Chronic Illness Therapists in Big Bear Lake, CA

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Miriam Lamb is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 10 years in the mental health field. She is passionate about helping youth, adolescents, and adults address their unique challenges and live more fulfilled lives. After attending Sofia University, Miriam worked extensively with individuals and families facing a multitude of challenges. Miriam specializes in depression, LGBTQ+ issues, racial trauma, acculturation, immigration issues, chronic illness/pain, spirituality issues, Hollywood industry concerns, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship issues, youth/adolescent issues, and major life transitions.

With over 20 years of experience working with individuals and families, I am committed to partnering with you to help you re-discover your inner strengths and abilities and find solutions to the challenges you are facing. Some of my areas of expertise include: anxiety, depression, stress management, relationship issues, chronic illness, and maternal mental health. I am also experienced in helping women with life transitions. Whether it be the loss of a relationship, the challenges of being a new mom or dealing with a career change, I can help you see these transitions as an opportunity for positive growth and change.

Are you feeling isolated from those around you because they can't simply understand the pain and frustration of managing your chronic illness? Do you find yourself lost in your grief with the reality of life without your loved one? If you're seeking empathy, support, and a safe space to make sense of these profound emotions, you've come to the right place. Together, we'll explore your thoughts and emotions, develop coping skills, and foster resilience to face life's difficulties.

I'm passionate about helping others learn how to heal within relationships by resolving conflicts, practice/implementing effective coping mechanisms, and navigating through life's challenges. I am bilingual in Spanish/English, specialize in complex trauma and PTSD, living with chronic illness and pain, grief and loss, and religious deconstruction. I am also passionate about working with BIPOC and offer sex-positive, LQGBTQ+ affirming care.

Imagine the life challenges you are facing- trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD, chronic illness and pain, etc. Knowing that you want help and to make a change is the first step, whether it is for you or a loved one. You're seeking compassion, understanding and strategies to navigate what is going on. That is where I step in. With my use of CBT, Solution Focused Therapy and EMDR I am here to help you in your journey.

Welcome. You have started an important search. Finding the right therapist isn’t always easy, and I encourage you to listen to what feels right for you. My work starts with you and what you are looking to address. We will explore the contributing factors to what you want to work on and develop a deeper understanding of your psychological reality. First and foremost, I offer a safe and non-judgmental container for exploration. Nothing is too small or big for this work. My goal is to help you gain insights into your relational and habitual patterns in service of having more agency in your life and being able to feel free to be you.

Are you finding yourself navigating transitions as an adult or older adult? Perhaps you have family/friends but they are not supporting you in the way that you most need right now.

Feeling alone in your grief, stress, or sadness is an overwhelming place to be. For many of us, facing a major loss or life transition without support can lead to feeling stuck or even hopeless. These emotions are normal if you live with a chronic illness or are the caregiver for someone with a chronic illness. It is natural to desire balance and moments of relief in your daily life, but you may find those difficult to create given the relentless task of managing the chronic medical condition.

It takes courage to recognize when you need some extra support. Whether you’re facing grief and loss, in the midst of a life transition, navigating chronic illness, struggling in an intimate relationship, or seeking support for your child, I would love to hear from you.

I am an LCSW and received my MSW in 1994 from the USC School of Social Work, and am trained in transpersonal, self, somatic and attachment therapies.  I am a long-time committed Theravada mindfulness meditator and teacher, primarily with InsightLA.  A certified in Mindful Self-Compassion, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction and Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness teacher, I am uniquely positioned to blend the healing and transformative power of mindfulness within a wholesome therapeutic relationship.

Becoming the adults and/or partners we want to be is often a transformational and evolutionary process. I support couples with building security, & women and men who are eager to gain deeper self-understanding and reparent themselves, who want to heal from wounds of past relationships and their upbringing, and ultimately live more free. I often work with spiritually inclined folks who are in the self-discovery process and offer existential support, exploring our role in the web of existence and the meaning of being here. I also support folks in the healing process with chronic illness, trauma, binge eating, anxiety, & grief.

Welcome! I'm Jeri. I provide clinical services through telehealth in California as an LMFT. I work with clients who want to maximize their quality of life and may be struggling to make changes to do so. While changing behavior is hard, I firmly believe it is possible. I provide client-centered care to individual adult clients and work from a client-centered approach. I use cognitive behavioral tools (CBT), and breathing techniques and work from a holistic approach that incorporates lifestyle choices to support wellness.

My name is Cory Sullivan, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I earned my Master's in Social Work degree from the University of Southern California.

My name is Miwa Emi. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Los Angeles. I am a Medical Social Worker and have worked with clients with Chronic Illnesses over the last 13 years. I have worked for a home health agency, a dialysis clinic, a University hospital, and a health insurance company. I have been in the Social Work field for 20 years. I interned at United Nations High Commissioner for Refuges in Tokyo and worked with asylum seekers coming to Japan. I also worked with homeless children through a non-profit organization in Belem, Brazil. These experience made me decide to pursue my career in Social Work.

Hello, my name is Karen Kaiser, I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. I have worked in behavioral health since 1986 and believe in a client-centered approach. I view my role as a therapist not as an expert dictating your path, but as a guide accompanying you on your journey towards healing and self-discovery. I believe that each individual holds the key to their own well-being; my job is to support you in unlocking your inherent potential and navigating the challenges that arise along the way.

My general frame work is that you cannot separate the body from the mind nor can you separate a person from their life time of experiences, therefore working with all of these systems is a highly effective way to improve happiness, decrease anxiety and stress, and increase coping skills to manage life with more ease and improved relationships. Now offering emergency Intensive Couples Counseling! I work well with individuals and couples who are seeking to learn more holistic ways to address their emotional and relational challenges whether they be family of origin issues, trauma, chronic illness, anxiety, or depression.

My name is Gabriel Arroyo and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. My desire to become a therapist began when I was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes at the age of 10 and was faced with learning how to cope with this significant change in my life. This experience allowed me to learn coping skills and strategies to overcome struggles that we experience in life and provided me with a passion to provide that same knowledge to others. As a Therapist, my approach is free formed in order to build a respectable comfort between us to work as a team on goals with your existing strengths and skills.