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Chronic Pain and Illness Therapy London

Our Chronic Pain and Illness Therapists

Our practitioners specialise in the psychological aspects of living with chronic pain, chronic illness, and disability. They understand that mind-body approaches aren’t about implying your symptoms are psychosomatic – they’re about helping you manage the very real psychological toll of living with chronic conditions. They work with people navigating fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, autoimmune diseases, chronic pain syndromes, cancer, and other long-term health conditions. They provide support for grief and loss, help you develop coping strategies for pain and symptom management, address trauma from medical experiences, support you through identity shifts, and help you advocate for yourself in medical settings. They also work with caregivers experiencing burnout and couples navigating relationship changes due to illness. You deserve support not just for your body, but for the emotional weight of what you’re carrying.
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Olena

Individual and Couples Psychotherapist

Indu Dua London Trusted Therapy: Professional relational and trauma-informed Counsellor providing expert mental health and trauma support.

Indu

Individual and Couples Psychotherapist

Tina Foley London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual and Couples Psychotherapist specializing in EMDR and professional mental health care.

Tina

Individual and Couples Psychotherapist EMDR

Ardavan Nikaeen London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual, Family, and Young People Psychotherapist providing professional mental health care.

Ardavan

Individual Family and Young People Psychotherapist

Dr. Tim Ojo London Trusted Therapy: Expert Psychiatrist, Organisational Consultant, and Executive Coach providing professional support.

Tim

Psychiatrist Organisational Consultant Executive Coach

Karima El Haddad London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual, Couples, and Family Psychotherapist providing professional mental health care.

Karima

Individual Couples and Family Psychotherapist

Rebecca Myers London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual and Couples Psychotherapist providing professional care for mental wellbeing.

Rebecca

Individual and Couples Psychotherapist

Nikki Holmes London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual, Couples, and Family Psychotherapist providing professional mental health support.

Nikki

Individual Couples Family Psychotherapist

Dmitri Popelyuk London Trusted Therapy: Expert Consultant Psychiatrist providing professional mental health diagnosis and treatment.

Dmitri

Consultant Psychiatrist, Founding CEO of Popelyuk Adult Psychiatry

Sabine Tendas London Trusted Therapy | Counselling Psychologist

Sabine

Counselling Psychologist Individual Couples and Family Psychotherapist

CBT Therapist London | Shuja Hoda

Shuja

Individual Couples and Family Psychotherapist

Clinical Psychologist London for Children | Dr Sagari Sarkar

Sagari

Clinical Psychologist Individual Couples and Family Psychotherapist

Dr Saz Guscott HCPC Practitioner Psychologist Neurodiversity Specialist CBT ACT CFT IFS ADHD Autism Support Harley Street and Online

Saz

Counselling Psychologist Individual and Couples Psychotherapist EMDR

Housam Ebrahim Individual Couples Family and Group Psychotherapist EMDR

Housam

Individual Couples Family and Group Psychotherapist EMDR

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Haneyeh

Counselling Psychologist Individual and Family Psychotherapist EMDR

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Emma

Clinical Psychologist Individual and Family Psychotherapist

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Understanding Chronic Pain and Illness

Your body has become unreliable – pain that never fully goes away, fatigue that rest doesn’t fix, symptoms that fluctuate unpredictably, or limitations that force you to miss work, cancel plans, or give up activities you love.
Maybe you’ve seen countless doctors, tried multiple treatments, and still don’t have answers or relief. People might question whether it’s “really that bad,” suggest it’s “all in your head,” or offer unhelpful advice about yoga and positive thinking. You might look fine on the outside while suffering invisibly, leading to isolation and the exhausting burden of constantly explaining or justifying your experience. For caregivers and loved ones, watching someone struggle with chronic conditions brings helplessness, grief for the life you both imagined, and sometimes resentment or burnout from the demands of caregiving.
You might grieve the loss of your former self, abilities, or the future you planned. Depression and anxiety are common when your body can’t be trusted and your life has shrunk. Identity shifts – you’re no longer “the athletic one” or “the reliable one,” and you might not know who you are anymore.
Relationships change; some people disappear, unable to handle your new reality. Financial stress from medical bills and lost work adds another burden. You might feel guilty for being a “burden,” frustrated with your limitations, or angry at a body that betrayed you. The medical system itself can be traumatizing – dismissive doctors, failed treatments, and the constant need to prove you’re sick enough to deserve help. Some days, just surviving feels like an accomplishment.
The goal isn’t to “overcome” or “beat” your condition with positive thinking – it’s to develop tools to manage the psychological impact, cope with uncertainty, navigate the medical system, communicate your needs, maintain relationships despite limitations, and find meaning and joy even when life looks different than you imagined.
This isn’t about acceptance that gives up – it’s about acceptance that opens up possibilities for living well despite ongoing challenges. You can acknowledge that this is hard and unfair while also building a life worth living.
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What Our Clients Say About Us

4.86 rating based on Doctify, Google and Trustpilot reviews

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  • 2025-10-14
What struck me most about Tina was how safe I felt discussing the emotional toll of chronic pain and illness. Drawing on somatic therapy, which reached things ordinary conversation hadn't. A year on, I've stopped mistaking numbness for calm, which I wasn't sure I'd ever get to say. I mean that as genuinely as it sounds.

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  • 2025-12-18
The emotional toll of chronic pain and illness used to control my days. Working with Karima, using ACT, which gave a completely different way to approach things, that's no longer true. Week by week, I sleep properly for the first time in years, and it's stuck.

G P

  • 2026-05-16
What I appreciated most about Housam was that the emotional toll of chronic pain and illness was never treated as a box to tick, through EMDR-based processing work, which gave something concrete to hold onto between sessions. At this point, I feel far more like the person I was before all this started, finally.
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Harley Street

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Chancery Lane

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  • 95% of our clients say they would return to us or recommend us to family and friends.
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