Chronic Pain Therapists in Kitchener, ON
Jessica Kuehl
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), BEd, MACP, RP-Q
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
After being diagnosed with a debilitating chronic pain condition myself, I became educated on the neuroscience behind chronic pain, and how to treat the pain-fear cycle.
If you are struggling with chronic pain/ illness, fibromyalgia, injury, or any unexplained symptoms by medical diagnoses, I would be glad to help you improve your life by easing your discomfort or hardship using evidence-based therapies, including Pain Reprocessing therapy (PRT), ACT, CBT, and Somatic Experiencing.
After being diagnosed with a debilitating chronic pain condition myself, I became educated on the neuroscience behind chronic pain, and how to treat the pain-fear cycle.
If you are struggling with chronic pain/ illness, fibromyalgia, injury, or any unexplained symptoms by medical diagnoses, I would be glad to help you improve your life by easing your discomfort or hardship using evidence-based therapies, including Pain Reprocessing therapy (PRT), ACT, CBT, and Somatic Experiencing.
Phil Naylor
Registered Psychotherapist, BA, MA, CH, RP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kitchener, ON N2A
Utilizing hypnosis I also work with health-related issues such as chronic pain, chronic illness (e.
Are you stuck in a loop of anxiety, negative thinking, emotional turmoil and/or self sabotaging behaviours? Are you tired of suffering, and feeling overwhelmed, and powerless? Do you feel the need for a real solution but have been frustrated by limited or superficial approaches when you have tried therapy before? Through my experience in treating thousands of clients I’ve discovered what is most effective in solving problems and just as importantly, how to help my clients understand themselves and the root of their problem. I empower them with effective tools and insights so they can also coach themselves as they move forward.
Utilizing hypnosis I also work with health-related issues such as chronic pain, chronic illness (e.
Are you stuck in a loop of anxiety, negative thinking, emotional turmoil and/or self sabotaging behaviours? Are you tired of suffering, and feeling overwhelmed, and powerless? Do you feel the need for a real solution but have been frustrated by limited or superficial approaches when you have tried therapy before? Through my experience in treating thousands of clients I’ve discovered what is most effective in solving problems and just as importantly, how to help my clients understand themselves and the root of their problem. I empower them with effective tools and insights so they can also coach themselves as they move forward.
Stacey McDonald
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP, BA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Kitchener, ON N2B
I understand the unique challenges of living with chronic illness, and the stressors associated with living within the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
You're feeling overwhelmed or you're struggling to cope with the day-to-day challenges of chronic illness. You often push through - doing everything you can for work, relationships and responsibilities leaving you exhausted with no energy for yourself. You've struggled to find a therapist that gets it - someone with lived experiences of your struggles with chronic conditions or the 2SLGBTQ+ community. If this sounds like you, I'm glad you're here. Together, we can work to help you build coping skills, identify values, improve your emotional well-being and get you back to feeling like you again.
I understand the unique challenges of living with chronic illness, and the stressors associated with living within the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
You're feeling overwhelmed or you're struggling to cope with the day-to-day challenges of chronic illness. You often push through - doing everything you can for work, relationships and responsibilities leaving you exhausted with no energy for yourself. You've struggled to find a therapist that gets it - someone with lived experiences of your struggles with chronic conditions or the 2SLGBTQ+ community. If this sounds like you, I'm glad you're here. Together, we can work to help you build coping skills, identify values, improve your emotional well-being and get you back to feeling like you again.
Juliet Opoku
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP, BScN-RN, CDE, CBE
Verified Verified
Online Only
I am a registered psychotherapist (Q) with over 20 years of nursing experience, specializing in chronic illness management and mental health support.
In life, we encounter unforeseen circumstances that can challenge our foundation, such as unexpected health issues or complex relationship problems. These difficulties not only impact our physical, emotional, and financial well-being but also offer opportunities for personal growth and reflection as we navigate them.
I am a registered psychotherapist (Q) with over 20 years of nursing experience, specializing in chronic illness management and mental health support.
In life, we encounter unforeseen circumstances that can challenge our foundation, such as unexpected health issues or complex relationship problems. These difficulties not only impact our physical, emotional, and financial well-being but also offer opportunities for personal growth and reflection as we navigate them.
As a single mother with a chronic illness, I understand firsthand the emotional challenges of navigating a world that doesn’t always feel as though it were designed for me.
I work with individuals and couples, providing a supportive space for both personal growth and relational healing. Together, we will delve into your attachment patterns and examine the different aspects of yourself that might be contributing to your worries, anxiety, mood, or communication roadblocks. Often, the major challenges in life or the emotional roller coasters we experience, stem from our daily thoughts and behaviors that we aren’t effectively managing. By untangling the roots of your thought patterns, I will help you plant cognitive seeds that are more self-empowering.
