Chronic Pain Therapists in 19143
Nancy Roth
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Many of my clients are interested in improving their health through weight management, smoking cessation, pain management or other behavior changes.
I believe that everyone has strengths--and that everyone encounters challenges. During difficult times, I can help you find new ways of understanding what's happening, additional resources for support and enhanced coping skills that build on your existing strengths. I work primarily with adults, individually, in couples or as families.
Many of my clients are interested in improving their health through weight management, smoking cessation, pain management or other behavior changes.
I believe that everyone has strengths--and that everyone encounters challenges. During difficult times, I can help you find new ways of understanding what's happening, additional resources for support and enhanced coping skills that build on your existing strengths. I work primarily with adults, individually, in couples or as families.
Samantha Urbanick
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19143 (Online Only)
I have worked with a broad range of clients in my career, helping to manage depression, anxiety, chronic illness, reentry after incarceration, healing from partner violence, and much more.
Healing from trauma, setting healthy boundaries, and caring for yourself in an unjust world are transformative, radical journeys, and I'm here to help guide you through them. I specialize in providing care based in a trauma-informed, liberation framework. I strive to create a space for all clients to feel safe, seen, and supported. I believe therapy is political and I don’t shy away from the impact that our government’s history, its policies, and practices have on our mental health. Together, we'll explore the intersections of your experiences and identities as we work to reach your goals.
I have worked with a broad range of clients in my career, helping to manage depression, anxiety, chronic illness, reentry after incarceration, healing from partner violence, and much more.
Healing from trauma, setting healthy boundaries, and caring for yourself in an unjust world are transformative, radical journeys, and I'm here to help guide you through them. I specialize in providing care based in a trauma-informed, liberation framework. I strive to create a space for all clients to feel safe, seen, and supported. I believe therapy is political and I don’t shy away from the impact that our government’s history, its policies, and practices have on our mental health. Together, we'll explore the intersections of your experiences and identities as we work to reach your goals.
R Rhee (Pennsylvania)
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19143 (Online Only)
According to the great poet Rainer Maria Rilke, "The only journey is the journey within." We all need help sometimes and we all have room to grow. I believe that everyone can benefit from therapy, whether it is to address a severe mental illness, to receive support through a rough season of life, or to gain greater self-knowledge and unleash your full potential. My professional interests include psychoses, dissociative disorders, depression, anxiety, trauma, narcissistic abuse, and obesity.
According to the great poet Rainer Maria Rilke, "The only journey is the journey within." We all need help sometimes and we all have room to grow. I believe that everyone can benefit from therapy, whether it is to address a severe mental illness, to receive support through a rough season of life, or to gain greater self-knowledge and unleash your full potential. My professional interests include psychoses, dissociative disorders, depression, anxiety, trauma, narcissistic abuse, and obesity.
Tia Pinkson-Burke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSS, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19143
My specialties include: sexuality/gender identity development, LGBTQIA+, emerging adulthood, young adults, trauma, survivors of sexual violence, kink/BDSM, non-traditional relationship and family structures, family of origin concerns, chronic health and pain concerns, sex work(ers), radical fat liberation, and positive body esteem development.
I utilize an eclectic, psychoanalytic, and relational approach while employing a strong racial justice, feminist, and queer theory lens. I practice from a fat-lib, sex-positive, and intersectional feminist perspective. I believe that one's past informs how they interact with and experience the world. Healing takes place as one fosters empathy and consideration for their past and present selves. The therapeutic relationship allows for gaining deeper perspective and understanding of oneself. I strive to build genuine and earnest rapport with my clients by being deeply nonjudgmental and always practicing with respect.
My specialties include: sexuality/gender identity development, LGBTQIA+, emerging adulthood, young adults, trauma, survivors of sexual violence, kink/BDSM, non-traditional relationship and family structures, family of origin concerns, chronic health and pain concerns, sex work(ers), radical fat liberation, and positive body esteem development.
I utilize an eclectic, psychoanalytic, and relational approach while employing a strong racial justice, feminist, and queer theory lens. I practice from a fat-lib, sex-positive, and intersectional feminist perspective. I believe that one's past informs how they interact with and experience the world. Healing takes place as one fosters empathy and consideration for their past and present selves. The therapeutic relationship allows for gaining deeper perspective and understanding of oneself. I strive to build genuine and earnest rapport with my clients by being deeply nonjudgmental and always practicing with respect.
