Chronic Pain Therapists in Rancho Mirage, CA

Wolkig with all age groups, I offer my years of experience in helping clients achieve life enhancing changes. The hypnotic state allows a person to be more open to suggestion. So-called "POSTHYPNOTIC SUGGESTIONS" may improve treatments for many conditions, including: phobias, fears, anxiety, sleep disorder, PTSD, grief and loss. Hypnotherapy can help changing a person's behavior, such as smoking, biting nails, alcohol & drug addiction, obesity, low self esteem and relationship problems. Furthermore, hypnotherapy is particularly useful in treating pain and preparing for surgery. Hypnotherapy proves to be an excellent tool to enhance sport specific skills in golf, tennis, football, baseball and others.

In your therapy," I WON'T JUST SIT AND NOD." I'll be an active participant in your therapy. I specialize in individual, couple, family and addiction therapy from anxiety, depression to relationship challenges. I can help with a blend of warmth, compassion, guidance utilizing workable tools in a safe therapeutic milieu. I'll support you to identify, explore, and work through those scary, but telling truths. Your truths! Not thoughts and behaviors that you've lived that keep you emotionally stuck, tied to your history, and in pain ! Let's work to leave behind patterns of dis-ease, discovering an empowered, real and wonderful YOU!

Hey YOU! Yeah, YOU! The one looking for someone to help them! Has your anxiety or depression taken over your life? Or made the life you’re living just MISERABLE? Stuck in your own head, your thoughts race from one thing to another, full of worry. Some days you can barely function. You just want to hide from the world, feeling like a failure. You have no idea how to balance the different areas of your life, and struggle to put into words how much fear and hurt you're hiding. Convinced no one will understand, you constantly ask yourself “How is it ever going to get better?” and “When will this pain go away?”.

My clients come to me when they're experiencing emotional and/or mental distress and just want the pain to stop...now. They are sleep-deprived (or the opposite), stressed over college, depressed about work, angry or indifferent to everyone, anxious, frustrated by everything! Their stomachs hurt and heads ache. The problems may stem from unmet needs (love, belonging, self-esteem), various issues (anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma, chronic pain ) or not meeting personal or life goals. While change can feel difficult and scary, you can learn powerful, safe ways through as you progress to becoming the person you truly want to be.

Are you dealing with disease, illness , anxiety, depression or other physical, mental and emotional issues? I am a Medical Counselor and Hypnotherapist specializing in cancer, autoimmune disease, chronic pain , dementia, end-of-life, IBS, fibromyalgia , weight loss, hypertension, phobia, anxiety and other health and wellness matters. I have more than 23 years counseling experience. I was in private practice in the Medical Dental Building in downtown Seattle and on Bainbridge Island from 1997 - 2018. Since February 2019, I am now at 74-967 Sheryl Ave, Palm Desert, California 92260. I have been live online worldwide since 2005.

My work as a therapist for the past 19 years has been focused on helping people uncover what is most authentic, naturally resourceful and vividly alive in each person. The stresses and traumas of living one's life can deaden our connection with ourselves and with those we love. Emotional suffering, isolation, addiction and crisis can be powerful gateways to a deeper foundation of self-acceptance, compassion and inner freedom. Learning to utilize proven tools for recognizing and transmuting pain into the ever deepening and changing experience of your life and relationships are the foundation of our work together.

I am an experienced clinical psychologist for over 30 years. In addition to my private practice I have consulted with local, state, and federal agencies as well as Fortune 500 companies . As a University Professor I trained and supervised graduate students in New York, Texas and California. I genuinely enjoyed problem solving with my patients and improving the quality of their lives. I have found the most important factor is to provide a safe, positive environment. I am skilled in testing identifying areas of concern, making proper diagnoses, and assessing growth in therapy. My practice has included children, adults and families.

It takes vulnerability and courage to reach out and ask for support. Simply being a human being means that we will, at times, be challenged, overwhelmed, frustrated, confused, anxious and/or scared. This is normal and it is true for everyone. It is part of the human experience. Often we are able to navigate life challenges on our own. However, there are times where reaching out for support and guidance is the best decision we can possibly make. Times where we feel stuck and unable to find our way through life's difficulties. Times where we want to get back to our best selves as soon as possible.

As a Jungian and transpersonal psychotherapist I will use a variety of techniques to work with you.Your feelings of depression, anxiety, or overwhelm will be helped through learning techniques of self-soothing, mindfullness, meditation, and new ways to think through your problems. I believe in the power of your personal narrative and the imagery of your dreams and fantasies as ways to help you explore your own inner truths. I am trained to follow your lead and to pick up on the slightest clues in your telling and retelling of your life, your issues, your struggles.I am interactive in my style.

Lost your balance? Through gentle guidance you will feel safe and supported as you discover your own innate capacity to heal. You can feel resilient and whole again. Troubling situations or events in your life will be processed, and the discomfort associated with them released so that you will not only survive, you can thrive. Our work will focus on the relationship between painful past or current life events and your health and well-being. As a result, you will experience more peace within yourself, more harmony in your home and in your outside relationships.

Dr. Ray Montella provides Individual, Couples, and family Therapy; Clinical Assessments, and Psychological Evaluations for both adults and teens. If you or someone you know is suffering from addiction or a mental health condition and is seeking help, call our team today for a free confidential assessment. My goal is to get you some tools, insight and relief to help alleviate symptoms and get you back to the life you want to live.

I believe therapy is a collaborative process, and I consider the quality and the nature of the therapeutic alliance to be one of the most important aspects of therapy. Through motivational interviewing and by using the strengths perspectives model, I will assist patients into establishing new perspectives, improving self-awareness, and utilizing personal strengths to create more meaningful life experiences. I also believe therapy is not a “one size fits all” model, which is why I tailor my approach by using various therapeutic modalities specifically designed for each client.

I help empower people to make necessary changes that are holding them back from success and personal fulfillment. I utilize a cognitive-behavioral approach to help you find solutions that work.

Relationship problems? I can help! Sometimes life is overwhelming, and you need individual or couple support. My Practical Strategies, and powerful Tools, help you quickly feel Supported, Optimistic, Balanced, Connected. I'm a Solution focused, holistic therapist, empowering clients to increase Communication and Commitment, reawaken Love, revive Passion, solve Issues and increase Understanding. Also, I mentor Sensitive Women to learn excellent Self Care, and find Love. I enjoy coaching Women seeking Zest, new Energy, Direction. Plus, I make house calls. Either in the privacy of your home or remotely by telephone & Skype - for your convenience. Extended sessions, VIP days available.

You deserve peace of mind and quality of life. If you suffer with anxiety and depression, bipolar mood management, ADHD, or relationship/family issues, relief is available through current treatments which are more effective than ever. Brain research shows we can make real change by changing our thinking while integrating old emotional injuries. Early childhood trauma and losses with resulting relationship problems echo through our adult lives affecting our significant relationships. With my experience, I can help you work through these deeper issues to obtain resolution, integration and freedom bringing peace of mind to your life.

Do you feel the quality of your life could be better? In over 20 years as a psychotherapist, I've developed an open style of communication so you can comfortably put your concerns on the table. Know that you can expect a prompt and informative response should you decide to call. I offer appointment times to fit your schedule, and believe you can leave your therapist's office anticipating positive change. I've raised two children and navigated the joys and challenges of family life. "You already know what you need to know...you just don't know you know it".