PAIN REPROCESSING THERAPY

It may surprise you, but the majority of chronic pain conditions are not caused by physical or structural problems in the body but by the misfiring of pain circuits in the brain.

Pain Reprocessing Therapy is an evidence-based, mind-body approach for retraining our protective brains to feel safe again.

Begin your journey of neuroplasticity and creating new neural pathways for soaring above chronic pain.

Don’t Guess. Assess.

a blank page in a journal to write down signs of neuroplastic pain

If any of these apply to you, you may have neuroplastic pain or symptoms. Criteria are based on Alan Gordon’s Signs of Neuroplastic Pain.

  • Pain originated during a time of stress

  • Pain originated without injury

  • Pain persists long after an injury has healed

  • Symptoms are inconsistent

  • Large number of symptoms

  • Symptoms spread/move

  • Symptoms are triggered by stress

  • Symptoms are triggered by things that are not related to the body or actual symptom

  • Lack of physical diagnosis

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)/trauma

  • Personality traits such as perfectionism, people pleasing, anxiousness, emotional avoidance

As a Mind-Body Therapist or Coach, I will guide you step by step through a program for eliminating or greatly reducing your chronic pain using the art and science of mind-body connection. Practice makes pathways, and together we will teach your brain how to disarm alarm and activate safety.

You will learn the following Pain Reprocessing Therapy skills and more:

  • Neuroplasticity Education

  • Somatic Tracking and other tools for Eliminating Fear and Regulating the Nervous System

  • Mindfulness and Metacognition

  • Leaning into Positive Sensations and Visualizations

  • Pacing and Graded Exposure

  • Connecting with Your Values and Resuming Valued Activities

  • Self-Compassion and Softening the Critic and other Personality Traits

  • Inner Parts Work

  • Resolving Emotional Conflicts and Setting Boundaries

  • Emotional Awareness and Expression

  • Expressive Writing and Expressive Arts

  • Coping with Flare Ups and Setbacks

Mind-Body Resources for Pain and Neuroplastic Symptoms

  • Your pain is real. There is a reason for it, and there is a cure for it.

    Howard Schubiner

  • I don't believe in pain management anymore, I believe in trying to cure persistent pain.

    Dr. Michael Moskowitz

  • It is often through injury, trauma, loss, or hardship that we learn about our inner lives.

    Joey Remenyi, Rock Steady

  • Prediction is a very difficult task, and the brain can get it wrong.

    Yoni Ashar

  • A slipped disc is like a belly button. Almost everybody has one.

    Ira Rashbaum

  • If the pain was deep you will have to let it go many times.

    Yung Pueblo

Ready to get started?

In your complimentary call, we will talk about your concerns and goals, and I can help you decide if I’m the right therapist or coach for you.