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
Transcend specializes in Veteran and First Responder PTSD and patients that have long standing treatment resistant depression but we treat many different conditions. We pride ourselves in helping patients find relief when no other treatment option has. Transcend utilizes Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy and individualized lifestyle modification coaching to treat patients with depression, PTSD,...
**Practice is currently full. Please call if you would like to be placed on a waitlist**Terese Thompson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) blending diverse, person-centered and trauma-informed methodologies to create a safe, non-judgmental healing space. The foundation of her work is that healthy, compassionate relationships are the vehicle for change. Her practice is therefore centered...
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As humans, we learn to cope with unpleasant feelings and situations using our innate strengths. Despite doing our best those strategies are sometimes ineffective or unhelpful. The way we try to avoid pain may cause us distress and create problems that become hard-wired into our identity and reduce our ability to function and connect fully with others. In a warm, supportive environment we can...
Pain is an experience that can feel scary, isolating, and everlasting. Whether it be emotional, physical, mental, or relational, pain takes on many forms and can disguise itself in different ways. Has a painful event left you feeling overwhelmed? Are you, or somebody you know, battling with a serious medical condition? Do you face challenges in life that leave you feeling stuck? I have extensi...
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Theresa believes every human has unique struggles and life lessons to grow from. She shows her empathy and compassion for every client and teaches skills to foster personal empowerment. Theresa uses various energetic healing techniques to help people attune to their personal truth and leverage their individual strengths. Schooled in numerous modalities including art therapy, mindfulness, reiki,...
I am a marriage and family therapist who's been working with individuals, couples, and families on a broad range of challenges. I find that many times, my clients thought process and actions are what's keeping them stuck and unhappy. Their attempted solutions are actually making the problem worse, bringing forth feelings of frustration and hopelessness. Exploring how much of what they do is...
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**ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS** I work with Adults and teens. I offer a creative, integrative,compassionate approach. I work with adults who are navigating life's everyday challenges and transitions (e.g., Anxiety/Depression, Self-worth, Career issues, Grief, Parenthood, Relationship issues Marriage/ Divorce and much more. I also, offer EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing therapy) for Adu...
*WEEKEND THERAPIST* Feeling stuck? Having a difficult time? I provide a safe, accepting, and comfortable space to help you gain insight into patterns in your thoughts, behaviors, and interactions that keep you feeling stuck or cause ongoing distress/problems. Together we will look at altering these patterns to enhance understanding and create meaningful change in your life. I will meet you wher...
