Chronic Pain Therapists in 77005
Carly Braswell
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MS, LPC-A, NCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
West University Place, TX 77005
I specialize in working with adult individuals with trauma, chronic pain, and ADHD.
If you're here it means you are considering starting or continuing your journey towards healing. It can be overwhelming looking for help, not knowing what the process is like, or how to choose therapist that feels right to you. In my office you can bring what you need, whatever that looks like. Get comfortable, maybe you want to kick off your shoes and use the weighted blanket; maybe swearing will help. It's not an overly formal, clinical setting but a place to come as you are as we gently explore how your past and present are interacting and hijacking the future you want.
I specialize in working with adult individuals with trauma, chronic pain, and ADHD.
If you're here it means you are considering starting or continuing your journey towards healing. It can be overwhelming looking for help, not knowing what the process is like, or how to choose therapist that feels right to you. In my office you can bring what you need, whatever that looks like. Get comfortable, maybe you want to kick off your shoes and use the weighted blanket; maybe swearing will help. It's not an overly formal, clinical setting but a place to come as you are as we gently explore how your past and present are interacting and hijacking the future you want.
Lisa Balick
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77005
I have extensive personal & professional experience helping clients cope with pain, physical illness, chronic illness, & the stress & emotions that contribute to &/or result from struggling with these unfortunate life events.
I am a clinical psychologist in private practice, a Clinical Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, and have a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Preventive Medicine. I work with outpatient adolescents, adults, and couples doing individual/couples therapy. My areas of expertise include eating disorders, stress management, chronic illness (adjustment to one's own and other's), loss, and grief. I also treat depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma, survivors of sexual abuse, relationship problems, and homosexual concerns and adjustments.
My involvement with eating disorders is extensive. I work with many clients who are emotional overeaters,compulsive overeaters, binge eaters, bulimic, or anorexic.
I have extensive personal & professional experience helping clients cope with pain, physical illness, chronic illness, & the stress & emotions that contribute to &/or result from struggling with these unfortunate life events.
I am a clinical psychologist in private practice, a Clinical Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, and have a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Preventive Medicine. I work with outpatient adolescents, adults, and couples doing individual/couples therapy. My areas of expertise include eating disorders, stress management, chronic illness (adjustment to one's own and other's), loss, and grief. I also treat depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma, survivors of sexual abuse, relationship problems, and homosexual concerns and adjustments.
My involvement with eating disorders is extensive. I work with many clients who are emotional overeaters,compulsive overeaters, binge eaters, bulimic, or anorexic.
The Center for the Healing Arts and Sciences
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77005
We want to restore you to wholeness and hope, because we all have unresolved tension in our lives. And the longer we sit with our pain and discomfort, the harder it can be to find relief. It can be a challenge to uncover and discover what’s at the root cause. We focus on helping you understand yourself, support you breaking destructive patterns, and identify areas of growth in a safe setting that allows you to be exactly who you truly are. Our therapists and practitioners are trained in multiple disciplines so you will receive a personalized method that is the best fit for you.
We want to restore you to wholeness and hope, because we all have unresolved tension in our lives. And the longer we sit with our pain and discomfort, the harder it can be to find relief. It can be a challenge to uncover and discover what’s at the root cause. We focus on helping you understand yourself, support you breaking destructive patterns, and identify areas of growth in a safe setting that allows you to be exactly who you truly are. Our therapists and practitioners are trained in multiple disciplines so you will receive a personalized method that is the best fit for you.
Dr. Erin Andrews
Psychologist, PsyD, ABPP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77005 (Online Only)
Are you trying to make sense of your life following the diagnosis of a disability or chronic illness? Are you looking for help managing emotional distress, anxiety, or relationship issues? Do you struggle with the aftermath of adoption trauma? Sometimes life throws unexpected obstacles at us. Therapy can help, whether you are dealing with a new onset disability, coping with the frustrations of living disabled in an ableist society, or navigating the complexities of international or transracial adoption.
Are you trying to make sense of your life following the diagnosis of a disability or chronic illness? Are you looking for help managing emotional distress, anxiety, or relationship issues? Do you struggle with the aftermath of adoption trauma? Sometimes life throws unexpected obstacles at us. Therapy can help, whether you are dealing with a new onset disability, coping with the frustrations of living disabled in an ableist society, or navigating the complexities of international or transracial adoption.
Liz Ross
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77005
I specialize in adjustment issues, sleep disorders including insomnia (using CBT-i), pain management, adjustment to chronic illness, PTSD, stress management, relationship issues, and substance abuse.
