Chronic Health Conditions and Psychotherapy

As someone who lives with IC, I share a particular proximity to the psychological, social, and emotional challenges that IC has woven into daily living. The impacts of IC have seeped into every facet of my life, just as I know it has for many others who were diagnosed (or not yet received a diagnosis) with this condition they never expected, and certainly never asked for. In becoming a therapist, we are encouraged to sort through the experiences and locate the communities that are important to us so that we can tailor our efforts accordingly, so that we can tether our practice to passions and beliefs we hold tightly to our chests. I am deeply aware of the need for IC to be better recognized and tended to in medical practice (Advocacy! Advocacy! Advocacy!), and I also see the gap where psychotherapy services are critical to holistic treatment and care, yet not being recognized as such quite yet. It’s my goal to see this change.