Therapists in Odessa, TX
Allison H Hartzoge
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, BCN, NCC, QEEGD
Verified Verified
Odessa, TX 79762
Waitlist for new clients
At Archway, we offer individual counseling for all ages, as well as couples counseling. We specialize in various biofeedback services, including neurotherapy, EMDR, light therapy and heart rate variability training. Our therapists are board certified and highly trained in multiple state of the art, FDA approved neurotherapy analyses and systems in order to provide customized treatment plans for the individual needs of our clients. I invite you to explore yourself with one of our counselors and discover ways to make choices that allow meaning and purpose in your life.
At Archway, we offer individual counseling for all ages, as well as couples counseling. We specialize in various biofeedback services, including neurotherapy, EMDR, light therapy and heart rate variability training. Our therapists are board certified and highly trained in multiple state of the art, FDA approved neurotherapy analyses and systems in order to provide customized treatment plans for the individual needs of our clients. I invite you to explore yourself with one of our counselors and discover ways to make choices that allow meaning and purpose in your life.
Jessica Bolden
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, CST
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Odessa, TX 79762 (Online Only)
I understand how hard it can be to find help. You want someone to hear you, validate your feelings, and give you the tools you need to make your relationship successful, all in a nonjudgmental environment. I love helping my clients have healthier relationships. As a Gottman trained counselor, I can help you break down the walls that have been created in your relationship that divide you and your significant other by utilizing research based techniques. I use the Gottman Connect assessments with couples, which measure success or struggles in key areas such as friendship, intimacy, conflict resolution, household chores, & parenting.
I understand how hard it can be to find help. You want someone to hear you, validate your feelings, and give you the tools you need to make your relationship successful, all in a nonjudgmental environment. I love helping my clients have healthier relationships. As a Gottman trained counselor, I can help you break down the walls that have been created in your relationship that divide you and your significant other by utilizing research based techniques. I use the Gottman Connect assessments with couples, which measure success or struggles in key areas such as friendship, intimacy, conflict resolution, household chores, & parenting.
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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.