Chronic Pain Counselling in Glasgow
Whether you’re facing emotional pain, past trauma, relationship issues, or struggling with a general sense of unease, I am here to help you on your journey toward healing and personal growth.
I specialise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Person-Centred Therapy (PCT) while pursuing my doctoral training in Counselling Psychology. I use mindfulness techniques and creative expression to provide a comprehensive and validating experience. My empathic, non-judgemental, and collaborative approach ensures clients feel safe and supported.
Whether you’re facing emotional pain, past trauma, relationship issues, or struggling with a general sense of unease, I am here to help you on your journey toward healing and personal growth.
I specialise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Person-Centred Therapy (PCT) while pursuing my doctoral training in Counselling Psychology. I use mindfulness techniques and creative expression to provide a comprehensive and validating experience. My empathic, non-judgemental, and collaborative approach ensures clients feel safe and supported.
In the past years I helped individuals tackle and alleviate a range of psychological distress arising from chronic pain and physical difficulties; trauma; and interpersonal difficulties, while promoting general and positive life changes.
I am a charted counselling psychologist and believe that the key for successful therapy is the cooperation between clients (you) and myself. I aim to promote honest conversations regarding your needs, goals and aims, along with my ability to help you meet these. I am able to provide therapy both in English and Greek, and have developed a passion for e-therapy. E-Therapy is personal as the video function helps promote the therapeutic relationship while also being practical and time effective by taking away the hassle of travelling for your sessions. E-therapy can be complemented with face to face sessions every few months.
In the past years I helped individuals tackle and alleviate a range of psychological distress arising from chronic pain and physical difficulties; trauma; and interpersonal difficulties, while promoting general and positive life changes.
I am a charted counselling psychologist and believe that the key for successful therapy is the cooperation between clients (you) and myself. I aim to promote honest conversations regarding your needs, goals and aims, along with my ability to help you meet these. I am able to provide therapy both in English and Greek, and have developed a passion for e-therapy. E-Therapy is personal as the video function helps promote the therapeutic relationship while also being practical and time effective by taking away the hassle of travelling for your sessions. E-therapy can be complemented with face to face sessions every few months.
I work with clients that may be having sleep issues, pain issues and are struggling to cope.
What would it be like if you put yourself at the top of your list each day? Is today the day you've decided to make a change to your current life and would like someone by your side while you explore it? Has something happened that makes you think "I want something different for my future but I'm not sure where to start?" I have a special interest in supporting people with sleep problems.
I work with clients that may be having sleep issues, pain issues and are struggling to cope.
What would it be like if you put yourself at the top of your list each day? Is today the day you've decided to make a change to your current life and would like someone by your side while you explore it? Has something happened that makes you think "I want something different for my future but I'm not sure where to start?" I have a special interest in supporting people with sleep problems.
I specialise in trauma, bereavement and supporting clients through big life transitions, such as relationship and career change, shifts in sexual identity, parenthood or illness.
I help adults handle trauma, grief and big life changes. For more rapid progress, I now offer Therapy Intensives as well as weekly/fortnightly sessions. Are you anxious, overwhelmed, blindsided by life events or exhausted from pretending everything’s fine in your life, work or relationships? Are you struggling to push down past trauma, only for it to push right back up? Maybe you’re flooded with too many emotions at once, so numb that you barely feel anything at all, or you’ve lost a sense of who you are? If you don’t know where to start or find it too daunting to tackle alone, I’m here to help process what’s painful or confusing.
I specialise in trauma, bereavement and supporting clients through big life transitions, such as relationship and career change, shifts in sexual identity, parenthood or illness.
I help adults handle trauma, grief and big life changes. For more rapid progress, I now offer Therapy Intensives as well as weekly/fortnightly sessions. Are you anxious, overwhelmed, blindsided by life events or exhausted from pretending everything’s fine in your life, work or relationships? Are you struggling to push down past trauma, only for it to push right back up? Maybe you’re flooded with too many emotions at once, so numb that you barely feel anything at all, or you’ve lost a sense of who you are? If you don’t know where to start or find it too daunting to tackle alone, I’m here to help process what’s painful or confusing.
