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Jessica Cuttance at Nourish Carolina Counseling
Counselor, MS, LCMHC, CYT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27609
Hay momentos en que la vida te manda sorpresas que suceden sin ninguna advertencia. Ya sea que estos cambios o sorpresas sean positivos o negativos, la etapa cambiante siempre necesita de un estímulo positivo para ayudarte aceptar el cambio o darnos fortaleza para ser parte de el cambio. Juntos, tu y yo podemos ayudarte a sobrepasar esas sorpresas de la vida y mas bien aprovechar la oportunidad para hacer un cambio y atreverte a brillar de adentro hacia afuera mas que nunca. Tu no estas solo - yo te puedo ayudar.
Hay momentos en que la vida te manda sorpresas que suceden sin ninguna advertencia. Ya sea que estos cambios o sorpresas sean positivos o negativos, la etapa cambiante siempre necesita de un estímulo positivo para ayudarte aceptar el cambio o darnos fortaleza para ser parte de el cambio. Juntos, tu y yo podemos ayudarte a sobrepasar esas sorpresas de la vida y mas bien aprovechar la oportunidad para hacer un cambio y atreverte a brillar de adentro hacia afuera mas que nunca. Tu no estas solo - yo te puedo ayudar.
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Sara E. Crow
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MEd, LCMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
13 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27609
Not accepting new clients
¡Hola! Si está vacilando acerca de hacer contacto, es natural y puedo hacer el proceso más fácil. Tengo experiencia con niños, adolescentes, adultos, familias y estudiantes universitarios. Me inspiré para trabajar con mujeres en los periodos prenatal/embarazo/posparto después del nacimiento de mi hijo. Me especializo en esta área de transición en y a través de la paternidad que incluye (pero no se limitan a) problemas relacionados con el estrés severo, trauma, ansiedad, cambios de humor, identidad, sexualidad, relaciones, imagen corporal, autoestima, autoconsciencia y equilibrio de la vida. Ofrezco un enfoque culturalmente sensible.
¡Hola! Si está vacilando acerca de hacer contacto, es natural y puedo hacer el proceso más fácil. Tengo experiencia con niños, adolescentes, adultos, familias y estudiantes universitarios. Me inspiré para trabajar con mujeres en los periodos prenatal/embarazo/posparto después del nacimiento de mi hijo. Me especializo en esta área de transición en y a través de la paternidad que incluye (pero no se limitan a) problemas relacionados con el estrés severo, trauma, ansiedad, cambios de humor, identidad, sexualidad, relaciones, imagen corporal, autoestima, autoconsciencia y equilibrio de la vida. Ofrezco un enfoque culturalmente sensible.
(984) 237-3261 View (984) 237-3261

Online Therapists

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Jennifer Graves
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Waitlist for new clients
As a psychotherapist and social worker, I strive to meet you where you are, with warmth, openness and curiosity. While training in modalities such as Emotion Focused Therapy, and Somatic Experiencing inform my practice, I take an unstructured, "big picture" approach to practicing psychotherapy. Often the crisis, life transition, or symptoms that bring people therapy are the "tip of the iceberg." I believe the most meaningful and lasting change can be facilitated if together we can look, with compassion, at the iceberg, or (rather) the complexities of the whole person and their past and present contexts and relationships.
As a psychotherapist and social worker, I strive to meet you where you are, with warmth, openness and curiosity. While training in modalities such as Emotion Focused Therapy, and Somatic Experiencing inform my practice, I take an unstructured, "big picture" approach to practicing psychotherapy. Often the crisis, life transition, or symptoms that bring people therapy are the "tip of the iceberg." I believe the most meaningful and lasting change can be facilitated if together we can look, with compassion, at the iceberg, or (rather) the complexities of the whole person and their past and present contexts and relationships.
(984) 237-2501 View (984) 237-2501
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.