Chronic Illness Therapists in Mount Shasta, CA
Michael Stephens
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Mount Shasta, CA 96067
Hi there, I'm Michael, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have helped people with issues such as anxiety, depression, aging, ADHD, chronic illness, and more. I work effectively with clients seeking to move beyond previous negative experiences or current situational stressors and develop healthy coping skills. I can relate to many life challenges impacting thought, mood, and behavior. I approach psychotherapy pragmatically with an existential/humanistic emphasis. My top modalities are CBT, Narrative, and Solution Focused therapy.
Hi there, I'm Michael, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have helped people with issues such as anxiety, depression, aging, ADHD, chronic illness, and more. I work effectively with clients seeking to move beyond previous negative experiences or current situational stressors and develop healthy coping skills. I can relate to many life challenges impacting thought, mood, and behavior. I approach psychotherapy pragmatically with an existential/humanistic emphasis. My top modalities are CBT, Narrative, and Solution Focused therapy.
Grace Catherine Mickle
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mount Shasta, CA 96067 (Online Only)
I am a plant-based psychotherapist highlighting the importance of nutrition, movement, spirituality and environmentalism in connecting the mind, body and soul. I am also a practicing yogi, nature lover and avid self-healer. I am tender, integrative, grounded and nurturing. I center my work around connecting the mind, body and soul to find peace and energetic balance with various holistic and somatic practices. In using these approaches, clients learn their abilities to address any anxiety, depression, traumas, loss of self, difficult relationships and other maladaptive behaviors to become their most desired and divine selves.
I am a plant-based psychotherapist highlighting the importance of nutrition, movement, spirituality and environmentalism in connecting the mind, body and soul. I am also a practicing yogi, nature lover and avid self-healer. I am tender, integrative, grounded and nurturing. I center my work around connecting the mind, body and soul to find peace and energetic balance with various holistic and somatic practices. In using these approaches, clients learn their abilities to address any anxiety, depression, traumas, loss of self, difficult relationships and other maladaptive behaviors to become their most desired and divine selves.
Peggy Alena Marie Farver
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Mount Shasta, CA 96067
Waitlist for new clients
Life is full of changes, we can count on this! During these ever changing times and seasons in living, our lives can be thrown off balance! Counseling support provides a special ‘time out’ where you can identify your current needs and address current symptoms and issues in need of attention and change from a compassionate and caring therapist. During this season with on-going losses, as a Certified Grief Educator, integrating issues of loss and grief into your counseling session remains so important! We all grieve differently...having a safe-place to process your grief, to remember your loved one, is a special honor and privilege.
Life is full of changes, we can count on this! During these ever changing times and seasons in living, our lives can be thrown off balance! Counseling support provides a special ‘time out’ where you can identify your current needs and address current symptoms and issues in need of attention and change from a compassionate and caring therapist. During this season with on-going losses, as a Certified Grief Educator, integrating issues of loss and grief into your counseling session remains so important! We all grieve differently...having a safe-place to process your grief, to remember your loved one, is a special honor and privilege.
Online Therapists
Emily Morales
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96003
My name is Emily Morales, my preferred pronouns are (she/her/ella) I am a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist. I have been providing therapy for more than 10 years. My clinical experience includes working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, the LGBTQIA2+ community, the neurodiverse community, chronic pain, chronic illness, post-partum, sex-positive therapist, diversity issues, trauma, crisis support, and community resourcing. I am fluent in Spanish and can provide therapy in Spanish.
My name is Emily Morales, my preferred pronouns are (she/her/ella) I am a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist. I have been providing therapy for more than 10 years. My clinical experience includes working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, the LGBTQIA2+ community, the neurodiverse community, chronic pain, chronic illness, post-partum, sex-positive therapist, diversity issues, trauma, crisis support, and community resourcing. I am fluent in Spanish and can provide therapy in Spanish.
Amy Amelia Hardwick
Psychologist, MA, PsyD
Verified Verified
Hyampom, CA 96046 (Online Only)
I have a particular interest in serious/chronic illness, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and addiction treatment.
I work with clients online video with telemedicine HIPPA compliant. I maintain a very successful practice of holistic psychology that addresses the client at all levels; Mental, Emotional, Physical & Spiritual, facilitating healing at the level of causation, not just management and treatment of symptoms. I sought out the most innovative treatments so my clients feel better as soon as possible and can be out-living their lives. I work very well with adolescents and individuals of all ages. I have extensive clinical experience that covers a wide range of problems.
I have a particular interest in serious/chronic illness, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and addiction treatment.
