Therapy for Chronic Illness in Oklahoma

Your illness is real. Your grief about it is real. And you deserve a therapist who gets both.

Living with a chronic illness is not just a physical experience. It is grief for the life you had or thought you would have. It is the exhaustion of managing symptoms, appointments, medications, and insurance while also trying to maintain relationships and show up for your life. It is the particular loneliness of having something wrong with you that other people cannot see or fully understand. It is being told to stay positive when staying positive is the last thing you have energy for.

Therapy does not fix your illness. But it can make living with it significantly more bearable and help you figure out how to build a life that works around what your body needs instead of constantly fighting against it.

Grief and loss related to your diagnosis. Anxiety about symptoms, treatments, and the future. Depression that comes with chronic pain or illness. Identity shifts when your body changes what you can do. Relationship strain when illness affects your roles at home or work. Medical trauma from difficult diagnoses or treatments. Navigating the healthcare system without losing your mind. Building a life that actually fits your reality.

Who We Work With

Michi Medley, LMSW, A-CAS works with adults living with chronic illness and pain, including the caregivers carrying it all. She brings lived experience with autoimmune conditions and the particular exhaustion of a body that does not cooperate. Most of our other therapists also have experience supporting adults navigating the anxiety, depression, and grief that comes with chronic illness. Reach out and we will match you with the right fit.

Virtual Therapy

We offer virtual therapy across all of Oklahoma. Virtual is often a genuinely better option when chronic illness makes leaving the house on a consistent schedule difficult.

We Take Insurance

We are in network with most major insurance plans and we made it easy to check. Plug your insurance in directly on our website and find out what you are working with before you ever have to talk to anyone.

Fill out our contact form and we will match you with a therapist who understands what it is like to live in a body that does not cooperate.