Chronic Pain Therapists in Union County, OH
My experience includes depression, anxiety, identity issues, relationship problems, fertility stress, blended families, boundary related issues, grief and loss, chronic illness, and life transitional stress.
Acceptance, compassion, empathy, and understanding are the foundations of my practice. As a psychologist, I feel honored to join my clients in their journey of life and self-exploration. Through my therapy, I strive to facilitate healing, growth, discovery, and insights. I am an active participant in your sessions and we will work collaboratively to help you achieve your therapeutic goals.
My experience includes depression, anxiety, identity issues, relationship problems, fertility stress, blended families, boundary related issues, grief and loss, chronic illness, and life transitional stress.
Acceptance, compassion, empathy, and understanding are the foundations of my practice. As a psychologist, I feel honored to join my clients in their journey of life and self-exploration. Through my therapy, I strive to facilitate healing, growth, discovery, and insights. I am an active participant in your sessions and we will work collaboratively to help you achieve your therapeutic goals.
Online Therapists
Julia Williams is a Licensed Counselor Trainee through the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapy Board. Julia earned her Bachelor s of Art in Psychology from Kenyon College and is currently pursuing her Master s of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Dayton. She aims to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere where every client feels heard, respected, and uplifted. Julia is passionate about providing evidence-based treatment to adults with a variety of experiences including anxiety, depression, life transitions, and trauma.
Julia Williams is a Licensed Counselor Trainee through the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapy Board. Julia earned her Bachelor s of Art in Psychology from Kenyon College and is currently pursuing her Master s of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the University of Dayton. She aims to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere where every client feels heard, respected, and uplifted. Julia is passionate about providing evidence-based treatment to adults with a variety of experiences including anxiety, depression, life transitions, and trauma.
There are normally reasons for our hurt and pain.
Life hasn't always been easy for me; however, even at 49, it was not too late to make serious changes and become more of the person I wanted to be. If life has been difficult for you, I understand that every person is unique, has a story, deserves to be listened to, and can change. You are more than you feel like you are. Rebuilding a person's vision for a better tomorrow, is always a good step in the right direction.
There are normally reasons for our hurt and pain.
Life hasn't always been easy for me; however, even at 49, it was not too late to make serious changes and become more of the person I wanted to be. If life has been difficult for you, I understand that every person is unique, has a story, deserves to be listened to, and can change. You are more than you feel like you are. Rebuilding a person's vision for a better tomorrow, is always a good step in the right direction.
Living is a complex, often beautiful, yet difficult experience. Though many assume being human should be intuitive, managing our internal world is complicated. Most of us were not taught how to navigate heavy emotions (grief, sadness, apathy, anger) or systemic weights (microaggressions, financial instability). We were taught to prioritize productivity and isolation over regulation and collaboration.
Living is a complex, often beautiful, yet difficult experience. Though many assume being human should be intuitive, managing our internal world is complicated. Most of us were not taught how to navigate heavy emotions (grief, sadness, apathy, anger) or systemic weights (microaggressions, financial instability). We were taught to prioritize productivity and isolation over regulation and collaboration.
Mary Lynn Barber is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor who has been practicing since 1980. She graduated with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling with a focus on Mental health Treatment as well as Substance Abuse issues. She furthered her education with two post master's programs, one two-year program in Family Therapy and a two-year program at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute for advanced therapy.
Mary Lynn Barber is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor who has been practicing since 1980. She graduated with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling with a focus on Mental health Treatment as well as Substance Abuse issues. She furthered her education with two post master's programs, one two-year program in Family Therapy and a two-year program at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute for advanced therapy.
Are you struggling with chronic mental or physical health conditions and chronic pain that have become barriers to you accomplishing life goals or hindering your quality of life?
Whether you are going through a major or minor life transition or dealing with a life long condition, art therapy can help you find your way and discover and embrace your most authentic nature. Art Therapy will help guide you to discovering and unlocking that which you are ready to face and facilitate cultivation of self compassion and curiosity.
Are you struggling with chronic mental or physical health conditions and chronic pain that have become barriers to you accomplishing life goals or hindering your quality of life?
