approach is:

A blend of mindfulness, Psychodynamic therapy, and Somatic EMDR is utilized. A "bottom -up" approach is utilized to allow us to explore the dysregulated nervous system once safety and stability are established.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Chronic Pain
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
  • Holistic Wellness
  • Job Stress
  • Medical Trauma
  • Neurodivergence
  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychosomatic Issues
  • Relationship Distress
  • Situational Stress
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Work Stress
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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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Together, we will:

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.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Chronic Disease
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Health Anxiety
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
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Lauren Necesario Smith
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explore how your feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress impact your daily functioning. We will use different tools to help you develop new ways of understanding and reacting to life stressors.


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Together, we will:

explore how your feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress impact your daily functioning. We will use different tools to help you develop new ways of understanding and reacting to life stressors.

Something to know about my approach is:

Through gentle exploration and skill building, you will be guided to a place of understanding, acceptance, and compassion for where you are in your journey and how you got here. I like to use CBT, DBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based interventions.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adult ADHD
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anxiety
  • Assessments
  • Boundaries
  • Chronic Pain
  • Confidence
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Depression
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Transitions
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mental Disorders
  • Psychosomatic Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
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Sara Todd
Together, we will:

honor the complexity of your experience and support your healing and growth. We will create a space where you feel welcome and affirmed. We will help you feel more steady and secure in the world to go for the life you desire.


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Together, we will:

honor the complexity of your experience and support your healing and growth. We will create a space where you feel welcome and affirmed. We will help you feel more steady and secure in the world to go for the life you desire.

Something to know about my approach is:

We will join together to address the root causes of your suffering. We will collaborate to change unhelpful patterns in your life and help you feel more at ease in the world. Creating a space where you feel safe and heard is of the utmost importance.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Chronic Illness
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ+
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Sara Todd remote and phone therapy in Kentucky, Oregon, Wisconsin