Pain and illness is our sign...
A time to embrace our mind, our body and soul...
And begin to listen and pay attention within...
While a person can feel better after a good talk with a friend or relative, for moderate or severe physical and or emotional distress, this relief may only be temporary. I am a mental health counselor with 20 years of experience as a survivor of chronic pain and Fibromyalgia. I also know from my own experience, that there is a tremendous need for therapists who, not only specializes in mental health, chronic pain and illness, but who truly understands what a person is going through, when dealing with the emotional turmoil of dealing with chronic pain and or chronic physical or emotional illness.
WE DO NOT LOOK SICK. . . but inside, many of us feel lost, alone, and are physically, emotionally and spiritually dying. I am a strong believer of the mind-body connection. New research in the area of neuroscience has shown that mental health counseling, with or without the addition of medication, plays its own miraculous part in the normal and abnormal development of neurons and neural circuitry into the neuropathological wiring of our brains. In other words, it has been scientifically proven that getting counseling can actually help us feel better physically! As your therapist, I am not only trained to listen and interact in a way that helps you get to the very root of your emotional concerns, I am also an extremely passionate and knowledgeable person in the area of mental health, chronic pain, illness and disability issues. As your therapist, I will do everything I can to help and assist
you on your journey to get to a more positive and healthy place in your life again, both physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Warm Regards,
Shelly
Shelley Thomas, M.A., Mental Health Counselor,
Bothell, WA
Office Phone: 425-770-2838
Email address: PainTherapy@comcast.net
WE DO NOT LOOK SICK. . . but inside, many of us feel lost, alone, and are physically, emotionally and spiritually dying. I am a strong believer of the mind-body connection. New research in the area of neuroscience has shown that mental health counseling, with or without the addition of medication, plays its own miraculous part in the normal and abnormal development of neurons and neural circuitry into the neuropathological wiring of our brains. In other words, it has been scientifically proven that getting counseling can actually help us feel better physically! As your therapist, I am not only trained to listen and interact in a way that helps you get to the very root of your emotional concerns, I am also an extremely passionate and knowledgeable person in the area of mental health, chronic pain, illness and disability issues. As your therapist, I will do everything I can to help and assist
you on your journey to get to a more positive and healthy place in your life again, both physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Warm Regards,
Shelly
Shelley Thomas, M.A., Mental Health Counselor,
Bothell, WA
Office Phone: 425-770-2838
Email address: PainTherapy@comcast.net
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I am a registered mental health counselor with a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling. I have been a member of the Arthritis Foundation for over 20 years. I am also a member of the (NFA) National Fibromyalgia Association; the Fibromyalgia Network; ACA (American Counseling Association); WSPA (Washington State Psychological Association); (ISMHO) International Society for Mental Health Online; and the (NAPW) Ntl. Assoc. of Professional Women.
I also attend workshops on a regular basis including educational seminars and classes. I also attend and lead various support groups to heighten my own personal awareness and professional knowledge in the area of mental health, chronic pain, chronic illness, medicine, holistic health and disability issues. One of the perks of being a therapist, health advocate and a person with chronic pain, I have the opportunity to be able to share with my clients and or therapy groups any new information or research I come across in the area of chronic pain, fibromyalgia, disability or the various other chronic physical and mental illnesses.
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I am a registered mental health counselor with a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling. I have been a member of the Arthritis Foundation for over 20 years. I am also a member of the (NFA) National Fibromyalgia Association; the Fibromyalgia Network; ACA (American Counseling Association); WSPA (Washington State Psychological Association); (ISMHO) International Society for Mental Health Online; and the (NAPW) Ntl. Assoc. of Professional Women.
I also attend workshops on a regular basis including educational seminars and classes. I also attend and lead various support groups to heighten my own personal awareness and professional knowledge in the area of mental health, chronic pain, chronic illness, medicine, holistic health and disability issues. One of the perks of being a therapist, health advocate and a person with chronic pain, I have the opportunity to be able to share with my clients and or therapy groups any new information or research I come across in the area of chronic pain, fibromyalgia, disability or the various other chronic physical and mental illnesses.
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Click on Services to find additional information, including scheduling and fees.
I call the illnesses such as Fibromyalgia, Lupus, CFS, MS, TMJ/TMD, Arthritis, Mental Illness, including Depression, Anxiety, Addiction/Chemical Dependency and many others, the invisible diseases
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