Chronic Pain Therapists in New York, NY
I specialize in treating trauma, anxiety, depression, and chronic pain.
Sometimes it can feel challenging to navigate growth and change on your own. I'd like to help you find clarity and relief. I see therapy as a collaborative space to increase self-understanding, build self-compassion, and practice healthier communication. In session, I lead with warmth and curiosity and love to connect with my patients through humor. Together, we will observe and deepen awareness of your thought patterns and emotional experiences. Through self-reflection, we'll work to harness your strengths and bring new perspective to self-critical thoughts, difficult or uncomfortable emotions, and self-sabotaging behaviors.
I specialize in treating trauma, anxiety, depression, and chronic pain.
Sometimes it can feel challenging to navigate growth and change on your own. I'd like to help you find clarity and relief. I see therapy as a collaborative space to increase self-understanding, build self-compassion, and practice healthier communication. In session, I lead with warmth and curiosity and love to connect with my patients through humor. Together, we will observe and deepen awareness of your thought patterns and emotional experiences. Through self-reflection, we'll work to harness your strengths and bring new perspective to self-critical thoughts, difficult or uncomfortable emotions, and self-sabotaging behaviors.
You may come in feeling weighed down by hurt or grief, persistent anxiety or sadness, or the challenges of living with chronic pain.
I work with individuals, couples, and groups. In therapy, we’ll explore how your past shapes the way you feel and connect today, uncover unhelpful patterns, and nurture a kinder relationship with yourself — supporting relief, emotional growth, and a fuller life.
You may come in feeling weighed down by hurt or grief, persistent anxiety or sadness, or the challenges of living with chronic pain.
I work with individuals, couples, and groups. In therapy, we’ll explore how your past shapes the way you feel and connect today, uncover unhelpful patterns, and nurture a kinder relationship with yourself — supporting relief, emotional growth, and a fuller life.
I specialize in working with people who are struggling with physical illness.
You've been carrying something. Maybe you can name it—anxiety, sadness, the weight of a relationship that isn't working. Maybe you can't. Maybe you just know something is off, and you're tired of pretending it isn't.
I'm a psychologist, but I don't think healing starts with a diagnosis. It starts with being heard.
Whether you're looking for therapy to untangle what's been weighing on you, or testing to finally understand why things have felt harder than they should—I meet you where you are. No pressure to have it all figured out. No expectation that you show up polished and together.
Let's figure it out together.
I specialize in working with people who are struggling with physical illness.
You've been carrying something. Maybe you can name it—anxiety, sadness, the weight of a relationship that isn't working. Maybe you can't. Maybe you just know something is off, and you're tired of pretending it isn't.
I'm a psychologist, but I don't think healing starts with a diagnosis. It starts with being heard.
Whether you're looking for therapy to untangle what's been weighing on you, or testing to finally understand why things have felt harder than they should—I meet you where you are. No pressure to have it all figured out. No expectation that you show up polished and together.
Let's figure it out together.
It can be challenging to process all sorts of mixed emotions, as they wear you down in your personal and professional life. You may even begin to have self-doubts, struggling to move forward with your goals. The process of navigating these challenges on your own can be confusing, drowning, and overwhelming. I will work with you to build a collective space where we explore your concerns together, understand your emotions, and help you reestablish meaningful connections with others. I see therapy as interactions where you will be empowered to confront reality and appreciate yourself as a whole.
It can be challenging to process all sorts of mixed emotions, as they wear you down in your personal and professional life. You may even begin to have self-doubts, struggling to move forward with your goals. The process of navigating these challenges on your own can be confusing, drowning, and overwhelming. I will work with you to build a collective space where we explore your concerns together, understand your emotions, and help you reestablish meaningful connections with others. I see therapy as interactions where you will be empowered to confront reality and appreciate yourself as a whole.
Considering entering therapy can be filled with hope for positive changes and concerns about the process. We all have questions: Is change really possible? How difficult will it be, what might I discover, and do I want to know it? Is it even okay to express what I'm really thinking and feeling? If you're up for doing the work, then the answer is yes. The road to bringing your struggles under your control is both challenging and worthwhile.
Considering entering therapy can be filled with hope for positive changes and concerns about the process. We all have questions: Is change really possible? How difficult will it be, what might I discover, and do I want to know it? Is it even okay to express what I'm really thinking and feeling? If you're up for doing the work, then the answer is yes. The road to bringing your struggles under your control is both challenging and worthwhile.
In our fast paced world where there is an app for everything, we are more connected to one another than ever before. Despite this, you may struggle with forming authentic relationships, finding enough time without your phone, or feelings of physical and emotional misalignment. My goal is to validate your body's experience and help you ground in the natural world. I would love to work with you to think of creative ways to best support your path towards therapeutic self-discovery and resilience. You will always be viewed as the expert of your own experience.
