Chronic pain occurs for many reasons. Regardless of its cause, chronic pain is exhausting, debilitating, and can lead to mental health issues such as isolation, depression, and suicidal ideation.
Available Treatment Options
Therapist interventions for chronic pain include the therapist validating the person. People with chronic pain may feel alone or unheard because their loved ones have heard (often repeatedly) about the pain. Not feeling heard could make them feel small, unimportant, or unworthy. On the contrary, a therapist’s job is to sit with the person and their pain. To recognize it, name it, and validate the person’s experiences with it.
Group therapy can also be helpful for people with chronic pain, as it is comforting to recognize other people are experiencing the same thing. Mindfulness techniques, such as meditation, yoga, tai chi, or breathwork, can be helpful for individuals with chronic pain.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Chronic Pain
For two years, I worked as a Career Development Instructor (Career Counseling/ Job Coach) and Social Coach. I’ve taught psychoeducational groups- career development workshops, volunteer groups and created an independent living skills group called Let’s Get Organized. I work with Spectrum Disorders (Autism), Learning Difficulties, Life Transitions, Anxiety, and Depression. I always crave additio...
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You are welcome to give me a call for a free phone consultation! It is SO hard figuring out what therapist may be a good match, a phone call may help! I have been married for 30 years and have a passion for helping couples conquer the hard times of their marriages or just strengthening their bond. I love working any relationship issues, individuals with anxiety, trauma, self-esteem issues, or...
To schedule your first visit with me, please use this online scheduling link - (https://portal.geneticforesight.com/book) --- Lara Taylor Kester is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a Masters in Counseling Psychology and a Certificate in Traumatology from Holy Names University. She has also presented on mental health and geek culture at several comic conventions. Lara has over 10 ye...
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