I work with clients online video with telemedicine HIPPA compliant. I maintain a very successful practice of holistic psychology that addresses the client at all levels; Mental, Emotional, Physical & Spiritual, facilitating healing at the level of causation, not just management and treatment of symptoms. I sought out the most innovative treatments so my clients feel better as soon as possible and can be out-living their lives. I work very well with adolescents and individuals of all ages. I have extensive clinical experience that covers a wide range of problems.
Katie Ghelfi-Dunbar
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96001
My name is Katie Dunbar and I am a licensed psychologist here in Redding, CA. I am also able to see people from the entire state of California via Telehealth. I enjoy working with folks experiencing various presenting concerns including anxiety, depression, and trauma. Additionally, I have extensive training and experience working with people who have experienced perinatal loss, infertility, chronic illness, and postpartum mental health difficulties. Whether you're feeling stuck in your current patterns, wanting to process difficult experiences, or wanting more clarity understanding yourself I would love to help you.
My name is Katie Dunbar and I am a licensed psychologist here in Redding, CA. I am also able to see people from the entire state of California via Telehealth. I enjoy working with folks experiencing various presenting concerns including anxiety, depression, and trauma. Additionally, I have extensive training and experience working with people who have experienced perinatal loss, infertility, chronic illness, and postpartum mental health difficulties. Whether you're feeling stuck in your current patterns, wanting to process difficult experiences, or wanting more clarity understanding yourself I would love to help you.
Sarah Parker, Marriage and Family Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Redding, CA 96002
My name is Sarah Parker and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Redding, CA, specializing in working with individuals, couples and families. I work with many diagnoses, as well as relationship and family issues. I enjoy counseling children over the age of 10, as well as adolescents and adults. I truly feel the best approach to healing and health is thru listening to you, as you are the professional of your own life. I utilizes proven methods of therapy to help you be successful and implement the change you desire.
My name is Sarah Parker and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Redding, CA, specializing in working with individuals, couples and families. I work with many diagnoses, as well as relationship and family issues. I enjoy counseling children over the age of 10, as well as adolescents and adults. I truly feel the best approach to healing and health is thru listening to you, as you are the professional of your own life. I utilizes proven methods of therapy to help you be successful and implement the change you desire.
Susan Abbott
MA, MCT
Verified Verified
Arcata, CA 95521
My style is collaborative, compassionate and non formulaic. Together, we decide what the issues are and how to tackle them. A special focus of my practice is with creative's and culturally diverse people. Besides teaching clients new skills to overcome their feelings of depression, anxiety, trauma or low self-esteem, I am also trained as a master career coach and can help you find greater meaning in your career choices or achieve success in your job search or in improving your work relationships.
My style is collaborative, compassionate and non formulaic. Together, we decide what the issues are and how to tackle them. A special focus of my practice is with creative's and culturally diverse people. Besides teaching clients new skills to overcome their feelings of depression, anxiety, trauma or low self-esteem, I am also trained as a master career coach and can help you find greater meaning in your career choices or achieve success in your job search or in improving your work relationships.
Angela MacDougall
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Redding, CA 96001
Current immediate openings for private pay & beacon health option clients.
Current immediate openings for private pay & beacon health option clients.
Amy Hardwick
Psychologist, MA, PsyD
Verified Verified
Hyampom, CA 96046 (Online Only)
I have been working in mental health for nearly 30 years. I developed a holistic psychology practice over 20 years ago to help my clients get the best results. Holistic means treating the whole person; mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of someone's life to find the root cause of symptoms. I am also a clinical nutritionist focusing on helping to educate about detox and balance brain chemistry with vitamins, minerals and amino acids and eating for optimal health. I focus on root cause of symptoms, doing progressive trauma interventions. Trauma is about times in your life in which your nervous system becomes dysregulated.
I have been working in mental health for nearly 30 years. I developed a holistic psychology practice over 20 years ago to help my clients get the best results. Holistic means treating the whole person; mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of someone's life to find the root cause of symptoms. I am also a clinical nutritionist focusing on helping to educate about detox and balance brain chemistry with vitamins, minerals and amino acids and eating for optimal health. I focus on root cause of symptoms, doing progressive trauma interventions. Trauma is about times in your life in which your nervous system becomes dysregulated.
Michael Stephens
Marriage & Family Therapist, Michael, Stephen, LMFT
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96003 (Online Only)
Life can be confusing, relationships can be stressful, and the present can make you feel anxious or depressed. Sometimes a painful past can surface into the moment, especially when situations are difficult or when you are experiencing major change. During these periods your mood and thoughts can be affected in negative ways. When you are feeling alone, disconnected, or confused, talking things through can make all the difference.
