Online Chronic Pain therapists in San Jose, California CA
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Chronic Pain
Mia Turner
Therapist, MA, RYT, ASDCS, LMFT, NPT-C, CMNCS, CMIP
Living with chronic illness, chronic pain, disability, EDS, dysautonomia, Long COVID, autoimmune conditions, and other complex health challenges often requires carrying far more than symptoms alone. It can involve grief, uncertainty, medical trauma, identity shifts, fluctuating capacity, inaccessible systems, financial strain, changing relationships, and the ongoing labor of adapting to a body whose needs may change from one day to the next.
My work recognizes that living with chronic illness is not simply a medical experience. It is also a nervous system experience, an emotional experience, a relational experience, and often a deeply existential one. Together, we create space for the realities of grief, relief, adaptation, advocacy, relationship, resilience, choice, and survival while exploring ways to reconnect with your body that are rooted in compassion rather than conflict and pushing through.
Drawing from both clinical expertise and lived experience navigating complex chronic health conditions, I understand how easy it can be to internalize narratives that equate worth with productivity, independence, consistency, or achievement. Our work centers honoring your body's wisdom, challenging internalized narratives, cultivating self-trust, and building a life that supports your wellbeing rather than requiring you to constantly override your needs.
10 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
San Francisco Counseling Collective
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC, LMFT, LCSW
At San Francisco Counseling Collective ("SFCC"), we provide counseling for chronic pain or illness emphasizes mind-body integration, coping strategies for persistent symptoms, and emotional support during medical challenges. We assist clients in navigating the psychological impacts of long-term health conditions.
9 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA
Chronic Pain
Lois Lorback
Hypnotherapist, CCHt
I will help you shift your attention away from the pain. A medical referral may be required.
12 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA
Chronic Pain
Anna Yu Lee
Life Coach, PhD, MPH, MA
I rely largely on existential, spiritual, and creative approaches for helping clients manage pain.
4 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA
Chronic Pain
John Fry
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I used to be on the board of directors for The National Fibromyalgia Association.
49 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA
Chronic Pain
Elaine Skoulas
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT
Living with chronic pain or illness can be exhausting, especially when symptoms are invisible, misunderstood, or difficult to explain. Many people feel caught between medical answers that do not fully help and a body that continues to signal distress. I specialize in working with chronic pain and mind-body symptoms using Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) and nervous system-based approaches. Our work together explores how stress, trauma, and protective patterns in the nervous system can influence physical symptoms while honoring the real complexity of living with pain or illness.
8 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA
Chronic Pain
David Sudyka
Marriage and Family Therapist, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Living with chronic pain or illness can be exhausting, both physically and emotionally. It often impacts your mood, energy, and ability to keep up with everyday life. In therapy we will create space to process what you are going through while also building tools to manage stress, adjust to limitations, and find a sense of balance. The goal is to help you feel more supported and better able to cope with the ongoing challenges you face.
4 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Ever After Individual and Family Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Living with chronic pain or illness affects every aspect of life, including mental health and relationships. We offer compassionate support and coping strategies to help clients navigate the emotional toll of their condition while reclaiming a sense of control and purpose.
17 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Holly Hoffman, PsyD, Psychotherapy
Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Psychologist in CA & NY
I am trained through a Health Psychology focused lens and am passionate about the mind body connection. I have worked as a Behavioral Medicine Consultant in primary care and have supported many clients with illness to live rich and meaningful lives. I am particularly passionate about helping people with issues such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome and other gastrointestinal disorders. I currently offer a Better Living with Illness group where in 6 weeks you will be able to get support from other group members as well as learn tools and skills to live more in line with your values. The protocol for this group is an evidence-based protocol using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
13 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA
Chronic Pain
MJB Wellness LLC
Hypnotherapist, Certified Hypnotherapist and Coach, Certified Sexological Bodyworker, Sex Educator, Certified Reiki
I have made Chronic Illness and Pain a specialty in my practice and I have trained with some of the leading experts in that area. I have worked with many chronic pain sufferers, often eliminating all their pain even when it has been a long standing problem. As far as illnesses go, I have been able to eliminate all the symptoms of a client who was suffering from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a degenerative neurological condition related to ALS or Lou Gehrigs disease. When I first met him, he had been degenerating for 12 years, was confined to a wheelchair, could no longer speak, drooled constantly, suffered from tremors and repetitive movements, inability to sleep and he lacked motivation to do his physical therapy, the only treatment doctors could offer him. With no treatment or drugs for his condition, doctors expected him to die soon most likely from choking as he lost control of his swallowing. After one session, we stopped the tremors and repetitive movements, got him to sleep more soundly and do his PT. After a second session he was able to speak again and walk again. After 5 sessions one couldn't even tell he was sick and now 6 years later he is still gardening, walking his dog, hiking in the mountains. Soon after I worked with a gentleman who had developed an adult onset form of Muscular Dystrophy called Myotonic Dystrophy. Only 45 years old, he suffered from severe chronic fatigue, finding himself unable to get out of bed in the morning, taking hours to stand up. He had muscular pain and rigidity, painful joints and various digestive issues. The morning after our first session, he woke up full of energy and jumped out of bed. After a few more sessions we eliminated all his physical symptoms as well as clearing several emotional issues that had plagued him his whole life. Recently he contacted me to update me and report his still feeling good. I have also worked with clients with MS and Parkinsons> This past year I trained and certified in treating IBS and other gut conditions, learning a protocol which is considered the most effective treatment for these issues. I have also trained and certified in Hypno-Oncology, enabling me to support patients on their Cancer journey to deal with pain, anxiety, and the effects of treatment such as nausea. Recently, I worked with a woman with stage 4 lung Cancer. Her only hope was a new experimental protocol that involved a long needle inserted into the stomach. She had a lifelong needle phobia and was terrified. After the first grueling treatment she came home and cried and vomited for 3 days. After one session she went in for her second treatment and she was able to laugh and sing show tunes with the nurses throughout the treatment, felt no pain and went home calm and relaxed.
