Chronic Pain therapists in White Rock, New Mexico NM
Chris Chappell
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MA, MS, LMHC
Are you suffering from chronic pain or a chronic illness and the psychological consequences of such a condition? I understand what you are going through because I am a survivor of chronic illness myself. It's so hard when others don't understand, or even discriminate against you because of your condition! Mainstream medicine has few to no answers for many chronic conditions, and often such providers encourage one to consider that it might be "all in your head." I know it's not. I will work with you to move through the grief associated with losing the life you once had. And I will unconditionally listen to your challenges and help you process all of the emotions that come up. Connecting with nature can be a great asset to both finding more balance and joy in life, and in discovering a new path. I can teach you mindfulness practices from Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction that help reduce pain and tolerate difficult emotions. Let me assist you in finding a way forward toward a life you can embrace.
14 Years Experience
Dr. David Liebert
Counselor/Therapist
In the vast majority of primary care settings, pain is likely to be treated as a biomedical problem, thereby leaving psychosocial factors unidentified, unaddressed, and poorly treated. Whereas a biopsychosocial treatment model for chronic pain recognizes that these other factors (i.e., "psychological" and "social") strongly influence the degree to which one experiences pain. I use evidence-based behavioral health strategies to improve functioning, decrease pain, reduce distress, and empower clients to live a meaningful life.
26 Years Experience
Dr. Amanda Roberts
Psychologist, PhD Clinical Psychology, Masters in Marriage Family Therapy
Dr Roberts has specialised training in working with chronic pain and has worked in two major pain clinics. She trained at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Centre in the medical school, one of the top 10 medical schools in the United States, completing rotations through oncology, cardiology, bariatrics and endocrinology. Few mental health practitioners have the medical knowledge to competently assist patients in navigating complex medical condiitions. Dr Roberts' knowledge of medicine and the intricacies of the medical system is comprehensive gained from having worked in several hospitals systems throughout the United States.
39 Years Experience
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
Soul Journey Coaching & Wellness
Counselor/Therapist, Board Certified Holistic Functional Medicine Psychoneuroimmunology Practitioner
Soul Journey Coaching works with Chronic Pain or Illness from the perspective of that chronic pain can be caused by not only physical injury but also stress and emotional issues. We work thru how and where your inflammation and pain are most painful and how that correlates to when the pain started and what was going on in your life at the onset.
24 Years Experience