Chronic Pain therapists in Avra Valley, Arizona AZ
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Chronic Pain or Illness
Telespera Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor
Living with conditions like migraines, fibromyalgia, or other chronic pain can feel like a constant battle. You never know when the pain will strike, derailing your plans and sidelining you from the life you’ve worked so hard to build. Worse, others may question your work ethic or even your sanity, leaving you feeling misunderstood and unsupported.
You’ve spent countless hours in pain, isolated in the dark, wondering if anyone truly cares or understands. And when you reach out for help, you’re often met with blank stares, half-hearted solutions, or advice that completely misses the point. Communicating your needs to doctors, employers, or even friends and loved ones feels like an uphill climb, leaving you longing for someone who really gets it.
But here’s the truth: you don’t have to accept a life of suffering and isolation. Relief is possible, and support is within reach. You deserve to be heard, understood, and helped.
15 Years Experience
Online in Avra Valley, Arizona (Online Only)
Chronic Pain or Illness
Alan Brandis, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist
Typically, Chronic Pain Syndrome patients come to see a psychologist after being seen by a number of other health professionals to no avail, including internal medicine physicians, orthopedists, surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, physical therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, emergency room doctors (for late-night injections of powerful pain killing drugs) and others. Typically, a Chronic Pain evaluation consists of several approaches to discovering which factors play the largest role in maintaining the pain. We ask patients to keep a Pain Diary for a week or two, which helps us pinpoint which activities or emotional states are related to an increase in pain level. This also helps us observe how they are actually taking their medications. We may also perform psychological testing to determine any underlying causes of depression or anxiety which should be treated in addition to the Chronic Pain and which could be helping to maintain it. At least one Family Session is held to explore whether there have been unconscious payoffs within the family for being in pain.
34 Years Experience
Online in Avra Valley, Arizona
Chronic Pain or Illness
Nancy Hayes-Gary, Psy.D.
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist, MD , Psy.D.
Hypnosis once again works with most people learning to control their pain. Chronic illness too can come with more losses than a loss of some functioning. These are often very stressful conditions, requiring someone to adjust their sense of themselves to fit new situations.
31 Years Experience
Online in Avra Valley, Arizona (Online Only)
Chronic Pain or Illness
Caitlin Derouen
Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC, LPC, EMDRT
I have years of experience working with patients suffering with chronic pain and chronic illness. I utilize mindfulness, body based interventions, acceptance and commitment therapy, and more to treat the psychological effects that chronic pain and illness can have on a person. I am certified in Accelerated Resolution Therapy, which has shown promising results in helping people to manage their chronic pain symptoms more effectively. It can also be used to treat anxiety around symptoms and help people to manage insomnia and more.
8 Years Experience
Online in Avra Valley, Arizona
Chronic Pain or Illness
Michelle Peacock
Psychologist, PhD
Chronic pain or illness can impact every aspect of your life. In addition to CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, biofeedback can provide relief to suffering and an increased ability to function and focus on other areas of life.
19 Years Experience
Online in Avra Valley, Arizona