Find Illness Therapists & Counselors in West New York, NJ.

 

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 West New York, the suburbs of West New York, other nearby places such as Hackensack, Kearny, or anywhere else in New Jersey, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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highlight how you're doing the best you can with the skills you have, as well as identify achievable goals to help you build a life that feels meaningful to you.

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that I blend styles and treatment modalities. Our sessions will likely combine "going with the flow" of what you would like to talk about, with how to acquire additional tools and perspectives to help you achieve your goals.

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  • Chronic Illness
  • Cultural Identity
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
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  • Trauma
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It can be difficult to find the right therapist for you but taking the first step towards a healthier mindset is your chance to thrive. To get started please reach out today, I look forward to meeting you!

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I utilize an integrative approach that is comprised of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Our relationship will be a unique connection that will be tailored to your specific needs.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Autoimmune Disorders
  • Family Conflict
  • Life Transitions
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Trauma
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Work together to help you understand your symptoms/diagnosis, and teach you new strategies so that you can get better and stay better!

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I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which is evidence-based, and very effective in treating anxiety, panic, insomnia, and many other issues. I teach concrete skills and assign homework to help you improve as fast as possible.

FOCUS AREAS:
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  • Assertiveness
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Explore, understand and heal whatever arise in session Gain a deeper understanding of what makes you tick Explore and heal the gap between where you are and where you want to be Align you to the highest and best version of yourself

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Our practice is composed of therapists with varying approaches to therapy. We lean toward a holistic, somatic approach to therapy. Mindfulness is an important part of our practice. We also utilize CBT, DBT, Psychodynamic and many other modalities.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acute Grief
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Anxiety Management
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Attachment Issues
  • Attachment Styles
  • Betrayal Trauma
  • Birth Trauma
  • Bisexuality
  • Buddhist Meditation and Spirituality
  • Compulsive Sexuality/Hypersexuality
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Driving Anxiety
  • Faith and Spirituality
  • Family Trauma
  • Financial Stress
  • Food Allergy Anxiety
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Gastrointestinal Conditions
  • Grief
  • Health Anxiety
  • Health at Every Size (HAES)
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ Family Development
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Manic Depression
  • Medical Trauma
  • Meditation
  • Men
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Mindfulness
  • Motherhood
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Racial Trauma
  • Reactive Attachment Disorder
  • Religious Trauma
  • Sex Anxiety
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexuality
  • Situational Grief
  • Social Anxiety
  • Social-Emotional Learning
  • Social Isolation
  • Social Justice
  • Social Skills
  • Spirituality
  • Spiritually Transformative Experiences
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Symbolic Grief
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Trauma
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
  • Traumatic Loss
  • War Trauma
  • Women’s Health
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Feeling alone? Confused with how you got here, or even where to go from here? Frustrated with not feeling authentic? Or maybe you’re stuck in the same pattern. Together, we will work to make intentional and sustainable changes.


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Feeling alone? Confused with how you got here, or even where to go from here? Frustrated with not feeling authentic? Or maybe you’re stuck in the same pattern. Together, we will work to make intentional and sustainable changes.

Something to know about my approach is:

I pull from a myriad of therapeutic techniques that aim to empower and ground. I have extensive experience with college and graduate students, young adults, LGBTQ+ folx, and those who are navigating their various identities and life transitions.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Bisexuality
  • Career
  • Career Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Coping Skills
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Domestic Violence
  • Ethical Non-Monogamy
  • Family Conflict
  • Gay
  • Gender Affirmative Surgery Letters
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Gender Identity
  • Gender Transition
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Job Stress
  • Kink
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Men
  • Nonbinary Gender Identity
  • Open Relationships
  • Queer
  • Racial Justice
  • Sex Workers
  • Transgender
  • Veterans/Military Families
  • Women
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