Whether you are going through a major or minor life transition or dealing with a life long condition, art therapy can help you find your way and discover and embrace your most authentic nature. Art Therapy will help guide you to discovering and unlocking that which you are ready to face and facilitate cultivation of self compassion and curiosity.
Bowling Green State University's Psychological Services Center (PSC) offers a broad range of mental health services to the NW Ohio community. Our staff of approximately 40 doctoral students in Clinical Psychology work under the close supervision of licensed psychologists who are BGSU faculty or adjunct faculty. Services are offered to individuals, couples, and families. The PSC embraces diversity and welcomes clients of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and/or disability status. All services are confidential.
Bowling Green State University's Psychological Services Center (PSC) offers a broad range of mental health services to the NW Ohio community. Our staff of approximately 40 doctoral students in Clinical Psychology work under the close supervision of licensed psychologists who are BGSU faculty or adjunct faculty. Services are offered to individuals, couples, and families. The PSC embraces diversity and welcomes clients of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and/or disability status. All services are confidential.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness (cbtmindful.com). I see therapy as a space of honest exploration of who you are, what is most important to you, and what is holding you back from living a more fulfilling life. My role is to listen carefully and compassionately so that, together, we can identify patterns, especially ones that aren’t leading you to the life you want. Then, I use a creative and collaborative approach to help you make changes in how you relate to yourself, how you show up in your relationships, and how you make decisions, big and small.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness (cbtmindful.com). I see therapy as a space of honest exploration of who you are, what is most important to you, and what is holding you back from living a more fulfilling life. My role is to listen carefully and compassionately so that, together, we can identify patterns, especially ones that aren’t leading you to the life you want. Then, I use a creative and collaborative approach to help you make changes in how you relate to yourself, how you show up in your relationships, and how you make decisions, big and small.
Hollie specializes in treating anxiety, depression, and trauma-related conditions, including PTSD. She uses a client-centered approach rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and parenting skills to support individuals through life transitions, grief, and behavioral or emotional concerns. Hollie also helps clients manage obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), sleep issues, and postpartum depression or anxiety, tailoring her care to meet each person’s unique needs.
Hollie specializes in treating anxiety, depression, and trauma-related conditions, including PTSD. She uses a client-centered approach rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and parenting skills to support individuals through life transitions, grief, and behavioral or emotional concerns. Hollie also helps clients manage obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), sleep issues, and postpartum depression or anxiety, tailoring her care to meet each person’s unique needs.
I have been working in the mental health / social services field for over 20 years which has afforded me the opportunity to work with people from all walks of life during both good times as well as challenging ones. For the first 15 years I worked in direct service and for the last 6, I've been in various leadership roles helping those under my supervision better the lives of those individuals they work with.
I have been working in the mental health / social services field for over 20 years which has afforded me the opportunity to work with people from all walks of life during both good times as well as challenging ones. For the first 15 years I worked in direct service and for the last 6, I've been in various leadership roles helping those under my supervision better the lives of those individuals they work with.
My license concentrates on individual, marriage, family counseling, and play therapy for children. I have a specific interest and training in counseling anxiety, blended families, depression, grief, and working with children of variety of issues. I have earned my Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. My experience as a professional started in 1995 treating children and adolescents in a long term residential counseling program to private practice for 20 years. My goal is being committed to offering comfort, healing and wholeness to those who are hurting.
My license concentrates on individual, marriage, family counseling, and play therapy for children. I have a specific interest and training in counseling anxiety, blended families, depression, grief, and working with children of variety of issues. I have earned my Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. My experience as a professional started in 1995 treating children and adolescents in a long term residential counseling program to private practice for 20 years. My goal is being committed to offering comfort, healing and wholeness to those who are hurting.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
You’ve been holding it all together: work, home, the kids, the schedule, all the things, but you’re running on fumes. You’re exhausted from doing everything for everyone, and it feels like no one really sees what it costs you. You don’t want to cry from the weight of it all, but the tears come anyway. Your loved-ones mean everything to you, but you’re so tired and overwhelmed. You just want to feel like yourself again. To feel like you have space to breathe, to stop second-guessing yourself, and to be supported and appreciated instead of carrying it all. You want calm in your life and a way forward that actually feels doable.
