Chronic Pain Therapists in Phoenix, MD
Counseling and Therapy for Children, Adolescents, and Adults. Currently, I am offering both in-person and virtual individual and family therapy to children, adolescents, parents, college students, and adults (18+). My specialties are: ADD/ADHD, Social and Performance Anxiety, Stress, Phobias, OCD, Sadness, Depression, Grief, Loss, Emotional Dysregulation, School or Work Underachievement, Self-Esteem, Confidence, Social Skills, Assertiveness, Anger, Lying, Manipulation, Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Chronic Pain and Illness. Play therapy equipped office suitable for young children & art therapeutic activities for teenagers.
Counseling and Therapy for Children, Adolescents, and Adults. Currently, I am offering both in-person and virtual individual and family therapy to children, adolescents, parents, college students, and adults (18+). My specialties are: ADD/ADHD, Social and Performance Anxiety, Stress, Phobias, OCD, Sadness, Depression, Grief, Loss, Emotional Dysregulation, School or Work Underachievement, Self-Esteem, Confidence, Social Skills, Assertiveness, Anger, Lying, Manipulation, Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Chronic Pain and Illness. Play therapy equipped office suitable for young children & art therapeutic activities for teenagers.
Latesha Edmerson is a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor in Maryland who has been practicing since 2003. She has an MA in Counseling from New Jersey City University, an MA in Educational Psychology from New Jersey City University, and a BA in Psychology from Kean University. Latesha is down to earth and a true people person. She is patient, kind and empathetic to her client's needs. Latesha walks alongside her clients on their journey to wellness. Outside of work, Latesha spends a lot of time with her family doing outings, she's a comedienne, loves Sci-Fi and is a movie buff!.
Latesha Edmerson is a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor in Maryland who has been practicing since 2003. She has an MA in Counseling from New Jersey City University, an MA in Educational Psychology from New Jersey City University, and a BA in Psychology from Kean University. Latesha is down to earth and a true people person. She is patient, kind and empathetic to her client's needs. Latesha walks alongside her clients on their journey to wellness. Outside of work, Latesha spends a lot of time with her family doing outings, she's a comedienne, loves Sci-Fi and is a movie buff!.
Whether you a feeling easily overwhelmed, stressed, consumed by anxious thoughts, having relationship issues, feeling hopeless, going through tough transitions and/or need a mental tune up, I can help you manage life’s varied challenges and live a more fulfilled life. Therapy can help you understand what you’re feeling, why and how to cope. I am a LCPC in Maryland who has been practicing in various treatment settings since 1997.
Whether you a feeling easily overwhelmed, stressed, consumed by anxious thoughts, having relationship issues, feeling hopeless, going through tough transitions and/or need a mental tune up, I can help you manage life’s varied challenges and live a more fulfilled life. Therapy can help you understand what you’re feeling, why and how to cope. I am a LCPC in Maryland who has been practicing in various treatment settings since 1997.
Joan Jurkowski
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, CAC-AD
Verified Verified
Phoenix, MD 21131
Not accepting new clients
My approach is to provide you an opportunity to discuss your concerns, and to think about how to better adapt to life challenges. I work from a family system model, which helps me to think broadly and be emotionally objective about relationship processes that contribute to symptoms. I offer individual, couple, and family counseling for adults. I am experienced working with a variety of issues including marital concerns, addictions, and emotional distress.
My approach is to provide you an opportunity to discuss your concerns, and to think about how to better adapt to life challenges. I work from a family system model, which helps me to think broadly and be emotionally objective about relationship processes that contribute to symptoms. I offer individual, couple, and family counseling for adults. I am experienced working with a variety of issues including marital concerns, addictions, and emotional distress.
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I am a Psycho/Behavioral Therapist with over 20 years of experience in helping individuals and couples who are suffering from health and mental issues. I trained at both Johns Hopkins psychiatry department and McGill university center for cognition and medicine. In the last couple of year I focus on helping those suffering from chronic pain,depression, anxiety cognitive disorders, eating disorders, weight management and career counselling. I am a Cognitive Therapist and I believe that people have a choice, they can change their behavior, their thought process, learn to move forward and acquire hope.
