Chronic Pain Therapists in Indian Wells, CA

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Savannah M Fine
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Indian Wells, CA 92210  (Online Only)
My specialities include: Sex/Sexuality, Intimacy, Relationships, Chronic Pain/Chronic Illness, Anxiety, Life Transitions, Grief/Loss.
Hello! My name is Savannah M. Fine and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist 139871 and a Certified Sex Therapist supporting human beings in the state of California. I am polyam, ENM, kink and LGBTQ+ affirming, and I work with individuals, partners, and families who are looking to form a deeper understanding of themselves, their relationships, and their communities. I understand that healing and growth looks different for each individual and hope to provide the support necessary for your mind, body, and soul.
My specialities include: Sex/Sexuality, Intimacy, Relationships, Chronic Pain/Chronic Illness, Anxiety, Life Transitions, Grief/Loss.
Hello! My name is Savannah M. Fine and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist 139871 and a Certified Sex Therapist supporting human beings in the state of California. I am polyam, ENM, kink and LGBTQ+ affirming, and I work with individuals, partners, and families who are looking to form a deeper understanding of themselves, their relationships, and their communities. I understand that healing and growth looks different for each individual and hope to provide the support necessary for your mind, body, and soul.
(424) 404-8460 View (424) 404-8460
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A Healing Light Family Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Indian Wells, CA 92210
Life has its struggles and at times we need someone other than a family member or friend to talk to. I use various types of approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, a strength based and integrative approach. Extensive experience working with depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, stress management, pain management and chronic illness. I am a bilingual (Spanish) LMFT and have worked in the field for over 15 years. I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents and adults with different backgrounds and orientations.
Life has its struggles and at times we need someone other than a family member or friend to talk to. I use various types of approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, a strength based and integrative approach. Extensive experience working with depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, stress management, pain management and chronic illness. I am a bilingual (Spanish) LMFT and have worked in the field for over 15 years. I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents and adults with different backgrounds and orientations.
(760) 274-0009 View (760) 274-0009
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Joseph H. Share
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Indian Wells, CA 92210
Dr. Share taught educators how to work with special needs & gifted kids. He was a School Psychologist and then Director of Psychological Services for a school district. He supervised college students completing their Marriage/Family, and or Psychologist License. He developed programs in parenting skills, marital improvement, reducing depression, assisting dysfunctional families and dealing with daily life stressors. Dr. Share taught classes as an Assistant Professor with the University of California, Los Angeles. Courses were in parenting, working with ADD/ADHD, learning/behavioral, & emotional issues of children and adults.
Dr. Share taught educators how to work with special needs & gifted kids. He was a School Psychologist and then Director of Psychological Services for a school district. He supervised college students completing their Marriage/Family, and or Psychologist License. He developed programs in parenting skills, marital improvement, reducing depression, assisting dysfunctional families and dealing with daily life stressors. Dr. Share taught classes as an Assistant Professor with the University of California, Los Angeles. Courses were in parenting, working with ADD/ADHD, learning/behavioral, & emotional issues of children and adults.
(442) 282-6474 View (442) 282-6474

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Robyn Winks
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Palm Desert, CA 92211
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.
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.
(951) 325-4590 View (951) 325-4590
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Rancho Mirage Hypnotherapy
MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Palm Desert, CA 92255
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.
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.
(760) 994-4309 View (760) 994-4309
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Amy Austin
Marriage & Family Therapist, RN, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Palm Desert, CA 92260
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!
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!
(760) 978-6992 View (760) 978-6992
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Joan D Moyer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Palm Desert, CA 92210  (Online Only)
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.
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.
(760) 636-0314 View (760) 636-0314
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Gigi Drummond
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Gigi M Drummond, LMFT. Mission: "Making the world a better place....one person at a time." Focus: Grief, Men's Issues, NLP, Couples Communication, Anger Management, Parenting, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Veterans, ADHD, Christian Counseling, Executive Coaching, Couples, Families, Individuals, Groups, Couples, and LGBTQIA. I work well with individuals who want to create permanent and lasting positive change. "When I change the way I look at things, the things I look at change."
