Migraine is more than a headache. Chronic and vestibular migraine can disrupt work, relationships and plans, and the fear of the next attack can be exhausting on its own.
Supporting you alongside medical care
Therapy doesn't replace your neurologist or headache specialist. It works alongside medical treatment to help you cope with what migraine brings: pain, uncertainty, cancelled plans, and the guilt or frustration that can follow.
Psychologists in the collective validate the reality of your physical symptoms while helping you work through grief, navigate uncertainty, and reconnect with valued activities and relationships.
What we work on
- Coping with pain and attack-related anxiety
- Pacing, boundaries and communicating needs at work, school and home
- Noticing the stress-symptom cycle and calming the stress response
- Softening self-criticism and rebuilding confidence
- Self-advocacy in medical appointments
Approaches
CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness and self-compassion, tailored to each person. Dr. Kassouf has particular expertise with migraine, including vestibular migraine, and trains other clinicians in this work.
Clinicians who offer therapy for migraine patients
Where we offer therapy for migraine patients
In person
- Therapy for migraine patients in Berkeley
- Therapy for migraine patients in Kensington
- Therapy for migraine patients in the East Bay
- Therapy for migraine patients in Sonoma
Online
- Online therapy for migraine patients in California
- Online therapy for migraine patients in Florida
- Online therapy for migraine patients in Virginia
- Online therapy for migraine patients in Hawaii
San Francisco residents can meet online or in person in the East Bay; in-person sessions in San Francisco are coming soon.
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Questions about therapy for migraine patients
Can therapy help with migraine?
Therapy doesn't cure migraine, but it can reduce the distress, anxiety and disruption that come with it, and help you cope with pain and uncertainty.
Can I have sessions online on difficult days?
Yes. Online and telephone sessions are available, so you can attend from wherever you're most comfortable.
Where do you offer therapy for migraine patients?
In person in Berkeley and Kensington, outdoor sessions in Sonoma, and online in California, Florida, Hawaii and Virginia.
Schedule your free consultation
Book in real time with any available clinician in the collective.