8 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA
Chronic Pain
Empowered Wellbeing, Decolonizing Intersectional and Integrative Complex Trauma & Dissociation Recovery Support
Life Coach, view my credentials online at: www.recoveringfromwithin.com/credentialslongform
For clients with Chronic Health Conditions, often we encourage brain retraining via Gupta or other programs as an adjunct, and/or bio/neurofeedback including SSP, which we can offer remotely. Our practice focuses more on the deeper care for what might have been the conditions prior to the chronic health condition setting in, or work from a remote CranioSacral model. Clients might also seek functional and/or integrative approach to easing and managing symptoms and flares. We could apply an intersectional lens to work through ableism trauma as well, as an example.
15 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Shadi Souferian
Psychologist, Psy.D
To treat chronic pain and illness effectively, you must address it physically, emotionally, and psychologically. Therapy can help manage the symptoms as well as the emotions that accompany a chronic illness.
26 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA
Chronic Pain
David Andreone
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, MFT
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps address mental health aspects of chronic pain, focusing on coping strategies and behavior modification. Mindfulness and Meditation techniques can help in managing stress and reducing the perception of pain.
Biofeedback uses monitoring devices to help patients learn to control bodily functions like heart rate and muscle tension.
5 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA
Chronic Pain
Karen Rippy - Relationship Expert - office and online: Family, couple/marriage, extended family, students).
Marriage and Family Therapist, Ph.D., LMFT
Learn mindfulness training and strategies to live with pain and go about living healthy.
41 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA
Chronic Pain
Chris Guthrey
Psychologist, PsyD
I use several approaches to work with chronic pain and illness. ACT encourages individuals to accept pain rather than struggle against it, promoting engagement in meaningful activities despite discomfort. Mindfulness cultivates present-moment awareness, helping individuals become less reactive to pain sensations. Psychodynamic therapy explores unconscious patterns of how you may react to the perception of your condition in order to rewire those responses.
11 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Brandy Jaramillo
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
When working with clients facing chronic illness and pain, I integrate Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Therapy to support both emotional and physical well-being. I help clients focus on their strengths and what’s working , reframe negative thought patterns that can intensify pain, and build motivation for self-care and adaptive coping. This approach fosters resilience, improves quality of life, and helps clients regain a sense of purpose and control despite ongoing health challenges
5 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Elizabeth Vahdatpour
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Chronic pain or illness is psychologically stressful. I am here to be a supportive and inclusive ear to listen to those frustrations that may arise.
9 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Sam Naimi
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist & Psychoanalyst
Chronic pain weaves so silently into one's emotional life and inner world. I attend closely to the relationship between unconscious emotional processes and the body when working with clients living with chronic pain. Together, we examine how longstanding stress, trauma, and unarticulated concerns may be expressed somatically. Over time, this analytic process can support greater psychological integration and a more stable, workable relationship with the body, rather than focusing solely on short-term symptom relief.
8 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA
Chronic Pain
Theo Kuczek
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, MFT #123769, CPT
As someone who suffers from chronic illness, I know, first hand, how isolating and difficult life can be because of it. Finding the words to communicate your experience and feeling like someone understands your experience is necessary to cope with chronic illness and pain.
15 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA
Chronic Pain
Heidi Hartston
Psychologist, PhD
Life can change dramatically and suddenly from an injury or chronic illness. Your pain might be invisible to others who don't understand what you're going through or why your participation in activities has changed. Some days it takes heroic courage and determination just to do ordinary things. Working with an experienced therapist can be a game changer in finding ways to reclaim as much or your life as possible. Some suffering and loss is unavoidable. But there are strategies that minimize pain and reduce the secondary consequences that shrink your life. I combine insightful, caring depth work with evidence based techniques that are most effective in freeing you from unnecessary suffering and helping you get back to the happy, interactive activities that are meaningful to you.
35 Years Experience
Online in San Jose, CA (Online Only)
San Jose sits at the heart of Silicon Valley, where the pressures of the tech industry — performance anxiety, imposter syndrome, and the psychological cost of relentless innovation culture — drive significant demand for therapists experienced in high-achievement environments. The city's large South Asian and East Asian communities mean culturally competent therapists who understand the intersection of immigrant identity, family expectations, and mental health are particularly sought after. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente provide institutional mental health resources alongside a growing independent therapy community. Many South Bay therapists offer evening and weekend hours to accommodate the demanding work schedules common in the tech sector.
Chronic Pain therapists in San Jose, California Statistics
Chronic Pain therapists in San Jose, California average 15 years of experience and charge around $209 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Chronic Pain or Illness (100%), Anxiety or Fears (92%), and Trauma and PTSD (77%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$209
Gender ID
| 73% |
Female |
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| 21% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 55% |
In Person and Online |
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| 45% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Chronic Pain or Illness |
| 92% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 77% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 77% | Depression |
| 67% | Stress |
| 63% | Loss or Grief |
| 51% | Self Esteem |