Chronic Pain Therapists in Baltimore, MD
We all encounter difficulties in our lives that can potentially leave us feeling defeated and helpless. Bumps in the road will occur, the only question is how we "handle them". I believe in helping people recognize their strengths as well as develop better tools to "handle them" more effectively. The more tools we have, the greater the flexibility and the stronger we feel.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years' experience in my private practice and at Sinai Hospital Rehab Center as a clinician and supervisor of clinicians. Thank you for your consideration.
We all encounter difficulties in our lives that can potentially leave us feeling defeated and helpless. Bumps in the road will occur, the only question is how we "handle them". I believe in helping people recognize their strengths as well as develop better tools to "handle them" more effectively. The more tools we have, the greater the flexibility and the stronger we feel.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years' experience in my private practice and at Sinai Hospital Rehab Center as a clinician and supervisor of clinicians. Thank you for your consideration.
My hope is that in visiting this page you are on the first step of offering yourself a new approach to the challenges you are facing. It means a lot to be heard and no one likes to feel lonely or alone. That is the beauty I believe in the therapeutic process— a bond with an unbiased, non-judgmental person who listens. I aim to offer you just that! My belief is that caring for our mental health is vital in living well and asking for help is a part of that.
I am licensed in Maryland and Massachusetts as well as a board certified supervisor in Maryland for clinical supervision.
My hope is that in visiting this page you are on the first step of offering yourself a new approach to the challenges you are facing. It means a lot to be heard and no one likes to feel lonely or alone. That is the beauty I believe in the therapeutic process— a bond with an unbiased, non-judgmental person who listens. I aim to offer you just that! My belief is that caring for our mental health is vital in living well and asking for help is a part of that.
I am licensed in Maryland and Massachusetts as well as a board certified supervisor in Maryland for clinical supervision.
Take the steps to participate in your life the way you deeply want to participate. Come by yourself or with your partner. Clear, goal-oriented psychotherapy will help. Enjoy your life more!
Take the steps to participate in your life the way you deeply want to participate. Come by yourself or with your partner. Clear, goal-oriented psychotherapy will help. Enjoy your life more!
I help people perform better (sports, work, the arts, and more) and improve their physical health (chronic illness management, pain management, health behavior change).
You're a high performer feeling stuck in fear of failure, self-criticism, loneliness, or burnout. You're not playing well. You want to play better, trust yourself, have joy, and compete freely once again. You're in the right place. I help athletes, leaders, artists, and other high performers transform their anxiety, self-doubt and perfectionism into a pursuit of excellence defined by purpose, self-belief, joy, and love.
I help people perform better (sports, work, the arts, and more) and improve their physical health (chronic illness management, pain management, health behavior change).
You're a high performer feeling stuck in fear of failure, self-criticism, loneliness, or burnout. You're not playing well. You want to play better, trust yourself, have joy, and compete freely once again. You're in the right place. I help athletes, leaders, artists, and other high performers transform their anxiety, self-doubt and perfectionism into a pursuit of excellence defined by purpose, self-belief, joy, and love.
If you're living with chronic illness or pain that feels like a never-ending list of questions with no answers, you might feel like things are completely out of your control.
I’m an art therapist for anxiety and chronic illness and I'm here to help you repair, heal, & process your emotions. Through talking, creating art, journaling, mindfulness, or EMDR, I help clients feel empowered and purposeful. I understand how lonely it can be to be overwhelmed by pain, illness, and anxiety, and you don't have to manage this alone.
If you're living with chronic illness or pain that feels like a never-ending list of questions with no answers, you might feel like things are completely out of your control.
I’m an art therapist for anxiety and chronic illness and I'm here to help you repair, heal, & process your emotions. Through talking, creating art, journaling, mindfulness, or EMDR, I help clients feel empowered and purposeful. I understand how lonely it can be to be overwhelmed by pain, illness, and anxiety, and you don't have to manage this alone.
