Chronic Pain therapists in Bellevue, WA
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Chronic Pain
Melanie Carey
Counselor/Therapist, LMHCA
Living with chronic illness or persistent pain can feel like navigating life with an unpredictable and often invisible weight. Many people describe not only the physical symptoms, but also the emotional toll — grief, frustration, isolation, anxiety, and a sense of disconnection from the body that is meant to feel like home.
In therapy, we make space for both the physical and emotional reality of your experience. Chronic symptoms are not viewed as something to “override” or simply cope with, but as part of a complex mind-body process that deserves attention, respect, and care.
Using a trauma-informed, psychodynamic approach integrated with Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy, we slow down and gently explore how your body is carrying experience. The “felt sense” becomes an important guide here — helping you notice subtle shifts, needs, and layers of meaning that may not be accessible through thinking alone.
For many clients, chronic illness is intertwined with nervous system activation, past stress or trauma, and long-standing patterns of over-adaptation or self-abandonment. Therapy supports you in building a more compassionate relationship with your body, so it no longer feels like something you are fighting against, but something you can begin to listen to and live alongside.
This work does not replace medical care, but it complements it by supporting emotional regulation, reducing internal pressure, and helping you reconnect with a sense of agency and internal safety, even when symptoms remain present.
Clients often find that as their relationship with their body shifts, there is more capacity for rest, self-trust, and moments of ease — even within ongoing physical challenges.
This approach is especially supportive for highly sensitive individuals and creatives who are navigating chronic illness alongside identity shifts, grief, or changes in life direction.
2 Years Experience
Online in Bellevue, WA (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Alignwell Modern Therapy
Counselor/Therapist
Living with chronic pain or illness can be emotionally exhausting and isolating. Therapy offers support in coping with the stress, grief, and uncertainty that often come with long-term health conditions while helping you build resilience and self-compassion.
20 Years Experience
In-Person in Bellevue, WA 98004
Online in Bellevue, WA
Chronic Pain
Dr. Jeffrey Kehoe
Counselor/Therapist, ND, L.Ac, BCB, FABORM
While there is often a physical component leading to chronic pain and illness, we cannot disregard the role of the mind-body connection. Biofeedback and acupuncture are particularly effective in breaking these cycles with regular practice and treatment. Additional support could include naturopathic therapies, therapeutic exercise, functional breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and meditation.
6 Years Experience
In-Person Near Bellevue, WA
Online in Bellevue, WA
Chronic Pain
Salome Valencia-Bohne
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LSWAIC
I have had the honor of supporting a Palliative Care team so I understand the complexity of Chronic Pain and Illness. We will work together to ease your suffering and identify your triggers.
6 Years Experience
In-Person Near Bellevue, WA
Online in Bellevue, WA
Chronic Pain
Bonfire Healing - Bonnie Deopp, MS, LMHC, CN
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, CN, EMDR certified, Clinical Supervisor
Welcome, We're so glad you’re here! Bonfire Healing provides outpatient telehealth therapy with focus on complex mental health issues and developmental trauma along with co-occurring chronic pain and chronic health conditions.Our mission is to promote health equity through increasing access to evidence-based trauma treatment while utilizing insurance benefits so that care is both high quality and affordable to more people. We honor that there is a strong correlation between trauma and the development of chronic illness and pain as the stress of trauma and lingering impacts effect our whole body (nervous system, digestive system, hormones, inflammation, immune system, organ functioning, etc). We take a relational approach and we are in this together. We support however you choose to manage your chronic pain/illness. We combine evidenced based modalities to heal these impacts on your body and bring back regulation that decreases symptoms and associated stress of having a chronic illness/pain.
15 Years Experience
Online in Bellevue, WA (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Dr. Janelle Louis
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, ND, PMHNP-BC
In my practice, I support the emotional, physical, and spiritual impact of living with chronic pain or illness. My treatment approach blends pain psychology, stress regulation, lifestyle strategies, and whole-person mental health care so you can improve your quality of life.
