Chronic Pain therapists in Eureka, California CA
Chronic Pain or Illness
Dr. Tonia Vojtkofsky
Psychologist, Doctor of Clinical Psychology
Difficulty after receiving a diagnosis; adjusting to medication changes; managing pain, symptoms, and stress of illness.
22 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Jean-Marie Bottequin
Life Coach, WAPP
"Mindfulness" is now successfully used as behavioral therapy.
In psychotherapy, "mindfulness" is now successfully used as behavioral therapy. Mindfulness means to direct one's attention deliberately and not judgmental to the conscious experience of the moment. The patient learns to pay attention to the body functions such as breathing in the course of psychotherapy and deals with a positive purpose in life. In this way he perceives the "negative" things or the illness as no longer so impairing and directs his thoughts towards health. As examples one can mention the syndrome of restless legs: Patients experienced the painful "leg fidgeting" after performing the mindfulness exercises as no longer so impairing. The integration of "mindfulness" is particularly helpful in the treatment of depression.
Apart from "mindfulness", probably more elements of psychotherapy can be used to focus on health and physical recovery.
A polarization between academic medicine and mental Healing is not useful. Rather, a simultaneous application of common medicine and spiritual healing to improve the state of health and the course of patients' disease. I would therefore like to call for this, to cooperate even more closely between the disciplines in the medical and complementary medicine sector.
20 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Reannon Ketabian
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, CMHIMP, EMDRIA Approved Consultant
I am trained in using EMDR therapy to effectively address and treat chronic pain and illness. I also use a integrative medicine approach to assess for any lifestyle issues that may be contributing to pain or illness, and make appropriate referrals.
13 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Stephen B. Lewis Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapist, CHt
Unfortunately, many ailments are accompanied by pain. While treatment for the underlying issue is under way the pain itself can serve little purpose other than to be an uncomfortable and distracting reminder. Prescription drugs and other substances may be used to dull or mask physical pain, but they are often accompanied by unwanted or dangerous side-effects, and may eventually lose their effectiveness.
Hypnosis offers a drug and side-effect free alternative to pain management. Since pain is a signal interpreted by the the mind, it is possible to re-frame those signals by training the mind's response to them. Using the power of your own imagination to dull, direct, and distract, I'll help you learn to control the sensation and intensity of pain and find relief.
7 Years Experience
Chronic Pain or Illness
Jillian Luz
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, ATR
I have experience working with clients who experience chronic pain and/or illness, especially cancers and inflammatory conditions, i.e. lupus, chronic fatigue, PCOS, endometriosis.
9 Years Experience