Specialized Counseling for Living Well with Chronic Illness & Disability
Online Individual & Group Counseling for all of California | Located in San Diego, CA
Allow me accompany you to move forward
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How do you move forward when illness &/or disability becomes your new reality?
You never planned on getting sick or experiencing disability. No one gave you a blueprint to navigate the life you are now living. A new diagnosis, sudden trauma, or gradual onset of a life with imposed limits can make you feel isolated, overwhelmed, and clueless as to how to manage it all. The journey isn’t easy, and it takes tremendous courage to allow your suffering, show self-compassion for yourself, and take steps to move forward and recover a life.
You are not alone navigating your journey
Whether you have been living with chronic illness &/or disability for several days, months, or years, you are not alone. My name is Liz. I am trained as a certified clinical rehabilitation counselor & psychotherapist and I can help you navigate your new reality. Not only have I helped people like you navigate through chronic illness and disability, I've navigated through it myself since 2006.
I am passionate about coming alongside others to recover a satisfying
& meaningful life in the midst of their illness and disability.
Supportive Counseling & Wellness Management
Finding a skilled clinical rehabilitation counselor has its benefits. As one who can validate your experiences, provide space for loss, new meaning, and personal transformation to unfold, I offer competent care in helping you stabilize and structure your life, giving you practical resources to assist you in recovering a sustainable life that you enjoy and deserve.
Illness & Disability Counseling & Adjustment
Expanding Your WellnessToolbox
Becoming Your Own Advocate
Managing the initial crisis
Assessing total psychosocial impact of illness/disability
Allowing space for loss & grief
Addressing depression, trauma, & anxiety
Building mental, emotional, & relational self-management skills
Working through phases of adjustment & identity development
Creating new meaning, integration of illness/disability into your life, and goals for life
Building symptom management skills
Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP)
Building Mindfulness, Resiliency, & Self-Compassion skills
Personal Medicine for mental health
Energy pacing & creating a sustainable life
Improving diet & sleep
Building self-efficacy
Patient advocacy & working well with your health team
Accessing resources available to you
Asking for job accommodations & knowing your rights under the ADA
Chronic Illness, Disability, & Mental health advocacy
We'll Laugh Too!
Along with my desire to make you feel seen, heard, and understood with empathy and without judgment, I also like to use humor in the midst of the pain, so that we can keep the big picture, allow ourselves to be fully human, & support your recovery,
To learn more about what counseling would look like
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