Chronic Pain Therapists in Happy Valley, OR
Looking at the parts of us that are in pain, scared, angry or that we are ashamed of is hard work and it is rewarding work.
I specialize in working with people experiencing depression, feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, perfectionism, people pleasing, grief and loss, life changes, trauma, low self worth, self-criticism, communication, identifying needs and boundary issues. I am honored to do this work and have great respect for the courage it takes to engage in self exploration.
Looking at the parts of us that are in pain, scared, angry or that we are ashamed of is hard work and it is rewarding work.
I specialize in working with people experiencing depression, feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, perfectionism, people pleasing, grief and loss, life changes, trauma, low self worth, self-criticism, communication, identifying needs and boundary issues. I am honored to do this work and have great respect for the courage it takes to engage in self exploration.
My mission is to empower individuals with disabilities to live independent, meaningful, and self-directed lives through compassionate, person-centered coaching. Grounded in social justice, dignity, and inclusion, I partner with each individual to build practical skills, strengthen confidence, and create pathways toward personal goals. I believe deeply in the power of choice, voice, and belonging, and I am honored to roll alongside individuals as they build fulfilling lives on their own terms.
My mission is to empower individuals with disabilities to live independent, meaningful, and self-directed lives through compassionate, person-centered coaching. Grounded in social justice, dignity, and inclusion, I partner with each individual to build practical skills, strengthen confidence, and create pathways toward personal goals. I believe deeply in the power of choice, voice, and belonging, and I am honored to roll alongside individuals as they build fulfilling lives on their own terms.
I have extensive experience working with individuals navigating symptoms of anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma, substance use concerns, grief and loss, chronic illness, relationship challenges, and major life transitions.
My approach to therapy is person-centered, collaborative, trauma-informed and holistic. I believe each individual is unique, and I strive to create a supportive, empowering space where we can work together to build insight, develop coping skills, and foster healing and growth.
I have extensive experience working with individuals navigating symptoms of anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma, substance use concerns, grief and loss, chronic illness, relationship challenges, and major life transitions.
My approach to therapy is person-centered, collaborative, trauma-informed and holistic. I believe each individual is unique, and I strive to create a supportive, empowering space where we can work together to build insight, develop coping skills, and foster healing and growth.
My approach includes understanding that trust and rapport is important to foster a therapeutic relationship that can help facilitate the change you want to see in your life. The belief that each person is uniquely made from their specific experiences drives my passion to connect and tailor treatment to each person’s individual needs. Treatment with me includes helping you reach your goals by helping you develop the tools and skills needed to grow in confidence as you become the person you want to be. I enjoy working on topics that include but are not limited to building self-esteem and self-worth, learning to manage strong emotions.
My approach includes understanding that trust and rapport is important to foster a therapeutic relationship that can help facilitate the change you want to see in your life. The belief that each person is uniquely made from their specific experiences drives my passion to connect and tailor treatment to each person’s individual needs. Treatment with me includes helping you reach your goals by helping you develop the tools and skills needed to grow in confidence as you become the person you want to be. I enjoy working on topics that include but are not limited to building self-esteem and self-worth, learning to manage strong emotions.
Are you looking for a safe space to discuss your mental health? I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over a decade of experience in the mental health field. My style is warm, patient, and engaging while taking my client's lead. Connection and trust are huge in our work together.
Are you looking for a safe space to discuss your mental health? I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over a decade of experience in the mental health field. My style is warm, patient, and engaging while taking my client's lead. Connection and trust are huge in our work together.
I work with adults, teens and provide family therapy. My specialities include treating depression, anxiety, trauma, suicidal ideation, mother-daughter relational dynamics, mood disorders, self-identity, self-esteem, confidence and body positivity. In therapy, I integrate whole wellness and health and build upon your strengths. I work towards inspiring creativity within yourself as I believe everyone is the author of their own lives.
