Chronic Illness

I ran the mental health program for Cystic Fibrosis patients at the University of California, San Francisco for five years. I work with adult patients on determining what they want professionally and personally despite living with a chronic illness.

I have helped chronically ill clients:

• Determine professional goals while balancing medical treatments and periods of illness
• Determine whether and who to allow in your “inner circle” and trust with your diagnosis
• Explore what dating, relationships, and marriage look like while you are living with an illness
• Cope with feelings of depression and anxiety which are exacerbated by chronic illness
• Deal with health changes and new limitations
• Process setbacks
• Figure out if/how having a child plays into your future
• Cope with feelings of “burdening” those close to you
• Talk about these issues with significant others and family members
• Celebrate accomplishments