Chronic Illness Is Hard. Being Disbelieved Is Harder.
In this powerful roundtable episode of Fit as a Fiddle, we sit down with licensed mental health counselors Ariel Katz and Kelsey Bates, co-founders of New York Women’s CBT, a therapy practice dedicated to supporting women living with chronic illness. They unpack what cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) actually is (beyond the stereotypes), how “third-wave” CBT approaches like cognitive processing therapy (CPT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) can be deeply trauma-informed, and why women with chronic pain and invisible disabilities need providers…
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