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Heart Mind Therapy & Team
Registered Social Worker, MSW-RSW
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Toronto, ON M6C  (Online Only)
¡Mereces ser libre para vivir una vida Plena!. Es nuestro genuino deseo que conozcas tu bienestar interior y tu libertad personal. En este espacio seguro y confortable podrás descubrir cuál es la identidad ultima en ti que te ayudara a conectar La Unidad Corazon-Mente que es la Plenitud misma del Ser. Podrás desmontar creencias y percepciones de tu realidad, resolverás las presentes dificultades, restauraras perspectivas que te llevaran a realizar tus sueños, y también resolverás lo que es el anhelo de la vida, las demandas que se tienen, y encontraras el sentido mismo de la existencia.
¡Mereces ser libre para vivir una vida Plena!. Es nuestro genuino deseo que conozcas tu bienestar interior y tu libertad personal. En este espacio seguro y confortable podrás descubrir cuál es la identidad ultima en ti que te ayudara a conectar La Unidad Corazon-Mente que es la Plenitud misma del Ser. Podrás desmontar creencias y percepciones de tu realidad, resolverás las presentes dificultades, restauraras perspectivas que te llevaran a realizar tus sueños, y también resolverás lo que es el anhelo de la vida, las demandas que se tienen, y encontraras el sentido mismo de la existencia.
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The Counselling Group
Psychologist, MSW RSW, PhD, CCC, RP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M6C
Nuestras terapeutas son profesionales que cuentan con mucha experiencia y certificación a nivel de maestría y doctorado. Realizamos evaluaciones psicológicas y ofrecemos una amplia gama de servicios de apoyo, orientación y psicoterapia para niños, adolescentes y adultos; terapia individual, de pareja, de familia o de grupo dirigida a facilitar el crecimiento y la realización de cambios significativos en su vida. La consulta telefónica inicial, sin costo, nos permite elegir, de entre los 40 terapeutas, a la persona que mejor se ajuste a sus necesidades y a su tiempo. Ofrecemos servicios en varios idiomas adicionales.
Nuestras terapeutas son profesionales que cuentan con mucha experiencia y certificación a nivel de maestría y doctorado. Realizamos evaluaciones psicológicas y ofrecemos una amplia gama de servicios de apoyo, orientación y psicoterapia para niños, adolescentes y adultos; terapia individual, de pareja, de familia o de grupo dirigida a facilitar el crecimiento y la realización de cambios significativos en su vida. La consulta telefónica inicial, sin costo, nos permite elegir, de entre los 40 terapeutas, a la persona que mejor se ajuste a sus necesidades y a su tiempo. Ofrecemos servicios en varios idiomas adicionales.
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How does chronic pain therapy work?

Engaging with a psychotherapist to help treat chronic pain does not mean that one’s pain is all in their head. Therapy for chronic-pain patients has been shown to benefit both the mind and the body, targeting physical symptoms and increasing daily functioning. In other words, for many, addressing their emotional health through therapy affects their physical health. A therapist can help a client challenge unhelpful thoughts about pain and develop new ways to respond to it, such as distraction or calming breathing techniques. Studies have found that therapy can be as effective as surgery for certain cases of chronic pain and many doctors recommend trying psychotherapy in advance of considering invasive surgery.

What are the most effective treatment options for chronic pain?

Stress, anxiety, depression, catastrophising, ruminating, lack of activity, and social withdrawal all make chronic pain worse. Addressing these issues, research shows, can help people gain control over their pain symptoms. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy, biofeedback, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with greater pain-management education, have been found to help people reduce fear and disability.

Are there new treatments for chronic pain?

Many cases of chronic pain, particularly those involving back pain, remain medically unexplained. But there is evidence that changes in the brain or nervous system are caused by previous physical ailments such as tissue damage; in such cases, the brain may continue to send out pain signals despite the physical cause having healed. To aid patients under these circumstances, a recently developed treatment known as pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) is designed to help the brain “unlearn” this response. A PRT practitioner helps individuals to reduce the “threat value” of their ongoing pain signals until they can reappraise them as less threatening and fear-inducing. They also help an individual to develop new emotional regulation skills.

How long does therapy for chronic pain take?

There is no set timeline for recovery from chronic pain, especially as there may be a range of physical and psychological causes for any individual’s discomfort, but most patients should expect to see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 sessions. Studies of pain reprocessing therapy found that many individuals’ experience of pain lessened in eight sessions over four weeks.