As a single mother with a chronic illness, I understand firsthand the emotional challenges of navigating a world that doesn’t always feel as though it were designed for me.
I work with individuals and couples, providing a supportive space for both personal growth and relational healing. Together, we will delve into your attachment patterns and examine the different aspects of yourself that might be contributing to your worries, anxiety, mood, or communication roadblocks. Often, the major challenges in life or the emotional roller coasters we experience, stem from our daily thoughts and behaviors that we aren’t effectively managing. By untangling the roots of your thought patterns, I will help you plant cognitive seeds that are more self-empowering.
Strength Counselling Services
Counsellor, MEd, RCC, CCC, RSW, RP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
We have combined our extensive professional experience with lessons learned from our own personal healing so we are capable of recognizing the depth of pain our clients experience.
We are an online counselling agency so do not provide services in person. Strength Counselling Services has licensed, experienced therapists who use evidence-based practices, prioritize client needs, and maintain ethical standards. We offer culturally sensitive, affordable services in a supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive goals assessment, regularly assess progress, and collaborate with other professionals. We provide transparency in our fees and for thirteen years now have held a positive reputation of trust, and client success. Lastly, ensuring our clients' privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance to us.
We have combined our extensive professional experience with lessons learned from our own personal healing so we are capable of recognizing the depth of pain our clients experience.
We are an online counselling agency so do not provide services in person. Strength Counselling Services has licensed, experienced therapists who use evidence-based practices, prioritize client needs, and maintain ethical standards. We offer culturally sensitive, affordable services in a supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive goals assessment, regularly assess progress, and collaborate with other professionals. We provide transparency in our fees and for thirteen years now have held a positive reputation of trust, and client success. Lastly, ensuring our clients' privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance to us.
I have additional training in various relaxation techniques, pain management, and sleep hygiene.
Many years of experience in Couples Therapy. Experienced with the following researched approaches Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Gottman, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, EFIT, ACT, DBT, Anger Management.
I have additional training in various relaxation techniques, pain management, and sleep hygiene.
Many years of experience in Couples Therapy. Experienced with the following researched approaches Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Gottman, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, EFIT, ACT, DBT, Anger Management.
Bonnie Taylor Counselling & Consulting Services
Registered Social Worker, MSW , RSW
Verified Verified
Kitchener, ON N2H
Currently accepting new referrals for In-Person sessions only for individuals (16+) couples & families who experience anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship issues, occupational stress, school stress, life transitions, compassion fatigue, neurodiversity, disabilities/ chronic pain/ illness.
Are you looking to find balance, healing and growth as you navigate life's challenges and changes? Bonnie offers a compassionate approach with expertise and personalized care. Individual Psychotherapy: Explore and develop strategies to address areas such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship breakdown, in a supportive and confidential environment. Family and Couples Therapy: Rebuild trust, improve communication and strengthen connections in your relationships. Consulting Services: Empower your organization or community with tailored mental health training and support.
Currently accepting new referrals for In-Person sessions only for individuals (16+) couples & families who experience anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship issues, occupational stress, school stress, life transitions, compassion fatigue, neurodiversity, disabilities/ chronic pain/ illness.
Are you looking to find balance, healing and growth as you navigate life's challenges and changes? Bonnie offers a compassionate approach with expertise and personalized care. Individual Psychotherapy: Explore and develop strategies to address areas such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship breakdown, in a supportive and confidential environment. Family and Couples Therapy: Rebuild trust, improve communication and strengthen connections in your relationships. Consulting Services: Empower your organization or community with tailored mental health training and support.
I also offer an intervention called Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) and I am trained in Level 1, 2 & 3 Brainspotting which helps people access, process, and overcome trauma, negative emotions, and pain.
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do your thoughts keep racing from one thing to another? Do you find you are excellent at taking care of everyone else but keep neglecting yourself? I would like to help. I am passionate about helping people to move past the "shoulds" and move towards creating the kind of life they want to live. Most of the time when we are distressed we are worrying either too much about the past or the future, or are overly preoccupied by what we imagine other people are thinking about us.
I also offer an intervention called Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) and I am trained in Level 1, 2 & 3 Brainspotting which helps people access, process, and overcome trauma, negative emotions, and pain.
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do your thoughts keep racing from one thing to another? Do you find you are excellent at taking care of everyone else but keep neglecting yourself? I would like to help. I am passionate about helping people to move past the "shoulds" and move towards creating the kind of life they want to live. Most of the time when we are distressed we are worrying either too much about the past or the future, or are overly preoccupied by what we imagine other people are thinking about us.
Throughout my professional experience as a clinician, I have had the privilege and honor to help thousands of people like yourself with a wide range of issues like depression, anxiety, BPD, addiction, grief, parenting, chronic illness.