Therapy Center of Philadelphia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW, LMFT, LPC, PsyD
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19143
We help people with depression, anxiety, and relationship pain.
With 50 years of experience, Therapy Center of Philadelphia offers a healing space that is accessible, deep, and lasting. We do this by meeting you fully in your experience and identity. We pay attention to the therapy relationship and de-emphasize diagnosing people. We consider systemic oppression (racism, misogyny, anti-queerness, cissexism) as a form of trauma and explore this as part of the healing work. All of our therapists strive to be trans-affirming and we offer support around medical transition. Serving adult women and trans communities, our therapy services are offered on a sliding fee scale and without treatment limits.
We help people with depression, anxiety, and relationship pain.
With 50 years of experience, Therapy Center of Philadelphia offers a healing space that is accessible, deep, and lasting. We do this by meeting you fully in your experience and identity. We pay attention to the therapy relationship and de-emphasize diagnosing people. We consider systemic oppression (racism, misogyny, anti-queerness, cissexism) as a form of trauma and explore this as part of the healing work. All of our therapists strive to be trans-affirming and we offer support around medical transition. Serving adult women and trans communities, our therapy services are offered on a sliding fee scale and without treatment limits.
Kirsten Lyons
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MEd
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19143
If you find yourself repeating old patterns in relationships, suffering from past trauma, or navigating the world as a queer, trans, or otherwise marginalized person, the right trauma and sex therapist could be the missing member of your support team. I specialize in working with clients who are processing trauma, exploring gender and sexuality, living with chronic pain and disability, and more. As a queer and nonbinary person, I understand the importance of shared identity with a therapist, and work to foster a safe space for LGBTQIA+, kinky, and nonmonogamous folks to bring their full selves into the therapy room.
If you find yourself repeating old patterns in relationships, suffering from past trauma, or navigating the world as a queer, trans, or otherwise marginalized person, the right trauma and sex therapist could be the missing member of your support team. I specialize in working with clients who are processing trauma, exploring gender and sexuality, living with chronic pain and disability, and more. As a queer and nonbinary person, I understand the importance of shared identity with a therapist, and work to foster a safe space for LGBTQIA+, kinky, and nonmonogamous folks to bring their full selves into the therapy room.
Jenny Sandler Psychotherapy LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MEd
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Most of my clients have some form of anxiety or depression. Often this is related to a difficulty with their family, partner(s) or colleagues. They want to feel secure and strong in the world and have better relationships. They are looking for meaning, relief, and self awareness. I see a lot of clients who need help getting over a breakup or navigating ENM. I view my clients as whole and complex beings who deserve to get to the root of their issues instead of treating symptoms one by one.
Most of my clients have some form of anxiety or depression. Often this is related to a difficulty with their family, partner(s) or colleagues. They want to feel secure and strong in the world and have better relationships. They are looking for meaning, relief, and self awareness. I see a lot of clients who need help getting over a breakup or navigating ENM. I view my clients as whole and complex beings who deserve to get to the root of their issues instead of treating symptoms one by one.
Nomi Teutsch
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Are you looking to break a cycle that has been playing out in your life on repeat? Are you interested in changing your patterns of behavior in relationships with others, and finding a way to do something new? I am here to listen, to be on your team, and to support you as you cultivate the insights that will help you to access your wisest self. I believe that change is made possible by developing true self-compassion and self-acceptance. Though healing work can be hard and messy, I know that it can also be creative, enlivening, and a source of real hope.
Are you looking to break a cycle that has been playing out in your life on repeat? Are you interested in changing your patterns of behavior in relationships with others, and finding a way to do something new? I am here to listen, to be on your team, and to support you as you cultivate the insights that will help you to access your wisest self. I believe that change is made possible by developing true self-compassion and self-acceptance. Though healing work can be hard and messy, I know that it can also be creative, enlivening, and a source of real hope.
Alice Wang
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, MSEd
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19143 (Online Only)
My work is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and connection. I come to clinical social work with a deeply held belief that all people are deserving of care and I have seen how a safe and collaborative therapeutic relationship can offer support when that care has been challenged. I know that part of healing means acknowledging and working beyond the systems that have caused harm and that this involves actively employing an anti-oppressive lens that refuses to pathologize trauma survival. I understand my clients are the experts on their experiences and I am committed to creating a practice that affirms people of all backgrounds.