I work with adults, teens and provide family therapy. My specialities include treating depression, anxiety, trauma, suicidal ideation, mother-daughter relational dynamics, mood disorders, self-identity, self-esteem, confidence and body positivity. In therapy, I integrate whole wellness and health and build upon your strengths. I work towards inspiring creativity within yourself as I believe everyone is the author of their own lives.
I work with folks across the lifespan and I use an integrated approach centered in humanistic frameworks and strengthened by interventions from experiential, narrative, somatic, cognitive behavioral, mindfulness-based, and trauma-focused therapies. I aim to be a compassionate collaborator with clients, providing a space where life’s struggles and deeper meaning can be explored, and skills for positive change can be learned.
I work with folks across the lifespan and I use an integrated approach centered in humanistic frameworks and strengthened by interventions from experiential, narrative, somatic, cognitive behavioral, mindfulness-based, and trauma-focused therapies. I aim to be a compassionate collaborator with clients, providing a space where life’s struggles and deeper meaning can be explored, and skills for positive change can be learned.
Inner Strength Counseling, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
5 Endorsed
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
We all have the strength within to heal with help. Starting therapy can be a scary process and you have taken the first and often hardest step. We can work together towards finding the best you. My approach is goal-oriented and focuses on how we can get you feeling better now. I utilize trauma and somatic therapeutic techniques including Internal Family Systems (IFS), trauma focused CBT, DBT and EMDR. I will help you identify the areas you want to work on and we will make a plan together to make this happen.
We all have the strength within to heal with help. Starting therapy can be a scary process and you have taken the first and often hardest step. We can work together towards finding the best you. My approach is goal-oriented and focuses on how we can get you feeling better now. I utilize trauma and somatic therapeutic techniques including Internal Family Systems (IFS), trauma focused CBT, DBT and EMDR. I will help you identify the areas you want to work on and we will make a plan together to make this happen.
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I often help my clients reshape the thought patterns contributing to their anxiety or depression, cope with chronic pain or illness, and navigate conflict with their friends, family, or partner.
I am in network with Regence BCBS (Participating, Preferred, RealValue, or Individual & Family Network), Moda (Connexus or Synergy), OHP (CareOregon), BCBS Blue Card, FEP Blue, Bridgespan, RGA, and HMA. I can also accept many PPO plans from other insurance providers if your card has a Multiplan or PHCS logo on it.
I often help my clients reshape the thought patterns contributing to their anxiety or depression, cope with chronic pain or illness, and navigate conflict with their friends, family, or partner.
I am in network with Regence BCBS (Participating, Preferred, RealValue, or Individual & Family Network), Moda (Connexus or Synergy), OHP (CareOregon), BCBS Blue Card, FEP Blue, Bridgespan, RGA, and HMA. I can also accept many PPO plans from other insurance providers if your card has a Multiplan or PHCS logo on it.
At the Mind Body Therapy Center in Portland, Oregon, I work with people experiencing chronic pain or medically unexplained symptoms, as well as those who are suffering from health-related anxiety or OCD.
My goal is to enable clients to significantly reduce or eliminate symptoms in order to help them live fuller, more meaningful and more joyful lives. In addition to working with individuals, I also lead groups for clients interested in Pain Reprocessing Therapy.
At the Mind Body Therapy Center in Portland, Oregon, I work with people experiencing chronic pain or medically unexplained symptoms, as well as those who are suffering from health-related anxiety or OCD.
My goal is to enable clients to significantly reduce or eliminate symptoms in order to help them live fuller, more meaningful and more joyful lives. In addition to working with individuals, I also lead groups for clients interested in Pain Reprocessing Therapy.
Many of my clients feel weighed down by anxiety, trauma, chronic stress, or the challenges of living with chronic pain and illness.
I have an M.S. in Clinical Mental Health with a somatic emphasis and over two years of study in the Hakomi Method through M.E.T.A. A lifelong learner, I draw from professional training and decades of life experience to compassionately support clients. I integrate mindfulness, body-based, and relational approaches to foster resilience and healing.
Many of my clients feel weighed down by anxiety, trauma, chronic stress, or the challenges of living with chronic pain and illness.
