Living with Chronic Pain
Ask yourself if your medical/mental condition is getting in the way of things you used to love to do. Does your medical illness create anxiety depression, fear or anger? If this is the case for you, please join me in ...
Ask yourself if your medical/mental condition is getting in the way of things you used to love to do. Does your medical illness create anxiety depression, fear or anger? If this is the case for you, please join me in ...
Virtual 6-Week Adult Chronic Illness Support Group
Virtual Chronic Illness Support Group is designed to help adults 21 and above learn skills to support your life with one or more diagnosed or undiagnosed chronic illnesses. This six-week group helps you find your rhythm living your "new norm" ...
Virtual Chronic Illness Support Group is designed to help adults 21 and above learn skills to support your life with one or more diagnosed or undiagnosed chronic illnesses. This six-week group helps you find your rhythm living your "new norm" ...
Chronic Lyme and Autoimmune Disease Patient Group
This group is for Lyme, tick-borne illness, dysautonomic, and autoimmune patients to support and work through issues that they experience. This group is a thematic process group to work through the changes, losses, fears, uncertainties, and discouragement that most patients ...
Hosted by Matthew Burgess Leary
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Bethesda, MD 20814
This group is for Lyme, tick-borne illness, dysautonomic, and autoimmune patients to support and work through issues that they experience. This group is a thematic process group to work through the changes, losses, fears, uncertainties, and discouragement that most patients ...
Yoga in the Park- Healing Chronic Stress
Meet me in the park for outdoor yoga! We will combine yin style gentle yoga with somatic movement to release stress stored in the body.
Hosted by Maxine Marshall
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, RYT
Verified Verified
Group meets in Clarksburg, MD 20871
Meet me in the park for outdoor yoga! We will combine yin style gentle yoga with somatic movement to release stress stored in the body.
Medical and Mental Health Group for Women
On-line psychotherapy group for women who have comorbid issues: medical and mental health conditions. Starting: Wednesday October 5 @ 6pm.
Hosted by Live.Balanced.Life.LLC
Counselor, PhD, LCPC, CCTP-II, DBT-C
Verified Verified
Group meets in Columbia, MD 21045
On-line psychotherapy group for women who have comorbid issues: medical and mental health conditions. Starting: Wednesday October 5 @ 6pm.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Groups
Our intimate Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) groups are a unique approach that combines the power of Ketamine with Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy for a holistic and warm healing experience. At HPC, we understand that mental well-being is a delicate balance, ...
Our intimate Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) groups are a unique approach that combines the power of Ketamine with Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy for a holistic and warm healing experience. At HPC, we understand that mental well-being is a delicate balance, ...
Aging and Wellness Group
The Aging and Wellness Group is an ongoing co-ed therapy group specifically for older adults who are adjusting to life transitions in the phase of life following retirement. Themes include identity issues, meaning & purpose, changes in social network and ...
The Aging and Wellness Group is an ongoing co-ed therapy group specifically for older adults who are adjusting to life transitions in the phase of life following retirement. Themes include identity issues, meaning & purpose, changes in social network and ...
Aging and Wellness Group
The Aging and Wellness Group is an ongoing co-ed therapy group specifically for older adults who are adjusting to life transitions in the phase of life following retirement. Themes include identity issues, meaning & purpose, changes in social network and ...
Hosted by The Snow Psychology Group, LLC
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rockville, MD 20852
The Aging and Wellness Group is an ongoing co-ed therapy group specifically for older adults who are adjusting to life transitions in the phase of life following retirement. Themes include identity issues, meaning & purpose, changes in social network and ...
Everyday Mindfulness Skills Group
The Everyday Mindfulness Skills Group is a 12-week therapy group for adults who are feeling overwhelmed or stressed and would like to learn mindfulness skills to increase a sense of life balance, resiliency, and feelings of peace and well-being. Learn ...
The Everyday Mindfulness Skills Group is a 12-week therapy group for adults who are feeling overwhelmed or stressed and would like to learn mindfulness skills to increase a sense of life balance, resiliency, and feelings of peace and well-being. Learn ...
Aging and Wellness Group
The Aging and Wellness Group is an ongoing co-ed therapy group specifically for older adults who are adjusting to life transitions in the phase of life following retirement. Themes include identity issues, meaning & purpose, changes in social network and ...
Hosted by Brandon L Goldstein
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Group meets in Rockville, MD 20852
The Aging and Wellness Group is an ongoing co-ed therapy group specifically for older adults who are adjusting to life transitions in the phase of life following retirement. Themes include identity issues, meaning & purpose, changes in social network and ...
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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.