With experience at a premier cancer hospital, I understand the emotions and complex needs of clients dealing with serious illnesses. I provide a calm, safe place to express the rollercoaster of thoughts and feelings that occur and to create coping plans for the future for you and your family.
Hypnosis once again works with most people learning to control their pain. Chronic illness too can come with more losses than a loss of some functioning. These are often very stressful conditions, requiring someone to adjust their sense of themselves to fit new situations.
Illness and chronic pain feed our sense of hopelessness and depression - and then depression makes our pain worse. We can break this cycle and find ways to work with our pain and our thinking, to find more joy and connection in life, even if we don't know the direction our illness is going.
Chronic pain is real, but therapy using proven treatment methods can provide improved quality of life and reduce symptoms severity. If you are experiencing chronic pain, Regal Oak Counseling can help you gain the necessary tools to reduce your pain and manage symptoms more effectively.