Chronic Illness Therapy
Build a meaningful life alongside chronic illness and chronic pain
Living with chronic illness or chronic pain can change the way you move through every part of life. Many people find themselves grieving the loss of energy, predictability, independence, identity, or the version of themselves they expected to be. Over time, the constant demands of managing symptoms, medical systems, uncertainty, and limitations can create exhaustion that is not only physical, but emotional and relational as well. Therapy for chronic illness is not about forcing positivity or convincing you to “push through.” It is about creating space for the reality of what you are carrying while helping you build a life that feels more manageable, connected, and meaningful alongside it.
Together, these approaches help us understand the emotional impact of illness, the protective strategies you may have developed to survive, and the ways pain, fear, shame, grief, or self-criticism can become intertwined with daily life. Therapy may involve learning to respond to yourself with more compassion, reconnecting with parts of yourself that feel lost or overwhelmed, processing trauma or medical invalidation, and identifying ways to live more intentionally within the realities of your body and nervous system.
Navigate Feelings of Grief & Loss
Process the emotional impact of changes to daily functioning, identity, relationships, and work with support and care.
Reconnect with Excitement & Joy
Create space for pleasure, meaning, hope, and connection alongside the realities of chronic illness.
Learn Tools to Manage Energy
Build practical strategies for reducing burnout, pacing, nervous system regulation, and setting boundaries.
Reduce Shame & Self-Criticism
Develop a more compassionate relationship with yourself and your body in the face of ongoing limitations and uncertainty.
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My Approach
My approach to working with chronic illness and chronic pain is integrative, relational, and grounded in both clinical training and lived understanding. I draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients build psychological flexibility and reconnect with meaning alongside difficult symptoms, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy to support emotional processing, self-compassion, and deeper healing through connection, and Internal Family Systems to explore the protective parts that emerge around pain, fear, shame, or overwhelm. I also work from a relational lens, recognizing that chronic illness affects not only the body, but identity, relationships, nervous system functioning, and the way people experience themselves in the world.