Chronic Pain Therapists in 03825
Leslie D Trueman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
Barrington, NH 03825 (Online Only)
I offer both short and long term psychotherapy to adults ages 18 and up. Psychotherapy can improve your relationships and help you become more aware of your inner life, releasing you from repetitive patterns and anxiety.
I offer both short and long term psychotherapy to adults ages 18 and up. Psychotherapy can improve your relationships and help you become more aware of your inner life, releasing you from repetitive patterns and anxiety.
Hannah Noel
Counselor, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Barrington, NH 03825
Hannah Noel is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in New Hampshire who has been practicing since 2020. She has a Master of Arts in Counseling and Psychological Services from St Mary's University of Minnesota. Hannah helps clients with identifying, problemsolving, and addressing barriers that prevent them from achieving their goals whether they are academic, personal, or vocational. Outside of work, Hannah enjoys spending time with her family, playing with her two cats, playing video games, spending time outside, and doing yarn crafts such as knitting and crochet.
Hannah Noel is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in New Hampshire who has been practicing since 2020. She has a Master of Arts in Counseling and Psychological Services from St Mary's University of Minnesota. Hannah helps clients with identifying, problemsolving, and addressing barriers that prevent them from achieving their goals whether they are academic, personal, or vocational. Outside of work, Hannah enjoys spending time with her family, playing with her two cats, playing video games, spending time outside, and doing yarn crafts such as knitting and crochet.
Inner Peace Holistic Center
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW, MSW, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Barrington, NH 03825
Late teens, Adults and Elders who are experiencing anything from life stressors, to complex and overlapping diagnoses, and who want evidence-based treatment in a relaxed and supportive environment are a great fit for us. Years of earning certifications in a variety of evidence based modalities craft a variety of tools to help most any situation. Are you seeking support for a sensitive issue or just don't feel like you are living the life you are meant to be? Please know we will be glad to hear from you and have confidence we can work toward wellness together.
Late teens, Adults and Elders who are experiencing anything from life stressors, to complex and overlapping diagnoses, and who want evidence-based treatment in a relaxed and supportive environment are a great fit for us. Years of earning certifications in a variety of evidence based modalities craft a variety of tools to help most any situation. Are you seeking support for a sensitive issue or just don't feel like you are living the life you are meant to be? Please know we will be glad to hear from you and have confidence we can work toward wellness together.
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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.