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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 Mobile, the suburbs of Mobile, other nearby places such as Gulfport, Hattiesburg, or anywhere else in Alabama, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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explore how your feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress impact your daily functioning. We will use different tools to help you develop new ways of understanding and reacting to life stressors.


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explore how your feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress impact your daily functioning. We will use different tools to help you develop new ways of understanding and reacting to life stressors.

Something to know about my approach is:

Through gentle exploration and skill building, you will be guided to a place of understanding, acceptance, and compassion for where you are in your journey and how you got here. I like to use CBT, DBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based interventions.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adult ADHD
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anxiety
  • Assessments
  • Boundaries
  • Chronic Pain
  • Confidence
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Depression
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Transitions
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mental Disorders
  • Psychosomatic Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
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Kelsea Visalli-Bettag
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Work together to identify the challenges you're facing. I’ll provide a detailed report with personalized recommendations and referrals. If you're seeking trauma counseling, we’ll focus on helping you find relief from distress and support your healing


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Work together to identify the challenges you're facing. I’ll provide a detailed report with personalized recommendations and referrals. If you're seeking trauma counseling, we’ll focus on helping you find relief from distress and support your healing

Something to know about my approach is:

I utilize a strengths-based approach to my psychological assessments, focusing not only on problems, but also the strengths that you hold. My approach to assessments is comprehensive and I focus on understanding how your history impacts your present.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • ADHD Testing
  • Assessments for Children
  • Autism in Adults
  • Autism Testing
  • Career Counseling
  • Fears and Phobias
  • High-Functioning Autism
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychological/Neurocognitive Evaluations
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Kim Zimmerman
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work through self-criticism, perfectionism, & shame; shift automatic reactions into mindful & intentional choices; help you cope with pain, loss, anxiety, & trauma; And more effectively ask for what you want while saying no to what you don't want.


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work through self-criticism, perfectionism, & shame; shift automatic reactions into mindful & intentional choices; help you cope with pain, loss, anxiety, & trauma; And more effectively ask for what you want while saying no to what you don't want.

Something to know about my approach is:

My goal is to provide a safe, authentic, and collaborative space for you to better understand yourself and your goals, determine what is working for you and what may not be, and for you to feel emboldened to approach life in new and meaningful ways!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Styles
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Existential Issues
  • Families
  • Grief
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness
  • Mindfulness
  • Motherhood
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self-Esteem
  • Trauma
  • Women’s Health
  • Working Professionals
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Mandy Carter
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Together we will explore your strengths and goals, pull up roots from the past when healing is needed, and empower you in the present to handle life's challenges and live out life as the best version of you.


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Together we will explore your strengths and goals, pull up roots from the past when healing is needed, and empower you in the present to handle life's challenges and live out life as the best version of you.

Something to know about my approach is:

I utilize an eclectic approach to counseling, pulling from different modalities and tailoring to fit each client's individual needs. I often utilize Sandtray Therapy, a simple but powerful approach that is appropriate for all ages.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Addictions
  • Alcohol
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality
  • Breakups
  • Chronic Illness
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Grief
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Personality Disorders
  • Relationship Skills
  • Substance Use
  • Terminal Illness
  • Trauma
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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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Together, we will:

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.

Something to know about my approach is:

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.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • 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...