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 am a licensed MFT who's goal is to provide a safe space to dissect ones life, in order to examine through the lens of the client, what their wishes, desires, and plans for a more fulfilling life entail. For 19 years, I have owned and operated care homes for the elderly. I sit bedside with someone dying, hold the family through the grief and loss, and teach people how to move through the pain....
I am a professional who enjoys helping people navigate difficult periods in their life. My passion is help people grow and change to become the best version of themselves. I have experience counseling individual, couples, and groups. I am Colombian and Spanish is my native language. My degree is specialized in Sexual education and Social work. I utilizes a strength based approach, collaborating...
My journey in the mental health field started 10 years ago. As a therapist specializing in trauma, I can help you in exploring your needs and feelings that have negatively impacted your lives. I have worked with children, adults, and adolescents in the community I bring extensive experience in helping clients explore negative thoughts, triggers to their anxiety and depression, and helping them ...
EMDR certified.For the last 8 years I have worked with trauma survivors providing compassionate therapeutic care. Every person’s story is unique & how we cope with life’s struggles will be different for each of us. I believe each person has the wisdom, strength, & skills to heal. The key is to find out how, believe in what you’re doing, & apply the methods. I can help you discover parts of...
“All good things are wild and free”- Henry Thoreau. How can we enjoy our lives if we are reliving the past, or worried about the future, and/or always trying to make ourselves feel better just for a moment? I can assist by helping challenge and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, with a goal-directed approach, leveraging a combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focu...
Do you feel out of control? Do you wish you had support outside of your friends and family? I can help. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor experienced in working collaboratively with clients in overcoming obstacles in their lives and achieving their goals. When working together, you will know we can explore what is getting in the way of you living your best life without judgement. I special...
I have always been fascinated by what it means to be human: the choices we make, the stories we live with, and the beliefs, values and morals we choose to live by. Evaluating or becoming reacquainted with these parts of our human experience are all reasons that we find ourselves in need of a listening ear. I believe that past trauma, depression, anxiety, relational difficulties, loss, chronic...
Nicole Breen is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Massachusetts and has her master’s in clinical mental health counseling from Springfield College. Nicole has extensive experience working with individuals struggling with symptoms related to anxiety, depression, adjustment, trauma, and substance abuse. She also has experience with a wide range of social and emotional challenges includ...
Welcome to the inner work! What happens in a therapy room, of course, has to do with the challenges one has brought, but also in raising a person's awareness about their powerful capacity to heal, navigate, and thrive in this world. I have 28 years of experience as a teacher, compassionate intuit, and psychotherapist which assists me strongly as a guide who can hold space for people from many...
OPEN NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS! YES, we do Telehealth (HIPAA compliant video sessions) Although I was originally trained as an M.D., my current passion is teaching pathophysiology at a university in Phoenix during the day and helping people heal, psychologically, in the afternoons/nighttime. I do not personally prescribe medicine but I will absolutely work with you and your physician to help you get ...
Consider this an open invitation, to join together in authentic dialogue, to get real. I offer you the confidence of my experience, and the warmth of my compassion, my courage and my strength as an ally. I offer honesty, simplicity and safety. I encourage you to stand tall, and to claim and truly own this life, to direct this journey, to master your particular (or peculiar) style, and to expres...
I strongly believe in a person-in-environment approach, striving to meet each client where they are. I have worked with individuals experiencing significant life transitions and changes, anxiety, mood disorders, psychosis, and substance abuse. I work with each client to develop an individualized treatment plan that will genuinely support their therapeutic goals. I believe in the importance of e...
Do you want to make a change in your life? Are the coping strategies you normally use no longer working? Perhaps you feel emotionally hijacked of happiness or feel overwhelmed, alone, anxious, angry or burned-out from life challenges or relationship issues. You may feel trapped in a repetitive cycle of merely surviving or never quite reaching life goals and are not sure how to make that happen....
Are you overwhelmed with work or school, at home or in your relationships? Are you ready to start living a happier healthier and more fulfilling life? For 15 years, I have worked with individuals, families, and couples facing a range of issues including: anxiety, depression, family/relationship issues, and anger management. I work collaboratively with individuals and families in navigating...
I have a very person-centered/eclectic approach to counseling. I firmly believe that each individual is capable of reaching their best potential given the right support and tools for making the positive changes they desire. I encourage clients to take an active role in their treatment. The goals and techniques of therapy are based on each client individually according to their needs. From drama...