Bike specializes in treating neurodiverse adults with anxiety, chronic pain, and early trauma.
Dr. Bike also provides therapy to therapists with anxiety, early trauma, chronic pain, or ADHD. Unwind in a space devoted to you. Unload what you’ve been carrying, and prioritize your self-care.
Bike specializes in treating neurodiverse adults with anxiety, chronic pain, and early trauma.
Dr. Bike also provides therapy to therapists with anxiety, early trauma, chronic pain, or ADHD. Unwind in a space devoted to you. Unload what you’ve been carrying, and prioritize your self-care.
Dina Josif Block
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MS, PhD, LCPC
1 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21209
In recent years, I have specialized in working with clients struggling with mood disorders, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, cognitive disorders, eating disorders, weight management, and career-related challenges
As a Cognitive Therapist, I believe that people have a choice: they can change their behavior, reframe their thought patterns, move forward, and regain hope.
While Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is my foundation, I also integrate Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Gestalt techniques, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Biofeedback as needed to best support each client.
In recent years, I have specialized in working with clients struggling with mood disorders, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, cognitive disorders, eating disorders, weight management, and career-related challenges
As a Cognitive Therapist, I believe that people have a choice: they can change their behavior, reframe their thought patterns, move forward, and regain hope.
While Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is my foundation, I also integrate Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Gestalt techniques, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Biofeedback as needed to best support each client.
My specialty as a health psychologist focuses on chronic pain management, helping people manage the severity of their pain along with the frustration, sadness, exhaustion, and grief that come along with chronic pain.
Through my work with Override Health (www.override.health), I use my expertise in pain neuroscience to work with my clients to make functional and behavioral changes in line with the scientific research on how to reverse pain neural pathways and train the nervous system to break the cycle of pain.
My specialty as a health psychologist focuses on chronic pain management, helping people manage the severity of their pain along with the frustration, sadness, exhaustion, and grief that come along with chronic pain.
Through my work with Override Health (www.override.health), I use my expertise in pain neuroscience to work with my clients to make functional and behavioral changes in line with the scientific research on how to reverse pain neural pathways and train the nervous system to break the cycle of pain.
Kristen Wedge
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LCPC
1 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21201
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in working with patients with eating disorders (from a non-diet and Health At Every Size approach), LGBTQ+ patients, and patients with cancer, disabilities and chronic pain.
I enjoy offering therapeutic support to other healthcare providers, including medical and graduate students. As a disabled person, I have lived experience to help patients with congenital and acquired disabilities and pain. My practice affirms patients of all genders, sizes, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, races, religions, and ethnicities.
I specialize in working with patients with eating disorders (from a non-diet and Health At Every Size approach), LGBTQ+ patients, and patients with cancer, disabilities and chronic pain.
I enjoy offering therapeutic support to other healthcare providers, including medical and graduate students. As a disabled person, I have lived experience to help patients with congenital and acquired disabilities and pain. My practice affirms patients of all genders, sizes, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, races, religions, and ethnicities.
We work with clients to help them deal with Anger, Anxiety, Self- Confidence, Depression, Fears and Phobias, Smoking Cessation, and Weight Loss. We will explain how hypnosis works and can help you enhance your life using hypnosis to better manage stress over life's challenges and improve your quality of life. We enhance your situational coping skills. We help you retake control of your life, place the past in the past where it belongs, and make positive choices that facilitate the change you want in your life.
We work with clients to help them deal with Anger, Anxiety, Self- Confidence, Depression, Fears and Phobias, Smoking Cessation, and Weight Loss. We will explain how hypnosis works and can help you enhance your life using hypnosis to better manage stress over life's challenges and improve your quality of life. We enhance your situational coping skills. We help you retake control of your life, place the past in the past where it belongs, and make positive choices that facilitate the change you want in your life.
