Therapy for Chronic Pain and Illness
Finding Strength Through Adversity
Living with chronic pain or a long-term illness can affect so much more than your physical health. It often impacts your relationships, your mood, your sense of identity, and your day-to-day experience of the world. It’s common to feel isolated, frustrated, or emotionally drained – even if you’re doing “everything right.” Therapy can help create space for these experiences and offer support that goes beyond symptom management.
I work with individuals navigating the emotional toll of chronic pain, autoimmune conditions, long COVID, cancer, and other ongoing health challenges. Together, we explore how to live more fully alongside the limitations or uncertainty your body may bring, while also making space for grief, anger, and hope.
You are not your diagnosis – and you don’t have to face this alone. Through therapy, it’s possible to reconnect with meaning, restore a sense of control, and feel more understood. I offer both in-person and virtual sessions from my New York practice, with a flexible and compassionate approach to meet you where you are.
Can therapy help if my illness is physical?
Yes. While therapy can’t eliminate a medical condition, it can help you cope with the emotional impact of chronic pain or illness, reduce stress, strengthen resilience, and improve your overall quality of life.
What emotional challenges can chronic illness bring?
Living with a chronic condition can affect mood, relationships, work, identity, and independence. Many people experience grief, frustration, anxiety, or isolation, and therapy provides a supportive place to process these experiences.
Do you work alongside my medical providers?
When appropriate and with your permission, therapy can complement the care you’re receiving from your physicians and other healthcare professionals.
