Chronic Illness Therapy
In person (Miami) and online (Florida + PSYPACT states)
Your diagnosis changed everything. The psychological weight of that deserves the same attention as the medical management of it.
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes with managing a chronic illness. It is not just physical.
Many people living with chronic illness describe the same thing: the diagnosis brought some relief, and then came grief they were not expecting. Grief over a life that changed without their permission, a future that had to be reimagined, and a version of themselves they are still learning to recognize. That grief is real, and it almost never gets addressed in a 15-minute medical appointment.
Common Areas of Focus
Autoimmune Disorders
Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Complex Medical Diagnoses
Interstitial Cystitis & Bladder Pain Syndrome
Facial Paralysis and Bell’s Palsy
Pelvic Pain
Medical Trauma
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
The emotional impact of chronic illnesses and conditions such as autoimmune conditions, facial paralysis, IC, POTS, and other conditions that medicine has historically dismissed or undertreated deserves more than a referral to a general therapist. Our practice brings both clinical training in health psychology and lived personal experience with chronic illness to this work. That changes what is possible in the room.
Our Approaches
*Tailored to your individual needs
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Creating space for all the parts that have had to adapt to your diagnosis including considering your entire relational system.
Somatic Experiencing
Addressing the hypervigilance and disconnection from the body that develops after repeated painful or frightening medical experiences.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Exploring how chronic illness reshapes your sense of self, your relationships, and the story you thought your life was going to tell.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Developing practical tools to manage health anxiety, illness-related avoidance, and the thought patterns that amplify symptom distress.
Sessions available via telehealth across Florida and PSYPACT states. In-person intensive sessions available in Miami, Florida. Together, we outline a path forward that’s realistic, strategic, and tailored to your specific needs.
Sessions available via telehealth across Florida and PSYPACT states. In-person intensive sessions available in Miami, Florida. Together, we outline a path forward that’s realistic, strategic, and tailored to your specific needs.
What Becomes Possible
Process the grief and identity disruption that follows a chronic diagnosis
Address medical trauma from painful procedures, misdiagnosis, or dismissive care
Reduce health anxiety and symptom-focused hypervigilance
Rebuild a relationship with your body that includes compassion, not just management
Navigate the relational impact of illness on your sense of self
Advocate for yourself more effectively in medical settings