My experiences both in and out of the work setting are fairly broad so I feel I can address most issues clients present with. My style is engaging and supportive. I view our relationship as a partnership. I will spend the majority of our first sessions together listening to get to know you better. I believe that everything in our lives is interrelated, so at times I may let our focus move to whatever is particularly troubling to you that day. At other times, I may focus you back on the current problem we are trying to solve.
My experiences both in and out of the work setting are fairly broad so I feel I can address most issues clients present with. My style is engaging and supportive. I view our relationship as a partnership. I will spend the majority of our first sessions together listening to get to know you better. I believe that everything in our lives is interrelated, so at times I may let our focus move to whatever is particularly troubling to you that day. At other times, I may focus you back on the current problem we are trying to solve.
Safoura Moraveji, LCSW-C, is a licensed psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience helping adults in Maryland and Washington, DC. She has extensive postgraduate training in psychodynamic psychotherapy and Gestalt therapy. Safoura integrates spirituality with evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). In 2016, she experienced the profound loss of her siblings and parents, which deepened her empathy, insight, and commitment to guiding clients through grief, trauma, life transitions, anxiety, and depression.
Safoura Moraveji, LCSW-C, is a licensed psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience helping adults in Maryland and Washington, DC. She has extensive postgraduate training in psychodynamic psychotherapy and Gestalt therapy. Safoura integrates spirituality with evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). In 2016, she experienced the profound loss of her siblings and parents, which deepened her empathy, insight, and commitment to guiding clients through grief, trauma, life transitions, anxiety, and depression.
I work with clients to develop deeper insights into thought and behavior patterns and to help them find strategies to improve their relationships. My passion lies in helping individuals manage their mental health and helping couples manage mental health struggles, gender transitions, and polyamory. In Towson, I work with my four-legged partner, a samoyed therapy dog named Eir, who provides comfort and support and takes an active role in play therapy with our younger clients. In Bel Air, I work with horses of Bay Meadow Farm to provide equine-assisted psychotherapy.
I work with clients to develop deeper insights into thought and behavior patterns and to help them find strategies to improve their relationships. My passion lies in helping individuals manage their mental health and helping couples manage mental health struggles, gender transitions, and polyamory. In Towson, I work with my four-legged partner, a samoyed therapy dog named Eir, who provides comfort and support and takes an active role in play therapy with our younger clients. In Bel Air, I work with horses of Bay Meadow Farm to provide equine-assisted psychotherapy.
I mostly work with children, teens, and young adults with chronic pain or other medical problems including POTS/dysautonomia, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND/FNSD), and migraines.
My approach is collaborative. I work together with patients to help figure out their goals and work on getting back to functioning. I primarily use Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), both of which are skills-based which means they work for almost everyone, even if you don't like to talk about your feelings!
I mostly work with children, teens, and young adults with chronic pain or other medical problems including POTS/dysautonomia, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND/FNSD), and migraines.
My approach is collaborative. I work together with patients to help figure out their goals and work on getting back to functioning. I primarily use Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), both of which are skills-based which means they work for almost everyone, even if you don't like to talk about your feelings!
Does depression, anxiety or chronic pain prevent you from engaging in therapy?
The way you experience life matters. I provide therapy for people who seek emotional support for symptoms of depression, anxiety, chronic pain, chronic illness, and mood disorders. I give confidential evaluations and propose treatment plans for people with questions about substance use, unexplained behaviors, or symptoms.
Does depression, anxiety or chronic pain prevent you from engaging in therapy?
The way you experience life matters. I provide therapy for people who seek emotional support for symptoms of depression, anxiety, chronic pain, chronic illness, and mood disorders. I give confidential evaluations and propose treatment plans for people with questions about substance use, unexplained behaviors, or symptoms.
I specialize in cognitive and behavioral approaches, training in substance use disorders, trauma, chronic pain, sleep disorders, and mindfulness.