My practice centers around providing clients with the skills that they need to thrive in the face of stressful situations. Prior to entering private practice, I worked as a clinical psychologist on the spinal cord injury unit at TIRR. These individuals would have never otherwise sought mental health care but were faced with one of the most stressful and challenging experiences of their lives. My role was to help these individuals to effectively cope with serious, adverse medical events and to live happy, fulfilling lives. Likewise, in my private practice, I strive to help clients successfully navigate complex situations.
I specialize in adjustment issues, sleep disorders including insomnia (using CBT-i), pain management, adjustment to chronic illness, PTSD, stress management, relationship issues, and substance abuse.
My practice centers around providing clients with the skills that they need to thrive in the face of stressful situations. Prior to entering private practice, I worked as a clinical psychologist on the spinal cord injury unit at TIRR. These individuals would have never otherwise sought mental health care but were faced with one of the most stressful and challenging experiences of their lives. My role was to help these individuals to effectively cope with serious, adverse medical events and to live happy, fulfilling lives. Likewise, in my private practice, I strive to help clients successfully navigate complex situations.
Michelle Salzman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, MEd, LPC-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
West University Place, TX 77005 (Online Only)
I have helped many clients improve and find relief while struggling with anxiety, depression, sexual abuse, trauma, wellness, recovery from a narcissistic partner, chronic illness/pain, women's hormonal issues, infertility, EMDR and Pain Reprocessing Therapy and many others.
Acting like everything is okay but secretly falling apart? Need change? I can help. I work with women and men ages 18 & up. My specialties include anxiety, depression, gaslighting, spiritual abuse, divorce recovery, chronic illness/pain, & hormonal imbalance. I use EMDR, DBT and PRT interventions. Our sessions would be online only. I can see you wherever you are in Texas. Contact me today! I am available for supervision of motivated LPC-A's looking for a quality supervisor in the state of Texas. I offer Christian counseling/ supervision when requested. Paneled with BCBS- PPO, Cigna, UHC, and Aetna.
I have helped many clients improve and find relief while struggling with anxiety, depression, sexual abuse, trauma, wellness, recovery from a narcissistic partner, chronic illness/pain, women's hormonal issues, infertility, EMDR and Pain Reprocessing Therapy and many others.
Acting like everything is okay but secretly falling apart? Need change? I can help. I work with women and men ages 18 & up. My specialties include anxiety, depression, gaslighting, spiritual abuse, divorce recovery, chronic illness/pain, & hormonal imbalance. I use EMDR, DBT and PRT interventions. Our sessions would be online only. I can see you wherever you are in Texas. Contact me today! I am available for supervision of motivated LPC-A's looking for a quality supervisor in the state of Texas. I offer Christian counseling/ supervision when requested. Paneled with BCBS- PPO, Cigna, UHC, and Aetna.
Rebecca Gibson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77005 (Online Only)
I have explored a wide variety of approaches with a focus on somatic and experiential interventions for stress, pain, trauma, addiction and healing relationships.
In a therapeutic relationship, it’s about you. It’s about listening deeply. It’s about asking the right questions and holding space for precious silence. It’s about utilizing a diverse range of clinical skills and life experiences to assist you with what is happening in your life right now, and teaching you skills that will allow you to help yourself in the future. We cannot change the past or other people, but we can still grow and change and find ways to thrive.
I have explored a wide variety of approaches with a focus on somatic and experiential interventions for stress, pain, trauma, addiction and healing relationships.
In a therapeutic relationship, it’s about you. It’s about listening deeply. It’s about asking the right questions and holding space for precious silence. It’s about utilizing a diverse range of clinical skills and life experiences to assist you with what is happening in your life right now, and teaching you skills that will allow you to help yourself in the future. We cannot change the past or other people, but we can still grow and change and find ways to thrive.
Ross Garcia
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77005
Feelings of loneliness, inadequacy, shame, hopelessness, and anxiety/depression often derive from negative patterns developed over time or as a result of traumatic pain or stressors.
I believe all human beings strive to create fulfilling lives with meaningful connections to others. Having a greater understanding of our strengths and weaknesses enables us to make better decisions that lead to living the life we imagine for ourselves. Through therapy, I assist clients in gaining insight into themselves through increasing coping and self-awareness. We will examine and identify values/strengths in order to make realistic goals and movement towards the life you want.
Feelings of loneliness, inadequacy, shame, hopelessness, and anxiety/depression often derive from negative patterns developed over time or as a result of traumatic pain or stressors.
I believe all human beings strive to create fulfilling lives with meaningful connections to others. Having a greater understanding of our strengths and weaknesses enables us to make better decisions that lead to living the life we imagine for ourselves. Through therapy, I assist clients in gaining insight into themselves through increasing coping and self-awareness. We will examine and identify values/strengths in order to make realistic goals and movement towards the life you want.