Gigi M Drummond, LMFT. Mission: "Making the world a better place....one person at a time." Focus: Grief, Men's Issues, NLP, Couples Communication, Anger Management, Parenting, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Veterans, ADHD, Christian Counseling, Executive Coaching, Couples, Families, Individuals, Groups, Couples, and LGBTQIA. I work well with individuals who want to create permanent and lasting positive change. "When I change the way I look at things, the things I look at change."
(530) 489-5681 View (530) 489-5681
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Cindy L Andrews
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Palm Desert, CA 92260  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Depressed, anxious, hurt, angry? Grieving? Need to reduce stress, improve self-esteem, gain communication skills or strengthen relationships? Weekends may be available. Benefit from new insight & effective personal tools. Practice new skills in a safe compassionate atmosphere. New vision & better understanding can improve our lives. Old issues can benefit with fresh insight & effective action. As we grow personally, our relationships can become more enriched & fulfilling. Move away from former positions of self-doubt, become empowered, act with newly found purpose & confidence. It IS possible to heal & enjoy satisfying life changes.
Depressed, anxious, hurt, angry? Grieving? Need to reduce stress, improve self-esteem, gain communication skills or strengthen relationships? Weekends may be available. Benefit from new insight & effective personal tools. Practice new skills in a safe compassionate atmosphere. New vision & better understanding can improve our lives. Old issues can benefit with fresh insight & effective action. As we grow personally, our relationships can become more enriched & fulfilling. Move away from former positions of self-doubt, become empowered, act with newly found purpose & confidence. It IS possible to heal & enjoy satisfying life changes.
(442) 275-8892 View (442) 275-8892
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New Leaf Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Have you been feeling overwhelmed with anxiety? Or perhaps you've noticed your child or teen seems anxious, stressed, sad, or frustrated? Concerned that you or your child's behaviors or life events are interfering with relationships, academics, or self-esteem? Our team of therapists specialize in working with children, teens, adults, couples, and families; we know just how hard it can be to navigate the many stages of development while dealing with the demands of everyday life. But we also know that anxiety and stress don't have to rule your life! We're here to help you experience a life worth living.
Have you been feeling overwhelmed with anxiety? Or perhaps you've noticed your child or teen seems anxious, stressed, sad, or frustrated? Concerned that you or your child's behaviors or life events are interfering with relationships, academics, or self-esteem? Our team of therapists specialize in working with children, teens, adults, couples, and families; we know just how hard it can be to navigate the many stages of development while dealing with the demands of everyday life. But we also know that anxiety and stress don't have to rule your life! We're here to help you experience a life worth living.
(760) 813-3347 View (760) 813-3347
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Patrice Lopez-Dowrey
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Any new journey begins with courage, and therapy is no different. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I am passionate about collaborating with my clients in creating a safe, non-judgmental, and empathetic environment to support them in building skills and supports that will help them today and for the future. Our work will focus on your hopes and goals as you create the life you always wanted.
Any new journey begins with courage, and therapy is no different. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I am passionate about collaborating with my clients in creating a safe, non-judgmental, and empathetic environment to support them in building skills and supports that will help them today and for the future. Our work will focus on your hopes and goals as you create the life you always wanted.
(760) 472-5502 View (760) 472-5502
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Ray Montella
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Palm Desert, CA 92211
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.
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.
(760) 561-5124 View (760) 561-5124
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Jennifer Mcvey
CHT
Verified Verified
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Change your mind and you change your life. You are important, powerful and valuable. You create your life. Hypnosis accesses the part of your mind that controls your emotions, behaviors and body. You are truly the master of your life. By working with the part of mind that brings your manifestations into fruition [it] makes everything in your world flow smoother, easier and simpler than you have ever imagined. Your mind is amazing; Isn't it time you utilized all aspects of it?
Change your mind and you change your life. You are important, powerful and valuable. You create your life. Hypnosis accesses the part of your mind that controls your emotions, behaviors and body. You are truly the master of your life. By working with the part of mind that brings your manifestations into fruition [it] makes everything in your world flow smoother, easier and simpler than you have ever imagined. Your mind is amazing; Isn't it time you utilized all aspects of it?
(760) 621-5774 View (760) 621-5774
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Petra Schoning
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, BCC
Verified Verified
Palm Desert, CA 92210  (Online Only)
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.
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.
