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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 Detroit, Boston Edison, Brush Park, Corktown, or even Downtown, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Lyz Luidens
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Together, we will explore your narrative through employing parts work and somatic work, while drawing on the transformative power of curiosity and creativity to embrace your strengths, and foster resilience, hope, and joy.


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Together, we will explore your narrative through employing parts work and somatic work, while drawing on the transformative power of curiosity and creativity to embrace your strengths, and foster resilience, hope, and joy.

Something to know about my approach is:

Working with children 6+, teens, and adults, my commitment to inclusivity includes LGBTQIA+ issues, disability, trauma, ADHD, autism, depression, and anxiety.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • ADHD in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Adolescent Trauma
  • Adult ADHD
  • Betrayal Trauma
  • Chronic Illness
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Eco-Anxiety
  • Family Trauma
  • Gay
  • Gender Affirmative Surgery Letters
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Gender Fluid
  • Gender Identity
  • Gender Non-Conforming
  • Gender Transition
  • Gender Transition in Families
  • Health Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Autism
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ+ Children
  • LGBTQ Family Development
  • Medical Trauma
  • Neurodivergence
  • Nonbinary Gender Identity
  • Political Anxiety
  • Queer
  • Religious Trauma
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Transgender
  • Transgender (FTM)
  • Transgender (MTF)
  • Trauma
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Pam Raj
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Develop insight into the issues, self-awareness and coping skills!


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Develop insight into the issues, self-awareness and coping skills!

Something to know about my approach is:

I use a combination of interventions, with a primary emphasis on CBT and self-care. However, I tailor my approach to clients needs and preference. Other approaches include: psychodynamic, solution focused, attachment based, internal family systems.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • Alcohol
  • Anger Management
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Assertiveness
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality
  • Child Abuse
  • Childhood Issues
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Chronic Fear
  • Codependency
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complex Trauma
  • Confidence
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Couples
  • Court-Ordered Therapy
  • Depression
  • Developmental Trauma
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Gaslighting
  • Goals/Accountability
  • Grief
  • Hypochondriasis
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Transitions
  • Marriage
  • Motivation
  • Narcissism
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Nightmares
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Opioid Addiction
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Postpartum
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Procrastination
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Recovery
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationship Skills
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Concept
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Expression
  • Self-Harm
  • Self-Regulation
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teenagers
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Teen Depression
  • Teen Girls
  • Trauma
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Lori Bondalapati
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discover what patterns may be present in your life, where & why they might have began & how to transform them and thrive. Through in-depth personal growth work & therapeutic homework uniquely assigned to your unique strengths, goals, and personality.


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Together, we will:

discover what patterns may be present in your life, where & why they might have began & how to transform them and thrive. Through in-depth personal growth work & therapeutic homework uniquely assigned to your unique strengths, goals, and personality.

Something to know about my approach is:

I embrace a whole-person approach to well-being. This means we will look at all areas of your life to see how they influence emotional, social, & body health. I use a neuroscience and trauma informed approach to guide you towards feeling better.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Adult Children of Immigrants
  • Adulting
  • Anxiety
  • Artists and Creative Personalities
  • Attachment Styles
  • Boundaries
  • Codependency
  • College Students
  • Complex Trauma
  • Coping Skills
  • Criminal Justice Involvement
  • Depression
  • Grief Due to Addiction
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
  • Holistic Wellness
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Motivation
  • Procrastination
  • Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Social Media Use
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Technology Addiction
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
  • Young Adults
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Connie Doyle
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Work towards understanding your thoughts, feelings and actions, create a toolbox of coping skills, and practice effective communication that honors your feelings and explore ways for you to continue living your life that is fulfilling to you.


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Together, we will:

Work towards understanding your thoughts, feelings and actions, create a toolbox of coping skills, and practice effective communication that honors your feelings and explore ways for you to continue living your life that is fulfilling to you.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe in meeting my clients where they are and companioning them in their journey to identify their individual needs/goals. I utilize a collaborative and compassionate approach to counseling in an effort to foster hope, healing and resilience.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Caregivers
  • Grief
  • Illness and Disease
  • Life Transitions
  • Stress
  • Terminal Illness
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Casey Vaughn
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We will collaborate together to achieve your goals. I believe in personalizing and tailoring counseling to each individual; therefore, my approach is integrative to best meet your needs.


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Together, we will:

We will collaborate together to achieve your goals. I believe in personalizing and tailoring counseling to each individual; therefore, my approach is integrative to best meet your needs.

Something to know about my approach is:

I will help you build awareness and perspective into your experiences, thoughts, and feelings. Together we will explore new ways you can relate to your thoughts and feelings so that you can navigate life's challenges and improve your quality of life.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Career Counseling
  • Caregivers
  • Chronic Pain
  • College Students
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Depression
  • Disenfranchised Grief
  • Grief
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Job Stress
  • Life Transitions
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Veterinarians
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Map in Farmington, Michigan for Casey Vaughn therapy location.
19.3 miles from you