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Therapy for CIRS in Florida & South Carolina

Support for the emotional impact of CIRS—when you feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and not lonely in the process

When you’re dealing with CIRS, it’s not just physical

  • You feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and not like yourself

  • You’ve had to advocate for your health—sometimes without feeling believed or understood

  • You feel frustrated, discouraged, or dismissed by providers or others

  • Your body feels unpredictable, and it’s hard to trust how you’ll feel day to day

  • You’ve lost a sense of who you were before all of this

  • You’re carrying the emotional weight of everything—often on your own

Living with CIRS can feel isolating, confusing, and deeply frustrating—especially when others don’t fully understand what you’re going through.

You don’t have to navigate this alone! I have been there too!

Therapy won’t treat the medical side of CIRS—but it can support you in navigating everything that comes with it.

Living with CIRS alters your life—not just physically, but mentally, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually..

Therapy gives you a place to slow down, process what you’ve been through, and feel supported in a way that often hasn’t been available elsewhere. Therapy works in tandem with your CIRS practitioner to address the limbic system, nervous system, past trauma, and all that encompasses the reality of this illness.
CIRS therapy is about helping you navigate the weight of the diagnosis—so you feel more grounded, more supported, and less alone in what you’re going through.

Living with CIRS impacts your nervous system, your sense of safety, and how you move through the world.

In our work together, I use EMDR and trauma-focused therapy to help you:

  • Process the stress and trauma connected to your health journey

  • Support your nervous system in feeling calmer and more regulated

  • Create space for your emotions without becoming overwhelmed

  • Reconnect with a sense of stability and self

This work is always collaborative and paced in a way that feels manageable for you.

You’re not just working with someone who understands this professionally—I also have personal experience navigating CIRS. I know how exhausting, confusing, and isolating it can feel, and how hard it is when you don’t feel fully understood. That perspective shapes the way I show up in our work together—bringing both clinical support and a deeper level of understanding to what you’re going through.

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Frequently asked questions about therapy for CIRS

  • CIRS is absolutely a medical condition, and therapy is not a replacement for medical care. What therapy can do is support you in navigating the emotional and nervous system impact of living with a chronic illness—especially one that can feel confusing, overwhelming, or isolating. Many clients find it helpful to have a space where both their physical and emotional experience are taken seriously.

  • No. You can begin therapy at any point in your journey—whether you’re newly diagnosed, still searching for answers, or further along in treatment. Therapy meets you where you are and supports you in navigating whatever stage you’re in.

  • Not necessarily. While we’ll absolutely make space for your experience with CIRS, therapy is also about you as a whole person. Many clients want support reconnecting with themselves, their identity, and their life beyond their illness—and that’s an important part of the work too.

  • Yes—when used thoughtfully and at the right pace. Our work will always be guided by what feels manageable for your system. We can adapt the approach to ensure it feels supportive rather than overwhelming, and we’ll move slowly, especially if your body is already under stress. Nervous system regulation and limbic system rewiring are key components to the therapy process.