Collaborative Psychotherapy, LLC

Your chronic pain may be causing any or all of the symptoms listed here. Chronic pain can be physical and it can be emotional. It can make you feel like you are no longer in control of your life.

• Confusion
• Frustration/anger
• Hopelessness and sadness
• Isolation and decreased pleasure
• Difficulty concentrating
• Depression and anxiety
• Substance abuse.

There are three elements to chronic pain.

• Pain is a sensation that results from an injury
• Suffering is the affective response to the pain
• Pain behaviors are overt actions that we use to cope with the pain.

Chronic pain management therapy addresses the suffering and the behaviors – helping you return to a normal life.

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The biology of pain and emotional processing are transmitted by the same neurotransmitters in the brain. In addition, stress and pain activate the same hormonal response systems in the body. This means that patients who address their chronic pain both medically and therapeutically have the highest success rates.

I use a multi-disciplinary approach that incorporates empirically proven methods that include Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness and Positive Psychology. Together we will design a program that works for you.

...According to the Journal of Mental Health Counseling, more that 50% of adults in the United States suffer from some form of chronic pain and that pain related office visits are second only to upper respiratory problems in the frequency of patient symptoms.