Chronic Pain Therapists in Boston, MA
I have experience working with various populations in addressing depression, anxiety, estrangement, ADHD, life transitions, trauma, chronic illness, low self-esteem, and other issues.
I work from a holistic, relational, and intersectional perspective while adapting integrating evidence-based treatments that evokes ones awareness, imagination, and wisdom. Through this journey, you might find yourself laughing, crying, celebrating every triumph and “Aha!” moment, getting frustrated, at a loss for words, and more. All of it is welcome here!
I have experience working with various populations in addressing depression, anxiety, estrangement, ADHD, life transitions, trauma, chronic illness, low self-esteem, and other issues.
I work from a holistic, relational, and intersectional perspective while adapting integrating evidence-based treatments that evokes ones awareness, imagination, and wisdom. Through this journey, you might find yourself laughing, crying, celebrating every triumph and “Aha!” moment, getting frustrated, at a loss for words, and more. All of it is welcome here!
I work with clients with a variety of concerns including chronic pain, chronic health conditions, women's health issues, medical trauma, insomnia, depression, and anxiety.
I use an eclectic style that incorporates cognitive behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness, and dialectical behavior therapy. I work flexibly, tailoring my approach to the unique strengths of the client.
I work with clients with a variety of concerns including chronic pain, chronic health conditions, women's health issues, medical trauma, insomnia, depression, and anxiety.
I use an eclectic style that incorporates cognitive behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness, and dialectical behavior therapy. I work flexibly, tailoring my approach to the unique strengths of the client.
We help people navigate anxiety, stress, chronic pain, low self-esteem, and life changes.
Are you tired of battling daily with depression, anxiety, or self-esteem issues? You’ve worked hard to keep up—with school, work, relationships—but lately it feels like it’s all becoming too much. Whether you’re facing academic pressure, navigating a chronic health issue, or struggling with low mood or anxiety, you don’t have to go through it alone. Therapy can help you feel more grounded, supported, and empowered.
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We help people navigate anxiety, stress, chronic pain, low self-esteem, and life changes.
Are you tired of battling daily with depression, anxiety, or self-esteem issues? You’ve worked hard to keep up—with school, work, relationships—but lately it feels like it’s all becoming too much. Whether you’re facing academic pressure, navigating a chronic health issue, or struggling with low mood or anxiety, you don’t have to go through it alone. Therapy can help you feel more grounded, supported, and empowered.
Please click the link to our site for more info about how we can help.
My area of focus includes chronic illness/ pain, OCD, ADHD, anxiety, depression, complex-trauma, ED, shame, guilt, and grief.
I am a Licensed Certified Social Worker in the state of Massachusetts and completed a Master’s of Social Work (MSW) at the University of West Florida. I enjoy working with individual clients and couples from diverse backgrounds and spiritual traditions, and have experience working with those who have co-occurring disorders.
My area of focus includes chronic illness/ pain, OCD, ADHD, anxiety, depression, complex-trauma, ED, shame, guilt, and grief.
I am a Licensed Certified Social Worker in the state of Massachusetts and completed a Master’s of Social Work (MSW) at the University of West Florida. I enjoy working with individual clients and couples from diverse backgrounds and spiritual traditions, and have experience working with those who have co-occurring disorders.
Recently, I find myself focusing on supporting people navigating various transitions, from college students adjusting to life on campus to those learning how to live with chronic pain and illness.
Through our work together, you will understand yourself more fully in the context of what has shaped you, and will identify old habits and stories that may be getting in your way now. You will learn new ways of managing stressors and will connect more deeply with the parts of yourself that know how to do this.
Recently, I find myself focusing on supporting people navigating various transitions, from college students adjusting to life on campus to those learning how to live with chronic pain and illness.
Through our work together, you will understand yourself more fully in the context of what has shaped you, and will identify old habits and stories that may be getting in your way now. You will learn new ways of managing stressors and will connect more deeply with the parts of yourself that know how to do this.
With a focus on chronic pain/serious illness, mood disorders and grief/end-of-life concerns, we can work together to develop a way through the chaos so you can feel more like yourself and get you closer to the person you know yourself to be.