10 Years Experience
Online in Bellevue, WA (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Dr. Amy Karbasi
Psychologist, PsyD
I specialize in therapy for adults living with chronic pain or chronic illness, including persistent pain, fatigue, and complex or invisible health conditions. I understand that living with ongoing symptoms can affect much more than physical functioning, often influencing mood, relationships, sleep, identity, and the ability to participate in everyday life. My work integrates evidence-based psychological approaches with an understanding of the connection between the brain, nervous system, emotions, behavior, and physical symptoms, helping you develop effective ways to respond to your symptoms while building a meaningful life.
14 Years Experience
Online in Bellevue, WA (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Amanda Smith
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP
Living with chronic pain can affect every aspect of life, including your mood, relationships, daily functioning, and sense of identity. The ongoing stress of managing symptoms can leave you feeling exhausted, isolated, or disconnected from your body.
Using a compassionate, whole-person approach, I help clients explore the connection between the nervous system, emotions, and physical symptoms. Drawing from Somatic Experiencing®, mindfulness, and evidence-based therapeutic approaches, we work to increase awareness of your body's signals, build nervous system regulation skills, and reduce the impact pain has on your daily life. While therapy is not a replacement for medical care, it can provide meaningful support in helping you navigate chronic pain with greater resilience, self-compassion, and a renewed sense of connection to yourself.
4 Years Experience
Online in Bellevue, WA (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Sarah Wolfer
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LICSW
Chronic pain and illness don't just live in the body, they live in the nervous system, in the identity shifts that come with a changed body, in the grief of losing the life you thought you'd have. And they're often made harder by how invisible or dismissed that experience can feel. I'm Sarah, and I work with people navigating chronic pain and illness using a body-informed approach (Somatic EMDR therapy) to help the nervous system release what it's been bracing against, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for clients where depression, grief, or emotional exhaustion have become part of the picture too. For my queer, neurodivergent, and non-monogamous clients, chronic illness also intersects with identity in ways that deserve care and nuance. You deserve a therapist who understands all of it. Telehealth in WA, ID, and FL.
14 Years Experience
Online in Bellevue, WA (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Dr. Annette Tardif
Psychologist, PhD, MA
Tardif Psychology specializes in:
Persistent/chronic physical pain, eg. hypermobility/HSD/hEDS, migraines, cancer, pelvic pain
Times of hormone changes, eg. postpartum, perimenopause, menopause, postmenopause
Caretaking, eg. a loved one has a chronic illness
Burnout, ongoing stress, eg. school, work
Persistent/chronic mental health pain, eg. trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD
8 Years Experience
Online in Bellevue, WA (Online Only)
Bellevue is across Lake Washington from Seattle and one of the most significant technology hubs in North America, home to a dense concentration of major tech employers and tens of thousands of tech workers whose industry creates well-documented mental health challenges—burnout, imposter syndrome, overwork, and the anxiety of high-stakes careers in a fiercely competitive sector. The city is extraordinarily diverse, with large Chinese, Indian, Korean, and other Asian communities whose cultural approaches to mental health stigma and help-seeking create a more complex picture of who seeks therapy and how. One of the country's most expensive housing markets adds significant financial stress alongside the professional pressures of tech employment, and many residents navigate both simultaneously. A well-developed private therapy sector serves Bellevue's affluent population, with many bilingual therapists serving the large immigrant professional community; telehealth has expanded access for those with demanding schedules.
Chronic Pain therapists in Bellevue, WA Statistics
Chronic Pain therapists in Bellevue, WA average 15 years of experience and charge around $210 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (75%), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (43%), and Behavioral Therapy (41%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$210
Accept insurance
45%
Offer sliding scale
44%
Gender ID
| 68% |
Female |
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| 28% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 1% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 51% |
In Person and Online |
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| 49% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 75% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 43% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 41% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 41% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 33% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 29% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 28% | Somatic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 65% | Young Adult |
| 63% | Senior |
| 44% | Teen |
| 21% | Children |
Client Focus
| 64% | Women |
| 48% | Men |
| 45% | LGBTQ+ |
| 39% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 36% | Military / Veterans |