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 few openings in my practice starting the beginning of the year 2021. I provide a time limited (20-35 session) structured approach to processing past trauma, current stress, and anxiety about the future. My approach integrates Eye Movement Reprocessing and Desensitization (EMDR) and mindfulness techniques into talk therapy. Using this process we will examine how past experiences impact...
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**Not currently accepting new clients** Empathy and self-compassion are the basis of my therapeutic approach where we will focus on building a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship. Especially during this time, you might be finding it hard to manage stress and constantly feeling restless. Change and growth may feel unwelcome, yet you might find that your usual ways of coping aren’t holding...
Meltzer Counseling is located in Richardson, Texas. We offer counseling services to adults, adolescents, children, couples. Clinicians accept health insurance, some clinicians offer therapy services on a sliding scale. Additionally, we offer short-term FREE family therapy for qualifying families. All clinicians are direct and respectful and our goal is to utilize the best fit for each client's...
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I enjoy working with Individuals, Couples, and Families in a safe, confidential atmosphere. Just beginning the process of psychotherapy can help ease the isolation we all feel when confronted with difficulties in our lives. Whether you are seeking assistance for anxiety, depression or a history of trauma, need help coping with the stress and hardship of everyday life, or wish to become more...
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