Online Chronic Pain therapists in California
Chronic Pain or Illness
Shohreh Schmuecker
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
As a therapist who has personal experience with chronic illness, I can support you in your process of this reality whether new or known, expected or unexpected with kind compassion and to hold space for whatever you are feeling.
10 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Sarah Easton
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Whether you are dealing with frequent bodily pains or an ongoing complex and chronic illness, I am here to support you on your journey towards healing. I work with pain and illness from a mindfulness-based orientation. I will help you deepen your relationship to your body and a gain a deeper sense of acceptance in the ups and downs of illness. I work to help build insight around our relationship to pain and illness and help you build skills to reduce suffering.
7 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Paula E. Bruce, Ph.D. & Associates, A Psychological Corporation
Psychologist, Clinical and Forensic Psychology
We have worked with patients presenting with many times of chronic pain or illnesses and understand deeply the connection between the mind and body.
28 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Jean-Marie Bottequin
Life Coach, WAPP
"Mindfulness" is now successfully used as behavioral therapy.
In psychotherapy, "mindfulness" is now successfully used as behavioral therapy. Mindfulness means to direct one's attention deliberately and not judgmental to the conscious experience of the moment. The patient learns to pay attention to the body functions such as breathing in the course of psychotherapy and deals with a positive purpose in life. In this way he perceives the "negative" things or the illness as no longer so impairing and directs his thoughts towards health. As examples one can mention the syndrome of restless legs: Patients experienced the painful "leg fidgeting" after performing the mindfulness exercises as no longer so impairing. The integration of "mindfulness" is particularly helpful in the treatment of depression.
Apart from "mindfulness", probably more elements of psychotherapy can be used to focus on health and physical recovery.
A polarization between academic medicine and mental Healing is not useful. Rather, a simultaneous application of common medicine and spiritual healing to improve the state of health and the course of patients' disease. I would therefore like to call for this, to cooperate even more closely between the disciplines in the medical and complementary medicine sector.
20 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Jennifer Nyhan
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
When you are diagnosed with a cancer or a serious illness, there is a ripple effect across all aspects of your life. It can feel like a full time job managing your treatment. You may feel alone, and may be reluctant to share your fears and challenges with family and friends. While focus has likely been on your physical healing, it would be my privilege to be alongside you as you face the emotional, physical, and spiritual challenges of serious illness. Feeling out of control is common with chronic pain and serious illness. I can help you regain control over how you emotionally and cognitively respond to your illness.
5 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Corina Bair
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
As someone who struggles with chronic pain myself, I have found strength in providing an understanding and accepting counseling space for others with chronic pain or illness, as so many of us are overlooked or misunderstood by mental health and medical providers. I'm an open-minded and accepting therapist with years of experience working with teens, young and middle-aged adults - especially women - on feeling good about who we are and the bodies we live in, as well as accepting our limitations and learning how to be our best selves within them. Assisting my clients with building insight and understanding into your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors is an essential part of my therapy practice, and I provide evidence-based practice tools that you can use outside of therapy as well.
I am passionate about providing a safe, compassionate, and welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, bodies, and identities. Click that contact button and we can schedule a free consultation call today!
9 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Melanie Goetz
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I wonder if you notice any difference in your body right now, at this very moment. Can you sit with it a second longer? Perhaps, there is a small part of your body that is not feeling as strained, knotted, tingly, throbbing, or numb as it was before you made this decision to read therapist's profiles?
Through an attachment somatic therapy approach, we'll pendulate from identifying and enjoying these small to large wonderful exhales of relief from pain with intentional befriending and curiosity towards pain in a welcoming of all parts of you to be recognized, heard, and validated in a journey towards the freedom to live an engaged life of presence with yourself, your dreams, your responsibilities, and your relationships.
9 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Shadi Souferian
Psychologist, Psy.D
To treat chronic pain and illness effectively, you must address it physically, emotionally, and psychologically. Therapy can help manage the symptoms as well as the emotions that accompany a chronic illness.
24 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Mary Knoblock
Hypnotherapist, Licensed RTT Practitioner, Clinical Hypnotist, Duke Certified Health Coach, Spiritual Counselor
For chronic pain I enjoy helping patients navigate through their health journey and patients tend to enjoy working with me withIn different modalities to help them feel better.
9 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Neck Down Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
I cured myself of a chronic pain issue in college using a mindbody approach by Dr. John Sarno. Many have used this approach to cure themselves of back pain, RSI, chronic fatigue, long COVID, and more. I would be happy to have a free consultation with you to discuss how brain science, emotional awareness, and nervous system regulation can resolve a lot of chronic physical ailments.
8 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Judith Nitchie
Counselor/Therapist, LMFT36770
Chronic illness or pain can be an emotional rollercoaster at times. I know! I've been there! We will work together to help you find your way back to managing your life with your unique challenges, gifts, and goals.
30 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Soul Journey Coaching & Wellness
Counselor/Therapist, Board Certified Holistic Functional Medicine Psychoneuroimmunology Practitioner
Soul Journey Coaching works with Chronic Pain or Illness from the perspective of that chronic pain can be caused by not only physical injury but also stress and emotional issues. We work thru how and where your inflammation and pain are most painful and how that correlates to when the pain started and what was going on in your life at the onset.
24 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
John Fry
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I used to be on the board of directors for The National Fibromyalgia Association.
47 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Lois Lorback
Hypnotherapist, CCHt
I will help you shift your attention away from the pain. A medical referral may be required.
10 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Reannon Ketabian
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, CMHIMP, EMDRIA Approved Consultant
I am trained in using EMDR therapy to effectively address and treat chronic pain and illness. I also use a integrative medicine approach to assess for any lifestyle issues that may be contributing to pain or illness, and make appropriate referrals.
13 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Amanda "Mandy" Barnes
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Chronic pain and the challenges associated with it
7 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Ilah Brock - Central Valley Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapist, C.Ht
I hold a specialized certification in Pain Management and Hypnotherapy as well as for Tinnitus. I also work with clients who are terminal in cancer and those in cancer that are not terminal - The approach will depend on where the pain is and how it got there... suffice to say that all chronic pain is anger hidden in the body. Let's release it and allow you the freedom to move forward.
7 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Dr Pamela Helen Polcyn
Marriage and Family Therapist, Phd, MFT
I specialize in the treatment of Anxiety Disorders including Generalized, Panic , Separation and Agoraphobia.
33 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Lori Karny
Therapist, LCSW Psychotherapist
Do you suffer chronic pain, conditions associated with age, migraines, seizure disorder - or any other chronic illness? Developing new strategies to cope with your situation can help you feel more empowered.
35 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Stephen B. Lewis Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapist, CHt
Unfortunately, many ailments are accompanied by pain. While treatment for the underlying issue is under way the pain itself can serve little purpose other than to be an uncomfortable and distracting reminder. Prescription drugs and other substances may be used to dull or mask physical pain, but they are often accompanied by unwanted or dangerous side-effects, and may eventually lose their effectiveness.
Hypnosis offers a drug and side-effect free alternative to pain management. Since pain is a signal interpreted by the the mind, it is possible to re-frame those signals by training the mind's response to them. Using the power of your own imagination to dull, direct, and distract, I'll help you learn to control the sensation and intensity of pain and find relief.
7 Years Experience