My practice is based in self-compassion, attachment and trauma theory, utilizing perspectives in mindfulness to change behaviors and thought patterns. I draw from Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Grief and Bereavement Theory and Complex Trauma to support you in uncovering the truth of who you are.
With a focus on chronic pain/serious illness, mood disorders and grief/end-of-life concerns, we can work together to develop a way through the chaos so you can feel more like yourself and get you closer to the person you know yourself to be.
My practice is based in self-compassion, attachment and trauma theory, utilizing perspectives in mindfulness to change behaviors and thought patterns. I draw from Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Grief and Bereavement Theory and Complex Trauma to support you in uncovering the truth of who you are.
Shannah Zinkievich
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSW
3 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Are you or is someone you love struggling with cancer, chronic illness or medical trauma?
Clients come to me looking for someone who “gets” what it’s like to struggle with a medical issue. Therapy should be a validating place where you feel understood. Sessions involve talking and learning coping skills—at your pace, as you feel comfortable. Together, we will get you to a place where you can live the meaningful life you deserve.
Are you or is someone you love struggling with cancer, chronic illness or medical trauma?
Clients come to me looking for someone who “gets” what it’s like to struggle with a medical issue. Therapy should be a validating place where you feel understood. Sessions involve talking and learning coping skills—at your pace, as you feel comfortable. Together, we will get you to a place where you can live the meaningful life you deserve.
I specialize in mindfulness based therapies and working with patients with co-morbid anxiety, depression, mood disturbance and other psychological symptoms causing, attributing or resulting from chronic pain or illness.
Where do you want to be in your life? What are the clear and practical steps to get there? How do you find the understanding, compassion and motivation to take those steps? These are the kinds of questions we will address while working together. As a clinical health psychologist and former Buddhist monk I use a collaborative approach focused on developing more personal well-being. I am a husband, father, brother and business owner who values individual perspectives, personal priorities and kindness. I am hard to offend and quick to trust with a healthy sense of humor.
I specialize in mindfulness based therapies and working with patients with co-morbid anxiety, depression, mood disturbance and other psychological symptoms causing, attributing or resulting from chronic pain or illness.
Where do you want to be in your life? What are the clear and practical steps to get there? How do you find the understanding, compassion and motivation to take those steps? These are the kinds of questions we will address while working together. As a clinical health psychologist and former Buddhist monk I use a collaborative approach focused on developing more personal well-being. I am a husband, father, brother and business owner who values individual perspectives, personal priorities and kindness. I am hard to offend and quick to trust with a healthy sense of humor.
I specialize in the treatment of stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, life transitions, grief, trauma and PTSD, chronic pain, and insomnia.
I have expertise in a number of gold-standard, empirically supported treatments, including but not limited to: cognitive behavior therapy, prolonged exposure for PTSD, mindfulness-based stress reduction, dialectical behavior therapy, biofeedback, and motivational interviewing.
I specialize in the treatment of stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, life transitions, grief, trauma and PTSD, chronic pain, and insomnia.
I have expertise in a number of gold-standard, empirically supported treatments, including but not limited to: cognitive behavior therapy, prolonged exposure for PTSD, mindfulness-based stress reduction, dialectical behavior therapy, biofeedback, and motivational interviewing.
In addition to substance use, I have post-graduate training specific to Chronic Pain using an evidence based, CBT protocol tailored to introduce and practice pain-reducing techniques; ERP for OCD; and Grief-specific psychotherapy.
With a warm, practical style, aimed to enhance and maintain both short- and long-term change, I collaborate with individuals to help navigate life’s challenges. I focus on collaboration and fostering a nonjudgmental relationship by meeting clients where they are and adapting treatment to fit individual needs.
In addition to substance use, I have post-graduate training specific to Chronic Pain using an evidence based, CBT protocol tailored to introduce and practice pain-reducing techniques; ERP for OCD; and Grief-specific psychotherapy.
With a warm, practical style, aimed to enhance and maintain both short- and long-term change, I collaborate with individuals to help navigate life’s challenges. I focus on collaboration and fostering a nonjudgmental relationship by meeting clients where they are and adapting treatment to fit individual needs.
My ideal client is someone struggling with benzodiazepine dependence, chronic pain, or treatment-resistant mental health challenges.