I initially worked in mental health teams before developing expertise in Clinical Health Psychology helping people with difficulties related to physical health, pain or sleep.
If you are feeling confused about your feelings, finding them difficult to manage and coping in ways that might potentially be harmful in the longer term, I can help you. If you are feeling stuck, perhaps struggling with poor sleep and physical health difficulties and have stopped living life in the way you would like, I can help you. If you are experiencing low mood, anger, anxiety or low self-esteem, let me help you to find ways of coping with these difficulties in a way that will improve your overall wellbeing and help you live a more fulfilling life. I am down to earth, genuine, caring and compassionate.
I initially worked in mental health teams before developing expertise in Clinical Health Psychology helping people with difficulties related to physical health, pain or sleep.
If you are feeling confused about your feelings, finding them difficult to manage and coping in ways that might potentially be harmful in the longer term, I can help you. If you are feeling stuck, perhaps struggling with poor sleep and physical health difficulties and have stopped living life in the way you would like, I can help you. If you are experiencing low mood, anger, anxiety or low self-esteem, let me help you to find ways of coping with these difficulties in a way that will improve your overall wellbeing and help you live a more fulfilling life. I am down to earth, genuine, caring and compassionate.
Geraldine Mynors
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Glasgow G3
Waitlist for new clients
Alongside my private work, I run the counselling team at Revive MS Support in Govan so I'm very aware of the impact of pain and disability on mental health.
Are you struggling with with anxiety, depression, uncertainty about which way to turn, and even despair? Perhaps you find yourself stuck in the same life patterns over and over and wonder where these come from. Maybe you feel your life is at a crossroads and you need a helping hand to make sense of your options. Are you looking for a therapist who has lots of different approaches and tools in her toolbox and a lot of life experience, and who will really listen to you and work with you to help you improve your experience of life?
Alongside my private work, I run the counselling team at Revive MS Support in Govan so I'm very aware of the impact of pain and disability on mental health.
Are you struggling with with anxiety, depression, uncertainty about which way to turn, and even despair? Perhaps you find yourself stuck in the same life patterns over and over and wonder where these come from. Maybe you feel your life is at a crossroads and you need a helping hand to make sense of your options. Are you looking for a therapist who has lots of different approaches and tools in her toolbox and a lot of life experience, and who will really listen to you and work with you to help you improve your experience of life?
To work through the emotional pain whether through twelve step recovery or talking based therapy and reflection I am able to offer the space to do this.
GMBPSS, MBACP (Accredited), MCOSCA (Accredited), MSSSC. I use the latest evidence-informed therapies. Accredited Psychotherapist. Masters degree Glasgow University 2001 and Masters degree in counselling and psychotherapy fully accredited and registered with BACP in addition to my fully qualified registration SSSC since my qualification in 1997. I am a registered member of MBACP Accred. MCOSCA and MSSSC. Adhere to policies and procedures and comply with the ethical framework for practice. This includes ongoing professional development, supervision and complainFees available on request. Supervision, BACP and SSSC regulations applied.
To work through the emotional pain whether through twelve step recovery or talking based therapy and reflection I am able to offer the space to do this.
GMBPSS, MBACP (Accredited), MCOSCA (Accredited), MSSSC. I use the latest evidence-informed therapies. Accredited Psychotherapist. Masters degree Glasgow University 2001 and Masters degree in counselling and psychotherapy fully accredited and registered with BACP in addition to my fully qualified registration SSSC since my qualification in 1997. I am a registered member of MBACP Accred. MCOSCA and MSSSC. Adhere to policies and procedures and comply with the ethical framework for practice. This includes ongoing professional development, supervision and complainFees available on request. Supervision, BACP and SSSC regulations applied.
Those include Somatic Therapy with Emotional Mastery Techniques & Skills; I am a Clearing Method Specialist, a primary pain and root caused focused therapist.
