Online Chronic Pain therapists in Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland MD
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Chronic Pain
Chesapeake Behavioral Health Serivces
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-C, LCPC
Our therapists are trained in effective approaches to help you assess and manage the emotional impacts of chronic illness.
17 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Washington Psychological Wellness
Counselor/Therapist
Chronic pain and illness can have a detrimental impact on social, emotional, and daily life functioning. At Washington Psychological Wellness, our clinicians provide holistic mental health care that focuses on the mind-body connection. Certain therapeutic techniques such as mindfulness meditation, deep breathing, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) have been scientifically proven to reduce chronic pain and illness symptoms. Our clinicians collaborate with each individual to tailor treatment to their unique needs and circumstances. We are currently accepting new clients. Telehealth (online) therapy options are available. Contact us now!
12 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD
Chronic Pain
Andrea Elkon
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Pain is so much more than a number on a Pain Scale. Your activity, your relationships, your thoughts, and your mood can all affect your experience of pain. Together we are going to examine all of the different things that make your pain worse. We will discover how you're daily activities and your beliefs around pain can fuel the cycle of pain. We will then develop tools to interrupt that cycle and do more with less pain. Please feel free to reach out to me to learn more about my approach to treating chronic pain.
21 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD
Chronic Pain
Alan Brandis, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist
Typically, Chronic Pain Syndrome patients come to see a psychologist after being seen by a number of other health professionals to no avail, including internal medicine physicians, orthopedists, surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, physical therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, emergency room doctors (for late-night injections of powerful pain killing drugs) and others. Typically, a Chronic Pain evaluation consists of several approaches to discovering which factors play the largest role in maintaining the pain. We ask patients to keep a Pain Diary for a week or two, which helps us pinpoint which activities or emotional states are related to an increase in pain level. This also helps us observe how they are actually taking their medications. We may also perform psychological testing to determine any underlying causes of depression or anxiety which should be treated in addition to the Chronic Pain and which could be helping to maintain it. At least one Family Session is held to explore whether there have been unconscious payoffs within the family for being in pain.
36 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD
Chronic Pain
Margaret Graham
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC, LPCC
When medical interventions have reached their limits, clinical hypnosis offers new possibilities for pain management and improved quality of life. My work in this area is supported by robust clinical evidence showing significant reductions in pain intensity through hypnotherapeutic techniques. I help clients develop personalized pain management protocols that address the psychological dimensions of chronic pain. Through targeted hypnotic suggestion and mind-body techniques, clients often experience meaningful relief while developing greater agency in their relationship with pain. Our work focuses not just on symptom reduction but on reclaiming aspects of life that pain may have diminished.
15 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Dr. Nicole Montes
Psychologist, PsyD
During graduate school I trained on a chronic pain unit. I understand the unique challenges of living with chronic pain or disability and the impact it can have on client's lives. I use mindfulness based practices to help client's redefine their relationship to pain, we process the grief and loss associated with their health challenges, and navigate how to make life worth living with pain or disability.
5 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD
Chronic Pain
Dr. Christopher Lowery, DHSc, CLCP
Clinical Health Practitioner, Board-Certified Life Care Planner
This component assist individuals managing chronic pain and illness, supporting coping strategies, emotional resilience, and practical skills to enhance daily functioning and overall quality of life.
24 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD
Chronic Pain
Andrea Miller
Counselor/Therapist, NCC
In my sessions with clients dealing with chronic pain or illness, I often incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help them develop mindfulness skills, accept their condition, and commit to living a fulfilling life despite their challenges. Additionally, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) assists clients in identifying and modifying negative thought patterns and behaviors related to their pain or illness, empowering them to manage their symptoms more effectively. By using Solution-Focused Brief Therapy techniques, I help clients identify their strengths and resources, encouraging them to focus on achievable goals and solutions to enhance their quality of life despite their ongoing health issues.
5 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD
Chronic Pain
Ashley Higgins
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Coping with chronic illness is a balance of acceptance and change. I support people with chronic illness and disability in accepting themselves, teaching coping skills for pain and other symptoms, and advocating for the accommodations and services they need.
11 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Daniel McNulty
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LMSW
I employ a multidimensional approach to address chronic pain or illness, integrating techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness-Based approaches to help clients manage pain-related distress and improve quality of life. Additionally, I utilize Attachment-based techniques to explore the emotional impact of chronic pain and its relation to early attachment experiences. By incorporating elements of Accelerated Resolution Therapy and Trauma Focused interventions, I assist clients in processing past traumas that may exacerbate their pain experience, fostering greater emotional resilience and coping skills.
12 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD
Chronic Pain
Dr. Patricia Webbink
Psychologist, MA and PhD in Clinical Psychology
Over the past 50 years, I have worked with clients who suffer from chronic pain and illness. Conditions vary from physical pain due to injury, arthritis, and other chronic diseases. I have developed healing approaches to Cancer, Heart Disease, Asthma, COPD, and other serious
conditions. This therapeutic, mind/body approach as introduced by Carl Simonton, MD has been effective in prolonging life with Cancer. (Dr. Simonton is respected in medical oncology circles, such as at the National Institute of Health (NIH).) Also, the pioneering work of Helen Bonny, Ph.D with Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) has greatly influenced my approach to assisting the healing of disease, as well as the relief of chronic pain. I produced a CD with GIM, "Healing Pain and Illness," that is available on the Bandcamp website. I also offer free zoom seminars that provide experiences of the power of deep relaxation, imagery, and music. Please feel free to call for a consultation: 301-229-8000
56 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD
Chronic Pain
Pat Dudley
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LCPC, NCC
Chronic pain and health issues can create feelings of frustration, emotional disruption, depression, anxiety, and difficulty with daily function. Together, we will focus on alternative ways of being to improve your life experience.