Being anxious, sad, overwhelmed or having no hope can have a negative impact on your physical and mental health. Seeking help might not be easy; and opening up and revealing yourself in therapy can be intimidating. This is why most people who suffer mentally and emotionally, do not seek help, often being forced to cope in unhealthy ways to seek temporary relief. But you are here because you are seeking help, congratulations for taking your first step towards healing!
Throughout my professional experience as a clinician, I have had the privilege and honor to help thousands of people like yourself with a wide range of issues like depression, anxiety, BPD, addiction, grief, parenting, chronic illness.
Being anxious, sad, overwhelmed or having no hope can have a negative impact on your physical and mental health. Seeking help might not be easy; and opening up and revealing yourself in therapy can be intimidating. This is why most people who suffer mentally and emotionally, do not seek help, often being forced to cope in unhealthy ways to seek temporary relief. But you are here because you are seeking help, congratulations for taking your first step towards healing!
I wholeheartedly believe that one of the bravest things you’ll ever do is making the decision to invest in your well-being. As a mental health therapist, social worker and wellness practitioner with over 10 years of community development experience, I am energized by providing culturally responsive, affirming and accessible support and resources within our co-created therapeutic space. My aim is to help you make meaning of life’s challenges - such as family conflict, workplace stress, racial trauma, life transitions, and chronic pain/ illness - and to equip you with meaningful tools to navigate these experiences.
I wholeheartedly believe that one of the bravest things you’ll ever do is making the decision to invest in your well-being. As a mental health therapist, social worker and wellness practitioner with over 10 years of community development experience, I am energized by providing culturally responsive, affirming and accessible support and resources within our co-created therapeutic space. My aim is to help you make meaning of life’s challenges - such as family conflict, workplace stress, racial trauma, life transitions, and chronic pain/ illness - and to equip you with meaningful tools to navigate these experiences.
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Teresa Vandebelt
Registered Social Worker, BA, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Kitchener, ON N2G
burn out, grief, anxiety/depression, severe illness, stress, relationship and family challenges, ADHD, life transitions).
Journeying towards wellness takes more work than most of us imagine! Without support it can feel slow and discouraging! If you are on this journey, then you may want someone to walk alongside to help you move forward. Once you have this support, then it's time to start preparing for the journey! This could include remembering what's important to you, and working through the challenges that make the path forward difficult. You might even need to equip yourself with new skills and discover new paths towards a goal.
burn out, grief, anxiety/depression, severe illness, stress, relationship and family challenges, ADHD, life transitions).
Journeying towards wellness takes more work than most of us imagine! Without support it can feel slow and discouraging! If you are on this journey, then you may want someone to walk alongside to help you move forward. Once you have this support, then it's time to start preparing for the journey! This could include remembering what's important to you, and working through the challenges that make the path forward difficult. You might even need to equip yourself with new skills and discover new paths towards a goal.
Do you want to develop strategies to better manage the thoughts, feelings and relationships that are holding you back from a healthy and productive life? Are you struggling to find enjoyment in life, experiencing mental or physical illness, grief, and loss, stress in your job, relationships or as a caregiver or parent? There are steps you can take to improve your psychological well-being, strengthen your relationships and attachments and move towards personal healing and growth. I am here to help you break the cycle or negative thoughts, emotions and relationships and take steps to experience a more positive and fulfilling life.
Do you want to develop strategies to better manage the thoughts, feelings and relationships that are holding you back from a healthy and productive life? Are you struggling to find enjoyment in life, experiencing mental or physical illness, grief, and loss, stress in your job, relationships or as a caregiver or parent? There are steps you can take to improve your psychological well-being, strengthen your relationships and attachments and move towards personal healing and growth. I am here to help you break the cycle or negative thoughts, emotions and relationships and take steps to experience a more positive and fulfilling life.
Also specialize in hypnotherapy, a useful skill in relieving anxiety, addiction, pain, and many other concerns.
Practical, collaborative, brief therapy to help you create the life you want.
Also specialize in hypnotherapy, a useful skill in relieving anxiety, addiction, pain, and many other concerns.
Practical, collaborative, brief therapy to help you create the life you want.
You do not have to be diagnosed with a mental illness to benefit from psychotherapy.
I am a Clinic Director and Psychotherapist, highly experienced in Canada and abroad, in providing individualized care for a variety of mental issues and illnesses. An ideal client would be someone who is willing to put in the work to take a step towards change. Yet, you may not be ready for change, either way therapy is a safe form to find out. I want to help clients achieve their mental health goals through empowerment, awareness, acceptance and healing, with the use scientifically-based techniques that have been proven to be highly effective. You'll acquire the necessary tools to achieve a mind-body-soul approach to health.
You do not have to be diagnosed with a mental illness to benefit from psychotherapy.