The therapeutic environment and relationship I provide supports clients to have a better understanding of where they are at in their lives and make the changes they feel are needed to progress and move forward in their life. I am an EMDR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) therapist which helps with the treatment of trauma and many other issues.
Those include Somatic Therapy with Emotional Mastery Techniques & Skills; I am a Clearing Method Specialist, a primary pain and root caused focused therapist.
The therapeutic environment and relationship I provide supports clients to have a better understanding of where they are at in their lives and make the changes they feel are needed to progress and move forward in their life. I am an EMDR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing) therapist which helps with the treatment of trauma and many other issues.
The Psychology Rooms Clinic - Director Dr McNeill
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified Verified
Glasgow G2
The Psychology Rooms is large mental health clinic with expertise in CAMHS, adult mental health and physical health ( pain and medical conditions).
We offer CBT incl. trauma-focused, CBT-E eating disorders, CBT-i for sleep. EMDR all ages. Acceptance Commitment Therapy. Compassion-Focused Therapy. Solution-Focused Therapy. Schema Therapy incl. for complex eating disorders. Maudsley Model for Anorexia. Gottman couples therapies. IPT. family therapy. Grief counselling. Neurodiversity support. Hypnosis
The Psychology Rooms is large mental health clinic with expertise in CAMHS, adult mental health and physical health ( pain and medical conditions).
We offer CBT incl. trauma-focused, CBT-E eating disorders, CBT-i for sleep. EMDR all ages. Acceptance Commitment Therapy. Compassion-Focused Therapy. Solution-Focused Therapy. Schema Therapy incl. for complex eating disorders. Maudsley Model for Anorexia. Gottman couples therapies. IPT. family therapy. Grief counselling. Neurodiversity support. Hypnosis
I have over ten years of experience completing therapy with adults with all kinds of difficulties including Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Emotional Dysregulation, Psychosis, PTSD, Eating Disorder, Pain, Low Self-Esteem, Interpersonal Difficulties, Burn-Out and Bereavement.
I am trained in a range of psychological approaches and regularly draw from CBT, Compassion Focussed Therapy, Schema Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I view compassion and authenticity as the foundations of my therapeutic stance and I have the training and experience to work flexibly to the needs of my clients.
I have over ten years of experience completing therapy with adults with all kinds of difficulties including Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Emotional Dysregulation, Psychosis, PTSD, Eating Disorder, Pain, Low Self-Esteem, Interpersonal Difficulties, Burn-Out and Bereavement.
I am trained in a range of psychological approaches and regularly draw from CBT, Compassion Focussed Therapy, Schema Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I view compassion and authenticity as the foundations of my therapeutic stance and I have the training and experience to work flexibly to the needs of my clients.
I bring experience from a range of settings & I have worked with adults, and older adults experiencing concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship issues, addiction, chronic pain & trauma.
As a South Asian therapist, I integrate cultural sensitivity into my practice, acknowledging the importance of identity, background, and lived experiences. I believe therapy is a collaborative process, where building a trusting therapeutic relationship is at the heart of creating meaningful change and breaking away from the cycle of anxiety and depression.
I bring experience from a range of settings & I have worked with adults, and older adults experiencing concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship issues, addiction, chronic pain & trauma.
As a South Asian therapist, I integrate cultural sensitivity into my practice, acknowledging the importance of identity, background, and lived experiences. I believe therapy is a collaborative process, where building a trusting therapeutic relationship is at the heart of creating meaningful change and breaking away from the cycle of anxiety and depression.
Meet Our Chronic Pain Counsellors
Dr Jonell Smith is an experienced Chartered Counselling Psychologist, a BPS RAPPS registered clinical supervisor and has a special interest in ADHD, trauma including PTSD, chronic pain and gastrointestinal disorders.
Jonell has a special interest in, and extensive experience providing, evidence-based psychological therapies for ADHD, trauma, chronic pain, and chronic health conditions. As a dedicated psychologist, Jonell is committed to offering compassionate and personalised therapy services to those embarking on their journey toward healing and growth.
