Chronic Illness Therapists in Deer Park, TX
I believe the counseling process needs to be tailored to the needs of each individual and the client-therapist relationship is very important in effectively addressing life situations and emotional pain. My education and experience has prepared me to counsel individuals, couples, and families. I have over 15 years of expertise providing support during time of transition to clients interested in this person-centered approach. I am trained in EMDR (for trauma) and PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy.) I love working with individuals and couples to improve the relationship with self and others.
I believe the counseling process needs to be tailored to the needs of each individual and the client-therapist relationship is very important in effectively addressing life situations and emotional pain. My education and experience has prepared me to counsel individuals, couples, and families. I have over 15 years of expertise providing support during time of transition to clients interested in this person-centered approach. I am trained in EMDR (for trauma) and PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy.) I love working with individuals and couples to improve the relationship with self and others.
There is a season in everyone's journey when you need an objective listener to affirm your strengths and identify self-defeating patterns preventing you from being your best self. Over the past 22 years, I have valued collaborating with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, as well as life transitions from career struggles, spiritual doubts, abuse, or divorce. Our society doesn't support aging. I teach coping skills from aging in the workforce, chronic/acute medical conditions, preparing/coping for retirement, to living with terminal illness. Grieving is a natural response to any significant loss. If you feel loss, grieve it.
There is a season in everyone's journey when you need an objective listener to affirm your strengths and identify self-defeating patterns preventing you from being your best self. Over the past 22 years, I have valued collaborating with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, as well as life transitions from career struggles, spiritual doubts, abuse, or divorce. Our society doesn't support aging. I teach coping skills from aging in the workforce, chronic/acute medical conditions, preparing/coping for retirement, to living with terminal illness. Grieving is a natural response to any significant loss. If you feel loss, grieve it.
I honor your courage in considering therapy at this time. I offer empathetic, empowering support for adults struggling with anxiety during many kinds of life transitions. Our sessions will be interactive conversations in which you will feel heard and well-supported. Treatment plans are customized as there's no "one size fits all" programmed approach to therapy.
I honor your courage in considering therapy at this time. I offer empathetic, empowering support for adults struggling with anxiety during many kinds of life transitions. Our sessions will be interactive conversations in which you will feel heard and well-supported. Treatment plans are customized as there's no "one size fits all" programmed approach to therapy.
Welcome! Whether you are coming to therapy with a specific goal in mind or simply seeking a space to feel heard and supported, I would be honored to be part of your journey. Our experiences deeply shape how we relate to ourselves and others. Early adversity, trauma, self-criticism, and negative messages from others can thwart our natural tendency towards growth. Therapy can provide a safe environment to work through challenges and enhance growth. As a therapist, I try to help people access and process difficult feelings, develop self-compassion and self-care, and deepen their connection with themselves and others.
Welcome! Whether you are coming to therapy with a specific goal in mind or simply seeking a space to feel heard and supported, I would be honored to be part of your journey. Our experiences deeply shape how we relate to ourselves and others. Early adversity, trauma, self-criticism, and negative messages from others can thwart our natural tendency towards growth. Therapy can provide a safe environment to work through challenges and enhance growth. As a therapist, I try to help people access and process difficult feelings, develop self-compassion and self-care, and deepen their connection with themselves and others.
Clearhope Counseling & Wellness Center, Pasadena
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCSW, LMFT, LMT
5 Endorsed
Serves Area
Clearhope Counseling & Wellness Center Pasadena exists to remove access barriers to high-quality mental health services. We are a team of experts eager to partner with clients from all backgrounds, needs, and experiences in their journey to hope and healing.
Clearhope Counseling & Wellness Center Pasadena exists to remove access barriers to high-quality mental health services. We are a team of experts eager to partner with clients from all backgrounds, needs, and experiences in their journey to hope and healing.
I believe that we all have the capacity to succeed, to overcome, to grow. We are all affected by our experiences, and my goal is to help you find the way beyond those experiences so that you can find yourself again. I specialize in MYS therapy, a new neuroscientific solution-focused method. MYS allows you to learn how to manage your own brain in a way that stops automatic negative and racing thoughts and increases positivity, self control, peace, and more! We find your core emotional wound without stressful or painful rehashing it, and teach you how to simply and quickly heal it. Your mental health is in YOUR hands!
