Chronic Pain Counselling in Ripon

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Anthony Howard Trewhitt
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
Ripon HG4
Life, as they say is a rollercoaster, full of ups and downs with wild twists and turns when we least expect them. Loss, bereavement, loneliness, trauma from past and present, anxiety, and many other issues affect us all in our daily lives. How we deal with these matters varies, self harm physically and mentally through addictions, poor relationship choices, physically harming the body, self deprication, gambling, amongst many other harmful behaviours are often presenting behaviours. They are all distractions from our true selves, when what we need most is to be heard and listened to, to grow and become the person we want to be.
Life, as they say is a rollercoaster, full of ups and downs with wild twists and turns when we least expect them. Loss, bereavement, loneliness, trauma from past and present, anxiety, and many other issues affect us all in our daily lives. How we deal with these matters varies, self harm physically and mentally through addictions, poor relationship choices, physically harming the body, self deprication, gambling, amongst many other harmful behaviours are often presenting behaviours. They are all distractions from our true selves, when what we need most is to be heard and listened to, to grow and become the person we want to be.
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Laura Town CBT
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Online Only
I have special interests in burnout, fatigue, pain and health conditions.
I'm Laura, qualified in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - proven to help anxiety & panic, low mood, low self-esteem, OCD & PTSD. You may feel stuck, overwhelmed, exhausted, unsure of how to help yourself. If you're looking to understand your problem and find a practical and tangible way forwards, I can help.
I have special interests in burnout, fatigue, pain and health conditions.
I'm Laura, qualified in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - proven to help anxiety & panic, low mood, low self-esteem, OCD & PTSD. You may feel stuck, overwhelmed, exhausted, unsure of how to help yourself. If you're looking to understand your problem and find a practical and tangible way forwards, I can help.
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Katherine Banner
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Serves Area
I specialise in the area of feeling 'overwhelmed', 'high anxiety' and your mental health feeling ignored. I am here to support these questions in life: -How can I feel like my self again? -How can I feel calmer? -how can I regain my autonomy -How can I start to trust again? My experience of working with the conscious and unconscious patterns in our life and relationships, enables us to gain a deeper understanding of what is impacting you. I work in a range of areas from high anxiety, bereavement, depression and psychological neglect.
I specialise in the area of feeling 'overwhelmed', 'high anxiety' and your mental health feeling ignored. I am here to support these questions in life: -How can I feel like my self again? -How can I feel calmer? -how can I regain my autonomy -How can I start to trust again? My experience of working with the conscious and unconscious patterns in our life and relationships, enables us to gain a deeper understanding of what is impacting you. I work in a range of areas from high anxiety, bereavement, depression and psychological neglect.
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Michaela Hanna
Psychotherapist, UKCP Trainee
Serves Area
A warm welcome - I work with adults who are looking for long or short term therapy. If you find yourself feeling lost, confused, like something just isn't right, or something is missing, or you feel isolated, lonely or have low mood, then please get in touch with me. I will be right beside you as you journey towards feeling more complete, more whole, more yourself. Perhaps you've forgotten what that feels like, perhaps you are not sure if you have ever known. Life can really test us, whether that was from the moment we were born, or through things that have happened along the way. Please get in touch, I am here to help.
A warm welcome - I work with adults who are looking for long or short term therapy. If you find yourself feeling lost, confused, like something just isn't right, or something is missing, or you feel isolated, lonely or have low mood, then please get in touch with me. I will be right beside you as you journey towards feeling more complete, more whole, more yourself. Perhaps you've forgotten what that feels like, perhaps you are not sure if you have ever known. Life can really test us, whether that was from the moment we were born, or through things that have happened along the way. Please get in touch, I am here to help.
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Claire Lloyd
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
Feeling sad, traumatised or disconnected from the world, or perhaps struggling with unhelpful behaviours leaving you feeling anxious and low. This often is a result of conflict with the relationship with ourselves or others, at work or at home. Relational conflict with partners, parents, friendships and colleagues can make us feel vulnerable, unsafe and unable to cope. Clients tend to be the best expert on their experience and often understand what's concerning them but are stuck and unable to find a way through. It takes courage to face into some of our issues but recognising we have them is the hardest part.
Feeling sad, traumatised or disconnected from the world, or perhaps struggling with unhelpful behaviours leaving you feeling anxious and low. This often is a result of conflict with the relationship with ourselves or others, at work or at home. Relational conflict with partners, parents, friendships and colleagues can make us feel vulnerable, unsafe and unable to cope. Clients tend to be the best expert on their experience and often understand what's concerning them but are stuck and unable to find a way through. It takes courage to face into some of our issues but recognising we have them is the hardest part.
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York Psychological Therapies
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Online Only
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Dr Benjamin Helliwell
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
5 Endorsed
Online Only
Many of the people I work with are struggling with anxiety, depression, chronic pain, fatigue or self-esteem difficulties.
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Many of the people I work with are struggling with anxiety, depression, chronic pain, fatigue or self-esteem difficulties.
I have particular expertise working with people who have experienced trauma or adversity, leading to emotional difficulties and interpersonal problems, perhaps finding it hard to trust others or to value themselves. I understand how isolating and confusing these experiences can feel, and I work with you to make sense of them in a safe, compassionate space.
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Dr Joanna Naxton
Psychotherapist, PhD, MBACP
Hello, I have current appointments available to work with a range of your worries, anxieties, loneliness, depression , self-harm and relationship difficulties. I offer online, phone and face to face sessions. I am a qualified therapist with interests in working closely with those who want to change some aspect of their life. I also work with student counsellors and qualified therapists offering supervision and counselling academic tuition . I offer short term or long term psychotherapy where we work hard together to form a relationship powerful enough to change things for you in your private life.
Hello, I have current appointments available to work with a range of your worries, anxieties, loneliness, depression , self-harm and relationship difficulties. I offer online, phone and face to face sessions. I am a qualified therapist with interests in working closely with those who want to change some aspect of their life. I also work with student counsellors and qualified therapists offering supervision and counselling academic tuition . I offer short term or long term psychotherapy where we work hard together to form a relationship powerful enough to change things for you in your private life.
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Allan Clayton
Counsellor, MBACP
Leeds LS9
If you are on this page, it probably means you are a feeling a little stuck and could do with someone to trust, not judge you and listen to you. I can do that. What makes me different, I’ve been there. I’m not going to write paragraphs about me because this is about you. If you’d like to know more about me, please visit my site ww.allanclayton.co.uk “When I stand at the foot of a mountain, I can very rarely see the summit. I put one foot in front of the other and take a step at a time. Before I know it, I’ve conquered that mountain.”
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Andrea Johnson
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
2 Endorsed
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Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Health Psych.
1 Endorsed
Online Only
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RP Therapies
Psychologist, MSc, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
1 Endorsed
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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.