Dr Jonell Smith is an experienced Chartered Counselling Psychologist, a BPS RAPPS registered clinical supervisor and has a special interest in ADHD, trauma including PTSD, chronic pain and gastrointestinal disorders.
Jonell has a special interest in, and extensive experience providing, evidence-based psychological therapies for ADHD, trauma, chronic pain, and chronic health conditions. As a dedicated psychologist, Jonell is committed to offering compassionate and personalised therapy services to those embarking on their journey toward healing and growth.
Sian - Sian supports people with long-term health issues and related mental health impacts, including anxiety, cancer, weight management, chronic pain, disability, health anxiety, and adapting to challenging diagnoses.
Sian works one-to-one online via telephone and video call. She uses PCT, CBT, ACT, CFT and mindfulness approaches to therapy. Jillian works in one-to-one settings, group settings, in person or online. She uses PCT, CBT, ACT and mindfulness approaches to therapy.
Sian - Sian supports people with long-term health issues and related mental health impacts, including anxiety, cancer, weight management, chronic pain, disability, health anxiety, and adapting to challenging diagnoses.
Sian works one-to-one online via telephone and video call. She uses PCT, CBT, ACT, CFT and mindfulness approaches to therapy. Jillian works in one-to-one settings, group settings, in person or online. She uses PCT, CBT, ACT and mindfulness approaches to therapy.
Feeling adverse body symptoms or chronic pain?
Somatic Trauma Therapy prioritises the connection between the mind and the body to help support both the physical and psychological symptoms.
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle non-invasive but potent way of working with the body using light touch. It can settle the central nervous system, through homeostasis and assist in realigning the body.
Feeling adverse body symptoms or chronic pain?
Somatic Trauma Therapy prioritises the connection between the mind and the body to help support both the physical and psychological symptoms.
Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle non-invasive but potent way of working with the body using light touch. It can settle the central nervous system, through homeostasis and assist in realigning the body.
As a Chronic Pain Therapist and Pain Reprocessing Practitioner, I support a wide range of health conditions with a focus on providing relief and recovery from persistent pain and related symptoms.
I offer holistic, evidence-based support and physical relief with Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Clinical Hypnotherapy (Hypno-CBT), helping you to significantly reduce—and in some cases recover from—persistent pain.
As a Chronic Pain Therapist and Pain Reprocessing Practitioner, I support a wide range of health conditions with a focus on providing relief and recovery from persistent pain and related symptoms.
I offer holistic, evidence-based support and physical relief with Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Clinical Hypnotherapy (Hypno-CBT), helping you to significantly reduce—and in some cases recover from—persistent pain.
As a Health Psychologist, I specialise in working with women’s health (e.g., menopause and menstrual conditions), stress and burnout, chronic pain, and managing long-term conditions (e.g., heart conditions, diabetes, chronic fatigue, long Covid, and gut health).
Others come to me due to changes in their sleep or activity levels, or with low self esteem, chronic stress, and loss of identity. I also help people understand the ‘why’ behind their health behaviours, and how they can begin to change them. Together we build your understanding, and bring in approaches based on your goals and what is most important to you.
As a Health Psychologist, I specialise in working with women’s health (e.g., menopause and menstrual conditions), stress and burnout, chronic pain, and managing long-term conditions (e.g., heart conditions, diabetes, chronic fatigue, long Covid, and gut health).
Others come to me due to changes in their sleep or activity levels, or with low self esteem, chronic stress, and loss of identity. I also help people understand the ‘why’ behind their health behaviours, and how they can begin to change them. Together we build your understanding, and bring in approaches based on your goals and what is most important to you.
I work with clients of any gender on issues such as erection problems, premature/early ejaculation, delayed ejaculation, low desire, pain and penetration problems (e.g. vaginismus, vestibulodynia, vulvodynia), orgasm problems, compulsive sexual behaviour, kink and fetish exploration, this list isn't exhaustive so please reach out to hear more.
