Chronic Pain Recovery
Welcome to Chronic Pain Recovery
You may still be working, caring for the people you love, making plans, and doing your best to keep life moving. From the outside, you may appear to be functioning. What others may not see is the energy it takes to manage your symptoms, anticipate flare-ups, push through discomfort, or recover afterward.
You may feel frustrated by a body that seems unpredictable. You may find yourself monitoring every sensation, avoiding activities you once enjoyed, or wondering whether you can trust your body again. Over time, persistent symptoms can affect far more than the physical body—they can change how you move through the world.
Chronic Pain Recovery offers a space to understand what is happening and begin relating to your body differently.
Grounded in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), somatic-based therapies, and trauma-informed care, this work explores the relationship between the brain, nervous system, body, emotions, and patterns of protection that can contribute to persistent symptoms.
Chronic Pain Recovery is an individualized process that unfolds over time. Regular therapy sessions provide space to understand your pain experience, build nervous system awareness and regulation, and gradually shift patterns that may be contributing to persistent symptoms.The number and frequency of sessions vary depending on your unique needs, goals, and stage of recovery.
This approach may be helpful for:
Persistent or recurring pain
Widespread or musculoskeletal pain
Headaches or migraine
Chronic fatigue and other persistent symptoms
Symptoms that fluctuate
Fear of movement or reinjury
Hypervigilance toward bodily sensations
Feeling disconnected from or unable to trust your body
What This Work Can Address
Treatment is individualized and may include:
Pain Reprocessing Therapy
Somatic and nervous-system-based therapies
Pain neuroscience education
Mindfulness and interoceptive awareness
Trauma-informed therapeutic approaches
Gradual exposure to movement or bodily sensations
Cognitive and emotional processing
Strategies for restoring meaningful activity and function
What Therapy Looks Like
This work does not suggest that your symptoms are imaginary or "all in your head." Your symptoms are real!
The focus is on understanding how the nervous system can become sensitized and protective, and creating opportunities for the body to experience greater safety.