I believe that we all have the capacity to succeed, to overcome, to grow. We are all affected by our experiences, and my goal is to help you find the way beyond those experiences so that you can find yourself again. I specialize in MYS therapy, a new neuroscientific solution-focused method. MYS allows you to learn how to manage your own brain in a way that stops automatic negative and racing thoughts and increases positivity, self control, peace, and more! We find your core emotional wound without stressful or painful rehashing it, and teach you how to simply and quickly heal it. Your mental health is in YOUR hands!
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I specialize in fostering healthy relationships and communication, navigating early adulthood, self-esteem, life transitions, identity exploration, neurodivergence, anxiety, chronic illness, parenting, educational advocacy and accommodations, and LGBTQIA+ populations.
Over the course of my career, I have worked with various populations of adolescent, teen, and adult clients in the mental health field. I can honestly say that I love what I do and always find a unique way to connect with each client. I believe it is important to approach each individual I meet with an intersectional and unbiased lens and to construct a treatment plan and therapy approach that is aligned with not just their specific mental health needs, but their personality, sense of humor, and values.
I specialize in fostering healthy relationships and communication, navigating early adulthood, self-esteem, life transitions, identity exploration, neurodivergence, anxiety, chronic illness, parenting, educational advocacy and accommodations, and LGBTQIA+ populations.
Over the course of my career, I have worked with various populations of adolescent, teen, and adult clients in the mental health field. I can honestly say that I love what I do and always find a unique way to connect with each client. I believe it is important to approach each individual I meet with an intersectional and unbiased lens and to construct a treatment plan and therapy approach that is aligned with not just their specific mental health needs, but their personality, sense of humor, and values.
It is easy to feel overwhelmed navigating complex trauma, managing disability or chronic illness, learning to support your neurodivergent brain, or just being a person in the world.
You want to feel connected and happy, but you’re overwhelmed with the demands of everyday life and the needs of the people around you. The things that used to work for you don’t work anymore—you know you want change, but that change feels unsafe or out of reach. You’re ready to stop putting everyone and everything ahead of yourself, you just need support to start building a life that feels good.
It is easy to feel overwhelmed navigating complex trauma, managing disability or chronic illness, learning to support your neurodivergent brain, or just being a person in the world.
You want to feel connected and happy, but you’re overwhelmed with the demands of everyday life and the needs of the people around you. The things that used to work for you don’t work anymore—you know you want change, but that change feels unsafe or out of reach. You’re ready to stop putting everyone and everything ahead of yourself, you just need support to start building a life that feels good.
My focus is working with those with complex childhood trauma, chronic suicidal ideation, relationship dysfunction, severe dissociation, and chronic illness.
Having lived experience with attending my own therapy, it is my highest priority that you feel safe, comfortable and heard each session. I love working with people of all ages and backgrounds. I work from a relational, person-centered, and psychodynamic framework, utilizing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) and parts work.
My focus is working with those with complex childhood trauma, chronic suicidal ideation, relationship dysfunction, severe dissociation, and chronic illness.
Having lived experience with attending my own therapy, it is my highest priority that you feel safe, comfortable and heard each session. I love working with people of all ages and backgrounds. I work from a relational, person-centered, and psychodynamic framework, utilizing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) and parts work.
" Many of my patients have chronic health conditions or have been affected by someone with a chronic illness.
I specialize in treating mood disorders, self esteem issues. relationship challenges, difficulties with adherence to medical regimens, eating issues, body image issues.
" Many of my patients have chronic health conditions or have been affected by someone with a chronic illness.
I specialize in treating mood disorders, self esteem issues. relationship challenges, difficulties with adherence to medical regimens, eating issues, body image issues.
Does chronic illness impact your life?
Life’s challenges and stressors do not have to take over. You can live a life with greater ease no matter your experiences. Your dream is to feel hopeful. To relax. To feel heard and understood. To stop reliving your traumas, worries and fears. To learn how to re-frame your thoughts and feelings in a way that brings greater positive energy to your life.
Does chronic illness impact your life?
