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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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Together, we can address problems involving sleep, psychological trauma, anxiety, and depression. My 24+ years of practice give me an excellent grounding for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of a wide range of psychological conditions.


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Together, we can address problems involving sleep, psychological trauma, anxiety, and depression. My 24+ years of practice give me an excellent grounding for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of a wide range of psychological conditions.

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I collaborate closely with you to set goals, choose evidence-based approaches, answer questions, and track progress. I will always personalize your treatment to best meet your needs while staying flexible to adapt whenever necessary or required.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abusive Relationships
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Childhood Abuse or Neglect
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Trauma From Abuse
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Learn about your symptoms to develop a personalized treatment plan to move you toward recovery. I will teach you skills needed to reduce your OCD and anxiety symptoms. We will also monitor your progress to make sure you are seeing the change you want


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Learn about your symptoms to develop a personalized treatment plan to move you toward recovery. I will teach you skills needed to reduce your OCD and anxiety symptoms. We will also monitor your progress to make sure you are seeing the change you want

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I provide evidence-based treatment including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention, Habit Reversal Training, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I work on teaching you skills needed to address your presenting concerns.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Dermatillomania/Skin Picking/Excoriation
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Tourette Disorder
  • Trichotillomania/Hair Pulling
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Lauren Thomas
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Help you to understand yourself better and to peel back layers with encouragement and support. We will work on enabling you to become a full expert on yourself in order to better deal with the world in a more manageable, positive way.


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Help you to understand yourself better and to peel back layers with encouragement and support. We will work on enabling you to become a full expert on yourself in order to better deal with the world in a more manageable, positive way.

Something to know about my approach is:

I provide a safe space where clients are comfortable to tell their truths. and learn how to listen to their own answers. Clients find their strengths and solutions within themselves with some professional guidance.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Depression
  • Families with Autism-related challenges
  • Grief
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss
  • Trauma
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Find a way to build a relationship in which, together, we can understand clearly what brings you to therapy and decide on a best path forward, together, to achieve your individual therapy goals.


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Find a way to build a relationship in which, together, we can understand clearly what brings you to therapy and decide on a best path forward, together, to achieve your individual therapy goals.

Something to know about my approach is:

I EMDR trained. I strongly believe in a collaborative approach with clients, helping them to grow mentally, spiritually and emotionally. I am an eclectic clinician, primarily using both CBT with a humanistic approach.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abandonment Issues
  • Abortion
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Blended Families
  • Borderline Personality
  • Cancer
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Confidence
  • Co-Parenting
  • Couples
  • Couples Sex Therapy
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Gender Transition
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • High Anxiety
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Manic Depression
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Parenting Skills
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychedelic Integration
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stepfamilies
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Suicide loss
  • Trauma
  • Workplace Issues
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I work collaboratively together with my clients to achieve their goals and objectives and to promote healing in their heart, mind and body.


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I work collaboratively together with my clients to achieve their goals and objectives and to promote healing in their heart, mind and body.

Something to know about my approach is:

My practice includes but is not limited to cognitive behavioral therapy for depression/anxiety, Cognitive processing therapy for PTSD/trauma, interpersonal psychotherapy for depression, couples/marriage counseling and addictions.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Chronic Pain
  • Depression
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • War Trauma
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Brian Ring remote and phone therapy in Florida, Michigan, South Dakota