Therapy for Chronic Illness and Pain
From surviving to thriving
If you’ve recently been diagnosed with an illness, are living with a chronic condition, or are struggling with chronic pain, it can be difficult to know how to move forward when your body feels like an enemy. The emotional and psychological impact of illness can be just as significant as the physical symptoms—affecting your mood, relationships, sense of identity, confidence, and ability to plan for the future.
While therapy can’t promise to reduce pain or change the course of an illness, it can help you navigate the emotional weight of what you’re experiencing. Together, we can work on cognitive and nervous system strategies, emotion regulation, and help you build a life guided by what matters most to you without allowing pain and illness to define you.
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What Therapy for Chronic Illness and Pain Can Help With
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Hypervigilence
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Medical Trauma
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Identity shifts
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Intangible grief such as loss of who we thought we were or the goals we had to give up.
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Negative relationship with the body
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Difficulty envisioning the future
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Isolation
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Feeling Misunderstood
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Medical gaslighting
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Systemic Injustice
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Anger
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Depression
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Nervous System Dysregulation
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Grief
How therapy can help those experiencing illness or pain
Feel Seen and Understood
Have a place to talk about the realities of chronic illness and pain without having to prove how much you're struggling.
Coping With Symptoms and Uncertainty
Develop practical ways to manage the physical, emotional and psychological impact of ongoing symptoms and an unpredictable health journey.
Pacing Without Putting Your Life on Hold
Find a more sustainable balance between activity, rest, responsibilities and the things that matter to you.
Navigate Healthcare With More Confidence
Build skills for communicating with healthcare providers, preparing for appointments, advocating for yourself and navigating difficult medical experiences.
Work Through Medical Anxiety and Trauma
Process experiences such as misdiagnosis, dismissal, frightening procedures or difficult medical encounters, while developing strategies for medical anxiety and phobias.
Reconnect With Your Body
Develop a healthier relationship with your body, including greater awareness of its signals, needs and limitations without constantly fighting against them.
Work Through Grief and Changes to Identity
Make space for the frustration, loss, isolation and changes in identity that can come with living with chronic illness or pain.
Build a Life That Still Feels Like Yours
Explore what matters to you and find ways to create meaning, connection and purpose alongside the realities of your health.
