chronic illness therapy
your body gets a vote

Does this sound familiar?

• You plan your day around how many spoons you woke up with.
• You rehearse your symptoms before appointments so you’ll be taken seriously.
• People keep telling you to push through, and you’ve tried.
• You’re grieving things you used to be able to do, and nobody seems to notice.
• You feel guilty when you cancel, and guilty when you don’t.
• Somewhere along the way, medical care itself started to feel scary.

If mindset fixed it, you’d be well by now.

We’re not here to therapy away a medical condition. We’re here for everything that comes with it.

How we work with this

We believe you. You won’t spend your session proving your illness is real. That’s settled.

We make room for the whole picture. The illness. The medical system. The grief, the anger, the uncertainty. What you’ve lost and what you’re still building. None of it has to be tidy.

We work with medical trauma, too. Being dismissed, scary procedures, years of not being believed: those experiences can stay stuck. EMDR is available with our certified and trained therapists when it fits what you need.

We pace the work to your capacity. Low-spoon days are part of the deal, not a sign you’re doing therapy wrong. Our rooms are set up for comfort (adjustable lighting, blankets, pillows), and video sessions work when getting here doesn’t.

We know this one from the inside. Several of us live with chronic illness and manage those same demands ourselves. (Ask Nadya about her service dog.) Nadya isn’t just the Spoonie Therapist. She’s a certified spoonie.

Pick the person who sounds like yours.

Questions people ask

Do I need a diagnosis? No. If you’re still looking for answers, you’re welcome here too.

Are you going to tell me it’s all in my head? No. Stress and trauma can affect how your body feels, and your illness is still real. Both can be true.

Can therapy fix my symptoms? We don’t treat the illness itself. We work on what comes with it: the stress, grief, medical trauma, burnout, and the toll of pushing past your limits.

What if I’m having a rough day when I have a session? Reach out. We try to be as flexible as we can, whether that means rescheduling or switching to video. Let us know so we can support you.

Do you take insurance? We’re private pay, which gives us independence from insurance requirements. We provide superbills for out-of-network reimbursement, and FSA/HSA cards can be used. Each therapist’s rate is on their profile.