In our fast paced world where there is an app for everything, we are more connected to one another than ever before. Despite this, you may struggle with forming authentic relationships, finding enough time without your phone, or feelings of physical and emotional misalignment. My goal is to validate your body's experience and help you ground in the natural world. I would love to work with you to think of creative ways to best support your path towards therapeutic self-discovery and resilience. You will always be viewed as the expert of your own experience.
A glimpse of my style and approach is available at a low fee through my online course on anxiety management and stress reduction (https://dravisanders.com/online-courses). Different professional and personal experiences led me to the field of clinical psychology. Through my own experience of change, I have come to learn the importance of learning to non-judgmentally accept and recognize your current reality for what it is as a first step toward identifying areas in your life where you would like to experience growth.
A glimpse of my style and approach is available at a low fee through my online course on anxiety management and stress reduction (https://dravisanders.com/online-courses). Different professional and personal experiences led me to the field of clinical psychology. Through my own experience of change, I have come to learn the importance of learning to non-judgmentally accept and recognize your current reality for what it is as a first step toward identifying areas in your life where you would like to experience growth.
You are a young woman navigating chronic illness trying to do it all-earn your degree, build your career, date, enjoy your 20s and 30s, build a family-all while grieving life before your diagnosis or chronic illness.
I am a licensed mental health counselor at New York Women's CBT, a group practice in New York City specialized in working with women navigating women's health issues such as chronic illness, chronic pain, infertility, pregnancy loss, birth trauma and medical trauma. We utilize a trauma informed third wave approach, using CBT, DBT and ACT tools to thrive.
You are a young woman navigating chronic illness trying to do it all-earn your degree, build your career, date, enjoy your 20s and 30s, build a family-all while grieving life before your diagnosis or chronic illness.
I am a licensed mental health counselor at New York Women's CBT, a group practice in New York City specialized in working with women navigating women's health issues such as chronic illness, chronic pain, infertility, pregnancy loss, birth trauma and medical trauma. We utilize a trauma informed third wave approach, using CBT, DBT and ACT tools to thrive.
I am a Clinical Psychologist & Licensed Acupuncturist providing Psychotherapy, Bio/Neurofeedback, Acupuncture, Oriental Medicine & Herbal Interventions. I work extensively with individuals suffering from stress-related mental and physical conditions (for example, headache, gastro-intestinal disorders, hypertension, insomnia, depression, anxiety, memory/concentration problems). Treatment involves examination of psychological/emotional issues as they are intertwined with one's physical/somatic self, helping individuals to regulate unhealthy emotional and physical responses. Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine may be utilized as an alternative or supplemental means of promoting MindBody balance. These modalities are also highly effective for optimal performance training, smoking cessation, weight reduction, etc.
I am a Clinical Psychologist & Licensed Acupuncturist providing Psychotherapy, Bio/Neurofeedback, Acupuncture, Oriental Medicine & Herbal Interventions. I work extensively with individuals suffering from stress-related mental and physical conditions (for example, headache, gastro-intestinal disorders, hypertension, insomnia, depression, anxiety, memory/concentration problems). Treatment involves examination of psychological/emotional issues as they are intertwined with one's physical/somatic self, helping individuals to regulate unhealthy emotional and physical responses. Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine may be utilized as an alternative or supplemental means of promoting MindBody balance. These modalities are also highly effective for optimal performance training, smoking cessation, weight reduction, etc.
Expertise includes: feeling "stuck," anxiety, depression, chronic pain or health issues, creativity concerns, stress, emotion regulation, transitions, crisis, loss & grief, addictions, trauma, relationships.
I am a licensed psychologist with more than thirty years of clinical and academic experience, specializing in mind-body medicine, mindfulness, depth-oriented psychotherapy and executive coaching. I work with professionals and high-functioning adults navigating anxiety, burnout, chronic stress, complex health conditions, and questions of meaning and identity that conventional therapy rarely addresses with sufficient depth. My approach integrates psychodynamic psychotherapy with the latest research in stress physiology, emotional regulation, and immune function. Online sessions available for NYC / NY, Massachusetts & The Berkshires.
Expertise includes: feeling "stuck," anxiety, depression, chronic pain or health issues, creativity concerns, stress, emotion regulation, transitions, crisis, loss & grief, addictions, trauma, relationships.
I am a licensed psychologist with more than thirty years of clinical and academic experience, specializing in mind-body medicine, mindfulness, depth-oriented psychotherapy and executive coaching. I work with professionals and high-functioning adults navigating anxiety, burnout, chronic stress, complex health conditions, and questions of meaning and identity that conventional therapy rarely addresses with sufficient depth. My approach integrates psychodynamic psychotherapy with the latest research in stress physiology, emotional regulation, and immune function. Online sessions available for NYC / NY, Massachusetts & The Berkshires.
