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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 Mankato, the suburbs of Mankato, other nearby places such as Burnsville, Shakopee, or anywhere else in Minnesota, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Learn how to come to terms with past events that have led you to this point and accept, rather than fight, feelings such as anxiety, grief, guilt, and shame. I can also help you learn skills to build a life that you are happy to wake up and live.


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Learn how to come to terms with past events that have led you to this point and accept, rather than fight, feelings such as anxiety, grief, guilt, and shame. I can also help you learn skills to build a life that you are happy to wake up and live.

Something to know about my approach is:

Many of my clients come to me at pivotal points in life. Times in life where you know you can't keep living the way you are but you can't see a way forward.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Alcohol
  • Anxiety
  • Health Anxiety
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Illness and Disease
  • Social Anxiety
  • Substance Use
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After an evaluation, we will work together to meet your treatment goals using up-to-date clinical approaches. Good therapy is always focused on helping you better understand yourself and the changes you want to make. It is not about indoctrination.


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After an evaluation, we will work together to meet your treatment goals using up-to-date clinical approaches. Good therapy is always focused on helping you better understand yourself and the changes you want to make. It is not about indoctrination.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use contemporary psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches to assess/treat many conditions including personality disorders (e.g., narcissistic; borderline), sleep disorders (e.g., insomnia), anxiety, depression, and more unusual conditions.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Borderline Personality
  • Histrionic Personality Disorder
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Narcissism
  • Personality Disorders
  • Schizotypal Disorder
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Shannon Wohlman
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Walk the path of healing through humor, validation, and challenges. We will talk about family of origin, current life stress (including the impact of current events), and trauma as identified by you.


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Walk the path of healing through humor, validation, and challenges. We will talk about family of origin, current life stress (including the impact of current events), and trauma as identified by you.

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I believe you are the professional of your own life, and my job is to help you find the path that you want to be on. I try to balance compassion and empathy with direct challenges. I also integrate DBT skills with most of my work.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Aging Parents
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Birth Trauma
  • Borderline Personality
  • Couples
  • Court-Ordered Therapy
  • Dementia
  • Domestic Violence
  • Engagement
  • Family Planning
  • Fatherhood
  • Gender Identity
  • High-Risk Pregnancy
  • Infertility
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marriage
  • Motherhood
  • New Parent
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Skills
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Postpartum
  • Postpartum Mood Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss
  • Racial Justice
  • Racism
  • Religious Trauma
  • Teen Parents
  • Trauma
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She is committed to helping her clients find meaning and purpose in their lives, and she believes that every individual has the potential for growth and transformation.


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She is committed to helping her clients find meaning and purpose in their lives, and she believes that every individual has the potential for growth and transformation.

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Chelsea takes an integrative approach to therapy, seeking to understand the whole person she is working with. Her primary theoretical orientation is interpersonal.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cigarettes and Smoking
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Weight Management
  • Women’s Health
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Anna Schulze
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Together, we will face life challenges, set achievable goals, and develop strategies that work for you. I'm here to support you through these challenges and help you achieve personal growth and well-being.


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Together, we will face life challenges, set achievable goals, and develop strategies that work for you. I'm here to support you through these challenges and help you achieve personal growth and well-being.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is client-centered, emphasizing each client's strengths. I create a trusting space for clients to explore challenges, collaboratively working towards their goals. I believe in tailoring therapeutic strategies to meet each client's needs.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Styles
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Burnout
  • College Students
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Family Dynamics
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Neurodivergence
  • Relationships
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Social Anxiety
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Women’s Health
  • Young Adults
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