My work is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and connection. I come to clinical social work with a deeply held belief that all people are deserving of care and I have seen how a safe and collaborative therapeutic relationship can offer support when that care has been challenged. I know that part of healing means acknowledging and working beyond the systems that have caused harm and that this involves actively employing an anti-oppressive lens that refuses to pathologize trauma survival. I understand my clients are the experts on their experiences and I am committed to creating a practice that affirms people of all backgrounds.
Lee Nussbaum Fogel
MA, RSME, RSMT
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19143
*Offering Virtual Session at this Time* In Somatic sessions we work holistically by becoming aware of thoughts, feelings and sensations as integrated aspects of your process of being alive. Depending on the session and client, we may talk, move, explore self-touch and new ways of breathing, and engage in creative processes like drawing, all in the service of partnering with your own body's wisdom for healing and learning. As deepen into your own experience of embodiment and self authority, life begins to unfold according to your needs and visions.
*Offering Virtual Session at this Time* In Somatic sessions we work holistically by becoming aware of thoughts, feelings and sensations as integrated aspects of your process of being alive. Depending on the session and client, we may talk, move, explore self-touch and new ways of breathing, and engage in creative processes like drawing, all in the service of partnering with your own body's wisdom for healing and learning. As deepen into your own experience of embodiment and self authority, life begins to unfold according to your needs and visions.
Willa Mey Beckman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19143 (Online Only)
Our painful experiences and the conditions of our society often push us to disconnect from our authentic selves, relationships, communities, and the world around us. I view healing as a process of reconnection. In our work together, we will aim to make sense of your story, explore all the parts of you that make you who you are, and work through places where you feel stuck. Through this process, my hope is that you can live your life with more agency and authenticity, more skills and tools to manage the challenges, and more capacity to experience ease, connection, and the full range of human emotions.
Our painful experiences and the conditions of our society often push us to disconnect from our authentic selves, relationships, communities, and the world around us. I view healing as a process of reconnection. In our work together, we will aim to make sense of your story, explore all the parts of you that make you who you are, and work through places where you feel stuck. Through this process, my hope is that you can live your life with more agency and authenticity, more skills and tools to manage the challenges, and more capacity to experience ease, connection, and the full range of human emotions.
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Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Waitlist for new clients
Today you are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. As a psychologist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. Through collaboration, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
Today you are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. As a psychologist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. Through collaboration, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
Richard States
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19143 (Online Only)
People of all walks of life often go through tough times ... and I am here to help. I have worked, since 1991, with individuals, couples, and families across outpatient and inpatient settings, in homes and schools, and now through telehealth. I have assisted people with a variety of challenges--whether related to depression, anxiety, stress and trauma, behavioral control, self-esteem, substance use, life transition, and other concerns.
People of all walks of life often go through tough times ... and I am here to help. I have worked, since 1991, with individuals, couples, and families across outpatient and inpatient settings, in homes and schools, and now through telehealth. I have assisted people with a variety of challenges--whether related to depression, anxiety, stress and trauma, behavioral control, self-esteem, substance use, life transition, and other concerns.
Celtic Myst Counseling - Christina Kulp, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, APHSW-C
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19143 (Online Only)
Are you looking for a counselor to partner with you to work on your emotional and mental health? Do you feel most comfortable with a conversational and non-judgmental environment to work on concerns related to life change, anxiety, communication, or loss? My practice offers this approach and environment to help you through the everyday, while allowing you to learn coping skills and techniques for your lifetime. Part of self-care is learning to take time for improving you....is that time now? If so, I would love to be a part of your journey!
Are you looking for a counselor to partner with you to work on your emotional and mental health? Do you feel most comfortable with a conversational and non-judgmental environment to work on concerns related to life change, anxiety, communication, or loss? My practice offers this approach and environment to help you through the everyday, while allowing you to learn coping skills and techniques for your lifetime. Part of self-care is learning to take time for improving you....is that time now? If so, I would love to be a part of your journey!
Tiffany Wright
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19143 (Online Only)
When human beings experience trauma or severe life stressors, it is not uncommon for their lives to unravel. My great passion is creating safe spaces for others to be authentically and unapologetically themselves. I strive to help clients find healthy perceptions of themselves and strengthen their relationships so they can know themselves as peaceful, complete, whole, and safe. At the core of my approach is the belief that every individual has the ability and potential to access inner strengths, heal themselves, and reach desired goals.
