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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 Columbia, the suburbs of Columbia, other nearby places such as Spartanburg, Florence, or anywhere else in South Carolina, 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  • You are withdrawn or apathetic about relationships that used to matter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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Dr. Daniel Kessler
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We will tackle the challenging issues you bring in. Whether we are working with insomnia, anxiety, marriage issues, sexual concerns or some combination of these, we will work together to access your strengths and remove barriers to success.


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We will tackle the challenging issues you bring in. Whether we are working with insomnia, anxiety, marriage issues, sexual concerns or some combination of these, we will work together to access your strengths and remove barriers to success.

Something to know about my approach is:

A good therapist's job is to hold up an accurate mirror. That means that we help our clients to see and access their skills and strengths they have, while not being afraid to point out the barriers to progress and health that they are facing.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Personality Disorders
  • Sex Therapy
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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.

Something to know about my approach is:

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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Della S. Lusk, Ph.D.
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Address almost any issue you wish to make changes in. I'm trained as a Bilingual Clinical Psychologist; my training and experience allows me to work with the widest range of issues possible.


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Address almost any issue you wish to make changes in. I'm trained as a Bilingual Clinical Psychologist; my training and experience allows me to work with the widest range of issues possible.

Something to know about my approach is:

I generally use a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach with most clients. Together, we will craft a personalized approach using proven methods to help you create a healthier you.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescents
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Adulting
  • Adults
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Child or Adolescent Therapy
  • Children
  • Codependency
  • College Students
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Executive Coaching
  • Graduate Students
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Illness and Disease
  • Neurodivergence
  • Overwhelm
  • Personal Growth
  • Psychological/Neurocognitive Evaluations
  • Relationships
  • Starting College
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Della S. Lusk, Ph.D. remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New ...
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R. Scott Furda
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We change when something is emotionally important. We will explore what gets your attention and use that energy to your advantage. Self-Care can be challenging but we have to get it in there somehow. Alienation, anger, fear, hurt, guilt can haunt us.


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Together, we will:

We change when something is emotionally important. We will explore what gets your attention and use that energy to your advantage. Self-Care can be challenging but we have to get it in there somehow. Alienation, anger, fear, hurt, guilt can haunt us.

Something to know about my approach is:

When we drive we have blind spots. When we live we have blind spots. To improve awareness we will explore your inner world, feel it, think about it, give it words or images and be creative thinkers. We can use books, movies, dreams or music to help.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Family of Origin
  • Feeling Stuck
  • Grief
  • Identity
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Life Adjustment
  • Traumatic Loss
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R. Scott Furda 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, Nor...
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Kristy Thompson
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Practical guidance and individualized support to promote health and wellness. An empathetic approach to foster a collaborative patient-provider relationship to help overcome limiting beliefs, adopt an active lifestyle, and live mindfully.


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Practical guidance and individualized support to promote health and wellness. An empathetic approach to foster a collaborative patient-provider relationship to help overcome limiting beliefs, adopt an active lifestyle, and live mindfully.

Something to know about my approach is:

I observed how many patients ignore the body-mind connection, which can lead to mental health challenges. With compassionate advice and evidence-based psychotherapy, patients can develop coping strategies to counter everyday stressors.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Grief
  • Imposter Syndrome
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mild Depression
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Nutrition
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Sadness
  • Self-Awareness
  • Self-Compassion
  • Social Anxiety
  • Surgery
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
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