You might be feeling overwhelmed right now, maybe struggling to connect with someone you care about, or facing a time of transition that’s left you unsure of the way forward. Together, we can find a way. I work with individuals of all ages—children, adolescents, adults, and couples—who are navigating life’s challenges. Each person’s journey is unique, and together we’ll create a path that truly fits you and your needs.
You might be feeling overwhelmed right now, maybe struggling to connect with someone you care about, or facing a time of transition that’s left you unsure of the way forward. Together, we can find a way. I work with individuals of all ages—children, adolescents, adults, and couples—who are navigating life’s challenges. Each person’s journey is unique, and together we’ll create a path that truly fits you and your needs.
For almost 40 years, I have been helping clients deal with, and resolve a wide range of problems including anxiety, depression, relationship, and interpersonal difficulties. Originally trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, with additional training in clinical hypnosis, my approach is eclectic, utilizing psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral and supportive techniques. Treatment is based on an assessment of which approach would be best suited for a particular person and problem at that time.
Additionally, I have expertise in working with health and wellness issues. Over the years I have assisted clients and their loved ones dealing with medical problems, life threatening illnesses, chronic ones, and bereavement issues.
For almost 40 years, I have been helping clients deal with, and resolve a wide range of problems including anxiety, depression, relationship, and interpersonal difficulties. Originally trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, with additional training in clinical hypnosis, my approach is eclectic, utilizing psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral and supportive techniques. Treatment is based on an assessment of which approach would be best suited for a particular person and problem at that time.
Additionally, I have expertise in working with health and wellness issues. Over the years I have assisted clients and their loved ones dealing with medical problems, life threatening illnesses, chronic ones, and bereavement issues.
Ever wonder if you are making the right choices in life? Does it feel like all the choices are wrong? Are you having difficulties with relationships, job or career? Should you take a risk on something new? In my 20+ years as a psychologist I have found that making the right choice is not the issue, but rather understanding how and why we make choices. Becoming aware of how we think and why we act is what leads to a more satisfying and engaged life. Knowing oneself and exploring our unconscious can open potentials for emotional growth, creativity, and self-empowerment.
Ever wonder if you are making the right choices in life? Does it feel like all the choices are wrong? Are you having difficulties with relationships, job or career? Should you take a risk on something new? In my 20+ years as a psychologist I have found that making the right choice is not the issue, but rather understanding how and why we make choices. Becoming aware of how we think and why we act is what leads to a more satisfying and engaged life. Knowing oneself and exploring our unconscious can open potentials for emotional growth, creativity, and self-empowerment.
I specialize in the treatment of what are often interconnected problems (mood and anxiety disorders, chronic pain, and trauma), as well as the treatment of behaviors that can develop in response, such as substance use (in an effort to self-medicate).
I feel fortunate to be entrusted to help other people in their recoveries. If you're curious to learn more, please don't hesitate to reach out. I look forward to our conversation.
I specialize in the treatment of what are often interconnected problems (mood and anxiety disorders, chronic pain, and trauma), as well as the treatment of behaviors that can develop in response, such as substance use (in an effort to self-medicate).
I feel fortunate to be entrusted to help other people in their recoveries. If you're curious to learn more, please don't hesitate to reach out. I look forward to our conversation.
Living with chronic pain, anxiety, or depression can take a toll on both body and mind.
My approach integrates existential-humanistic and psychodynamic therapy, meaning I see you as a whole person—not just a diagnosis. Together, we’ll explore how your experiences, beliefs, and emotions influence how you navigate health, relationships, and identity.
Living with chronic pain, anxiety, or depression can take a toll on both body and mind.
My approach integrates existential-humanistic and psychodynamic therapy, meaning I see you as a whole person—not just a diagnosis. Together, we’ll explore how your experiences, beliefs, and emotions influence how you navigate health, relationships, and identity.
I prefer to work with individuals who are thoughtful, realistic and growth oriented. Because of the nature of this type of work. it is always helpful for clients who identify as introspective or at least a measure of self-reflective. The ideal client seeking my services is struggling with common interpersonal or relational issues, or issues involving adaptation to our constantly changing world (we are all struggling with that to some degree). Even if you're not sure what kind of changes need to be made to enhance your life, a sense of motivation towards that change and a willingness to take some risks is always helpful.
I prefer to work with individuals who are thoughtful, realistic and growth oriented. Because of the nature of this type of work. it is always helpful for clients who identify as introspective or at least a measure of self-reflective. The ideal client seeking my services is struggling with common interpersonal or relational issues, or issues involving adaptation to our constantly changing world (we are all struggling with that to some degree). Even if you're not sure what kind of changes need to be made to enhance your life, a sense of motivation towards that change and a willingness to take some risks is always helpful.
