I specialize in supporting individuals managing chronic pain and illness. My approach focuses on helping you develop coping strategies, enhance emotional well-being, and improve your quality of life as you navigate the challenges of living with chronic conditions.
Chronic pain is not just dealing with the pain and dealing with illness is not just about dealing with a specific illness. Often, these issues can lead to depression, anxiety, anger and resentment and they affect every relationship you have including the one with yourself.
My treatment for chronic pain emphasizes managing discomfort and improving life satisfaction, employing techniques that enhance coping skills and encourage active participation in enjoyable activities. This approach aims to diminish the impact of pain on daily life, fostering resilience and a greater sense of well-being.
I completed my dissertation on the interdisciplinary treatment of chronic back pain. I have extensive experience in chronic pain disorders, pain psychology, and the mind-body connection. I also completed a Masters degree in clinical health psychology and frequently work with many individuals struggling with adjustment to chronic illness and/or medical problems.
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Mental Health Therapist
Certainly, chronic pain counseling is a specialized area that focuses on helping individuals cope with and manage chronic pain. Chronic pain can have a significant impact on a person's physical, emotional, and psychological well-being.
Psychotherapy opens our perceptions to the meanings behind our beliefs and patterns of behavior, that in turn comprise the roles we take in our lives. My job is to help you integrate these perceptions and access these meanings, so you can expand your life by creating new roles.
There are a great many chronic ailments which medical specialists either don't yet understand or cannot treat successfully. These doctors often refer their patients to me for clinical hypnotherapy, which is supported by over 75 years of published scientific evidence of efficacy for challenging chronic illness and pain. The list is long, and includes such common ailments as lower back pain (often post-surgery), IBS and other digestive system pain, fibromyalgia and mysterious non-arthritic joint pain, severe headaches, and many more. All tend to respond exceedingly well (80% to 98% enduring relief) from clinical hypnotherapy when administered by an experienced certified therapist.
Does chronic pain or illness feel like it is controlling your life? Is it causing anxiety, depression, and impacting other areas of your life? I approach therapy holistically and will work with the mind and the body to provide relief for you in order to process the challenges you are facing and to even target the pain you physically experience using EMDR and other modalities. I am dedicated to support you and with my own personal experience, I understand how difficult managing pain or an illness is with managing other areas of your life and enjoying it. I am motivated to collaborate with you to get the healing you need.