Therapy for Chronic Illness & Medical Trauma

Care that takes your body — and your experience — seriously.

Living with chronic illness can change everything. Your relationship with your body. Your sense of safety. Your trust in medical systems — and sometimes in yourself.

If you’ve felt dismissed, minimized, or left to navigate symptoms on your own, you’re not alone. Many people come to therapy not because something is “wrong” with them, but because their body and nervous system have been under prolonged strain.

True Compassion Therapy offers trauma-informed psychotherapy for adults living with chronic illness and medical trauma, provided via secure telehealth throughout California.

This is a space where you don’t have to prove your pain.

You may recognize yourself here

You might be:

• Living with chronic illness, chronic pain, or complex medical conditions

• Carrying anxiety, grief, anger, or numbness related to your health

• Feeling hypervigilant about symptoms or medical appointments

• Struggling with a body that no longer feels predictable or safe

• Exhausted from explaining yourself — again and again

These responses make sense. They are not signs of weakness or failure. They are often signs of a nervous system doing its best to survive.

How this therapy is different

This work is not about pushing through symptoms, reframing your reality, or forcing your body to cooperate.

Instead, therapy focuses on:

• Creating safety and stability in your nervous system

• Gently processing medical or healthcare-related trauma

• Making space for grief, loss, and identity changes connected to illness

• Reducing fear and overwhelm around symptoms and care

• Rebuilding trust in your body at a pace that respects your limits

We move slowly, collaboratively, and with attention to what your body is communicating.

What to expect

Sessions are held via secure telehealth and last 50 minutes. Many clients begin with weekly sessions and adjust over time as stability increases.

You do not need to have the “right words,” a complete story, or a clear goal when you begin. We will find our way together.

Fees & next steps

• Individual therapy sessions are $225

• Services are private pay; superbills are available for possible out-of-network reimbursement

• A free 15-minute consultation is available to help determine fit

If you’re wondering whether this work could be supportive, I invite you to start with a brief consultation.

You deserve care that listens.