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 specialize in helping people to heal from trauma, recover from addiction and resolve difficult life situations. I will listen carefully to what you want and need, and then, help you to make the positive changes you desire. I believe in your potential to create the life that you want for yourself. I’m a Licensed Therapist and a Registered Yoga Instructor with an undergraduate degree in Exercis...
Judy Levy, LCSW-C, is a licensed certified clinical social worker & therapist in Baltimore, MD, with MSW and MA (in Applied and Professional Ethics). Judy worked at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore for over 30 years as the Director of Social Work. The Kennedy Krieger Institute, affiliated with Johns Hopkins Hospital, provides treatment for children with developmental disorders. She...
Dr. McQuinn is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and a licensed Marital and Family therapist. Dr. Anna McQuinn has been a Tenured Professor of Notre Dame de Namur University where she has been chair of the Clinical Psychology Graduate Department since 1987. She has also been an Adjunct Faculty member at the University of San Francisco graduate Psychology program. Currently she is a Professor...
With over 20 years of experience, I can help you navigate difficult times. I love working with children of all ages, adolescents, adults and seniors. I firmly believe that every individual already holds the keys to unlock their full potential but that we all need a little help finding the right doors along our journey. I specialize in working with trauma, depression & anxiety, parenting, anger...
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My counseling approach centers around you, the client. After all, no one knows you better than YOU, so I believe collaboration is key to the therapeutic process. I strive to build a supportive relationship in which you can feel empowered and open to growth. Together we’ll create goals and explore ways to achieve them. With compassion, acceptance, and nonjudgment, I will challenge and walk...
I enjoy working with people who have an interest in their own personal growth, taking a journey, trying something new. If you are looking into trying out therapy, you ARE that person! You are looking to take a chance on yourself, and that's a wonderful, and sometimes overwhelming feeling. New things can be hard, and I think therapy should be supportive of this while guiding them through the...
