Collaborative Care for Health-Related Life Transitions

Specialized outpatient psychotherapy for adults and young adults navigating the emotional and psychological impact of chronic illness, chronic pain, disability, medical trauma, and health-related life transitions. Care is designed to complement medical, rehabilitation, and integrative services through collaborative, client-centered treatment.

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Your Care Team

  • Diagnosis and medical treatment

  • Symptom management

  • Rehabilitation and recovery

  • Physical functioning

  • Ongoing medical care

  • Care coordination

Psychotherapy

  • Emotional adjustment to health changes

  • Coping with stress, uncertainty, and chronic health conditions

  • Processing grief, loss, and medical trauma

  • Navigating changes in identity, relationships, work, or independence

  • Building resilience and effective coping skills

  • Supporting long-term well-being and quality of life

Psychotherapy is designed to complement—not replace—medical, rehabilitation, and integrative care.

  • I welcome referrals for adults who are:

    Adjusting to Health Changes

    • New diagnosis, illness, injury, or disability

    • Recovery after surgery, hospitalization, or serious illness

    • Chronic pain or complex medical conditions

    Navigating Emotional Challenges

    • Medical trauma or healthcare-related stress

    • Anxiety, grief, depression, or uncertainty related to health

    • Difficult medical decisions or the diagnostic process

    Rebuilding Life After Change

    • Changes in identity, relationships, work, school, or independence

    • Participation in rehabilitation or adapting to lasting changes

    • Seeking emotional support while managing ongoing treatment

    Family & Caregivers

    • Caregivers and loved ones adjusting to a family member's illness, injury, or disability

  • Consider referring when a client:

    • Is having difficulty adjusting to a new diagnosis, injury, illness, or disability

    • Experiences anxiety, depression, grief, medical trauma, or health-related stress

    • Is struggling to cope with chronic pain, ongoing treatment, or changes in daily functioning

    • Is withdrawing from work, school, relationships, or meaningful activities

    • Would benefit from additional emotional support alongside medical care or rehabilitation

    1. Share my contact information with your client.

    2. The client contacts me directly to schedule a brief consultation.

    3. If we're a good fit, we'll schedule an intake appointment.

    4. With the client's written consent, I collaborate with referring providers as clinically appropriate throughout treatment.

Collaboration

Collaboration may include:

  • Care coordination

  • Communication regarding treatment goals and progress

  • Shared understanding of client needs and priorities

  • Consultation regarding referrals and appropriate fit

I welcome collaboration with:

  • Healthcare providers

  • Integrative and complementary care providers

  • Educational professionals

  • Rehabilitation professionals

  • Disability services and support teams

Questions About a Referral?

Not sure whether psychotherapy is the right fit?

Provider consultation is welcome.

I value collaborative, interdisciplinary care and, with client consent, welcome communication with providers to support continuity of care for shared clients.