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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 Durham, Campus Hill, Duke Forest, Duke Homestead, or even Duke University, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Claire Sanguedolce
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Throughout our work together, we will nurture curiosity and self-compassion toward challenging thoughts and feelings, enabling you to lead a more flexible and values-based life.


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Throughout our work together, we will nurture curiosity and self-compassion toward challenging thoughts and feelings, enabling you to lead a more flexible and values-based life.

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I'm an integrative psychotherapist with a background in clinical social work. My therapeutic style is active, collaborative, and respectful. I draw from various evidence-based, trauma-informed, strengths-based, and social justice-oriented approaches.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Chronic Illness
  • Depression
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Relationships
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Trauma
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Della S. Lusk, Ph.D.
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Address almost any issue you wish to make changes in. I'm trained as a Bilingual Clinical Psychologist; my training and experience allows me to work with the widest range of issues possible.


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Address almost any issue you wish to make changes in. I'm trained as a Bilingual Clinical Psychologist; my training and experience allows me to work with the widest range of issues possible.

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I generally use a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach with most clients. Together, we will craft a personalized approach using proven methods to help you create a healthier you.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescents
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Adulting
  • Adults
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Child or Adolescent Therapy
  • Children
  • Codependency
  • College Students
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Executive Coaching
  • Graduate Students
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Illness and Disease
  • Neurodivergence
  • Overwhelm
  • Personal Growth
  • Psychological/Neurocognitive Evaluations
  • Relationships
  • Starting College
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Benjamin Morton
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Create a life worth living by living in alignment with the person you want to be and the life you want to live. We will put emphasis on the relationship as I believe the relationship is the most important aspect of therapy.


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Create a life worth living by living in alignment with the person you want to be and the life you want to live. We will put emphasis on the relationship as I believe the relationship is the most important aspect of therapy.

Something to know about my approach is:

I approach therapy with the fundamental belief that we all innately worthy. I work from a strengths-based perspective and like to incorporate values and emotions in session to help inspire and guide us.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Chronic Pain
  • Climate Change Stress
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Identity
  • Job Stress
  • Life Transitions
  • Psychosis
  • Substance Use Disorders
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Cynthia Hughes
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We work together with you at the helm to help facilitate changes that provide for more satisfying relationships with yourself and with others.


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We work together with you at the helm to help facilitate changes that provide for more satisfying relationships with yourself and with others.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is inclusive of Eastern and Western thought, and includes the field of neuropsychology, neurolinguistics, emotional intelligence, and communication skills. I don't believe in stretching the client to fit the couch.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Chronic Illness
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Family Dynamics
  • Grief
  • Marriage
  • Parenting
  • Relationships
  • Terminal Illness
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Vanessa Roddenberry
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Explore the way your past is holding you back, and break down unhelpful ways of looking at the world while having compassion for the shelter or comfort they may have provided at an earlier time in your life. You'll forge a new, clearer lens.


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Together, we will:

Explore the way your past is holding you back, and break down unhelpful ways of looking at the world while having compassion for the shelter or comfort they may have provided at an earlier time in your life. You'll forge a new, clearer lens.

Something to know about my approach is:

My office is a shame-free zone. We'll put your experience in context so that you can learn to approach yourself and your decisions with the compassion you deserve.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Career Burnout
  • Family of Origin
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Women
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