Chronic Illness

Treatment of a chronic medical condition is larger and more encompassing than for chronic pain. As the population ages, psychotherapists are helping the increasing number of patients who are struggling with chronic illnesses such as lupus, fibromylagia and cancer. Providing effective and appropriate treatment to these patients requires clinicians who have broadened their perspective about psychological treatment and augmented their intervention strategies and treatment plans. Mental health therapists can help patients find resources, manage their illness, find alternative treatment options and develop transcriptions that make the treatment process tangible and results-oriented.