I have an M.S. in Clinical Mental Health with a somatic emphasis and over two years of study in the Hakomi Method through M.E.T.A. A lifelong learner, I draw from professional training and decades of life experience to compassionately support clients. I integrate mindfulness, body-based, and relational approaches to foster resilience and healing.
Daniel G Lyman, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist and mental health coach specializing in anxiety, depression, chronic pain, sex & sexuality, and LGBTQ related issues.
He has received training in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, MindBody Disorders (TMS) from the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association (PPDA), Intensive Short Term Dynamic Therapy (ISTDP), Problem Solving Psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and addiction counseling certification.
Daniel G Lyman, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist and mental health coach specializing in anxiety, depression, chronic pain, sex & sexuality, and LGBTQ related issues.
He has received training in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, MindBody Disorders (TMS) from the Psychophysiologic Disorders Association (PPDA), Intensive Short Term Dynamic Therapy (ISTDP), Problem Solving Psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and addiction counseling certification.
Experiencing trauma, stress, or chronic pain/ illness can be overwhelming, making it difficult to find relief and joy in daily life.
I utilize a variety of therapeutic modalities tailored to your unique needs, including attachment-based, narrative, humanistic, solution-focused, and client-centered approaches. This diverse toolkit allows us to create a personalized treatment plan that fosters growth and healing. Together, we will work to uncover strengths and build resilience.
Experiencing trauma, stress, or chronic pain/ illness can be overwhelming, making it difficult to find relief and joy in daily life.
I utilize a variety of therapeutic modalities tailored to your unique needs, including attachment-based, narrative, humanistic, solution-focused, and client-centered approaches. This diverse toolkit allows us to create a personalized treatment plan that fosters growth and healing. Together, we will work to uncover strengths and build resilience.
I also specialize in working with clients experiencing religious trauma, sex and sexuality concerns, gender dysphoria, chronic pain or illness, anxiety, grief, loneliness, and feelings of hopelessness or lack of purpose.
Much of my practice is rooted in Existential Theory: the belief that we all experience a fundamental struggle in life to understand our reality and find deeper meaning for our time here on earth.
I also specialize in working with clients experiencing religious trauma, sex and sexuality concerns, gender dysphoria, chronic pain or illness, anxiety, grief, loneliness, and feelings of hopelessness or lack of purpose.
Much of my practice is rooted in Existential Theory: the belief that we all experience a fundamental struggle in life to understand our reality and find deeper meaning for our time here on earth.
Take The Reins Counseling &
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CRC
1 Endorsed
Gresham, OR 97030
I specialize in working with people living with disabilities and chronic pain.
Let's explore how to navigate the challenges of this season and find comfort within ourselves. If you need a listening ear, guidance, or a boost of support, our doors are open. Let's work together to help you blossom. Overcoming anxiety and depression? Let's break free from negative thoughts and feelings and build a brighter future.
I specialize in working with people living with disabilities and chronic pain.
Let's explore how to navigate the challenges of this season and find comfort within ourselves. If you need a listening ear, guidance, or a boost of support, our doors are open. Let's work together to help you blossom. Overcoming anxiety and depression? Let's break free from negative thoughts and feelings and build a brighter future.
Healthcare providers, LGBTQ2SIA + and those with chronic pain/medical illness are feeling it more than ever.
EMDR, Art Therapy, CBT, Internal Family Systems, and Solutions Focused Therapy are highly effective means of addressing the challenges you are facing. I use a psychodynamic approach to gain a wider perspective of systems you are part of to help you better navigate them. Interventions are tailored to meet your distinct needs and concerns.
Healthcare providers, LGBTQ2SIA + and those with chronic pain/medical illness are feeling it more than ever.
EMDR, Art Therapy, CBT, Internal Family Systems, and Solutions Focused Therapy are highly effective means of addressing the challenges you are facing. I use a psychodynamic approach to gain a wider perspective of systems you are part of to help you better navigate them. Interventions are tailored to meet your distinct needs and concerns.
