Chronic Pain Therapists in 90250
Rina Varughese
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Rina Varughese is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California who has been practicing since 2013. Rina has experience with pain management, anxiety, depression, trauma, LGBTQ population, and works from relational attachment. Outside of work, Rina enjoys guitar, ballroom, circuit training, and gun ranges.
Rina Varughese is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California who has been practicing since 2013. Rina has experience with pain management, anxiety, depression, trauma, LGBTQ population, and works from relational attachment. Outside of work, Rina enjoys guitar, ballroom, circuit training, and gun ranges.
Shannon Harston
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Hello! I am Shannon Harston, a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist. My approach is straightforward, down to earth, and strategic- helping you identify areas of growth and skills to manage your symptoms more effectively. I love helping others identify what they want differently and supporting them through the steps to making that come true. I see therapy as a partnership where it is only as effective as you experience it to be and I draw from many approaches to do this work.
Hello! I am Shannon Harston, a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist. My approach is straightforward, down to earth, and strategic- helping you identify areas of growth and skills to manage your symptoms more effectively. I love helping others identify what they want differently and supporting them through the steps to making that come true. I see therapy as a partnership where it is only as effective as you experience it to be and I draw from many approaches to do this work.
Christina Wong
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Hawthorne, CA 90250
My name is Christina Wong, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California since 2007. I use an eclectic, person-centered, and humanistic approach to meet the clients where they are. I enjoy working with adults of all ages. Of particular interest are immigrants or children of immigrant families to the United States. In the past 23 years of mental health practice, I had the honor to work with people of all ages and cultural backgrounds. My current focus is working with adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, grief, life stressors, stage-of-life issues, immigration, acculturation, and family and relational struggles.
My name is Christina Wong, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California since 2007. I use an eclectic, person-centered, and humanistic approach to meet the clients where they are. I enjoy working with adults of all ages. Of particular interest are immigrants or children of immigrant families to the United States. In the past 23 years of mental health practice, I had the honor to work with people of all ages and cultural backgrounds. My current focus is working with adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, grief, life stressors, stage-of-life issues, immigration, acculturation, and family and relational struggles.
Jennifer Drown
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Hawthorne, CA 90250
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist(LMFT) with over 10 years of experience working as a therapist, clinical supervisor, and assistant director of a treatment facility for individuals suffering from mental health and substance use disorders. As a LMFT, my goal is to help individuals improve their mental health, address relationship difficulties, and adjust to challenging life changes. I work with clients from a client-centered approach, utilizing a combination of solution-focused therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. I enjoy working with individuals to improve their overall mental health.
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist(LMFT) with over 10 years of experience working as a therapist, clinical supervisor, and assistant director of a treatment facility for individuals suffering from mental health and substance use disorders. As a LMFT, my goal is to help individuals improve their mental health, address relationship difficulties, and adjust to challenging life changes. I work with clients from a client-centered approach, utilizing a combination of solution-focused therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. I enjoy working with individuals to improve their overall mental health.
Blanca Pena
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Blanca Pena, LMFT 138765, is an integrative therapist who aims to match evidence-based treatments with each client's particular concern(s), and to discover and understand the individual's personality traits, preferences, needs, spiritual beliefs, openness, and motivation level. Specialize in Trauma, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy Mindfulness, Humanistic Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Crisis Management. I approach goal setting by meeting my clients where they are at and working together to find treatment goals based on their challenges.
Blanca Pena, LMFT 138765, is an integrative therapist who aims to match evidence-based treatments with each client's particular concern(s), and to discover and understand the individual's personality traits, preferences, needs, spiritual beliefs, openness, and motivation level. Specialize in Trauma, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy Mindfulness, Humanistic Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Crisis Management. I approach goal setting by meeting my clients where they are at and working together to find treatment goals based on their challenges.
Lesley M Cruz
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hawthorne, CA 90250
Whether you're considering therapy to help you through a rough patch, an unexpected tragic event or work through long standing life issues, the choice to seek help is NOT easy. My goal is to help you uncover your true full potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating.
Whether you're considering therapy to help you through a rough patch, an unexpected tragic event or work through long standing life issues, the choice to seek help is NOT easy. My goal is to help you uncover your true full potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating.
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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.