I believe mental health care should be viewed just like physical health care, something we all need but in different ways at different times – sometimes an emergency needing acute care or maybe specific ailment, other times you just need a check-up and to check in.
I specialize in cognitive and behavioral approaches, training in substance use disorders, trauma, chronic pain, sleep disorders, and mindfulness.
I believe mental health care should be viewed just like physical health care, something we all need but in different ways at different times – sometimes an emergency needing acute care or maybe specific ailment, other times you just need a check-up and to check in.
I work with adults, adolescents, and children who have anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, or a parent with mental health issues such as narcissism. As my client, you can expect to be listened to and supported. I will work with you to make positive changes that reduce symptoms and improve overall well-being.
As a licensed counselor and board-certified art therapist, I offer both talk therapy and art therapy. Art therapy is invaluable for helping children and adolescents express their feelings and concerns.
The most frequent feedback I receive from clients is that I am kind and caring.
I work with adults, adolescents, and children who have anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, or a parent with mental health issues such as narcissism. As my client, you can expect to be listened to and supported. I will work with you to make positive changes that reduce symptoms and improve overall well-being.
As a licensed counselor and board-certified art therapist, I offer both talk therapy and art therapy. Art therapy is invaluable for helping children and adolescents express their feelings and concerns.
The most frequent feedback I receive from clients is that I am kind and caring.
Maryam Elbalghiti-Williams
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, LICSW
6 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21224
Fit in everywhere and nowhere at the same time? I get it. I help diverse women who juggle multiple cultural identities heal. Maybe you’re the child of immigrants, multiracial or a racially ambiguous chameleon, an expat, “third culture kid”, bilingual (or sad you lost your parent’s language), feel culturally displaced, part of a religious minority, or just don’t quite fit into any one box. You probably feel suffocated by the drive to overfunction, perform, and be what everyone else needs you to be. You might find it hard to get your own needs met and feel unsettled in yourself and your relationships.
Fit in everywhere and nowhere at the same time? I get it. I help diverse women who juggle multiple cultural identities heal. Maybe you’re the child of immigrants, multiracial or a racially ambiguous chameleon, an expat, “third culture kid”, bilingual (or sad you lost your parent’s language), feel culturally displaced, part of a religious minority, or just don’t quite fit into any one box. You probably feel suffocated by the drive to overfunction, perform, and be what everyone else needs you to be. You might find it hard to get your own needs met and feel unsettled in yourself and your relationships.
Struggling with the past intruding into the present? Trauma, whether we’ve lived with it for decades or days, tends to reverberate through our lives in powerful and often unpredictable ways. Feeling worn down by a society where your humanity is a matter of public debate? It’s tough for queer and trans people to find time to be vulnerable when our identities are under attack. Are you an activist running low on steam? Collective liberation is critical to changing the social conditions that cause our suffering, but caring for our individual mental health needs allows us to challenge those conditions with clear eyes and open hearts.
Struggling with the past intruding into the present? Trauma, whether we’ve lived with it for decades or days, tends to reverberate through our lives in powerful and often unpredictable ways. Feeling worn down by a society where your humanity is a matter of public debate? It’s tough for queer and trans people to find time to be vulnerable when our identities are under attack. Are you an activist running low on steam? Collective liberation is critical to changing the social conditions that cause our suffering, but caring for our individual mental health needs allows us to challenge those conditions with clear eyes and open hearts.
Psychotherapy is about listening. As a therapist I strive to listen with compassion and depth to help my clients hear their own voices of change and healing.
How I understand psychotherapy to work is best expressed by Simone Weil:
"Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention. The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle."
I surely cannot do miracles! But together with my clients I have watched miracles happen.
Psychotherapy is about listening. As a therapist I strive to listen with compassion and depth to help my clients hear their own voices of change and healing.
How I understand psychotherapy to work is best expressed by Simone Weil:
"Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention. The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle."
I surely cannot do miracles! But together with my clients I have watched miracles happen.
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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.