I am a Clinic Director and Psychotherapist, highly experienced in Canada and abroad, in providing individualized care for a variety of mental issues and illnesses. An ideal client would be someone who is willing to put in the work to take a step towards change. Yet, you may not be ready for change, either way therapy is a safe form to find out. I want to help clients achieve their mental health goals through empowerment, awareness, acceptance and healing, with the use scientifically-based techniques that have been proven to be highly effective. You'll acquire the necessary tools to achieve a mind-body-soul approach to health.
What might it feel like to release your stress and trauma and feel restored? To finally feel at home in your body? To feel more free to move towards your goals? I use evidence-based cognitive-somatic approaches, including Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to release stress, pain, depression, and anxiety, and efficiently overcome PTSD and trauma. I have strong affinity for working with neurodivergent individuals (ADHD, ASD, HSP). Whether you are experiencing physical, emotional, or interpersonal stress or trauma, find lasting relief here.
What might it feel like to release your stress and trauma and feel restored? To finally feel at home in your body? To feel more free to move towards your goals? I use evidence-based cognitive-somatic approaches, including Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to release stress, pain, depression, and anxiety, and efficiently overcome PTSD and trauma. I have strong affinity for working with neurodivergent individuals (ADHD, ASD, HSP). Whether you are experiencing physical, emotional, or interpersonal stress or trauma, find lasting relief here.
CP Counselling Services
Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kitchener, ON N2C
I have lived the consequences of unrelieved pain which include but are not limited to: depression; anxiety; impaired or restricted function; financial distress; sleep and appetite disturbances; identity erosion; social isolation; relationship conflict; in some cases being discredited; demoralization; and feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. As a person in pain with decades of lived experience, I have experienced transformations and I can help you move toward a more meaningful lifestyle. Share your experiences and together we will build upward and outward for you.
I have lived the consequences of unrelieved pain which include but are not limited to: depression; anxiety; impaired or restricted function; financial distress; sleep and appetite disturbances; identity erosion; social isolation; relationship conflict; in some cases being discredited; demoralization; and feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. As a person in pain with decades of lived experience, I have experienced transformations and I can help you move toward a more meaningful lifestyle. Share your experiences and together we will build upward and outward for you.
Kristy Kirby
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Verified Verified
Kitchener, ON N2H
Waitlist for new clients
Something on your path has brought you right here to this moment. I want to invite you to consider that the reason you are here searching, goes beyond the pain, the struggles and the suffering. I want to invite you to consider that you are here because a part of you knows that you can move forward, knows your strength and your ability to heal. I believe that part of you can be your guide and your inner compass. I encourage you to listen and to trust that part of yourself. I am here to help you connect to your inner self, to heal from your past, and reimagine your future.
Something on your path has brought you right here to this moment. I want to invite you to consider that the reason you are here searching, goes beyond the pain, the struggles and the suffering. I want to invite you to consider that you are here because a part of you knows that you can move forward, knows your strength and your ability to heal. I believe that part of you can be your guide and your inner compass. I encourage you to listen and to trust that part of yourself. I am here to help you connect to your inner self, to heal from your past, and reimagine your future.
Ana Maria Paret
Registered Social Worker, BA(Hon), BSW, RSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kitchener, ON N2A
I am accepting new clients. Do you struggle with feeling frustrated, stressed, and overwhelmed? Do you put your needs at the bottom of the to-do list? Do you wonder if life shouldn't feel better than this? Happier? More joyful? In my practice, I assist those facing chronic illness, caregivers, and women over 40. Stop pushing away your needs. Take time for yourself. I believe there is a better way.
I am accepting new clients. Do you struggle with feeling frustrated, stressed, and overwhelmed? Do you put your needs at the bottom of the to-do list? Do you wonder if life shouldn't feel better than this? Happier? More joyful? In my practice, I assist those facing chronic illness, caregivers, and women over 40. Stop pushing away your needs. Take time for yourself. I believe there is a better way.
We are committed to helping individuals overcome the numerous struggles which are personal injury such as car accident or work injury, chronic pain, depression and anxiety, the overwhelming effects of grief and loss, separation and divorce and the many other crisis of life. Our goal is to empower our clients to realize the potential they have been given for success, happiness, and build healthy coping skills. During times like this, we provide psychological assessment and intervention to use of a digital platform that provides secure, encrypted, audio-video conferencing to communicate with a client in anywhere needing our service.
We are committed to helping individuals overcome the numerous struggles which are personal injury such as car accident or work injury, chronic pain, depression and anxiety, the overwhelming effects of grief and loss, separation and divorce and the many other crisis of life. Our goal is to empower our clients to realize the potential they have been given for success, happiness, and build healthy coping skills. During times like this, we provide psychological assessment and intervention to use of a digital platform that provides secure, encrypted, audio-video conferencing to communicate with a client in anywhere needing our service.
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Chronic Pain Counsellors
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.