Health psychology
Therapy for chronic conditions
Health concerns can reshape routines, relationships, and sense of self. Therapy addresses the emotional, behavioral, and physical impact of illness, with practical strategies for coping, adapting, and living well with a chronic condition.
How therapy can help
Support for the whole person, not just the diagnosis
Whether you are adjusting to a new diagnosis or have lived with a condition for years, therapy offers a space to process what has changed and build skills for what comes next.
Adjusting to change
Making sense of a new or changing diagnosis and finding your footing again.
Coping with pain and fatigue
Evidence-based strategies to reduce the impact of pain, fatigue, and poor sleep on daily life.
Calming the stress response
Skills for nervous system regulation and for easing health anxiety.
Relationships and identity
Rebuilding confidence, connection, and a sense of identity beyond the diagnosis.
Health behavior change
Building sustainable habits that support your health and values.
Sitting with uncertainty
Finding steadiness when the future feels unpredictable.
Grieving what's changed
Space to grieve losses others may not see, and to find meaning moving forward.
Body image and acceptance
Rebuilding trust and comfort in a body that has changed.
Living by your values
Creating a full, meaningful life alongside a chronic condition.
Conditions often addressed
Experience across a wide range of conditions
Dr. Solar has specialized training in health psychology and experience supporting clients with many medical conditions, including those listed below.
Why a health psychologist
Where emotional and physical health meet
Health psychologists are licensed psychologists with specialized training in how thoughts, emotions, behavior, and physical health affect one another. That lens shapes every part of treatment, from understanding how stress affects symptoms to building routines that fit your energy and goals.
About Dr. Solar →Now accepting new clients
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In person at two Boston offices and by phone across Massachusetts.