You’ve been holding it all together: work, home, the kids, the schedule, all the things, but you’re running on fumes. You’re exhausted from doing everything for everyone, and it feels like no one really sees what it costs you. You don’t want to cry from the weight of it all, but the tears come anyway. Your loved-ones mean everything to you, but you’re so tired and overwhelmed. You just want to feel like yourself again. To feel like you have space to breathe, to stop second-guessing yourself, and to be supported and appreciated instead of carrying it all. You want calm in your life and a way forward that actually feels doable.
I have spent over a decade helping parents, guardians, adolescents, children and their families navigate some of life’s most difficult moments. From relationship conflict, emotional outbursts, educational barriers, to grief, depression, and anxiety, I deeply value helping you navigate it all. I have helped families advocate for their children’s needs.
I value working with young adults navigating anxiety, depression, identity shifts, relationship stress, and people committed to breaking generational cycles. Together we will identify and build on your strengths to support the change you want to see.
I have spent over a decade helping parents, guardians, adolescents, children and their families navigate some of life’s most difficult moments. From relationship conflict, emotional outbursts, educational barriers, to grief, depression, and anxiety, I deeply value helping you navigate it all. I have helped families advocate for their children’s needs.
I value working with young adults navigating anxiety, depression, identity shifts, relationship stress, and people committed to breaking generational cycles. Together we will identify and build on your strengths to support the change you want to see.
Alexis earned her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Northwestern University and is currently working towards expanding her work in counseling within the Dayton community following work in hospitals, community mental health, and group private practice. Alexis has a background in nutrition and a variety of movement forms (dance, yoga, and Pilates) and is passionate about facilitating wellness with her clients. Alexis enjoys supporting teens and young adults who are exploring life transitions, adults and older adults from a variety of backgrounds with differing needs, as well as couples and families.
Alexis earned her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Northwestern University and is currently working towards expanding her work in counseling within the Dayton community following work in hospitals, community mental health, and group private practice. Alexis has a background in nutrition and a variety of movement forms (dance, yoga, and Pilates) and is passionate about facilitating wellness with her clients. Alexis enjoys supporting teens and young adults who are exploring life transitions, adults and older adults from a variety of backgrounds with differing needs, as well as couples and families.
At Enliven, we believe care should feel connected, supportive, and clear. A place where you’re supported by people who understand the full picture of your well-being
We wanted to create the kind of care we could never find: clinically grounded and profoundly human.
Enliven Health & Wellness was built on a simple belief: people deserve care that sees them as a whole person. We are a team of of clinicians who believe that healing happens when expertise and humanity come together. Our approach is rooted in evidence-based care, while creating space for real conversations, real relationships, and meaningful, lasting change.
At Enliven, we believe care should feel connected, supportive, and clear. A place where you’re supported by people who understand the full picture of your well-being
We wanted to create the kind of care we could never find: clinically grounded and profoundly human.
Enliven Health & Wellness was built on a simple belief: people deserve care that sees them as a whole person. We are a team of of clinicians who believe that healing happens when expertise and humanity come together. Our approach is rooted in evidence-based care, while creating space for real conversations, real relationships, and meaningful, lasting change.
I am happy to support folks navigating all of life’s challenges, but I take a special interest in a few areas including chronic illness, supporting parents of medically complex children, perimenopause, transitioning to older adulthood, end of life care, anxiety, depression, ADHD, mood disorders, psychosis, veteran's issues, and PTSD.
I have worked in a variety of settings including early intervention, community-based case management, hospice, school-based counseling, and outpatient counseling. I work with people from all walks of life and enjoy doing so. I take a whole person view and consider the person in their environment. I support the individual on their path towards their goals.
I am happy to support folks navigating all of life’s challenges, but I take a special interest in a few areas including chronic illness, supporting parents of medically complex children, perimenopause, transitioning to older adulthood, end of life care, anxiety, depression, ADHD, mood disorders, psychosis, veteran's issues, and PTSD.
I have worked in a variety of settings including early intervention, community-based case management, hospice, school-based counseling, and outpatient counseling. I work with people from all walks of life and enjoy doing so. I take a whole person view and consider the person in their environment. I support the individual on their path towards their goals.
