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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 Austin, Allandale, Chestnut, Downtown, or even East Oak Hill, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Deanna Herrmann
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Together we will identify your therapy goals and determine what is standing in the way of enjoying your motherhood journey. We will do the work to get you back to feeling like yourself again.


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Together we will identify your therapy goals and determine what is standing in the way of enjoying your motherhood journey. We will do the work to get you back to feeling like yourself again.

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I believe that our inner thoughts and values are what drive us, but often those thoughts get distorted and take us down the wrong path. Connecting to our values and goals can help get us back on the right path. ACT and CBT are great for that!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Chronic Illness
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Personal Growth
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss
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Navigate the complexities of PTSD, moral injury, TBI, depression, and anxiety, working towards your goals and helping you build the life you deserve.


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Navigate the complexities of PTSD, moral injury, TBI, depression, and anxiety, working towards your goals and helping you build the life you deserve.

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I am an eclectic therapist that uses evidenced based therapeutic modalities to tailor treatment to meet your individual needs. My approach is from a compassionate, nonjudgmental, and empathetic foundation to create a safe place for exploration.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • First Responders
  • Military Life Transition
  • Military Service
  • Moral Injury
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
  • Women Veterans
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Simone Zeschuk
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We will look at past emotional wounds and how they affect the present. I make space and encourage clients to comes as they are. Nothing is too big or to small to address. I want to create a safe place for you to be the person you want to be.


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We will look at past emotional wounds and how they affect the present. I make space and encourage clients to comes as they are. Nothing is too big or to small to address. I want to create a safe place for you to be the person you want to be.

Something to know about my approach is:

Guided by the principals of Emotionally Focused Therapy; I help clients work through emotional barriers that keep them stuck in unhelpful patterns of disconnection, not only in relationships but with themselves, in order to find healing and joy.

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  • Addictions
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Attachment Issues
  • Attachment Styles
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Christian Counseling
  • Christian Women
  • Chronic Illness
  • Couples
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Families
  • Grief
  • Infertility
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marriage
  • Menopause
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self-Harm
  • Trauma
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Together we will understand what you want to experience and what feels like it is holding you back. We will then develop a practical plan to learn new tools and practice new behaviors that can help you get unstuck and to living the life you want.


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Together we will understand what you want to experience and what feels like it is holding you back. We will then develop a practical plan to learn new tools and practice new behaviors that can help you get unstuck and to living the life you want.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am trained in several approaches that can create new insights about your feelings and behaviors. I’ll create a tailored plan based on your needs that may include helping you clarify your desires and learn new tools for communication.

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  • Acute Grief
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Communication Skills
  • Confidence
  • Coping Skills
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Life Transitions
  • Parenting
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
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Dr. Heidi Strohmaier
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Identify your greatest challenges and top priorities. We will collaboratively set goals and a timeline for achieving them. I will teach you skills to improve your symptoms, accomplish your objectives, and enhance your quality of life.


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Identify your greatest challenges and top priorities. We will collaboratively set goals and a timeline for achieving them. I will teach you skills to improve your symptoms, accomplish your objectives, and enhance your quality of life.

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I use scientifically-based interventions to help you achieve your goals in a way that is sensitive to your unique strengths, beliefs, and background. My solution-focused approach helps you set, work toward, and achieve goals efficiently.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Postpartum
  • Stress
  • Weight Management
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Dr. Heidi Strohmaier 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 Carolin...