Therapy for Chronic Illness & Health Changes

Support for the emotional impact of illness, diagnosis and changing health

A medical diagnosis or change in your health can affect much more than your physical well-being.

It can change how you see yourself, your relationships, your plans for the future and even the way you move through everyday life.

Whether you're adjusting to a new diagnosis, living with an ongoing health condition or supporting someone you love through illness, therapy can provide a place to process what you're experiencing.

Adjusting to a Diagnosis or Health Change

There isn't one “right” way to respond to illness.

You may experience fear, anger, grief, uncertainty or frustration. You may also find that the people around you don't always understand what you're going through.

Therapy can provide a space where you don't have to minimize those feelings or protect the people around you from them.

Some of the issues we might work through include:

  • Adjusting to a new diagnosis

  • Living with chronic or serious illness

  • Cancer and oncology-related concerns

  • Changes in identity or independence

  • Uncertainty about the future

  • Changes in relationships and family roles

  • Medical stress and feeling overwhelmed

  • Grief related to changes in your health or abilities

  • Balancing illness with work, parenting and everyday life

When Someone You Love Is Ill

Illness doesn't only affect the person who receives the diagnosis.

Partners, family members and caregivers may find themselves adjusting to new responsibilities while also managing their own worry, grief and uncertainty.

Therapy can provide a place to focus on your experience, too.

Finding Your Way Forward

Living with illness or a significant change in health often means adjusting to circumstances you didn't choose.

My approach is supportive, collaborative and strengths-based. Together, we can look at what you're experiencing, identify the resources and strengths you already have, and find ways to navigate the changes ahead.

Chronic Illness Therapy in Shrewsbury, NJ

I'm Liz Walter, LCSW. I provide in-person therapy in Shrewsbury, New Jersey and online therapy throughout New Jersey and Florida.

If you're coping with your own health concerns or the illness of someone you love, you're welcome to reach out.