A central focus of Minta’s work is supporting individuals who have been recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital. She is deeply committed to helping clients navigate this vulnerable transition period by strengthening coping strategies, reinforcing safety planning, and supporting continuity of care. Minta works closely with clients to reduce the risk of rehospitalization while helping them regain confidence, structure, and a sense of control in their daily lives.
A central focus of Minta’s work is supporting individuals who have been recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital. She is deeply committed to helping clients navigate this vulnerable transition period by strengthening coping strategies, reinforcing safety planning, and supporting continuity of care. Minta works closely with clients to reduce the risk of rehospitalization while helping them regain confidence, structure, and a sense of control in their daily lives.
Do you desire healing from past events, struggling in life, overwhelmed and not feeling like you're reaching your potential? Every person is unique, and I honor that by emphasizing your God-given strengths and providing you with tools for success in life. You are the expert on your life, but sometimes having a supportive partner in exploring your life can help. If you're close to the Hilliard, Westerville or Johnstown (ask for address), I'd love to meet you in person. I can also see you online. This comes in handy with Ohio winter weather.
Do you desire healing from past events, struggling in life, overwhelmed and not feeling like you're reaching your potential? Every person is unique, and I honor that by emphasizing your God-given strengths and providing you with tools for success in life. You are the expert on your life, but sometimes having a supportive partner in exploring your life can help. If you're close to the Hilliard, Westerville or Johnstown (ask for address), I'd love to meet you in person. I can also see you online. This comes in handy with Ohio winter weather.
Thank you for visiting my page. I began Krista's Counseling and Consulting to support individuals achieve mental health goals through compassion, trust, and safety. I have over 20 years of experience helping diverse individuals recover from trauma, depression, grief, anxiety, and overall life stressors. I specialize in women's and men's issues, having worked in women shelters and for the Department of Veterans Affairs. I have tremendous respect for individuals who choose to seek counseling. I specialize in helping adolescents through seniors. The therapy is for you and about you.
Thank you for visiting my page. I began Krista's Counseling and Consulting to support individuals achieve mental health goals through compassion, trust, and safety. I have over 20 years of experience helping diverse individuals recover from trauma, depression, grief, anxiety, and overall life stressors. I specialize in women's and men's issues, having worked in women shelters and for the Department of Veterans Affairs. I have tremendous respect for individuals who choose to seek counseling. I specialize in helping adolescents through seniors. The therapy is for you and about you.
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Chronic Pain Therapists
How does chronic pain therapy work?
Engaging with a psychotherapist to help treat chronic pain does not mean that one’s pain is all in their head. Therapy for chronic-pain patients has been shown to benefit both the mind and the body, targeting physical symptoms and increasing daily functioning. In other words, for many, addressing their emotional health through therapy affects their physical health. A therapist can help a client challenge unhelpful thoughts about pain and develop new ways to respond to it, such as distraction or calming breathing techniques. Studies have found that therapy can be as effective as surgery for certain cases of chronic pain and many doctors recommend trying psychotherapy in advance of considering invasive surgery.
What are the most effective treatment options for chronic pain?
Stress, anxiety, depression, catastrophizing, ruminating, lack of activity, and social withdrawal all make chronic pain worse. Addressing these issues, research shows, can help people gain control over their pain symptoms. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, biofeedback, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with greater pain-management education, have been found to help people reduce fear and disability.
Are there new treatments for chronic pain?
Many cases of chronic pain, particularly those involving back pain, remain medically unexplained. But there is evidence that changes in the brain or nervous system are caused by previous physical ailments such as tissue damage; in such cases, the brain may continue to send out pain signals despite the physical cause having healed. To aid patients under these circumstances, a recently developed treatment known as pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) is designed to help the brain “unlearn” this response. A PRT practitioner helps individuals to reduce the “threat value” of their ongoing pain signals until they can reappraise them as less threatening and fear-inducing. They also help an individual to develop new emotional regulation skills.
How long does therapy for chronic pain take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from chronic pain, especially as there may be a range of physical and psychological causes for any individual’s discomfort, but most patients should expect to see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 sessions. Studies of pain reprocessing therapy found that many individuals’ experience of pain lessened in eight sessions over four weeks.