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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 Columbus, Arena District, Clintonville, Frankliton, or even Glen Echo, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Shirley Zhao
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navigate these challenges and explore the underlying factors contributing to your unique experiences. Understanding the root causes of these emotions and behaviors can be transformative, leading to increased self-awareness and acceptance.


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navigate these challenges and explore the underlying factors contributing to your unique experiences. Understanding the root causes of these emotions and behaviors can be transformative, leading to increased self-awareness and acceptance.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is rooted in empowering you to develop the skills and resilience needed to overcome these challenges. I utilize evidence-based techniques, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Chronic Disease
  • Confidence
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Depression
  • High Anxiety
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Women
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Kristen Kelly
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Most of the clients that come see me are looking for Trauma healing from PTSD and Dissociation and are part of the Military/First Responder, LGBTQIA, and Neurodivergent communities.


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Most of the clients that come see me are looking for Trauma healing from PTSD and Dissociation and are part of the Military/First Responder, LGBTQIA, and Neurodivergent communities.

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Radical Genuineness and Client Centered Care combined with EMDR, DBT, and other Holistic approaches.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Adult ADHD
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Alcohol
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Bisexuality
  • Cannabis
  • Codependency
  • College Students
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Couples
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Dissociation
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Drug Use
  • Gay
  • Graduate Students
  • Holistic Wellness
  • Infidelity
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Men
  • Military Life Transition
  • Military Service
  • Neurodivergence
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Psychosomatic Issues
  • Queer
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Transgender (MTF)
  • Veterans/Military Families
  • Women
  • Women Veterans
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Alicia Jones
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I view individuals as experts on themselves and believe in working collaboratively with clients. I am passionate about increasing one’s sense of belonging and connection, quality of life, and effective coping skills.


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I view individuals as experts on themselves and believe in working collaboratively with clients. I am passionate about increasing one’s sense of belonging and connection, quality of life, and effective coping skills.

Something to know about my approach is:

I encourage clients to explore difficult but meaningful questions. I utilize Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT) techniques, Person-Centered Therapy, and Existential approaches to meet my clients individual needs.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Chronic Disease
  • Codependency
  • Disordered Eating
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Open Relationships
  • Relationships
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Substance Abuse Intervention
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Transgender (MTF)
  • Trauma
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Erin Beach
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Together we will be curious and explore your experience in a warm, safe, and non-judgmental way. We will make meaning out of life experiences, and identify goals that best meet your needs. We will create a space in which you can reflect and heal.


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Together we will be curious and explore your experience in a warm, safe, and non-judgmental way. We will make meaning out of life experiences, and identify goals that best meet your needs. We will create a space in which you can reflect and heal.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is flexible, integrative, and holistic. I aim to build a safe & meaningful therapeutic space with you, and this may look a little bit different for each individual. For me, the therapeutic connection can be healing and powerful.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Birth Trauma
  • Child or Adolescent Therapy
  • Chronic Illness
  • Communication Skills
  • Complex Trauma
  • Complicated Grief
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Families
  • Grief
  • Health Anxiety
  • Life Transitions
  • Mild Depression
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Religious Trauma
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trauma
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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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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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William Christiana 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, New York, North...