Life’s challenges and stressors do not have to take over. You can live a life with greater ease no matter your experiences. Your dream is to feel hopeful. To relax. To feel heard and understood. To stop reliving your traumas, worries and fears. To learn how to re-frame your thoughts and feelings in a way that brings greater positive energy to your life.
Adjusting to life after a brain injury or coping with a complex medical diagnosis can feel overwhelming and isolating. You may struggle with uncertainty, frustration, or even depression as you navigate these changes. These experiences often bring a mix of grief for what has changed and anxiety about what lies ahead. It’s common to feel disconnected from your former self, caught in patterns of negative thinking, or unsure how to move forward. Together, we can create a safe, supportive space to explore these challenges, helping you rediscover resilience, build coping skills, and reclaim a sense of purpose and fulfillment in your life.
Adjusting to life after a brain injury or coping with a complex medical diagnosis can feel overwhelming and isolating. You may struggle with uncertainty, frustration, or even depression as you navigate these changes. These experiences often bring a mix of grief for what has changed and anxiety about what lies ahead. It’s common to feel disconnected from your former self, caught in patterns of negative thinking, or unsure how to move forward. Together, we can create a safe, supportive space to explore these challenges, helping you rediscover resilience, build coping skills, and reclaim a sense of purpose and fulfillment in your life.
I have experience supporting clients through grief and loss, chronic illness, caregiver burnout, and a wide range of mental health and life challenges.
Do you feel overwhelmed by anxiety or weighed down by a life transition? Change- even the kind you choose- can stir up grief, fear, or uncertainty. Maybe you’re learning to set boundaries, navigating health challenges, or letting go of relationship expectations that once felt certain. Whatever you’re facing, you don’t have to face it alone.
With the right support, you can meet these shifts with resilience and even discover meaning and growth along the way. In therapy, we’ll create a warm, grounded space where your feelings are welcome. Together, we’ll help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and hope.
I have experience supporting clients through grief and loss, chronic illness, caregiver burnout, and a wide range of mental health and life challenges.
Do you feel overwhelmed by anxiety or weighed down by a life transition? Change- even the kind you choose- can stir up grief, fear, or uncertainty. Maybe you’re learning to set boundaries, navigating health challenges, or letting go of relationship expectations that once felt certain. Whatever you’re facing, you don’t have to face it alone.
With the right support, you can meet these shifts with resilience and even discover meaning and growth along the way. In therapy, we’ll create a warm, grounded space where your feelings are welcome. Together, we’ll help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and hope.
As a health psychologist, I specialize in helping people manage the emotional and mental challenges that often come with chronic illness, pain, and health-related stress.
If you're worn down by health issues, constant worry, or anxiety that won’t let up, you're not alone—and you don’t have to keep struggling. As a fellowship-trained health psychologist, I help people feel better, think clearer, and take back control. You have one life—let’s work together to make it one with less suffering and more peace.
As a health psychologist, I specialize in helping people manage the emotional and mental challenges that often come with chronic illness, pain, and health-related stress.
If you're worn down by health issues, constant worry, or anxiety that won’t let up, you're not alone—and you don’t have to keep struggling. As a fellowship-trained health psychologist, I help people feel better, think clearer, and take back control. You have one life—let’s work together to make it one with less suffering and more peace.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Supervisor in the greater Houston area who has worked in a variety of different arenas over the years within the field of social work. I have been married for over 20 years to my best friend and polar opposite which has increased my negotiation skills over the years. I am an animal lover and i specialize in helping individuals navigate through grief associated with the loss of a cherished pet. I live in the greater Houston area and I have had the opportunity to provide comfort and to empower individuals and help them identify their strengths and use them as steps towards towards recovery.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Supervisor in the greater Houston area who has worked in a variety of different arenas over the years within the field of social work. I have been married for over 20 years to my best friend and polar opposite which has increased my negotiation skills over the years. I am an animal lover and i specialize in helping individuals navigate through grief associated with the loss of a cherished pet. I live in the greater Houston area and I have had the opportunity to provide comfort and to empower individuals and help them identify their strengths and use them as steps towards towards recovery.