I specialize in benzodiazepine tapering, chronic pain management, and ketamine therapy for treatment-resistant mental health conditions. Offering personalized, compassionate, evidence-based care, I help clients safely reduce dependence, manage withdrawal, and achieve significant relief and lasting improvement in their mental and physical well-being.
My ideal client is someone struggling with benzodiazepine dependence, chronic pain, or treatment-resistant mental health challenges.
I specialize in benzodiazepine tapering, chronic pain management, and ketamine therapy for treatment-resistant mental health conditions. Offering personalized, compassionate, evidence-based care, I help clients safely reduce dependence, manage withdrawal, and achieve significant relief and lasting improvement in their mental and physical well-being.
The settings/areas of specialty Kaitlyn has worked in include trauma, mood disorders, neurodivergence, chronic illness and disability, and learning, intellectual, and developmental disability.
Kaitlyn views the therapeutic relationship as highly collaborative and challenges traditional therapy hierarchies by cultivating cooperative working relationships with those they support. Kaitlyn brings knowledge, experience, training, compassion, curiosity, empathy, and attunement, among other qualities, to the counseling relationship. The client brings ins
The settings/areas of specialty Kaitlyn has worked in include trauma, mood disorders, neurodivergence, chronic illness and disability, and learning, intellectual, and developmental disability.
Kaitlyn views the therapeutic relationship as highly collaborative and challenges traditional therapy hierarchies by cultivating cooperative working relationships with those they support. Kaitlyn brings knowledge, experience, training, compassion, curiosity, empathy, and attunement, among other qualities, to the counseling relationship. The client brings ins
I use evidence-based treatment approaches for adults struggling with chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and related issues, with a particular focus on women's gynecologic pain.
I utilize cognitive-behavioral therapies for pain and have advanced certification in Pain Reprocessing Therapy and have extensive experience using Emotion Awareness and Expression Therapy. I also have trained and developed cognitive-behavioral therapies for anxiety and depression, including traditional CBT and acceptance-baed approaches.
I use evidence-based treatment approaches for adults struggling with chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and related issues, with a particular focus on women's gynecologic pain.
I utilize cognitive-behavioral therapies for pain and have advanced certification in Pain Reprocessing Therapy and have extensive experience using Emotion Awareness and Expression Therapy. I also have trained and developed cognitive-behavioral therapies for anxiety and depression, including traditional CBT and acceptance-baed approaches.
I specialize in working with those who suffer from chronic pain, helping them to reclaim healing and empowerment.
Welcome. It takes courage to start therapy. As you enter this process of exploring yourself, I can offer expert guidance to help you untangle the messiness of life and move forward with greater authenticity and fulfillment. My approach to therapy focuses on building a trusting and interactive relationship that offers a safe place to explore and uncover truths with clarity. I offer empathy, curiosity, humor and accountability to foster collaboration and hope. I deeply believe in one's resiliency and my goal is always to help my clients more clearly see their innate strengths as the building blocks for change.
I specialize in working with those who suffer from chronic pain, helping them to reclaim healing and empowerment.
Welcome. It takes courage to start therapy. As you enter this process of exploring yourself, I can offer expert guidance to help you untangle the messiness of life and move forward with greater authenticity and fulfillment. My approach to therapy focuses on building a trusting and interactive relationship that offers a safe place to explore and uncover truths with clarity. I offer empathy, curiosity, humor and accountability to foster collaboration and hope. I deeply believe in one's resiliency and my goal is always to help my clients more clearly see their innate strengths as the building blocks for change.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of addictions, substance use problems, anxiety and mood disorders, and persistent pain conditions.
I received my MS and PhD in clinical psychology from Syracuse University. I completed my predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of addictions, substance use problems, anxiety and mood disorders, and persistent pain conditions.
I received my MS and PhD in clinical psychology from Syracuse University. I completed my predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
I integrate evidence-based biopsychosocial approaches to anxiety, depression, pain, headache and migraine, stress, cognitive deficits, and chronic illness.
Have you ever wondered why is it so hard to make the changes that will improve your health? For almost 30 years, I have helped clients answer that question, optimizing health, reducing stress, and overcoming barriers to engaging fully with school, work, other people, and their lives. My approach is collaborative, working together to determine the best path to physical, mental, and personal growth.
