Disability
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According to the CDC, 26% of the United States population is living with a disability. Disabilities can be neurological, cognitive, developmental, medical, physical, or mental health/substance abuse-related.
Some disabilities are congenital, which means that a person has it from birth. Other disabilities are acquired at some point during a person's life. Some disabilities are constant throughout a person's life, and some may change and develop, worsening over time or becoming exacerbated at times. Sometimes, a traumatic event causes the onset of a disability, such as an accident, injury, or illness. The onset of a disability can trigger many thoughts, feelings, and challenges. Feelings of anger, sadness, anxiety, shock, depression, and other emotions may occur and change, sometimes rapidly, over time. Thoughts, such as "How will my life have to be different?" and "How am I going to accomplish my goals with this disability?" may occur. Disability can impact many life areas, including independent living, housing, school/work, relationships, self-care, mobility, and hobbies. These impacts occur at the time a disability is acquired or diagnosed, however can also recur throughout one's life at important milestones or as they may experience worsening or exacerbation of symptoms. Here at Healing & Growth Counseling, we have several clinicians who have specialized training in assisting people navigating the process of adjusting to life with a disability. This may include assisting you in processing the emotions and thoughts you are having about the disability, providing you with education about the disability, and helping you to find new pathways to achieve your goals. This may also include helping to link you to additional services and accommodations. We will work with you to reframe from seeing disability as a negative (as it is worded "dis"-ability) to seeing it as having a "different"-ability. Sometimes, acquiring a disability can leave a person feeling hopeless. We are here to assist you in finding hope by learning about your disability, connecting you to resources, processing emotions, reframing and challenging negative thoughts, finding new pathways towards your goals, and building hope and resilience. |
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Online Therapy in New York for Disabilities
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Online therapy in NY can be helpful to those who have a disability. Disabilities can cause difficulty in being able to attend appointments in the office consistently or at all. If you struggle with pain or unpredictable flare ups, online therapy in NY can help you to not have to miss scheduled appointments. We do not want any of our clients to feel uncomfortable having to travel to our office in order to engage in therapy. If it is most comfortable for you to be in your home we will support that by having you meet with one of our online therapists.
One of the goals of therapy is often to help clients to process their feelings about their current life circumstances, experiences, and struggles. Processing emotions can be difficult if you are feeling physically uncomfortable. This is where participating in online therapy in NY can be helpful if you are most comfortable at your home. |
Questions about Therapy in NY for People with Disabilities?
Call us at (516) 406-8991. Speak with a therapist to answer your questions about therapy for persons with disabilities.
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