(760) 895-4332 View (760) 895-4332
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Sean Seeley
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Therapy is your time and is designed around what you need. I'm here to help you and to create a safe space where we can work on the goals that will get you to the place you want to be, whatever that may look like. You may feel stuck, dealing with ongoing or new feelings of depression or anxiety, or just wanted to make a change in your life. Whatever the adjustment we can definitely visit this and work on it together. I'm here to help you in person if in the desert region or online if you prefer.
Therapy is your time and is designed around what you need. I'm here to help you and to create a safe space where we can work on the goals that will get you to the place you want to be, whatever that may look like. You may feel stuck, dealing with ongoing or new feelings of depression or anxiety, or just wanted to make a change in your life. Whatever the adjustment we can definitely visit this and work on it together. I'm here to help you in person if in the desert region or online if you prefer.
(760) 852-7075 View (760) 852-7075
Judith D. Mendelson
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Palm Desert, CA 92210
l am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a Ph.D. in psychology. l have more than twenty years experience working with individuals couples and families. l bring to my practice a real caring for my patients and a desire that working together we can resolve, alleviate or diminish the problems of daily life. l bring to my work my natural qualities of empathy, practicality, intuition, creativity and humor. My work is tailored to meet the needs of different people in different stages of their life. l bring attention to all dimensions of the healing and growth process - mind, heart, spirit, body and imagination.
l am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a Ph.D. in psychology. l have more than twenty years experience working with individuals couples and families. l bring to my practice a real caring for my patients and a desire that working together we can resolve, alleviate or diminish the problems of daily life. l bring to my work my natural qualities of empathy, practicality, intuition, creativity and humor. My work is tailored to meet the needs of different people in different stages of their life. l bring attention to all dimensions of the healing and growth process - mind, heart, spirit, body and imagination.
(323) 483-4410 View (323) 483-4410
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Sarah G Arnold
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Palm Desert, CA 92260
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".
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".
(760) 582-3049 View (760) 582-3049
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Lisa Corey
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, SEP, LMFT
Verified Verified
Palm Desert, CA 92210  (Online Only)
My work is collaborative, focusing on what you identify as your goals in therapy. Whether you are seeking a supportive environment to process a minor life disturbance or a major life shift, I am available to help you navigate a course that best fits your goals. I offer a safe environment where we can explore your goals, process feelings and begin moving toward the changes you seek in yourself and your relationships. If you do not use insurance to pay for Therapy, a "Good Faith Estimate" will be provided to you.
My work is collaborative, focusing on what you identify as your goals in therapy. Whether you are seeking a supportive environment to process a minor life disturbance or a major life shift, I am available to help you navigate a course that best fits your goals. I offer a safe environment where we can explore your goals, process feelings and begin moving toward the changes you seek in yourself and your relationships. If you do not use insurance to pay for Therapy, a "Good Faith Estimate" will be provided to you.
(442) 281-8723 View (442) 281-8723
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Alex Avila
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Living with anxiety, fear, worry, and depression can feel very discouraging, sometimes hopeless,  and these feelings can grow to be so BIG that they inevitably impact our relationships, work, dreams and goals. If you're reading this today, you might be feeling sick and tired of being sick and tired; you might feel desperate, you may have hit rock bottom or perhaps you're just hoping, praying, to find relief and a chance at something better.
Living with anxiety, fear, worry, and depression can feel very discouraging, sometimes hopeless,  and these feelings can grow to be so BIG that they inevitably impact our relationships, work, dreams and goals. If you're reading this today, you might be feeling sick and tired of being sick and tired; you might feel desperate, you may have hit rock bottom or perhaps you're just hoping, praying, to find relief and a chance at something better.
(760) 463-0381 View (760) 463-0381
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William Rose
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Waitlist for new clients
I enjoy working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues providing psychotherapy for, depression, anxiety disorders, relationships, aging and health related issues. In a comfortable and supportive atmosphere, I offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each of my clients individual needs to help attain the personal growth they're striving for. I utilize evidence based treatment principles and modalities tailored for each of my client's personal needs.
I enjoy working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues providing psychotherapy for, depression, anxiety disorders, relationships, aging and health related issues. In a comfortable and supportive atmosphere, I offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each of my clients individual needs to help attain the personal growth they're striving for. I utilize evidence based treatment principles and modalities tailored for each of my client's personal needs.
(760) 621-5367 View (760) 621-5367

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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.