I am a Psycho/Behavioral Therapist with over 20 years of experience in helping individuals and couples who are suffering from health and mental issues. I trained at both Johns Hopkins psychiatry department and McGill university center for cognition and medicine. In the last couple of year I focus on helping those suffering from chronic pain,depression, anxiety cognitive disorders, eating disorders, weight management and career counselling. I am a Cognitive Therapist and I believe that people have a choice, they can change their behavior, their thought process, learn to move forward and acquire hope.
Nancy McPartland
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MS, LCSW-C, ERYT, IAYT
Verified Verified
Timonium, MD 21093
Clients that resonate with my counseling style are open to understanding the relationship between the body and the mind. They are looking to learn skills to control their anxiety, pain, distractibility, or depression and are willing to explore their patterns of behavior within the supportive context of the therapist-client relationship.
Clients that resonate with my counseling style are open to understanding the relationship between the body and the mind. They are looking to learn skills to control their anxiety, pain, distractibility, or depression and are willing to explore their patterns of behavior within the supportive context of the therapist-client relationship.
Kaylan Cramer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Timonium, MD 21093 (Online Only)
I believe that true healing happens when a challenge is addressed holistically, and when the client is seen as a whole person. Therapy with me is a safe space to explore your connection with any uncomfortable emotions, disruptive thoughts and behavioral patterns, as well as, complicated relationships with the individuals in your life. I am especially passionate about working with those who suffer with pain and trauma from the past and who are interested in exploring how it affects their everyday life.
I believe that true healing happens when a challenge is addressed holistically, and when the client is seen as a whole person. Therapy with me is a safe space to explore your connection with any uncomfortable emotions, disruptive thoughts and behavioral patterns, as well as, complicated relationships with the individuals in your life. I am especially passionate about working with those who suffer with pain and trauma from the past and who are interested in exploring how it affects their everyday life.
Courtney Parks
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21252 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Welcome to Water Lily Therapy! My primary areas of practice include depression, anxiety, chronic illness, grief and loss, low self-esteem, OCD, LGBTQIA+ and trauma. My approach is eclectic, but based primarily in Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with inclusions of motivational interviewing and narrative therapy techniques. When appropriate, I love to incorporate creative interventions such as art, film and humor! I believe that the bond formed between therapist and client is the foundation for healing, change and growth. My goal is to create a safe space for a person to feel truly heard, accepted and valued.
Welcome to Water Lily Therapy! My primary areas of practice include depression, anxiety, chronic illness, grief and loss, low self-esteem, OCD, LGBTQIA+ and trauma. My approach is eclectic, but based primarily in Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with inclusions of motivational interviewing and narrative therapy techniques. When appropriate, I love to incorporate creative interventions such as art, film and humor! I believe that the bond formed between therapist and client is the foundation for healing, change and growth. My goal is to create a safe space for a person to feel truly heard, accepted and valued.
Abbey Becker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21286
Waitlist for new clients
Feeling burned out, overwhelmed, or just not like yourself? Maybe you're questioning your purpose or choices. Perhaps you're having a tough time meeting everyone's needs—including your own—or struggling to define them in the first place. These are the kinds of spaces and ideas that I thrive in helping clients explore. In my practice, I most enjoy working with young adult and adult clients experiencing life transitions, grief and loss, relationship struggles, anxiety, depression, chronic and acute illness, and caregiver stress, particularly those caring for a parent.
Feeling burned out, overwhelmed, or just not like yourself? Maybe you're questioning your purpose or choices. Perhaps you're having a tough time meeting everyone's needs—including your own—or struggling to define them in the first place. These are the kinds of spaces and ideas that I thrive in helping clients explore. In my practice, I most enjoy working with young adult and adult clients experiencing life transitions, grief and loss, relationship struggles, anxiety, depression, chronic and acute illness, and caregiver stress, particularly those caring for a parent.
I provide assessment and therapy for individuals with medical conditions such as chronic pain, elimination disorders/toileting problems, gastrointestinal and urological problems, sleep problems, headaches, injury or surgery, kidney disease, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, cystic fibrosis, asthma, and various neuro-developmental disorders.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in pediatric and health psychology. I work with children, adolescents, young adults, and families who have chronic and acute medical conditions with co-occurring emotional and behavioral difficulties. I also see clients with anxiety, mood, coping, and behavioral concerns. I take a skills based approach to maximize a client's and family's functioning and improve overall health and well-being.
