Therapy for Chronic Illness in MN
Reconnect to yourself.
Chronic Illness impacts the physical, emotional and spiritual realms of being.
Chronic illness impacts mental health in so many ways. You grieve the loss of your abilities and in some cases the life you always thought you’d have. Flares of symptoms can cause isolation from family and friends. People don’t understand the depths to which you pull your strength from to just get through day to day.
I work with people who have new diagnosis, or have been living with their condition for a long time, as well as caregivers for those who have chronic illness.
You’re tired of feeling…
Like no one understands
Like your pain and symptoms control you
Like you’ve lost your identity
how i can help
Therapy for chronic illness is about addressing the holistic impact it has on your life
Because having an illness is multi-faceted, I use an approach that allows for someone to acknowledge all the areas the illness has impacted. Grief and loss are often felt along with having physical symptoms, existential questions like “why me?” filter in and out, and depression and anxiety develop. I am here to listen to your story and help you change the narrative.
Therapy can help support and manage the psychological impact of pain and symptoms for people with chronic illness. I use clinical hypnosis as a tool to help with symptom management, as well as a way to help develop new insights. I believe that the mind has a lot of power in our symptoms (not to say this is “all in you head” ) and holds many keys for us to use for management, hope and healing.
I get the most excitement when I can help someone really find the selves they have lost or the selves they want to be even while facing an illness.
Caregivers are also deserving of support, patience and tools to help themselves relax from stress, find ways to manage their own symptoms and become more balanced carers.
I hope we can create a story together that feels more like one you’d hope for. I also hope that we can have some fun together and can incorporate your hobbies, interests or humor in session.
imagine if you…
Felt Joy and Happiness Again
You can experience and savor meaningful moments, find passions old and new and experience the full range of human emotions, including joy and happiness.
Felt More in Control
You can explore new coping mechanisms, develop new tools for yourself (including through talk therapy and clinical hypnosis) that can help you feel more in control of emotions and experiences.
Felt Connected to Yourself
Become aware and in tune to your mind, body and spirit; become in touch with your inner world and become more self-aware and self-accepting.
I want you to know:
Change is possible.
Let’s work together through this.
faqs
Common Questions about Therapy for Chronic Illness
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I am a firm believer in the connection and therapeutic relationship being strong to do well in therapy. I will take to get to know you, and you know enough about me to feel safe.
Therapy for chronic illness will include exploring your feelings about your illness and situation, help you develop skills to manage the emotions and symptoms of your illness, and even diving into your beliefs about your illness and developing insight into how this affects your experience.
I use common talk therapy techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing, as well as somatic techniques such as clinical hypnosis and accelerated resolution therapy to help develop insights and create tools for coping.
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I have 10+ years experience in hospice, palliative care, home care, and medical social work helping those from the beginning of a diagnosis through end of life. I have also helped and supported caregivers, including running caregiver support groups. I have worked with all age groups of people with diabetes, heart issues, chronic pain, terminal diagnoses, and many more. I have seen how difficult the medical system is to navigate along with the stress that having an illness or chronic condition can have on day to day life. I have helped many people use hypnosis for symptom control or de-stress, even lowering blood pressure and alleviating anxiety! I have also seen the power of having someone really listen with empathy can do as well as having that challenge or push when needed.
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The next step is to schedule a free 15 minute consultation with me to see if we are a good fit. Please bring all the questions you might have about what therapy techniques and modalities I have to offer or how I work as well as the things you feel like are important for me to know about young the issues you are experiencing.
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