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD
Chronic Pain
Dena Leibowitz
Counselor/Therapist, MS, LCADC, CHT, 500 RYT
The body speaks but what is it saying? Learn how to attend to the body and be present. Take a deep dive into discovering your power beyond the body.
36 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD
Chronic Pain
Monica Grey
Counselor/Therapist, LCPC
Chronic pain and sleep have a vicious cycle: pain makes it harder to fall and stay asleep, and poor sleep lowers your pain threshold, making everything hurt more. Over time, this loop amplifies fatigue, irritability, and emotional exhaustion — leaving you feeling stuck in a body that won't cooperate. I help clients break that cycle by targeting the sleep side of the equation with CBT-I, while also building strategies to manage the emotional weight of living with ongoing pain or illness. When we improve your sleep, we're not just giving you better nights — we're giving your body a better chance to cope with what it's carrying during the day.
7 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Reginald K. Riggins
Psychologist, PhD
Chronic pain is a condition that affects multiple aspects of a person's life and can exacerbate both depression and anxiety symptoms. I use cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic pain to improve one's quality of life by accepting the reality of having pain in your life and learning how to move forward it. In addition, a client will learn several relaxation and cognitive skills to reduce and manage the pain as best as possible in conjunction with your current medical treatment plan.
7 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Dr. Elizabeth Coldren
Psychologist, PSYD, PSYPACT
I work with people whose lives have been shaped by their bodies in ways they did not choose. This may include serious or long‑term illness, chronic pain, complex diagnoses or diagnostic uncertainty, and the lingering impact of medical procedures and hospitalizations. For some, there is also medical trauma or other trauma woven in. For others, the ongoing symptoms themselves are what feel overwhelming.
Many of the adults, teens, and children I see look like they are managing from the outside. They keep up with school, work, or family responsibilities and often minimize what they are going through. Inside, there may be fear, grief, anger, exhaustion, or a sense of watching life move on without them.
I often work with people who are trying to navigate medical, school, or workplace systems that feel unsupportive, confusing, or exhausting, and to live a life that makes sense when very few people seem to understand what it is really like.
My work is not general support for illness. I focus on how pain, illness, and medical experiences live in the nervous system and shape mood, relationships, daily life, and sense of self. We make space for the very real impact of ongoing pain or fatigue, adjusting to new diagnoses or changes in functioning, repeated medical procedures or hospital stays, encounters with dismissive or disbelieving providers, and the losses and changes that come with a life that is different from what was expected. Together, we work with your body’s responses to what has happened, the stress of navigating care and systems, and the question of how to move forward in a way that feels possible for you. Supporting people whose lives have been shaped by illness and pain is central to my practice, and I have deep respect for how much you carry that others often cannot see.
26 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD
Chronic Pain
Heinig Health and Wellness Counseling
Psychologist, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, M.S. Health Psychology, M.A. Clinical Psychology, PSYPACT Providers
We utilize a biopsychosocial approach to chronic pain and chronic illness treatment that recognizes the complex interaction between physical, emotional, psychological, and social factors that influence pain. Through evidence-based psychotherapy, clients learn strategies to manage the emotional impact of chronic pain, reduce stress, improve coping skills, and enhance overall functioning and quality of life. Treatment is individualized to address each person's unique experience, helping them build resilience, increase self-efficacy, and engage more fully in meaningful daily activities.
7 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Juniper Mental Health
Psychologist, PhD
One of our providers, Spencer Richards, specializes in the treatment of chronic pain and other chronic illnesses. You can schedule a free consultation with him to discuss treatment.
8 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD (Online Only)
Chronic Pain
Dyani Saxby
Psychologist, Ph.D., ABPP, DBSM
There is a difference between living with chronic pain and suffering with it. Suffering includes depression, unresolved grief, anxiety, isolation, and withdrawal. Chronic pain can cause these feelings because we grieve what we used to be able to do and feel that pain robs us of living a full life. Sometimes we feel like we lose ourselves entirely. When we are in a depressed or anxious mood state for a long period of time, we actually end up experiencing worse pain (and often worse sleep), which results in a vicious cycle that can feel impossible to break. The good news is that I have helped hundreds of patients improve how they respond to their pain and also lower their overall pain levels. They began to accept what they cannot control and also learn how to have more control over their pain levels through techniques such as physical pacing, relaxation, and clinical hypnosis. With board certifications in clinical health psychology, behavioral sleep medicine, and extensive training in clinical hypnosis, I can teach you skills to break the cycle of chronic pain and suffering.
14 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD
Chronic Pain
Dr. Olivia Blandford
Psychologist, Ph.D.
My training in health psychology afforded me a deeper understanding of medical illness and its impact on our well-being. I have worked with patients managing chronic pain, cancer, and more. I also have worked closely with caregivers to help them handle the unique stress of this role.
6 Years Experience
Online in Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD
Chronic Pain therapists in Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland Statistics
Chronic Pain therapists in Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland average 17 years of experience and charge around $214 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Chronic Pain or Illness (100%), Anxiety or Fears (92%), and Depression (82%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$214
Gender ID
| 64% |
Female |
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| 29% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 60% |
In Person and Online |
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| 40% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Chronic Pain or Illness |
| 92% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 82% | Depression |
| 69% | Loss or Grief |
| 68% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 68% | Stress |
| 54% | Social Anxiety |