Medical Psychology is a specialty area within the field of clinical psychology. Persons likely to be seen by a medical psychologist are those who are facing difficult procedures, recovering from injury, or coping with chronic medical problems. Medical psychologists assist patients (and their families) with:

New research is showing links between stress levels and immune response. Earlier research has correlated positive coping with stress and better health outcomes. We now know that there is a mind-body connection that either facilitates healing or hinders healing. Our goal is to help you make the changes in your life that will facilitate health and improve your quality of life.

I Have a Medical Condition, So Why Does My Doctor Want Me to See a Psychologist?

Treatment for mental disorders is not usually the issue when a doctor refers a patient to a medical psychologist.

Intensive medical treatment invariable disrupts the lives of patients; and many medical problems and procedures are so far outside the range of normal human experience that almost anyone in a similar situation could be expected to experience stress.

A medical psychologist is familiar with the most common stresses medical patients have to deal with. Some examples are:

What You Can Expect

In the counseling room, you will be treated with respect. Your experience with your medical condition is understood as a “whole person” event. It is expected that there will be some emotional or psychological effects even if these effects are not major. There will also be effects on family, friends and other close relationships.

The emphasis is on finding strengths for coping and decision-making rather than on weaknesses or mental disorder.

You will be an equal partner in the counseling process. Your concerns are the counselor’s concerns, and both set goals and work toward them together.

Your confidentiality is completely respected. Permission may be requested to confer with your medical providers and work as a team in treating the “whole person”, but it is you who decides.

Your personal values and religious beliefs are respected. Spiritual issues are very important to coping and recovery in medical situations.

Your specific needs will be addressed as time- and cost-efficiently as possible.

Medical Counseling Center
7220 W. Jefferson Avenue, Suite 307
Lakewood, CO 80235

Phone: 303-984-1095

Email: mcc1hild@comcast.net

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