I provide assessment and therapy for individuals with medical conditions such as chronic pain, elimination disorders/toileting problems, gastrointestinal and urological problems, sleep problems, headaches, injury or surgery, kidney disease, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, cystic fibrosis, asthma, and various neuro-developmental disorders.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in pediatric and health psychology. I work with children, adolescents, young adults, and families who have chronic and acute medical conditions with co-occurring emotional and behavioral difficulties. I also see clients with anxiety, mood, coping, and behavioral concerns. I take a skills based approach to maximize a client's and family's functioning and improve overall health and well-being.
Linda Beam
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Towson, MD 21286 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I believe that there is an integrative center within each of us that guides us toward healing. The situations, losses, and difficulties that arise in life provide us the impetus we need to grow into a fuller and more joyful life. My therapeutic style has been described as warm and respectful of the client. I create an environment of support within the session that encourages a collaborative relationship conducive for self-growth. My experience lies in the areas of stress management, anxiety disorders, depression, illness, addictions, trauma, and marital or relationship issues. I enjoy working with a variety of cultural backgrounds.
I believe that there is an integrative center within each of us that guides us toward healing. The situations, losses, and difficulties that arise in life provide us the impetus we need to grow into a fuller and more joyful life. My therapeutic style has been described as warm and respectful of the client. I create an environment of support within the session that encourages a collaborative relationship conducive for self-growth. My experience lies in the areas of stress management, anxiety disorders, depression, illness, addictions, trauma, and marital or relationship issues. I enjoy working with a variety of cultural backgrounds.
Jill Bers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Lutherville, MD 21093
You are here because you are feeling unhappy, angry, worried, anxious, panicked, or full of self-doubt. Or you are a couple in need of direction and guidance to work through conflicts. I have found that fear is often the unrealized dynamic that gets in the way of fulfillment and happiness in many areas of life. Are you experiencing a recent transition, stressor or crisis that has brought about pain or confusion, or maybe you are struggling with a longstanding challenge? Therapy is a means to uncovering existing strengths, and to gaining insights and new skills to help overcome the fears that often accompany these challenges.
You are here because you are feeling unhappy, angry, worried, anxious, panicked, or full of self-doubt. Or you are a couple in need of direction and guidance to work through conflicts. I have found that fear is often the unrealized dynamic that gets in the way of fulfillment and happiness in many areas of life. Are you experiencing a recent transition, stressor or crisis that has brought about pain or confusion, or maybe you are struggling with a longstanding challenge? Therapy is a means to uncovering existing strengths, and to gaining insights and new skills to help overcome the fears that often accompany these challenges.
Michelle McWhirter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Hunt Valley, MD 21030 (Online Only)
Chronic/serious illness, cancer, grief, trauma, caregiver concerns, compassion fatigue, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles.
As a dedicated therapist specializing in grief, illness, trauma, and caregiving concerns, I am here to support you through life's most challenging moments. With a compassionate approach, I integrate CBT, mindfulness techniques, and EMDR to help clients process their experiences and build resilience. My goal is to create a safe, nurturing space where you can explore your feelings, gain insight, and develop effective coping strategies. Whether you're navigating loss, dealing with chronic illness, or facing the complex emotions of caregiving, I'm here to guide you on your journey toward healing and empowerment.
Chronic/serious illness, cancer, grief, trauma, caregiver concerns, compassion fatigue, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles.
As a dedicated therapist specializing in grief, illness, trauma, and caregiving concerns, I am here to support you through life's most challenging moments. With a compassionate approach, I integrate CBT, mindfulness techniques, and EMDR to help clients process their experiences and build resilience. My goal is to create a safe, nurturing space where you can explore your feelings, gain insight, and develop effective coping strategies. Whether you're navigating loss, dealing with chronic illness, or facing the complex emotions of caregiving, I'm here to guide you on your journey toward healing and empowerment.
