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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 Abilene, the suburbs of Abilene, other nearby places such as Wichita Falls, Midland, or anywhere else in Texas, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Karin Clements
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explore what is troubling you, come up with a plan to improve your situation, and work on the plan collaboratively. I find it's always better to go through difficult situations when you have as much support as possible.


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explore what is troubling you, come up with a plan to improve your situation, and work on the plan collaboratively. I find it's always better to go through difficult situations when you have as much support as possible.

Something to know about my approach is:

I highly value empathy, giving you time to express yourself, and utilizing evidenced-based practices to help you improve your situation. This often involves things to work on outside of therapy.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Grief
  • Illness and Disease
  • Life Transitions
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Trauma
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Kellie "Casey" Cook
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Work together to set goals and figure out how to get you where you want to be. I see therapy as a collaborative process; I will be an active participant in your care, and I'll tailor my approach to address your specific needs.


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Work together to set goals and figure out how to get you where you want to be. I see therapy as a collaborative process; I will be an active participant in your care, and I'll tailor my approach to address your specific needs.

Something to know about my approach is:

I keep a small caseload so that I can truly get to know my clients and provide the best possible care. I embrace the use of humor in therapy and think it can be a powerful tool in healing.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Management
  • Disenfranchised Grief
  • Grief
  • Health Anxiety
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Panic Attacks
  • Political Anxiety
  • Social Anxiety
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Jennifer Mahfouz
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not only address and alleviate the negative, but we will foster the positive! We can focus on quality of life, treating anxiety/depression, adapting to new life circumstances, navigating and building relationships, improving sleep, and managing pain.


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not only address and alleviate the negative, but we will foster the positive! We can focus on quality of life, treating anxiety/depression, adapting to new life circumstances, navigating and building relationships, improving sleep, and managing pain.

Something to know about my approach is:

I don't have a set approach. Every person is different and every problem is different, which means every treatment needs to be different. First we will identify what matters to you and what your goals are, then we will create a plan to reach them!

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Chronic Pain
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Illness and Disease
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Medical Trauma
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Dr. Lauren Masuda
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Work through identifying and processing thoughts, emotions, interpersonal patterns; evaluate how those patterns are/are not serving you; make intentional choices for what you want your life to look like while relieving symptoms getting in the way.


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Work through identifying and processing thoughts, emotions, interpersonal patterns; evaluate how those patterns are/are not serving you; make intentional choices for what you want your life to look like while relieving symptoms getting in the way.

Something to know about my approach is:

Therapy can and will look different for every individual. Therapy is hard work, and also fun and rewarding. My approach to therapy is evidence-based and tailored to your needs and goals, which may change and pivot over the course of therapy.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anxiety
  • Career Burnout
  • Caregivers
  • Chronic Illness
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • End of Life
  • Families
  • Grief
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Life Adjustment
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Skills
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Work-Life Balance
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Dr. Lauren Masuda 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, ...
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Jane Green
Together, we will:

What is bothering you? we will explore and try to find the root causes and appropriate coping skills. We may explore the past, current relationship issues, current anxieties and depressive situations, overwhelming feelings and hope to cope with them


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What is bothering you? we will explore and try to find the root causes and appropriate coping skills. We may explore the past, current relationship issues, current anxieties and depressive situations, overwhelming feelings and hope to cope with them

Something to know about my approach is:

Expect me to explore you issues and help you find what you need to succeed. I cannot tell you what choices to make. I can help you find the skills to reach your goals. I use various techniques not an arbitrary adherence to one treatment modality

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Chronic Disease
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Life Changes
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Skills
  • Sexual Abuse
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Jane Green remote and phone therapy in Texas