Anna Hope
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77005
It may be time for considering a therapeutic relationship for improving your quality of life. This type of work may include developing insight and awareness about yourself, learning new and effective coping skills, strengthening the quality of your interpersonal relationships, creating new behavioral choices, and a myriad of other creative solutions.
It may be time for considering a therapeutic relationship for improving your quality of life. This type of work may include developing insight and awareness about yourself, learning new and effective coping skills, strengthening the quality of your interpersonal relationships, creating new behavioral choices, and a myriad of other creative solutions.
Catherine Boswell
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77005
Psynergy Psychological Associates is a full service psychotherapy office. We offer sliding scale fees for therapy with our LPC-Intern therapists. We are a society in which everyone of us - individually - is expected to "pull ourselves up by our proverbial boot-straps and keep going," which has its benefits and drawbacks, the biggest problem being that the metaphorical straps will inevitably break, often leaving individuals isolated and with relationship and/or work difficulties. I wonder if you could consider it an act of strength and courage - rather than weakness - both to seek help and then to risk receiving it?
Psynergy Psychological Associates is a full service psychotherapy office. We offer sliding scale fees for therapy with our LPC-Intern therapists. We are a society in which everyone of us - individually - is expected to "pull ourselves up by our proverbial boot-straps and keep going," which has its benefits and drawbacks, the biggest problem being that the metaphorical straps will inevitably break, often leaving individuals isolated and with relationship and/or work difficulties. I wonder if you could consider it an act of strength and courage - rather than weakness - both to seek help and then to risk receiving it?
Debbi Brod
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77005
Debbi specializes in guiding individuals and couples toward a more meaningful life. Her clients seek self-discovery and self-identity, and she incorporates life coaching to enhance authenticity in their relationships and address challenges. Debbi's approach is solutions-oriented, involving collaborative goal-setting and problem-solving. With a compassionate and modern approach, Debbi specializes in helping clients unearth their authentic selves, nurturing self-identity, fostering genuine connections, and bridging cognitive thinking with emotional intelligence.
Debbi specializes in guiding individuals and couples toward a more meaningful life. Her clients seek self-discovery and self-identity, and she incorporates life coaching to enhance authenticity in their relationships and address challenges. Debbi's approach is solutions-oriented, involving collaborative goal-setting and problem-solving. With a compassionate and modern approach, Debbi specializes in helping clients unearth their authentic selves, nurturing self-identity, fostering genuine connections, and bridging cognitive thinking with emotional intelligence.
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, SEP
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77005
Were you abused, neglected, and traumatized? Were you raised by a tiger mom? Did you raise yourself and everyone else? Do you feel frozen, numb, and disconnected from your body? Do you feel like there's something wrong with you? Do you have a need to be perfect? Do you feel anxious even during downtime? Are you always running and doing and still feel it's not enough? Is food your only friend? Yet, on the outside, you look like the most put-together person. If only people knew what was on the inside.
Were you abused, neglected, and traumatized? Were you raised by a tiger mom? Did you raise yourself and everyone else? Do you feel frozen, numb, and disconnected from your body? Do you feel like there's something wrong with you? Do you have a need to be perfect? Do you feel anxious even during downtime? Are you always running and doing and still feel it's not enough? Is food your only friend? Yet, on the outside, you look like the most put-together person. If only people knew what was on the inside.
Chris Parker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77005
Are you stressed? Worried? Sad most of the time? Dissatisfied with your life the way it is? Feeling hopeless to change your life the way it is? You are not alone and there is hope for you. If you would like to create a life worth living and even the life you dreamed of having, therapy is one place that can make that happen. I believe we all have the potential to change with the right person to listen and guide us.
Are you stressed? Worried? Sad most of the time? Dissatisfied with your life the way it is? Feeling hopeless to change your life the way it is? You are not alone and there is hope for you. If you would like to create a life worth living and even the life you dreamed of having, therapy is one place that can make that happen. I believe we all have the potential to change with the right person to listen and guide us.
Andrew Trujillo
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77005 (Online Only)
It is often said that, "time heals all wounds". Well,..NOT if that wound is infected! Find a place of True Healing. We live in stressful times. Many people are tired of pushing through life wearing the mask/facade that "everything is fine", when underneath it isn't. It would be an honor for me to be invited to walk alongside you in your journey to restoring joy in life and getting closer to being the person you want to be. I encourage you to take the step of caring for yourself by starting therapy. Instead of continuing the facade, put on your "oxygen mask" FIRST, so you can continue to help and care for the people in your life.
It is often said that, "time heals all wounds". Well,..NOT if that wound is infected! Find a place of True Healing. We live in stressful times. Many people are tired of pushing through life wearing the mask/facade that "everything is fine", when underneath it isn't. It would be an honor for me to be invited to walk alongside you in your journey to restoring joy in life and getting closer to being the person you want to be. I encourage you to take the step of caring for yourself by starting therapy. Instead of continuing the facade, put on your "oxygen mask" FIRST, so you can continue to help and care for the people in your life.
