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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. Wherever you are located in Connecticut from Bridgeport to West Haven or even New Britain, or anywhere else nearby, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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work to better understand the nature of your difficulties and form a treatment aimed at both symptom relief and meaningful change in accordance with your values.

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that it is drive by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), an active, directive, and problem-focused form of treatment rooted in psychological science. I also incorporate Mindfulness and Motivational interviewing into my treatment approach.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Alcohol
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Burnout
  • Cannabis
  • Cigarettes and Smoking
  • Depression
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Perfectionism
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Substance Abuse
  • Substance Use Disorders
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Lindsay Cirincione
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make managing your medical condition easier and improve your quality of life. In my work with parents, we address behavioral concerns, adjusting to your child's medical diagnosis, and navigating day to day challenges of parenting.


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make managing your medical condition easier and improve your quality of life. In my work with parents, we address behavioral concerns, adjusting to your child's medical diagnosis, and navigating day to day challenges of parenting.

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I see therapy as a partnership where my patients need to feel comfortable in the therapy space. I bring my training and experience to the picture, but you are the expert on YOU. I work collaboratively with my patients from the moment we meet.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Childrens Sleep
  • Children With Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Disease
  • Chronic Pain
  • Illness and Disease
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Medical Trauma
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Parenting Skills
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identify unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that are holding you back, and make changes that will help you live the life you want to live.


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identify unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that are holding you back, and make changes that will help you live the life you want to live.

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I practice evidence-based treatments including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and believe that our thoughts are extremely powerful in influencing our outcomes.

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  • Anxiety
  • Chronic Illness
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Marriage
  • Parenting Special Needs Children
  • Postpartum
  • Prenatal
  • Relationships
  • Trauma
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Soul Alignment Counseling
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Take control over your negative emotions, increase self-esteem, and rebuild intimacy in your relationships. Learn tools to help you feel confident, in control, and be present in your body. Explore anxiety, perfectionism, and identify toxic patterns


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Take control over your negative emotions, increase self-esteem, and rebuild intimacy in your relationships. Learn tools to help you feel confident, in control, and be present in your body. Explore anxiety, perfectionism, and identify toxic patterns

Something to know about my approach is:

Using holistic approaches such a mindfulness, meditation, grounding techniques, and mind-body connection, you’ll learn the tools to challenge any negative self-talk, recognize and reduce physical symptoms of panic, and reduce the impact of trauma.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anger Disorders
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Attachment Issues
  • Clinician Supervision
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Dependent Personality Disorder
  • Depression
  • Histrionic Personality Disorder
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Marriage
  • Narcissism
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Worth
  • Trauma
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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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Together, we will:

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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