Services
- Individual
- Family
About My Clients
I know that pain and illness can interfere with your dreams, your life plans, relationships…everything, and once pain starts running your life it can feel like you’ve lost control and are no longer living your best life. Instead, you get caught in a vicious never-ending cycle of feeling bad physically and emotionally. Health psychology can be one part of the puzzle to helping you feel in control again, and I would love to help you get back to living your fullest life possible.
My Background and Approach
Together we will work on tools to help you feel more in control, rather than pain or illness controlling you. My goal is to help you take back your life. You'll learn about any triggers for your pain or fatigue or other physical challenges so that you can better manage them, and you can prevent it from becoming more difficult. We will work on strategies to manage the stress, anger, and other overwhelming feelings that come with living with chronic pain and illness. We will work on how to communicate about your needs with friends and loved ones and how to deal with the impact of your health on your social life (like when you need to cancel plans due to feeling crappy). We’ll work on finding creative ways to help you do more of the things you love without your health getting in the way. We will work on helping you, find YOU again.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Many times, people with chronic pain or chronic invisible illnesses get told “it’s all in your head”, but that’s just not true. Your pain, your fatigue…IT IS REAL. I grew up in a family where pain and illness where part of daily life (both for me and for other family members). It taught me that everyone deals with pain and illness differently. It also gave me an insider’s perspective on the challenges of living with pain or illness day in and day out. But not many therapists have specialized training in understanding pain and illness. I purposefully chose to focus on this area because of my own experiences and my belief that everyone can learn to live their best life possible with the right support. I hope I can be that support for you. Schedule a free 15 minute call to learn more about if I’m a good fit for you.