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

04/15/2026

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/chronically-me/202604/working-with-the-inner-child

New Psychology Today blog post about working with the inner child in chronic illness.

Working with your "inner child" can create positive change, especially during experiences of vulnerability like chronic illness.

03/14/2026

New Psychology Today post about how to rest well while living with chronic illness fatigue

Managing chronic illness fatigue requires maximizing rest. Learn more about how to improve the quality of your rest.

02/13/2026

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/chronically-me/202602/existential-concerns-and-chronic-illness-0

Chronic illness necessitates an exploration of existential issues, including freedom, meaning, connection, and mortality.

01/16/2026

New Psychology Today blog post about fatigue and chronic illness

Learn practical strategies for managing fatigue, one of the most ubiquitous and frustrating symptoms of chronic illness.

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.

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