I work most frequently with people struggling with chronic illness, autism or ADHD, anxiety and OCD, stress and burnout, and complex trauma.
Seeing and taking next steps isn't always easy or clear. Whether you are facing struggles in the present, pain from your past, difficulties in relationships, emotions that feel like too much to hold, or unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior, I'd love to walk with you as you find or rediscover paths to be a more healthy and full version of yourself. My name is Missy Gray, and I am a LPC-S who works with preteens, teenagers and adults.
I work most frequently with people struggling with chronic illness, autism or ADHD, anxiety and OCD, stress and burnout, and complex trauma.
Seeing and taking next steps isn't always easy or clear. Whether you are facing struggles in the present, pain from your past, difficulties in relationships, emotions that feel like too much to hold, or unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior, I'd love to walk with you as you find or rediscover paths to be a more healthy and full version of yourself. My name is Missy Gray, and I am a LPC-S who works with preteens, teenagers and adults.
Today you are one step closer to a new you – A you that feels empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being.
My goal is to help clients uncover their true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your present life. We will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
Today you are one step closer to a new you – A you that feels empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being.
My goal is to help clients uncover their true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your present life. We will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
I specialize in adjustment issues, sleep disorders including insomnia (using CBT-i), pain management, adjustment to chronic illness, PTSD, stress management, relationship issues, and substance abuse.
My practice centers around providing clients with the skills that they need to thrive in the face of stressful situations. Prior to entering private practice, I worked as a clinical psychologist on the spinal cord injury unit at TIRR. These individuals would have never otherwise sought mental health care but were faced with one of the most stressful and challenging experiences of their lives. My role was to help these individuals to effectively cope with serious, adverse medical events and to live happy, fulfilling lives. Likewise, in my private practice, I strive to help clients successfully navigate complex situations.
I specialize in adjustment issues, sleep disorders including insomnia (using CBT-i), pain management, adjustment to chronic illness, PTSD, stress management, relationship issues, and substance abuse.
My practice centers around providing clients with the skills that they need to thrive in the face of stressful situations. Prior to entering private practice, I worked as a clinical psychologist on the spinal cord injury unit at TIRR. These individuals would have never otherwise sought mental health care but were faced with one of the most stressful and challenging experiences of their lives. My role was to help these individuals to effectively cope with serious, adverse medical events and to live happy, fulfilling lives. Likewise, in my private practice, I strive to help clients successfully navigate complex situations.
I work with individuals, couples, and families facing ADHD, chronic illness, gender dysphoria, and identity or relationship stress.
You're searching for support that honors your identity and meets you where you are. I believe every client brings a unique story into the therapy room, and I tailor my approach to reflect that. Through collaborative goal-setting, we'll work together toward the life you want. Whether you're navigating identity, relationships, or life's stressors, you're not alone in this process!
I work with individuals, couples, and families facing ADHD, chronic illness, gender dysphoria, and identity or relationship stress.
You're searching for support that honors your identity and meets you where you are. I believe every client brings a unique story into the therapy room, and I tailor my approach to reflect that. Through collaborative goal-setting, we'll work together toward the life you want. Whether you're navigating identity, relationships, or life's stressors, you're not alone in this process!
Do you often feel overwhelmed, irritable or hopeless? Perhaps you're worried, not eating well or experiencing nightmares. Feelings of anxiety and depression can make us feel alone, ashamed and powerless but there are solutions. Working with a therapist can help. If you grew up in an environment that didn’t provide you with the skills needed to navigate life’s complex landscape it can be a struggle to manage yourself and your relationships. You can be successful. Together, we can identify not only the obstacles getting in your way but also the internal strength you already possess to live a healthy and meaningful life.
Do you often feel overwhelmed, irritable or hopeless? Perhaps you're worried, not eating well or experiencing nightmares. Feelings of anxiety and depression can make us feel alone, ashamed and powerless but there are solutions. Working with a therapist can help. If you grew up in an environment that didn’t provide you with the skills needed to navigate life’s complex landscape it can be a struggle to manage yourself and your relationships. You can be successful. Together, we can identify not only the obstacles getting in your way but also the internal strength you already possess to live a healthy and meaningful life.
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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.