Wellness Warriors is a chronic illness and pain guidance + support group that I co-facilitate with Meredith Sarason, a fellow UC Berkeley Law alum and Certified Health & Life Coach. Focus topics from the summer session included the holistic approach to healing, mind-body science and tools, how to engage with dietary protocols, nervous system regulation, and brain retraining. The group will meet in person for five sessions, Tuesdays 7-8:30 pm, September 17th - October 15th. Each session will include sharing, new information and tools, discussion, and Q&A. The program cost is $349.
Hosted by Eve Peters
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, MA, JD
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94705
I work with both couples and individuals, specializing in relationship/ marital issues, prenatal/ postpartum, adolescent/ teenage challenges, career dilemmas, and chronic pain/ illness.
Wellness Warriors is a chronic illness and pain guidance + support group that I co-facilitate with Meredith Sarason, a fellow UC Berkeley Law alum and Certified Health & Life Coach. Focus topics from the summer session included the holistic approach to healing, mind-body science and tools, how to engage with dietary protocols, nervous system regulation, and brain retraining. The group will meet in person for five sessions, Tuesdays 7-8:30 pm, September 17th - October 15th. Each session will include sharing, new information and tools, discussion, and Q&A. The program cost is $349.
This is a consultation group for psychotherapists which focuses on enhancing the therapist's understanding of her Countertransference and potential intersecting vulnerabilities with patients to facilitate both personal and professional development. This group meets on the second Friday of the month. Participation requires prior approval by instructor.
Hosted by Susan Diamond Moore
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ACSW
Group meets in Berkeley, CA 94705
This is a consultation group for psychotherapists which focuses on enhancing the therapist's understanding of her Countertransference and potential intersecting vulnerabilities with patients to facilitate both personal and professional development. This group meets on the second Friday of the month. Participation requires prior approval by instructor.
This online chronic pain recovery and relief group will begin to meet via video (California residents only) when there are enough interested participants. I have led chronic pain support & skills groups for pain management departments and pain clinics since 2014 and will now be providing them through my private practice. This is a support focused moving forward and finding joy in life even while coping with physical pain and learning ways to better manage it or, for some, even resolve it. Given that it has not yet begun, the day & time is flexible based on the group participants votes.
Certified in Anxiety and Trauma Treatments, Empowered Relief, Pain Management and more.
This online chronic pain recovery and relief group will begin to meet via video (California residents only) when there are enough interested participants. I have led chronic pain support & skills groups for pain management departments and pain clinics since 2014 and will now be providing them through my private practice. This is a support focused moving forward and finding joy in life even while coping with physical pain and learning ways to better manage it or, for some, even resolve it. Given that it has not yet begun, the day & time is flexible based on the group participants votes.
I can bring this group to your organization. Improve your mood with cutting-edge brain science and mindfulness. Have you tried everything for your anxiety and still aren't feeling good? The latest research shows that anxiety and depression are whole-body issues related to inflammation, gut health, and the microbiome. This tasty, evidence-based combination could help you be yourself again. This innovative course combines: body-positive mindful eating and cutting-edge research on nutrition and the brain. Every meeting, we eat a food shown by research to improve mental health. Register : centerforstressreduction.com
I can bring this group to your organization. Improve your mood with cutting-edge brain science and mindfulness. Have you tried everything for your anxiety and still aren't feeling good? The latest research shows that anxiety and depression are whole-body issues related to inflammation, gut health, and the microbiome. This tasty, evidence-based combination could help you be yourself again. This innovative course combines: body-positive mindful eating and cutting-edge research on nutrition and the brain. Every meeting, we eat a food shown by research to improve mental health. Register : centerforstressreduction.com
This MBSR course will treat issues like anxiety, chronic pain and ongoing illness, acute or ongoing stressors to which you desire more coping methods. To see more about my September 26th upcoming class please check my website at: www.eastbaypsychotherapy.net
This MBSR course will treat issues like anxiety, chronic pain and ongoing illness, acute or ongoing stressors to which you desire more coping methods. To see more about my September 26th upcoming class please check my website at: www.eastbaypsychotherapy.net
Support Group for women with metastatic cancer to share experiences, treatment, journey
Support Group for women with metastatic cancer to share experiences, treatment, journey
An integrative support group for women and gender expansive folks to process the lived experience of being in a body with pain. Through psychotherapy, art therapy, yoga therapy and other valuable mind/body techniques, participants will learn valuable tools to utilize on their journey. This program is for those who live with persistent pain and seek a safe space for support, accountability, motivation and the opportunity to build self-efficacy through integrative techniques.
An integrative support group for women and gender expansive folks to process the lived experience of being in a body with pain. Through psychotherapy, art therapy, yoga therapy and other valuable mind/body techniques, participants will learn valuable tools to utilize on their journey. This program is for those who live with persistent pain and seek a safe space for support, accountability, motivation and the opportunity to build self-efficacy through integrative techniques.
MBCPM is a 13 week group that helps those who suffer from chronic pain to manage their symptoms in a non-medication way. I offer the groups through a zoom platform.
MBCPM is a 13 week group that helps those who suffer from chronic pain to manage their symptoms in a non-medication way. I offer the groups through a zoom platform.
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Chronic Pain Support Groups
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, catastrophizing, 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 behavioral 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.