Life places demands on us: to function, perform, produce, and to simply be normal. In response, we find ways to cope, though they often don’t feel like coping at all. Instead, they may appear as panic attacks, depressed days, spiraling, compulsions restrictive or binge eating, or chronic headaches. These experiences can feel confusing and frightening, especially when they seem to arise without clear reason. But they are not random. They are attempts, however imperfect, to manage something difficult or overwhelming. Symptoms, in this sense, are solutions. I believe the path through suffering begins with speaking to another person.
Life places demands on us: to function, perform, produce, and to simply be normal. In response, we find ways to cope, though they often don’t feel like coping at all. Instead, they may appear as panic attacks, depressed days, spiraling, compulsions restrictive or binge eating, or chronic headaches. These experiences can feel confusing and frightening, especially when they seem to arise without clear reason. But they are not random. They are attempts, however imperfect, to manage something difficult or overwhelming. Symptoms, in this sense, are solutions. I believe the path through suffering begins with speaking to another person.
I also have extensive experience working with patients experiencing chronic pain and illness at various sites, including Beth Israel Medical Center, NY-Presbyterian Hospital, and Jacobi Medical Center.
I work with individuals and couples who are seeking to gain a better understanding of themselves in order to lead happier, more productive and more stable lives. I work well with people experiencing anxiety, depression, and mood disorders as well as those dealing with relationship issues who are having difficulty managing the everyday stressors of their lives, which impede on their capacity for productivity and satisfaction. While psychotherapy and psychoanalysis allow individuals to more deeply explore their emotions, behaviors, and relationships, I also integrate skills training, coaching, and coping strategies that allow one to function more effectively in interpersonal, professional, and creative situations.
I also have extensive experience working with patients experiencing chronic pain and illness at various sites, including Beth Israel Medical Center, NY-Presbyterian Hospital, and Jacobi Medical Center.
I work with individuals and couples who are seeking to gain a better understanding of themselves in order to lead happier, more productive and more stable lives. I work well with people experiencing anxiety, depression, and mood disorders as well as those dealing with relationship issues who are having difficulty managing the everyday stressors of their lives, which impede on their capacity for productivity and satisfaction. While psychotherapy and psychoanalysis allow individuals to more deeply explore their emotions, behaviors, and relationships, I also integrate skills training, coaching, and coping strategies that allow one to function more effectively in interpersonal, professional, and creative situations.
I specialize in the connection between mind and body, relieving physical ailments deriving from psychological causes (headaches, back and musculoskeletal pain, digestive problems, sexual dysfunction, sleep difficulties, etc.).
I'm Dr. Dan Ratner, the author of Crushing Doubt (available on Amazon). I specialize in alleviating physical symptoms driven or exacerbated by psychological causes. My mind body understanding helps to create strong, genuine, collaborative connections — based on trust, empathy, and warmth — with my clients, opening up profound new insights, self-awareness, and symptom relief. Symptoms can often be reduced very quickly. I have numerous resources and methods to help, including my teaching seminars, groups to implement my system, and short term individual consultations. Google Crushing Doubt to find my website.
I specialize in the connection between mind and body, relieving physical ailments deriving from psychological causes (headaches, back and musculoskeletal pain, digestive problems, sexual dysfunction, sleep difficulties, etc.).
I'm Dr. Dan Ratner, the author of Crushing Doubt (available on Amazon). I specialize in alleviating physical symptoms driven or exacerbated by psychological causes. My mind body understanding helps to create strong, genuine, collaborative connections — based on trust, empathy, and warmth — with my clients, opening up profound new insights, self-awareness, and symptom relief. Symptoms can often be reduced very quickly. I have numerous resources and methods to help, including my teaching seminars, groups to implement my system, and short term individual consultations. Google Crushing Doubt to find my website.
I often work with creatives, empaths, seekers, and those living with invisible disabilities or chronic pain.
My work is rooted in cultivating an authentic and embodied life. After five years of training with an occupational therapist and mentorship by a yoga therapist, my reverence for the human capacity to heal has deepened. I’m a certified Reiki Practitioner and currently enrolled in a three‑year trauma‑resolution program with Somatic Experiencing International.
I often work with creatives, empaths, seekers, and those living with invisible disabilities or chronic pain.
My work is rooted in cultivating an authentic and embodied life. After five years of training with an occupational therapist and mentorship by a yoga therapist, my reverence for the human capacity to heal has deepened. I’m a certified Reiki Practitioner and currently enrolled in a three‑year trauma‑resolution program with Somatic Experiencing International.
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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.