Therapists in Atlanta, GA
Guneeta Singh
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, SEP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Atlanta, GA 30307
I have focused my career on providing services and working with clients suffering from various forms of trauma. I work with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and adult survivors of childhood abuse. My clients are resilient people who are willing to make changes in their lives by making the choices to put themselves first in their lives, making healthy decisions for themselves, and work on their own self worth. My clients are folks who embrace their humanness and gather the courage to work through their toxic emotions such as shame and guilt that hold them back.
I have focused my career on providing services and working with clients suffering from various forms of trauma. I work with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and adult survivors of childhood abuse. My clients are resilient people who are willing to make changes in their lives by making the choices to put themselves first in their lives, making healthy decisions for themselves, and work on their own self worth. My clients are folks who embrace their humanness and gather the courage to work through their toxic emotions such as shame and guilt that hold them back.
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Najam Mehmood
Licensed Professional Counselor, MD, MACC, CHT, LPC, CPCS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Are you looking for a holistic healing space? I am a Physician who practices Psychotherapy full time. I am also a certified hypnotherapist and meditation coach. I give one on one time to my clients who want to use their mind and body's self healing resources to alleviate trauma and restore their natural rhythms. These two modalities allow you to travel beyond everyday distractions and let your soul to shine through. You will discover authenticity and reconnect with your deepest self in this journey with me. Join me to find more fulfillment and give meaning to your life. I also do life coaching for my clients.
Are you looking for a holistic healing space? I am a Physician who practices Psychotherapy full time. I am also a certified hypnotherapist and meditation coach. I give one on one time to my clients who want to use their mind and body's self healing resources to alleviate trauma and restore their natural rhythms. These two modalities allow you to travel beyond everyday distractions and let your soul to shine through. You will discover authenticity and reconnect with your deepest self in this journey with me. Join me to find more fulfillment and give meaning to your life. I also do life coaching for my clients.
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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.