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
I primarily work with adults and young adults suffering from depression, anxiety, and/or addiction, in addition to those struggling with relational/communication issues. I take a highly personal, strengths-based, positive approach tailored to each client's individual needs. In addition to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which directly targets negative thoughts, I use an acceptance-based approach ...
My approach to therapy is integrative and includes the mental, physical, spiritual, energetic and emotional components of healing. I am eclectic and use a variety of counseling techniques and bodywork modalities to match the client's needs and situation. My ideal client is one who has used traditional talk therapy and is 'stuck' in the loop of the mind and wishes to heal, change, grow or resolv...
I am a clinical psychologist dedicated to compassionate care and a balanced approach based in psychological science. I help clients gain skills and insight to enact sustainable change that aligns with their goals and values. I offer assessment, therapy and consultation to adults and adolescents. I serve a diversity of client needs, including stress and anxiety reduction, mood management, trauma...
I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Specialist based in San Diego and North Counties. I have been working for over 10 years in the fields of both Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology providing individual therapy, couples therapy, as well as psychological and neuropsychological evaluations, to children and adults. I specialize in providing cognitiv...
As a therapist and yoga instructor, I combine counseling with mindfulness for stress, anxiety, and depression. I assist you in deeply understanding your suffering and uncovering inner strength through acceptance and choice, while cultivating compassion for yourself and others. Mindfulness helps us recognize emotional and physical experiences, while awareness of breath creates space to become mo...
I enjoy working with individuals, families, and couples the same. My passion is helping young children because I feel they deserve a voice and are so often not given one. However, I also thoroughly enjoy working with adults, particularly those struggling with anxiety and/or depression and helping them work their way out of that struggle because both issues are so debilitating. Empowering client...
It is my mission to help people who are hurting emotionally. It has been my experience that we all go through times when we can use a professional to offer a nonjudgmental, empathetic ear. As a Licenced Marriage and Family Therapist, I see individuals, couples and families. My office is conveniently located in downtown Greer and provides a comfortable, confidential, and safe place to discuss ev...
I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over 20 plus years. I have worked with military families, children in residential treatment programs and those struggling with substance abuse issues. I am interested in working with clients with presenting issues of ADHD, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, those considering gastric bypass surgery or those who are post-op, domestic violence, a...
I provide individual, couples, and group psychotherapy, as well as supervision to clinicians. I create a safe working environment where I will caringly challenge you to learn, explore, and ultimately grow. Everyone has a rich internal world full of aspirations. Everyone needs to be seen and heard to recognize and achieve their goals. However, we often feel stuck, lost or depressed. We need to b...
I view therapy as a collaborative process where we work together to disempower the challenges you are facing. Our conversations will help you clarify your hopes and identify the tools needed to overcome the problems you are up against. I bring sensitivity and curiosity to foster a therapeutic space that feels safe and productive. I work with couples to strengthen communication, build trust, hea...
I provide safe, peaceful & confidential online video sessions from my professional office using a telehealth platform called Simple Practice (it's easy, like FaceTime or Skype). Before Covid and all the fires, life was life - messy, complicated, sometimes stressful or depressing - and now, we have an abundance of isolation, extra drama working from home or zooming school for our children and it...
I treat depression, anxiety, grief and loss, relational issues, family conflict, and life-transitions. Therapy is a safe place where you can identify your strengths; rework unhelpful patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior; clarify your emotional needs; and explore ways to make your relationships more fulfilling and mutually rewarding. Along the way, we will work together to find ways to...
I have worked in mental health most of my life, first at Vermont State Hospital as a psychiatric social worker, and in 1992 began working in outpatient treatment. As a seasoned therapist I can say that there are many tools that I have learned to use over the years. Together we can identify the sources of low self esteem, depression, anxiety, etc. and clear those influences on present day...
My goal as a clinical psychotherapist is to provide a supportive, empathic environment in which clients can feel safe to explore their challenges and issues. I strongly believe that growth in therapy can only occur within a positive relational environment. You will find me very easy to talk to, compassionate and respectful. My approach is strength-based and client-centered. I have experienced...
I am a mental health therapist with over ten years experience who has a history of seeing children, families,and adults. I have training in Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Substance Use, and Trauma Focused CBT. Prior to working at Beaumont Behavioral Health, I worked with children with behavioral issues and in an integrated health cent...
