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
As you are looking for help to make some changes, I will look forward to warmly welcoming you into my private counseling practice. I have many years of experience helping people achieve their goals. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression or relationship issues you can find the support and guidance you need to make lasting changes. Experienced also in helping people with major mental...
More than just a way to capture attention, the spelling of Inner Fōkus also carries a personal meaning to the founders. The name is a nod to the German heritage shared by both Dr. Lori and Dr. Patrick, since “fōkus” is the correct spelling of “focus” in German. Our heritage, culture, and environment can have great impacts in shaping who we are. Our name, Inner Fōkus, also serves as a prominent...
(William R.) Bill Matthews, MA, LPC, PDDEd has been a Licensed Professional Counselor since 1981. Bill began his career working with runaway and throwaway youth. He later became director of that program before moving on to be a clinical coordinator of an outpatient mental health/substance abuse agency. Bill is trained as a family systems therapist, and is certified as an EMDR practitioner (with...
Maintaining relationships, managing a family, keeping friends and regulate your emotions may feel impossible at times. Learning skills and strategies to help regulate your emotions can be done with a counselor. Ben has experience helping individuals and couples find balance and peace in their lives through assisting with identifying meaning and articulating goals. You don't have to be a prisone...
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Whether this is your first time in therapy, or you are returning for a tune-up, I'm excited to meet you wherever you are on your journey. My clinical interests include helping clients cope with chronic pain, working with clients on acheiving their weight loss goals, and using different techniques to help clients manage anxiety, depression and other diagnoses that prevent them from living the li...
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Many of us walk around every day wearing some version of a mask. Some of us do so to protect or take care of others, some of us wear the mask to fit in, and some of us wear it because of shame. My hope is that everyone I work with becomes a little bit more comfortable with the person underneath the mask-- their true authentic self. Whether you struggle with depression, anxiety, the effects of...
Hello, and congratulations and deciding to do something good for yourself! I am very seasoned psychologist with 3 decades of working in this field with all sorts of clients. I believe that every problem has multiple solutions and support you in finding the one that feels the most right for you. I have a great deal of experience in working with all sorts of trauma, childhood abuse, sexual trauma...
I believe that people innately have the internal resources to meet life's challenges. We all have great potential for growth and change when we are empowered to access these resources within ourselves. But it is in relationship with others that these resources are inspired and engaged. My approach to therapy is collaborative. My hope is to help create the conditions where you feel encouraged an...
