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Jayan
Thomas, LCSW, LMFT |
 Louisville
Comprehensive Care Multiple Sclerosis Center
Inc.
Jayan Thomas, LCSW, LMFT will provide mental
health services to individuals diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis (MS) as well as family members.
Ms. Thomas received her undergraduate degree
from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, and
her graduate degree from the University of Louisville.
She is a Licensed and Certified Social Worker
and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in
Kentucky. She has several years experience providing
direct clinical services to individuals, couples,
families, and groups.
She will be providing weekly services on Thursdays
and Fridays, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If you would
like to schedule an appointment with Ms. Thomas,
please call Lisa Holquist, at (502) 569-4183,
ext. 14, or Heather Osborne, at ext. 12.
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MS can create turmoil in every area of a person's
life. The diagnosis/disease is both challenging and
confusing, often resulting in a variety of emotions
including fear, grief, despair and hope. The tremendous
uncertainty associated with MS is one of the most
distressing aspects of the disease. People with MS
never know when an exacerbation will occur or how
the course of the disease may affect the future. They
do not even know how they will feel from morning to
afternoon or one day to the next. The loss of function
and/or altered life circumstances caused by the disease
can cause anxiety and distress.
One way to bring perspective to these emotions is
through counseling. At Louisville Comprehensive Care
MS Center, Inc., our experienced counselor offers
individual, marital, family and group therapy to help
you with your unique needs.
Our bodies function as one unit; each part of the
body affects the function of other parts. If we are
under a great deal of stress and not coping very well,
our physical health can be greatly compromised. Therefore,
when someone is managing a long-term illness, such
as MS, it is important to address all parts of their
humanity, not just the physical symptoms.
Individual counseling can help the
MS patient clarify the issues as they struggle to
come to terms with the real and anticipated losses
that accompany a chronic illness.
Family and marital counseling can
help spouses and family members understand their own
feelings and help them cope with the special issues
they face.
Support groups can provide information
and empathy from other people who live with MS and
can also alleviate the isolation and loneliness that
accompanies a chronic disease.
This checklist may help you determine if you are currently
experiencing symptoms of depression. Everyone experiences
the symptoms of depression differently, but healthcare
professionals have identified some common emotional
and painful physical symptoms of depression.
- Little
interest or pleasure in doing things
- Feeling
down, depressed, or hopeless
- Trouble
falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much
- Feeling
tired or having little energy
- Poor
appetite or overeating
- Feeling
bad about yourself, or feeling that you are a failure
- Increased
restlessness and irritability
- Poor
concentration and memory
If you checked one or more of these you should speak
to your doctor or a mental health counselor to determine
if you have depression or a related mental health
illness.
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