Life can be confusing, relationships can be stressful, and the present can make you feel anxious or depressed. Sometimes a painful past can surface into the moment, especially when situations are difficult or when you are experiencing major change. During these periods your mood and thoughts can be affected in negative ways. When you are feeling alone, disconnected, or confused, talking things through can make all the difference.
Maryjo K Stepp
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Arcata, CA 95521 (Online Only)
I work collaboratively with my clients to use their strengths to develop positive change in couple and family interactions, and in individuals' personal, social, educational, and employment lives. My work blends stress management, mindfulness, guided imagery, communication skills, anger management, family counseling, parenting skills, and trauma work. I have experience with learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, medical stress and chronic pain, ACA/codependency, PTSD, and Panic DO. My work is neurologically based, client centered, and solution focused.
I work collaboratively with my clients to use their strengths to develop positive change in couple and family interactions, and in individuals' personal, social, educational, and employment lives. My work blends stress management, mindfulness, guided imagery, communication skills, anger management, family counseling, parenting skills, and trauma work. I have experience with learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, medical stress and chronic pain, ACA/codependency, PTSD, and Panic DO. My work is neurologically based, client centered, and solution focused.
Amy Schulze-Wolcott
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Redding, CA 96002
My primary focus is on helping couples and working with families including adolescents, and adults. I am a trained couples therapist utilizing Relational Life Therapy by Terry Real (RLT), The Gottman Method and Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) as my foundation for helping partners get unstuck and develop a deeper connection. Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), I am able to treat the effects of trauma to assist clients to gain emotional freedom from past traumatic events.
My primary focus is on helping couples and working with families including adolescents, and adults. I am a trained couples therapist utilizing Relational Life Therapy by Terry Real (RLT), The Gottman Method and Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) as my foundation for helping partners get unstuck and develop a deeper connection. Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), I am able to treat the effects of trauma to assist clients to gain emotional freedom from past traumatic events.
Sabrina Thurman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96002 (Online Only)
Hi, I can’t wait to hear from you.:) I believe one of the bravest things you can do is begin to understand your own story. My job is to provide a space for you to process your feelings, while assisting you to feel safe within our teletherapy environment. You are the expert on your life, your personal goals have value and will drive our treatment plan. My ideal patient is focused upon personal growth and healing.
Hi, I can’t wait to hear from you.:) I believe one of the bravest things you can do is begin to understand your own story. My job is to provide a space for you to process your feelings, while assisting you to feel safe within our teletherapy environment. You are the expert on your life, your personal goals have value and will drive our treatment plan. My ideal patient is focused upon personal growth and healing.
Dr. Michelle Mercurio
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
French Gulch, CA 96033 (Online Only)
I have been a clinician for over 15 years. I am patient centered, and I genuinely care about my clients. I use Teletherapy to treat PTSD, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, etc; with a variety of techniques, including EMDR.
I have been a clinician for over 15 years. I am patient centered, and I genuinely care about my clients. I use Teletherapy to treat PTSD, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, etc; with a variety of techniques, including EMDR.
Karen A. Crum
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, DrPH, MS, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Redding, CA 96001
Hello and welcome! Has the best version of you become buried under disappointment, trauma or difficult circumstances? Is your relationship not working? Your life in transition? Or is it not what you had hoped? My immediate goal is for you to know that your life, your voice, your stories, and your future are important. Depending on your age, goals and style, we can use relational talk therapy, experiential activities or therapeutic trauma-reprocessing to discover and release what is holding you back from your best life.
Hello and welcome! Has the best version of you become buried under disappointment, trauma or difficult circumstances? Is your relationship not working? Your life in transition? Or is it not what you had hoped? My immediate goal is for you to know that your life, your voice, your stories, and your future are important. Depending on your age, goals and style, we can use relational talk therapy, experiential activities or therapeutic trauma-reprocessing to discover and release what is holding you back from your best life.
Navneet Thind
Psychologist, LCP
Verified Verified
Red Bluff, CA 96080
Hi, my name is Navneet Thind and I am a licensed Psychologist based in Northern California. While I welcome working with all ages, my focus lies in working with adolescents and emerging adults (18-30). I specialize in mood disorders, Autism, ADHD, anxiety, relational concerns, and psychological sequelae following chronic pain or chronic health conditions. I use a range of therapeutic approaches based on each client’s unique needs.
