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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 Erie, the suburbs of Erie, other nearby places such as Buffalo, Youngstown, or anywhere else in Pennsylvania, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Jess Schiermeister
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Collaboratively work in your journey to healing, whatever that may look like. I have worked with adolescents, young adults, and adults. I especially connect with the LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent communities.


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Collaboratively work in your journey to healing, whatever that may look like. I have worked with adolescents, young adults, and adults. I especially connect with the LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent communities.

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Everyone is different and each approach is tailored to the client. My main approaches include dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and grief counseling.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abortion
  • Anticipatory Grief
  • Anxiety
  • Borderline Personality
  • Cancer
  • Caregivers
  • Depression
  • End of Life
  • Grief
  • Hospice
  • Illness and Disease
  • Polyamory
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Harm
  • Self-Worth
  • Sexuality
  • Sex Workers
  • Suicidal Ideation
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Dr. Brian Curtis
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Explore your sleep difficulties and build an individualized treatment plan to overcome your insomnia fast. I'm trained in the most effective treatment for chronic insomnia (CBT-I), which takes an average of only 6 to 8 weekly sessions to complete.


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Explore your sleep difficulties and build an individualized treatment plan to overcome your insomnia fast. I'm trained in the most effective treatment for chronic insomnia (CBT-I), which takes an average of only 6 to 8 weekly sessions to complete.

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If you’re struggling with chronic insomnia, I can help. I’m one of only 218 clinicians in the world who is board-certified in behavioral sleep medicine, enabling me to expertly treat your chronic insomnia quickly and effectively.

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  • Borderline Personality
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Nightmares
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Dr. Brian Curtis 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, N...
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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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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
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Johnston Tisdale
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Combine your lived expertise with my counseling expertise to help you explore thoughts, gain insight, and empower you to feel confident in your decisions. I want to help your body finally feel safe and grounded.


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Combine your lived expertise with my counseling expertise to help you explore thoughts, gain insight, and empower you to feel confident in your decisions. I want to help your body finally feel safe and grounded.

Something to know about my approach is:

While I incorporate cognitive approaches, I also work with the mind-body connection to help you regulate your nervous system and FEEL better. I’ve found that sometimes, especially for highly self-aware and logical people, CBT isn't enough on its own.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Chronic Disease
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Stress
  • College Students
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Medical Trauma
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Trauma
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Theresa Gaffney
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Together, we will define goals that are in alignment with your core values, and grow in acceptance of yourself and abilities to navigate through adversity.


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Together, we will define goals that are in alignment with your core values, and grow in acceptance of yourself and abilities to navigate through adversity.

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I believe in the healing power of telling your authentic story. My depth of experience working with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions helps to craft a unique healing journey for each client!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Academic Issues
  • Addictions
  • ADHD Testing
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Aging Parents
  • Anxiety
  • Artists and Creative Personalities
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Career
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Illness
  • Communication Skills
  • Depression
  • Emerging Adults
  • Family Dynamics
  • Immigrants
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • LGBTQ+
  • Medical Trauma
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Relationships
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Women
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