Katie Willard Virant, MSW, JD, LCSW

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Katie Willard Virant, MSW, JD, LCSW

Creative and compassionate psychotherapy for adults, adolescents and children

12/15/2025

New Psychology Today post about the importance of self-talk in managing illness challenges.

Self-talk — your inner monologue — is more important than you might imagine. Learn how to identify and change self-talk that does not serve you.

11/15/2025

New Psychology Today post about building a relationship with grief

Living with chronic illness means living with grief. While we tend to run away from experiencing grief, what if we moved towards it and developed a relationship with it?

10/15/2025

New Psychology Today blog post on using narrative to live well with chronic illness.

Stories surround us, helping us to make sense of the world. Learn how to use the power of narrative to live well with chronic illness.

09/15/2025

New Psychology Today blog post about chronic illness and dissociation

Dissociation — our brain's attempt to protect us from pain — is problematic when it becomes a longstanding strategy. Learn how to begin to undo it.

08/15/2025

New Psychology Today post about chronic pain treatment

Living with chronic pain? Learn more about Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), a promising treatment.

07/15/2025

New Psychology Today post about engagement with the natural world

Exposure to nature provides physical and mental health benefits. Learn more about how to develop your own "nature connectedness."

06/16/2025

New Psychology Today blog post about chronic illness and health anxiety.

Although health anxiety is a normal response to chronic illness, it can become debilitating. Learn how to identify and treat problematic health anxiety.

05/15/2025

New Psychology Today post about values and chronic illness

A values-driven life is a meaningful life. Learn more about how to define your values and shape your life accordingly.

04/15/2025

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/chronically-me/202504/the-link-between-loneliness-and-chronic-illness?fbclid=IwY2xjawJriSlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuykNZ6bt6SagTqQ00yxhFU6wuSXiZzmV28WIkEoxDiQtUbrL3RehEQ1pZIV_aem_SWLay1H373wVL0ZeKNgEAg

New Psychology Today blog post about loneliness and chronic illness

A recent study does a deep dive into the painful intersection of loneliness and chronic illness.

03/14/2025

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/chronically-me/202503/the-window-of-tolerance-and-chronic-illness

New Psychology Today post -thanks for reading!

For people living with chronic illness, emotional regulation can be challenging. Learn how the "Window of Tolerance" model can help.

02/14/2025

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/chronically-me/202502/why-we-hide-chronic-illness

New Psychology Today post about living with chronic illness

People who live with chronic illness often experience a tension between wanting to hide their illness and being fully known. Learn more about how to work with this conflict.

01/15/2025

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/chronically-me/202501/natural-disasters-and-chronic-illness

New Psychology Today post.

Natural disasters like the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires affect physical and mental health, including people living with chronic illness.

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