Linda D. Washington
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, PhD, NCC, LCPC
Verified Verified
Baltimore, MD 21286
I have worked in the mental health field for 30 years. My experience has enabled me to work with multicultural clients with depression, grief and loss; anxiety, and marital issues. Additionally, I help clients with chronic physical pain manage their chronic pain through stress management, learning new coping skills related to life changes associated with their chronic pain, and healing relationships. I see individual adults.
I have worked in the mental health field for 30 years. My experience has enabled me to work with multicultural clients with depression, grief and loss; anxiety, and marital issues. Additionally, I help clients with chronic physical pain manage their chronic pain through stress management, learning new coping skills related to life changes associated with their chronic pain, and healing relationships. I see individual adults.
Outside of relational work, I see individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and chronic pain/ illness, drawing from my years working in higher levels of care.
One thing I know: the quality of our relationships impacts our mental health. That’s why I work with individuals, couples, and families to explore the relationships with those that matter most in their lives. I bring a warm, nonjudgmental approach to sessions and can support you in finding where you might want to try something new to step out of the usual patterns that keep you stuck.
Outside of relational work, I see individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and chronic pain/ illness, drawing from my years working in higher levels of care.
One thing I know: the quality of our relationships impacts our mental health. That’s why I work with individuals, couples, and families to explore the relationships with those that matter most in their lives. I bring a warm, nonjudgmental approach to sessions and can support you in finding where you might want to try something new to step out of the usual patterns that keep you stuck.
I know the pain of wandering from one specialist to another, and not hearing anything encouraging.
Not all therapists are able to support you fully when medical or other conditions have caused cognitive decline. This is my specialty. Having worked closely with neurologists, radiologists and many other medical specialties, I can offer you neuropsyc or psych evaluations and brain maps that shed light on problems, and create a treatment plan that really makes a difference. We've helped folks with brain injury or general concerns for cognition, restore memory and attention skills, get to better thinking and reasoning, and enhanced joy in life. I go beyond the limits where others stopped, because rehabilitating brains is my passion.
I know the pain of wandering from one specialist to another, and not hearing anything encouraging.
Not all therapists are able to support you fully when medical or other conditions have caused cognitive decline. This is my specialty. Having worked closely with neurologists, radiologists and many other medical specialties, I can offer you neuropsyc or psych evaluations and brain maps that shed light on problems, and create a treatment plan that really makes a difference. We've helped folks with brain injury or general concerns for cognition, restore memory and attention skills, get to better thinking and reasoning, and enhanced joy in life. I go beyond the limits where others stopped, because rehabilitating brains is my passion.
I also specialize in working with chronic illness, caregivers for persons with chronic illness or elderly family members, and end of life transitions.
Are you craving change? Tired of letting fear and anxiety intrude on your life? Do you want to have more meaningful and authentic relationships? Counseling and therapy begins with a longing. Your longing might be for better relationships, more trust in yourself, less anxiety, feeling worthy and lovable, or feeling connected to your passion and purpose in life. I provide individual counseling for adults who are looking to create a future that is better than their past.
I also specialize in working with chronic illness, caregivers for persons with chronic illness or elderly family members, and end of life transitions.
Are you craving change? Tired of letting fear and anxiety intrude on your life? Do you want to have more meaningful and authentic relationships? Counseling and therapy begins with a longing. Your longing might be for better relationships, more trust in yourself, less anxiety, feeling worthy and lovable, or feeling connected to your passion and purpose in life. I provide individual counseling for adults who are looking to create a future that is better than their past.
Maija Castro
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Timonium, MD 21093
The internal critic, uncertainity, and pain doesn’t have to hold you back.
Have you wanted to throw up your arms up and yell at the universe? Maybe you feel lost, scattered, or disconnected. It’s been difficult to move forward or make sense of life. Hardship, tragedy, and trauma can be earth shattering. We get overwhelmed by thoughts and perceptions, feel devoid purpose, and simultaneously stuck and drifting through life in a dark haze. Well, “Try asking the dark where the light comes from.”- Wood Brothers. It’s not just you. Most of us are trying our best navigate major life transitions, heal our past, cope with stress, and create a fulfilling life.
The internal critic, uncertainity, and pain doesn’t have to hold you back.