Theresa Flanagan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77005
I have been in practice for twenty five years. I love what I do ; I have a passion for the healing of marriages,trauma, depression, anxiety. I am commited to working with/beside my clients as they seek to move forward in their lives. For marriage counseling, I offer larger blocks of time to allow for each indivual to be fully heard. Within these blocks of time for marriage counseling ,we address such issues as; accumulated resentments, past hurts, childhood wounds that are affecting the present day adult relationship, and resolving conflict in a kind, respectful way.
I have been in practice for twenty five years. I love what I do ; I have a passion for the healing of marriages,trauma, depression, anxiety. I am commited to working with/beside my clients as they seek to move forward in their lives. For marriage counseling, I offer larger blocks of time to allow for each indivual to be fully heard. Within these blocks of time for marriage counseling ,we address such issues as; accumulated resentments, past hurts, childhood wounds that are affecting the present day adult relationship, and resolving conflict in a kind, respectful way.
Kelli L. Wright
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77005
I have a private practice in Houston Heights. My doctoral training was completed at the University of Houston, Loma Linda VA in California, and MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. I see people with a variety challenges, but substance use issues, anxiety, and depression are my areas of specialization. My approach to therapy stems from acceptance and mindfulness strategies, meaning I help people identify who and what is most important to them and then to move in a positive way in those directions, despite the unpleasant feelings that often keep us stuck.
I have a private practice in Houston Heights. My doctoral training was completed at the University of Houston, Loma Linda VA in California, and MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. I see people with a variety challenges, but substance use issues, anxiety, and depression are my areas of specialization. My approach to therapy stems from acceptance and mindfulness strategies, meaning I help people identify who and what is most important to them and then to move in a positive way in those directions, despite the unpleasant feelings that often keep us stuck.
Lynn Murphy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
West University Place, TX 77005
I have counseled children and parents for twenty-eight years while also enjoying individual adult work. My experience encompasses private practice as well as agencies and hospitals, including DePelchin Children's Center and Texas Children's Hospital. In addition, I have supervised beginning social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists. Over the years, I have held faculty positions at Baylor College of Medicine and Smith College School for Social Work. My practice has included all facets of children's developmental and emotional concerns. Currently a large portion of my practice focuses on children's anxiety, depression, OCD, and divorce related issues.
I have counseled children and parents for twenty-eight years while also enjoying individual adult work. My experience encompasses private practice as well as agencies and hospitals, including DePelchin Children's Center and Texas Children's Hospital. In addition, I have supervised beginning social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists. Over the years, I have held faculty positions at Baylor College of Medicine and Smith College School for Social Work. My practice has included all facets of children's developmental and emotional concerns. Currently a large portion of my practice focuses on children's anxiety, depression, OCD, and divorce related issues.
Linda J Harris
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
West University Place, TX 77005 (Online Only)
Uncomfortable in your relationships at home, at work or with your family?
Are you waiting for other people to change so that you can be happy?
Are you thinking, "There must be a better way?"
I will assist you in your taking charge of your own life. Together, we will identify choices, options and strategies to help you attain better life outcomes and more personal happiness.
Uncomfortable in your relationships at home, at work or with your family?
Are you waiting for other people to change so that you can be happy?
Are you thinking, "There must be a better way?"
I will assist you in your taking charge of your own life. Together, we will identify choices, options and strategies to help you attain better life outcomes and more personal happiness.
Peter C Cousins
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP
Verified Verified
West University Place, TX 77005
I am very understanding and allow clients to work at their own pace in resolving their problems quickly and give them the tools to face future challenges. I enjoy clients who want to work and change. I have more than 30 years of experience in what works with people to get them going again to resolve life's trouble spots or help someone who has had trouble their entire life, and everyone in between. It is HARD to take the first step of getting help but a skillful experienced psychologist CAN help, so write me or call.
I am very understanding and allow clients to work at their own pace in resolving their problems quickly and give them the tools to face future challenges. I enjoy clients who want to work and change. I have more than 30 years of experience in what works with people to get them going again to resolve life's trouble spots or help someone who has had trouble their entire life, and everyone in between. It is HARD to take the first step of getting help but a skillful experienced psychologist CAN help, so write me or call.
Janelle Marshall
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CART
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77005 (Online Only)
As a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Anger Resolution Therapist, I treat clients who seek solutions regarding anger management, stress management, and relationship issues.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Anger Resolution Therapist, I treat clients who seek solutions regarding anger management, stress management, and relationship issues.
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Chronic Pain Therapists
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.