You've been looking for a therapist, or guide, who won't suggest your pain is psychosomatic, who won't minimize what your body is navigating, and who genuinely understands that living with chronic illness.
You don't have to prove what you're carrying here
Find a therapist who understands your invisible battle
THERAPY FOR CHRONIC PAIN & CHRONIC ILLNESS
Your pain is real.
And finding someone who is genuinely knowledgeable about chronic illness — who won't gaslight you, spiritually bypass the hard parts, or offer toxic positivity as a treatment plan — is nearly impossible.
You don't need someone who treats acceptance as giving up. You need someone who can help you figure out how to live fully without denying what's real.
And your relationship with it deserves honest support.
Chronic pain changes everything — your capacity, your identity, your sense of what's possible. And on top of the physical reality, you're navigating the medical system's skepticism, the exhaustion of explaining yourself, and the grief of a life that doesn't always cooperate with your intentions.
- Transformational mentorship for leaders and creatives navigating invisible conditions
- Trauma-informed therapy for the grief and identity impact of chronic illness
- Support for medical trauma and feeling dismissed
- Somatic approaches that work gently with pain and nervous system activation
- Identity and purpose work when chronic illness has changed your path
- Clinical support for optimizing how you use, not whether you use
Trauma-informed therapy for chronic pain
MY APPROACH
That actually works for you
I'm Safrianna Lughna, LCPC. I'm a trauma therapist and chronic pain warrior myself, offering online teletherapy throughout Maryland. I know what it means to manage invisible illness while trying to show up for your work, your relationships, and your sense of purpose.
Whether you're here for clinical therapy to address the grief, trauma, or mental health impact of chronic illness — or for mentorship and guidance as you rebuild a life that honors your real capacity — I bring approaches that meet your body where it actually is.
What that looks like:
- Harm reduction approach to pain management and coping — no toxic positivity here
Ready to work with a
let's work together
Chronic illness-informed therapist and guide?
Chronic illness affirming care
I want to help you move beyond the exhaustion of fighting your own body and into a life that honors what's real, with room to still be fully, powerfully yourself. Whether through therapy, mentorship, or both, there's a path here.
Trauma-informed treatment
Individual therapy sessions
Individual therapy sessions
Telehealth throughout Maryland
Harm reduction approach
I'm Safrianna, a therapist and guide who lives with chronic pain, offering online teletherapy throughout Maryland and in-person sessions in Frederick, MD.
I'm a highly specialized trauma therapist who understands navigating invisible illness while trying to maintain your sense of self and purpose. I also work as a transformational mentor for those who are ready to move beyond managing symptoms — into genuine self-knowledge, purposeful living, and a life that honors how they actually are, not how they think they should be. Our consultation call is where we figure out what kind of support will actually serve you.
Safrianna Lughna, LCPC, MS
The Queer-Spirit Guide
- Develop a genuinely compassionate relationship with your body
- Recognize how survival patterns that once protected you may now limit your potential
- Integrate your experience of chronic illness into your identity without letting it become your entire story
Through our work together, you'll:
- Create boundaries that honor your needs without isolating you from community
- Transform the isolation of invisible illness into grounded, embodied purpose and leadership
