{"id":14,"date":"2016-02-25T18:55:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T18:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drstacythomas.com\/chronic-illness\/"},"modified":"2020-01-22T18:02:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T18:02:37","slug":"chronic-illness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drstacythomas.com\/chronic-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronic Illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-gb5vpu6yfzgh0j2h tatsu-section    tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0% 90px 0%\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-gb5vpu6yie9fauxz\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-gb5vpu6yka4ro5km\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\"   data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"special-heading-wrap style1 oshine-module  tatsu-gb5vpu6ymic3or5l  \" data-animation=\"fadeIn\"  ><div class=\"special-heading align-center\"><h5 class=\"special-h-tag\" >CHRONIC ILLNESS<\/h5><hr class=\"separator margin-bottom\" \/><\/div><style>.tatsu-gb5vpu6ymic3or5l .special-h-tag{color: #a8a8a8 ;}.tatsu-gb5vpu6ymic3or5l .sep-icon.oshine_diamond{background: #8fb7b6;}.tatsu-gb5vpu6ymic3or5l .separator{height: 2px;width: 40px;background: #8fb7b6;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-gb5vpu6yka4ro5km.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-gb5vpu6yka4ro5km.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-gb5vpu6yka4ro5km > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-gb5vpu6yka4ro5km 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><style>.tatsu-gb5vpu718045uuve.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 80%;text-align: left;}<\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As experts in holistic mental health, we help people with emotional and psychological challenges that arise in response to physical health problems.\u00a0 We also teach people how to apply mental skills to manage the functioning of their nervous system which ultimately commands central for everything that happens in the body.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chronic health problems we treat include (but are not limited to):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chronic Pain\/Fibromyalgia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chronic Fatigue<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IBS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cancer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cardio Vascular Disease\/Hypertension<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While all of these conditions are unique, there are some universal themes that invariably arise when faced with a change in your physical health status.\u00a0 We provide individual psychological treatment to improve your ability to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">optimize coping by addressing psychological barriers to recovery (e.g., depression, anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress symptoms)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">manage pain and resume life roles and activities following an injury or physical illness (including return to work)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adjust effectively to loss and change associated with significant health challenges (e.g., loss of function, change in life roles)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cope with grief following loss of a loved one to chronic illness, or in anticipation of a significant loss (including dealing with one\u2019s own mortality)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cope with challenges in significant relationships<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">restore a positive sense of self-esteem in spite of physical challenges and limitations<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 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