Therapy for chronic pain, illness & injury

Mind-Body Medicine for people experiencing persistent physical symptoms

Mind-body Medicine Support for Chronic Pain & Illness

  • Maybe you’re here because you’ve seen every specialist, tried every treatment, and still don’t have relief or a clear explanation of your symptoms

  • Maybe your physical therapist, or sports medicine physician recommended mental health support and/or Pain Reprocessing Therapy

  • Maybe you’re experiencing chronic pain, migraines, a prolonged recovery following injury or surgery, or been given a diagnosis of chronic fatigue (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia, IBS, or other mind-body condition.

The brain and nervous system play an important role in persistent symptoms like chronic pain, mind-body illness and prolonged injury recovery. The symptoms are real, and your body isn’t broken. Research and clinical experience have shown that these conditions are deeply connected to the brain’s learned patterns, and that recovery is possible when those patterns are re-paired from fear to safety.

My work is grounded in Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Emotional Awareness & Expression Therapy to support meaningful, long-term healing and nervous system recovery. My aim is to move behind symptom management and help you reduce or even resolve these symptoms and help you get back to what you love.

Support for Physical Injury & Prolonged Recovery

Recovering from an injury can affect far more than the body, especially when recovery is prolonged or uncertain. Supporting the mental and emotional sides of physical injury and post-op rehabilitation involves collaborating with your medical team and tending to the psychological aspects of your recovery… loss of identity, community and coping strategies; fear of re-injury; and the anxiety and depression that can follow.

For some with chronic injuries, prolonged pain and uncertain prognosis, PRT and other mind-body approaches can be particularly helpful. This process can support physical healing, and also emotional resilience and a deeper sense of self and wellbeing.

Chronic pain, dysautonomia, neuroplastic and mind-body symptoms can involve a mix of structural issues and nervous system issues. For those who have tried every structural treatment to no avail, or chose not to undergo surgery, take medication, etc., addressing the nervous system can offer substantial relief, if not remission of symptoms.

I like the analogy that mind-body conditions are akin to a check engine light that is stuck on even after the repairs have been made. Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) is an evidence-based approach that helps individuals understand and retrain the brain’s response to pain and symptoms. And in doing so, can heal the check engine sensor itself.

Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)

Many people who develop these symptoms and conditions are highly capable, driven people who have spent years functioning under chronic stress, overriding stress signals and putting their own needs behind the needs of others. Over time, the nervous system can become sensitized, where pain pathways become more reactive even after tissue healing has occurred.

Mind-body therapy includes emotional expression to help acknowledge and free what’s been suppressed in the name of responsibility, prioritizing others’ needs, or to keep the peace.

The Role of Emotional Expression