I am a fully qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, alongside this I'm a Trainee Clinical Sexologist and Relationship Therapist. I understand therapy can be daunting, especially discussing intimacy and sexual issues. Creating a safe, non-judgmental space is key to exploring these issues. Psycho-sexual therapy can enhance relationships and sex life. My integrative approach tailors interventions to the individual's needs and will help clients gain a deeper understanding of themselves and how they relate to their own body and to sex itself.
I work with clients of any gender on issues such as erection problems, premature/early ejaculation, delayed ejaculation, low desire, pain and penetration problems (e.g. vaginismus, vestibulodynia, vulvodynia), orgasm problems, compulsive sexual behaviour, kink and fetish exploration, this list isn't exhaustive so please reach out to hear more.
I am a fully qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, alongside this I'm a Trainee Clinical Sexologist and Relationship Therapist. I understand therapy can be daunting, especially discussing intimacy and sexual issues. Creating a safe, non-judgmental space is key to exploring these issues. Psycho-sexual therapy can enhance relationships and sex life. My integrative approach tailors interventions to the individual's needs and will help clients gain a deeper understanding of themselves and how they relate to their own body and to sex itself.
Counselling Psychology Scotland
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified Verified
Serves Area
With over six years of experience in third-sector organisations and the NHS, I have helped clients navigate challenges such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain, trauma, bereavement, cancer, addiction, suicidal thoughts, and gender identity issues.
I will take time to understand your difficulties and work with you to find the best approach by integrating several therapies and techniques. I’m committed to creating a respectful and safe space. I offer affirmative gender dysphoria assessments and diagnoses, as well as ADHD assessments and diagnoses and post-diagnosis support.
With over six years of experience in third-sector organisations and the NHS, I have helped clients navigate challenges such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain, trauma, bereavement, cancer, addiction, suicidal thoughts, and gender identity issues.
I will take time to understand your difficulties and work with you to find the best approach by integrating several therapies and techniques. I’m committed to creating a respectful and safe space. I offer affirmative gender dysphoria assessments and diagnoses, as well as ADHD assessments and diagnoses and post-diagnosis support.
In life we may have similar experiences but our uniqueness as human beings mean we all recover from emotional pain in our own individual way.
Personal therapy can be the greatest gift we give to ourselves for ourselves. Within our sessions I will provide a creative, holistic therapeutic approach which will combine both visual and sensory tools to ensure you can communicate your experience at a level and pace you are comfortable with.
In life we may have similar experiences but our uniqueness as human beings mean we all recover from emotional pain in our own individual way.
Personal therapy can be the greatest gift we give to ourselves for ourselves. Within our sessions I will provide a creative, holistic therapeutic approach which will combine both visual and sensory tools to ensure you can communicate your experience at a level and pace you are comfortable with.
I understand that life doesn't always go to plan and that there are many reasons as to why a person might be struggling, including illness, bereavement, and family and relationship issues.
Hello, I'm Simon. Are you currently struggling? Feeling unhappy or unfulfilled? Perhaps you've recently experienced changes that have left you uncertain about the future. Perhaps you haven't been feeling good for a while now, and it's hard to see a way forward. Perhaps you are experiencing symptoms of stress, anxiety or depression.
I understand that life doesn't always go to plan and that there are many reasons as to why a person might be struggling, including illness, bereavement, and family and relationship issues.
Hello, I'm Simon. Are you currently struggling? Feeling unhappy or unfulfilled? Perhaps you've recently experienced changes that have left you uncertain about the future. Perhaps you haven't been feeling good for a while now, and it's hard to see a way forward. Perhaps you are experiencing symptoms of stress, anxiety or depression.
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Nearby Chronic Pain Counsellors Searches for Glasgow
- Airdrie
- Bearsden
- Bishopbriggs
- Clarkston
- Coatbridge
- Cumbernauld
- East Kilbride
- Hamilton
- Johnstone
- Newton Mearns
- Paisley
- Rutherglen
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.