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 a deep-rooted compassion for helping individuals affected with a wide range of social, cognitive, emotional and behavioral challenges and specialize in bilingual care for individual, couples, family and group psychotherapy for adults. I believe in utilizing present moment awareness to help reduce experienced life distress and tailor therapy to meet the client's needs. I have vast experie...
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Traci Gunnells-Kerzich is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in the treatment of depressive and anxiety disorders. Believing in everyone’s innate ability to create change in their own life, Traci offers a warm and comfortable space for clients to explore their journey. Traci works with adolescents and adults and prides herself in her practice of both family and couples’ therapy. ...
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