Have you wanted to throw up your arms up and yell at the universe? Maybe you feel lost, scattered, or disconnected. It’s been difficult to move forward or make sense of life. Hardship, tragedy, and trauma can be earth shattering. We get overwhelmed by thoughts and perceptions, feel devoid purpose, and simultaneously stuck and drifting through life in a dark haze. Well, “Try asking the dark where the light comes from.”- Wood Brothers. It’s not just you. Most of us are trying our best navigate major life transitions, heal our past, cope with stress, and create a fulfilling life.
Beth Ashton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093 (Online Only)
Your pain is valid.
With the demands of everyday life, our own emotional demands can often go unmet- causing pain, discomfort, bitterness, and frustration. Taking a step back from the responsibilities pulling us in all directions to closely examine our emotions and relationships can feel impossible, uncomfortable, or even intolerable. But if you're interested in pursuing therapy, you may have already realized the discomfort of things remaining "stuck" is worth trading for the discomfort that comes with growth. If you want to make changes and don't know where to start, talking it through with an empathic therapist can help.
Your pain is valid.
With the demands of everyday life, our own emotional demands can often go unmet- causing pain, discomfort, bitterness, and frustration. Taking a step back from the responsibilities pulling us in all directions to closely examine our emotions and relationships can feel impossible, uncomfortable, or even intolerable. But if you're interested in pursuing therapy, you may have already realized the discomfort of things remaining "stuck" is worth trading for the discomfort that comes with growth. If you want to make changes and don't know where to start, talking it through with an empathic therapist can help.
Have openings Sept 2024. Hi, I’m Erin. I help teens and adults, especially queer, LGBTQIA+, and neurodiverse (ADHD, Autism Spectrum) individuals, who are exhausted from trying to do everything perfectly. I support clients in learning to let their guard down and discover what life can be like without anxiety controlling every thought and action. My clients experience meaningful changes during their time in therapy, not just in their anxiety but also in their relationships, careers, and self-perception. I love to bring in research, theories, and resources to sessions, and there is often laughter, even as we work through the pain.
Have openings Sept 2024. Hi, I’m Erin. I help teens and adults, especially queer, LGBTQIA+, and neurodiverse (ADHD, Autism Spectrum) individuals, who are exhausted from trying to do everything perfectly. I support clients in learning to let their guard down and discover what life can be like without anxiety controlling every thought and action. My clients experience meaningful changes during their time in therapy, not just in their anxiety but also in their relationships, careers, and self-perception. I love to bring in research, theories, and resources to sessions, and there is often laughter, even as we work through the pain.
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Chronic Pain Therapists
How does chronic pain therapy work?
Engaging with a psychotherapist to help treat chronic pain does not mean that one’s pain is all in their head. Therapy for chronic-pain patients has been shown to benefit both the mind and the body, targeting physical symptoms and increasing daily functioning. In other words, for many, addressing their emotional health through therapy affects their physical health. A therapist can help a client challenge unhelpful thoughts about pain and develop new ways to respond to it, such as distraction or calming breathing techniques. Studies have found that therapy can be as effective as surgery for certain cases of chronic pain and many doctors recommend trying psychotherapy in advance of considering invasive surgery.
What are the most effective treatment options for chronic pain?
Stress, anxiety, depression, catastrophizing, ruminating, lack of activity, and social withdrawal all make chronic pain worse. Addressing these issues, research shows, can help people gain control over their pain symptoms. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, biofeedback, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with greater pain-management education, have been found to help people reduce fear and disability.
Are there new treatments for chronic pain?
Many cases of chronic pain, particularly those involving back pain, remain medically unexplained. But there is evidence that changes in the brain or nervous system are caused by previous physical ailments such as tissue damage; in such cases, the brain may continue to send out pain signals despite the physical cause having healed. To aid patients under these circumstances, a recently developed treatment known as pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) is designed to help the brain “unlearn” this response. A PRT practitioner helps individuals to reduce the “threat value” of their ongoing pain signals until they can reappraise them as less threatening and fear-inducing. They also help an individual to develop new emotional regulation skills.
How long does therapy for chronic pain take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from chronic pain, especially as there may be a range of physical and psychological causes for any individual’s discomfort, but most patients should expect to see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 sessions. Studies of pain reprocessing therapy found that many individuals’ experience of pain lessened in eight sessions over four weeks.