Hi, my name is Navneet Thind and I am a licensed Psychologist based in Northern California. While I welcome working with all ages, my focus lies in working with adolescents and emerging adults (18-30). I specialize in mood disorders, Autism, ADHD, anxiety, relational concerns, and psychological sequelae following chronic pain or chronic health conditions. I use a range of therapeutic approaches based on each client’s unique needs.
Brianne A Hutchinson
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, MS, APCC, E-RYT
Verified Verified
Arcata, CA 95521
BriAnne is a registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Her focus is towards Ecopsychology and Somatic oriented therapies. She is trained in Ecotherapy/Ecopsychology, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM) , Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Somatic Therapy, Internal Family Systems/Parts Work and Psychedelic Therapies such as Ketamine Assisted Therapy (KAP) and Psychedelic Integration. BriAnne carries additional certifications in Yoga (E-RYT) and Whitewater navigation/Wilderness First Aid.
BriAnne is a registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Her focus is towards Ecopsychology and Somatic oriented therapies. She is trained in Ecotherapy/Ecopsychology, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM) , Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Somatic Therapy, Internal Family Systems/Parts Work and Psychedelic Therapies such as Ketamine Assisted Therapy (KAP) and Psychedelic Integration. BriAnne carries additional certifications in Yoga (E-RYT) and Whitewater navigation/Wilderness First Aid.
Bryce McDavitt
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Arcata, CA 95521 (Online Only)
With over twenty years experience in LGBTQ counseling, research, and teaching, I have a deep understanding of our community. Among LGBTQ individuals anxiety and depression may involve feelings of emptiness, relationship problems, interpersonal sensitivity, or addictions. The roots of these struggles can vary, but it helps to have a therapist who grasps the alienating impact of growing up in a world that disavows the core of who we are. I will help you address these issues, and others, through a deeper approach that can feel energizing, challenging, and even liberating.
With over twenty years experience in LGBTQ counseling, research, and teaching, I have a deep understanding of our community. Among LGBTQ individuals anxiety and depression may involve feelings of emptiness, relationship problems, interpersonal sensitivity, or addictions. The roots of these struggles can vary, but it helps to have a therapist who grasps the alienating impact of growing up in a world that disavows the core of who we are. I will help you address these issues, and others, through a deeper approach that can feel energizing, challenging, and even liberating.
Christina M Reyes
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Arcata, CA 95521
Presence, attunement and holistic witnessing provide the container to safely feel, express and expand. With a resonant, integrative, and somatic approach, we'll explore and process in a way that allows your thoughts, emotions, feelings, felt sense and unique lived experience to take up space and integrate, highlighting your depth of inner wisdom and resourcing unique to you.
Presence, attunement and holistic witnessing provide the container to safely feel, express and expand. With a resonant, integrative, and somatic approach, we'll explore and process in a way that allows your thoughts, emotions, feelings, felt sense and unique lived experience to take up space and integrate, highlighting your depth of inner wisdom and resourcing unique to you.
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Chronic Illness Therapists
How does therapy for chronic illness work?
Many people living with a chronic illness may feel they cannot speak honestly about their experience out of embarrassment or fear of being a burden, or because those close to them do not understand, for example, that they may “look good” even if they do not feel good. Therapy sessions are an opportunity to speak openly with someone who knows their symptoms are not in their head and who can offer practical, proven suggestions for managing feelings of grief, shame, or fatigue, such as techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts about symptoms and develop new ways to respond to them, such as distraction or calming breathing practices.
Can therapy help with physical symptoms of chronic illness?
Yes, especially if an individual with chronic illness has developed depression. People with depression are less likely to maintain their health treatment regimens or to take positive steps to manage physical symptoms when they arise, thereby potentially complicating their medical prognosis. Treatment of depression, through talk therapy, medication, or both, will often improve one’s physical state as it eases the emotional burden of illness.
What are the most effective treatment options for chronic illness?
No one living with a chronic illness, or their loved ones, should see depression as an unavoidable result of their condition. Instead, they should actively seek treatment. Research shows that people with depression are less likely to devote the required time and effort to maintaining or monitoring their health, and so therapy to limit the risk of depression can be vital for physical health as well. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction have been found to help individuals reduce stress and anxiety.
How long does therapy for chronic illness take?
There is no set timeline for therapy for people living with chronic illnesses, but many will see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 weekly sessions. Some people feel that they experience progress faster than others but even some who quickly feel improvement may continue with sessions for months or years. Some people may benefit from maintenance therapy if their symptoms change or they experience a decline in physical health. Others find that the skills learned in short-term therapy can be used on an ongoing basis, even after therapy has concluded.