When human beings experience trauma or severe life stressors, it is not uncommon for their lives to unravel. My great passion is creating safe spaces for others to be authentically and unapologetically themselves. I strive to help clients find healthy perceptions of themselves and strengthen their relationships so they can know themselves as peaceful, complete, whole, and safe. At the core of my approach is the belief that every individual has the ability and potential to access inner strengths, heal themselves, and reach desired goals.
Michael Gerkovich
Licensed Professional Counselor, MPS, LPC, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19143
I enjoy working with people who are often considered outsiders, those challenge the established norms of our society, in their pursuit of a more holistic future for themselves and our world. This includes activists, educators, artists, fellow mental health professionals, writers, musicians, and those who live in ways unique to themselves. A throughline of my work revolves around the realm of disabilities, many of which remain unrecognized by others. I believe that disability advocacy requires working through issues of power, autonomy, social inequality, and environment.
I enjoy working with people who are often considered outsiders, those challenge the established norms of our society, in their pursuit of a more holistic future for themselves and our world. This includes activists, educators, artists, fellow mental health professionals, writers, musicians, and those who live in ways unique to themselves. A throughline of my work revolves around the realm of disabilities, many of which remain unrecognized by others. I believe that disability advocacy requires working through issues of power, autonomy, social inequality, and environment.
Genevieve Gellert, Lcsw LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19143 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Do you want to feel stronger, sexier, healthier, more confident, & more empowered? Are you ready to have a deeper, more meaningful relationship with yourself & others? If yes, let's talk. I'm a general wellness & sex therapist, offering individual therapy, behavioral health consultancy, & values coaching for adults, with years of experience in medical social work & talk therapy. My practice is best for high achieving professionals, therapists, healthcare workers, adults, & sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQ+). My style is direct, relational, modern, friendly, interactive, conversational, educational, evidenced-based, & supportive.
Do you want to feel stronger, sexier, healthier, more confident, & more empowered? Are you ready to have a deeper, more meaningful relationship with yourself & others? If yes, let's talk. I'm a general wellness & sex therapist, offering individual therapy, behavioral health consultancy, & values coaching for adults, with years of experience in medical social work & talk therapy. My practice is best for high achieving professionals, therapists, healthcare workers, adults, & sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQ+). My style is direct, relational, modern, friendly, interactive, conversational, educational, evidenced-based, & supportive.
Phoenix Wood
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, SEP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Choosing to work through one's past, relationships, or current challenges can be a tough and bold decision toward empowerment. I believe we all hold the insight and strength we need and that it may take time to figure how to access these tools. It is my goal to work alongside you in this process. I strive to create a safe and non-judgmental space to allow exploration, connection and creativity in therapy.
Choosing to work through one's past, relationships, or current challenges can be a tough and bold decision toward empowerment. I believe we all hold the insight and strength we need and that it may take time to figure how to access these tools. It is my goal to work alongside you in this process. I strive to create a safe and non-judgmental space to allow exploration, connection and creativity in therapy.
Alex Hyde
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, MEd, LSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Philadelphia, PA 19143
If you struggle with communication or shame, if you’d like to be more in touch with your inner voice or build better relationships, I encourage you to get in touch. As a therapist, especially as a couples and sex therapist, I believe that everyone can benefit from having a space to be honest and to feel safe in expressing their truth. As a warm and attentive listener, I am adept at crafting a calming and nonjudgmental space for us to engage in a collaborative process of recognizing and understanding life events as well as unhelpful patterns and beliefs.
If you struggle with communication or shame, if you’d like to be more in touch with your inner voice or build better relationships, I encourage you to get in touch. As a therapist, especially as a couples and sex therapist, I believe that everyone can benefit from having a space to be honest and to feel safe in expressing their truth. As a warm and attentive listener, I am adept at crafting a calming and nonjudgmental space for us to engage in a collaborative process of recognizing and understanding life events as well as unhelpful patterns and beliefs.
Robert Miller
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Philadelphia, PA 19143
My name is Bob Miller and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Pennsylvania. I have been practicing full-time in the mental health field as an LPC since 2011. Having worked in many career fields over the years whether it's blue-collar or white-collar jobs. I believe I am able to better empathize with patients' issues of concern and better meet them where they are at any stage of their lives.
My name is Bob Miller and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Pennsylvania. I have been practicing full-time in the mental health field as an LPC since 2011. Having worked in many career fields over the years whether it's blue-collar or white-collar jobs. I believe I am able to better empathize with patients' issues of concern and better meet them where they are at any stage of their lives.
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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.