ABOUT us
Chronic Illness Therapy in Atlanta
The hardest things to carry aren’t always the easiest to see.
Whether you’re living with chronic illness or supporting someone who is, you know how much gets misunderstood. You don’t have to repeat yourself here. We’re really listening.
meet your therapists
You’re in good hands.
The Chronic Illness Therapist is led by clinicians who chose this work — not because it was convenient, but because chronic illness demands a different kind of clinical thinking — and we've done that work. Our team holds specialized training in chronic illness, medical trauma, and the ways healthcare systems complicate both. We work from frameworks — ACT, Somatic Experiencing, and Disability Justice — that actually fit the reality of living in a body that medicine doesn't always know what to do with. We're not here to help you “just be positive” about your diagnosis. We're here to help you build a life around it.
Meet the Therapist Team
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Destiny Davis, LPC, CRC
FOUNDER, CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPIST FOR ADULTS
Destiny is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor who combines personal experience living with chronic illness with evidence-based approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Somatic Experiencing. She sees clients in person in Downtown Atlanta and virtually across Georgia, Florida, and Colorado. -
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Rachel Hopkins
CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPIST FOR KIDS AND ADULTS
Rachel is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor with deep experience in disability and chronic illness, plus specialties in ADHD, grief, end-of-life care, and psychedelic integration. She sees clients in person around Atlanta (Buckhead, Sandy Springs, and Downtown) and virtually across Georgia and Florida. -
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Samantha Cruz
ONLINE BUSINESS MANAGER
Sam is a project manager with a background in special education who helps business owners with ADHD follow through on their fantastic ideas. She runs the day-to-day operations of The Chronic Illness Therapist and keeps this ship sailing smoothly.
OUR APPROACH
How We Got Here
This practice came from noticing the gap between what people were actually living and what mental health care was designed to address — how often they had to repeat themselves, defend their needs, or shrink their experiences to fit. We've lived it ourselves. So we built a way of working that makes space for nuance, fluctuating capacity, and the emotional weight that rarely gets named in a treatment plan.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SERVICES BELOW
What guides our philosophy:
Lived experience + clinical expertise: We live it and practice it.
Flexibility is built in: Care that adapts to your real life.
Complexity is expected: Nuance and understanding contradiction are part of the process.
No one navigates this alone: Connection, tools, and support for clients and clinicians.
Let's agree on a few things:
SPEAKING + MEDIA
Bringing Chronic Illness into the Conversation
From podcasts to conferences, we share insights grounded in both lived experience and clinical expertise.
Trusted by leading experts and organizations:
Frequently Asked Questions
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Our clinicians are licensed therapists (or working toward licensure under supervision) with specialized training in chronic illness, medical trauma, and complex care. We hold Master's degrees in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling—a specialty focused on the psychological, social, and practical realities of living with disability and chronic illness. Destiny, our founder, also has training in Somatic Experiencing, a body-based approach to processing trauma that's especially relevant when your nervous system has been through years of medical appointments, symptoms, and uncertainty.
But credentials only tell part of the story. Many of us also live with chronic illness ourselves. That means you're not just getting clinical knowledge—you're getting someone who genuinely understands what it's like to sit on both sides of the couch.
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We offer therapy in-person in Atlanta, Goergia and virtually across the states of Georgia, Florida, and Colorado, so you can access care from the comfort of your own space.
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We understand that ongoing therapy isn’t always accessible. In addition to traditional sessions, we offer therapy intensives and workshops, more flexible options designed to give you meaningful support in a way that fits your capacity, schedule, and resources.
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The best contact method is through our free discovery call scheduler here.
You can also reach us through our contact page or by email—we typically respond within two business days.
Please note: our contact form and email aren't monitored for urgent needs, and we're unable to provide crisis support to people we haven't yet established care with. If you're in crisis, please call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or go to your nearest emergency room.
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We are not in-network with insurance.
Our session rates start at $175 per hour but vary based on length and type of session and clinician.
Destiny and Rachel are currently unable to see clients who are on Medicare, regardless of payment type. Meaning, even if you decide to self-pay, we are legally unable to accept payment from you if you’re on Medicare.
Read more about our rates here.