Find Illness Therapists & Counselors in Grand Rapids, MI.

 

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 Grand Rapids, the suburbs of Grand Rapids, other nearby places such as Kentwood, Muskegon, or anywhere else in Michigan, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Megan Dietrich
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create a plan that takes into account your unique needs, goals, and preferences. We will explore unhelpful patterns and behaviors and build your toolbox with new tools and internal resource. We will build your resilience & nervous system capacity.


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create a plan that takes into account your unique needs, goals, and preferences. We will explore unhelpful patterns and behaviors and build your toolbox with new tools and internal resource. We will build your resilience & nervous system capacity.

Something to know about my approach is:

it is centered around providing trauma-informed care to help you heal, grow, and connect with your most authentic self. I emphasize safety, trust, choice, & empowerment within my work. I believe healing is possible for everyone.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Chronic Illness
  • Complex Trauma
  • Faith/Religious Deconstruction
  • Faith Transition
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Miriam Franco
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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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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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Paige Moore
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I believe my role as a therapist is to empower and support you in uncovering a more fulfilling and enriched version of your life. I work in a collaborative manner with my clients and believing in the therapeutic relationship to be a space of healing.


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I believe my role as a therapist is to empower and support you in uncovering a more fulfilling and enriched version of your life. I work in a collaborative manner with my clients and believing in the therapeutic relationship to be a space of healing.

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I have professional experience in the health care field, specifically working in oncology and hospice. I am Level 2 Gottman trained and am licensed in both Michigan and Illinois. I utilize different modalities to uniquely fit your needs and desires.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Cancer
  • Chronic Illness
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • End of Life
  • Health Anxiety
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Infertility
  • Life Changes
  • Medical Trauma
  • Motherhood
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Relationship Skills
  • Reproductive Health
  • Women’s Health
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Nancy Graves
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Together we will navigate the road of life, we will break down your barriers which are holding you back as we travel your path you will be in the driver seat I will be mapping your journey. I have experience with a full spectrum of issues.


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Together we will navigate the road of life, we will break down your barriers which are holding you back as we travel your path you will be in the driver seat I will be mapping your journey. I have experience with a full spectrum of issues.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use several different types of modalities CBT ACT DBT Trauma Exposure

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Chronic Disease
  • Chronic Pain
  • Depression
  • Geriatric
  • Grief
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Teresa Stire
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Through the process of therapy, we will work together to help you increase awareness of your own emotions and help you learn safe and effective ways to express your thoughts., navigate transitions and become the best version of yourself.


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Together, we will:

Through the process of therapy, we will work together to help you increase awareness of your own emotions and help you learn safe and effective ways to express your thoughts., navigate transitions and become the best version of yourself.

Something to know about my approach is:

Starting therapy can be a vulnerable and sometimes intimidating experience, which is why I work to create a safe space where you can work to explore your concerns and get "unstuck". I can help you find meaning and connection.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anxiety
  • Autoimmune Disorders
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Betting and Gambling
  • Birth Trauma
  • Career Change
  • Caregivers
  • College Students
  • Depression
  • Existential Issues
  • Grief
  • Health Anxiety
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Autism
  • Medical Trauma
  • Menopause
  • Mid-Life Issues
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Postpartum Mood Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Relationship Distress
  • Religious Identity
  • Sexuality
  • Social Anxiety
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Weight Management
  • Women’s Health
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Teresa Stire 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, North...