I integrate evidence-based biopsychosocial approaches to anxiety, depression, pain, headache and migraine, stress, cognitive deficits, and chronic illness.
Have you ever wondered why is it so hard to make the changes that will improve your health? For almost 30 years, I have helped clients answer that question, optimizing health, reducing stress, and overcoming barriers to engaging fully with school, work, other people, and their lives. My approach is collaborative, working together to determine the best path to physical, mental, and personal growth.
If you're experiencing family conflict and stressors, parenting challenges, chronic pain, anxiety, racing thoughts, prolonged sadness and depression, distress due to traumatic experiences, changes in your self beliefs and identity, persistent fearfulness, grief, mood disorders, or you've been trying to gain as much control over your life as possible due to other chronic mental illness, I am here for you!
I'm culturally competent and trauma certified and have several years of experience working with families, adults and the geriatric population. In my clinical experience, I provide parenting support and treat symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, family conflict, mood disorders, trauma, and more!
If you're experiencing family conflict and stressors, parenting challenges, chronic pain, anxiety, racing thoughts, prolonged sadness and depression, distress due to traumatic experiences, changes in your self beliefs and identity, persistent fearfulness, grief, mood disorders, or you've been trying to gain as much control over your life as possible due to other chronic mental illness, I am here for you!
I'm culturally competent and trauma certified and have several years of experience working with families, adults and the geriatric population. In my clinical experience, I provide parenting support and treat symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, family conflict, mood disorders, trauma, and more!
I find it most rewarding to help individuals improve their sleep issues (including insomnia), chronic pain, depression & anxiety.
My approach is active and present-focused. You will most likely benefit from therapy with me if you actively apply what we discuss to life outside of sessions. I draw from specialized evidence-based therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and pain reprocessing therapy (PRT). I will customize your treatment based on your needs.
I find it most rewarding to help individuals improve their sleep issues (including insomnia), chronic pain, depression & anxiety.
My approach is active and present-focused. You will most likely benefit from therapy with me if you actively apply what we discuss to life outside of sessions. I draw from specialized evidence-based therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and pain reprocessing therapy (PRT). I will customize your treatment based on your needs.
Whether that is challenging your anxious/negative thoughts, addressing your chronic pain, changing disruptive relationship patterns, avoiding work burnout or taking steps towards better nutrition and physical routines, we will address the all parts of you.
I often see the medical field project a false advertisement that we can all be “fixed”. This can create a cycle of shame and discouragement when we try over and over again to find quick solutions for ourselves. I strive to challenge those inner critics and push my clients towards finding their true selves; living with self compassion and confidence.
Whether that is challenging your anxious/negative thoughts, addressing your chronic pain, changing disruptive relationship patterns, avoiding work burnout or taking steps towards better nutrition and physical routines, we will address the all parts of you.
I often see the medical field project a false advertisement that we can all be “fixed”. This can create a cycle of shame and discouragement when we try over and over again to find quick solutions for ourselves. I strive to challenge those inner critics and push my clients towards finding their true selves; living with self compassion and confidence.
I also specialize in grief therapy, chronic illness, and end of life work.
Accepting New Clients! If you are struggling with stress, or are unhappy with where your life is going, you may be looking for a therapist who can help. Issues such as feelings of depression, anxiety, and family/work challenges create emotions that hold us back to a fullfilling life. You may have health problems, or experiencing a loss that brings up feelngs of fear and anger. You could also suffer from grief. You may find a need to resolve a particular challenge or need to make a difficult decision, or you may want to make change and don't know where to begin, seeing a therapist can help you.
I also specialize in grief therapy, chronic illness, and end of life work.
Accepting New Clients! If you are struggling with stress, or are unhappy with where your life is going, you may be looking for a therapist who can help. Issues such as feelings of depression, anxiety, and family/work challenges create emotions that hold us back to a fullfilling life. You may have health problems, or experiencing a loss that brings up feelngs of fear and anger. You could also suffer from grief. You may find a need to resolve a particular challenge or need to make a difficult decision, or you may want to make change and don't know where to begin, seeing a therapist can help you.
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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.