My approach is relational, intuitive and science‑informed, drawing on Somatics, Pain Reprocessing, Trauma‑Informed care, and Transpersonal/Eco Therapy.
It's hard to live in this world right now, especially if you are sensitive and empathic. I help those feeling emotionally overwhelmed, disconnected and longing for a greater sense of peace, confidence, empowerment and connection with others and Life. My clients may have big feelings, experience chronic issues, care deeply about the world, and struggle with issues that keep them living small. I believe we heal ourselves -and our world- together. Through our therapeutic relationship we will create an empowering space to release symptoms and patterns that no longer serve, in order to cultivate and offer the world your true self.
My approach is relational, intuitive and science‑informed, drawing on Somatics, Pain Reprocessing, Trauma‑Informed care, and Transpersonal/Eco Therapy.
It's hard to live in this world right now, especially if you are sensitive and empathic. I help those feeling emotionally overwhelmed, disconnected and longing for a greater sense of peace, confidence, empowerment and connection with others and Life. My clients may have big feelings, experience chronic issues, care deeply about the world, and struggle with issues that keep them living small. I believe we heal ourselves -and our world- together. Through our therapeutic relationship we will create an empowering space to release symptoms and patterns that no longer serve, in order to cultivate and offer the world your true self.
I can understand the complex challenges involved in recovery from moderate to severe brain injury, concussion, spinal cord injury, and other neurological and/or orthopedic injuries, chronic illness, long-term COVID recovery, and persistent pain.
Licensed in multiple states including Oregon, Nebraska, Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Colorado, Michigan, Washington, Arizona, and Montana. I offer online psychology and counseling teletherapy services designed to connect your recovery plan to your home environment and help you heal, grow and re-engage with your life following a catastrophic injury. I am happy to work with you individually, but also work with a team of allied health professionals to help with complex neurological, limb loss, and orthopedic injuries with a full suite of outpatient telerehabilitation services.
I can understand the complex challenges involved in recovery from moderate to severe brain injury, concussion, spinal cord injury, and other neurological and/or orthopedic injuries, chronic illness, long-term COVID recovery, and persistent pain.
Licensed in multiple states including Oregon, Nebraska, Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Colorado, Michigan, Washington, Arizona, and Montana. I offer online psychology and counseling teletherapy services designed to connect your recovery plan to your home environment and help you heal, grow and re-engage with your life following a catastrophic injury. I am happy to work with you individually, but also work with a team of allied health professionals to help with complex neurological, limb loss, and orthopedic injuries with a full suite of outpatient telerehabilitation services.
Feeling the weight of disruption, loss, or chronic pain…and wondering where to turn?
My approach is gentle and collaborative. I bring training in working with people with disabilities and chronic health conditions, as well as in trauma reprocessing methods like Four Blinks, a gentle, body-aware approach based on the Flash Technique. Our work blends reflection, nervous system care, and practical tools.
Feeling the weight of disruption, loss, or chronic pain…and wondering where to turn?
My approach is gentle and collaborative. I bring training in working with people with disabilities and chronic health conditions, as well as in trauma reprocessing methods like Four Blinks, a gentle, body-aware approach based on the Flash Technique. Our work blends reflection, nervous system care, and practical tools.
In my 17 years in mental health care, I have been honored to work alongside clients facing life transitions, relationship and workplace conflict, cultural marginalization, and chronic illness.
I approach this work from a humanistic and pragmatic perspective. I provide a safe, non-judgmental space for you to explore what's most meaningful to you. And then, ways to build more meaning into your everyday life. Drawing from various evidence-based therapies, we will collaborate to create individualized solutions for the outcomes you want.
In my 17 years in mental health care, I have been honored to work alongside clients facing life transitions, relationship and workplace conflict, cultural marginalization, and chronic illness.
I approach this work from a humanistic and pragmatic perspective. I provide a safe, non-judgmental space for you to explore what's most meaningful to you. And then, ways to build more meaning into your everyday life. Drawing from various evidence-based therapies, we will collaborate to create individualized solutions for the outcomes you want.
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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.