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 have extensive experience and training in supporting people in working through their trauma and the issues and conflicts that arise from facing powerlessness and feeling out of control of one’s life. Trauma is not measured by the event itself but by the perception of the person who has experienced it. At times dark memories from our past can be triggered by current events, life changes, or...
NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME. Everyone is capable of learning, changing, and healing, no matter what life stage they are in. Beginning therapy can be overwhelming and it is often hard to know where to start. I believe in a warm, compassionate, empathetic, nonjudgmental approach to therapy to help you to find your start point, work towards your personal goals, achieve success, and feel...
Hello. Welcome to my section. I have enjoyed helping individuals and families for many years in the sunny Antelope Valley. I work with people who are struggling with mood swings, anxieties or who are just feeling stuck. I use many treatment modalities such as assessment testing, relaxation techniques (and hypnotherapy), family systems, behavioral strategies and cognitive behavioral therapies...
I am a clinical psychologist with a private practice in San Carlos, CA, but am only conducting video visits for the foreseeable future. I welcome people of all cultural/racial backgrounds, religions/spiritualities, sexual orientations, and gender identities to my practice. I bring an open, nonjudgmental approach to therapy as it is essential for me to develop an authentic, trustworthy relations...
Do you feel "stuck"? Are you struggling with symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress? Do you need guidance on coping strategies to help deal with the symptoms and learn ways to respond to situations differently? Look no further, I can help! Whether you need individual (children and adults), couples, or family therapy, I will work hard to meet your needs. I pride myself on creating a...
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I believe in the power of connection. Psychologist and researcher Brene Brown says, “A deep sense of love and belonging is an irresistible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don’t function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We ge...
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I have a caring approach, and rely on proven cognitive-behavioral methods (CBT), focusing on you as an individual or as a couple. I specialize in the treatment of stress and anxiety, which sometimes present in the form of overwhelming anxiety, panic, anger, OCD, PTSD, or depression. After careful evaluation of you and the challenges you face, we together begin a goals-oriented approach to life...
I am a licensed psychologist with strong specialties in treating folks with eating disorders and anxiety. I also have extensive experience working with people with depression, bipolar disorder, and relationship concerns. I am a compassionate, direct therapist. I work collaboratively with my patients to set and achieve their goals. These goals often include increased self-acceptance, as well as...
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As a licensed mental health counselor, my primary goal is to build partnerships with individuals and families. That collaborative work also extends to include the additional personal supports that are a part of clients' lives, including teachers, guidance counselors and pediatricians. My clients include children, teenagers, college students and adults working on a range of future goals. Regardl...
Dr. Weicker was originally trained as a medical doctor " La Sapienza" University of Rome Italy in 1988. After moving to the United States in 1989, she embarked upon a new career in brain and colon cancer research at RI Hospital- Brown University for 4 years and a Thomas Jefferson for 2 years. Dr. Weicker also has been a College Professor in Anatomy and Physiology Pathophysiology, Nutrition and...
I am a licensed Master Social Worker at Choices Counseling and Consulting. Working with clients, I take a person-centered, strength-based approach. I like meeting clients where they are and helping them to set up practical and tangible goals that make the most sense to them. I believe one's true self is embedded in authenticity and compassion, and one's life flourishes through embracing who we...
