Chronic Pain Therapists in Fayetteville, AR
You are not the problem, the Problem is the problem. While stress, conflict and even sadness are to be expected on occasion, they are not meant to be the ruling elements in your life. Many people respond to current situations based on past experience; positive or not. If you’ve experienced trauma (emotional, physical, sexual and/or racial) or chronic illness it tends to affect how you react to stress. It may cause you to be paralyzed, unable to complete a simple task. Do you desire a future where the past no longer rules today? A future where you are free to make the best choice for you giving you a contented and hopeful life?
You are not the problem, the Problem is the problem. While stress, conflict and even sadness are to be expected on occasion, they are not meant to be the ruling elements in your life. Many people respond to current situations based on past experience; positive or not. If you’ve experienced trauma (emotional, physical, sexual and/or racial) or chronic illness it tends to affect how you react to stress. It may cause you to be paralyzed, unable to complete a simple task. Do you desire a future where the past no longer rules today? A future where you are free to make the best choice for you giving you a contented and hopeful life?
Kristin Temple
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Waitlist for new clients
Are you navigating the aftermath of a traumatic experience, feeling paralyzed and overwhelmed by pain? Has your life been shattered by unexpected circumstances? Do you find yourself forever marked by a defining event, which has created a sense of disconnection from those closest to you, leaving you uncertain about how to find your way back to one another? The impact of trauma and loss can leave one feeling paralyzed and disconnected from oneself and others. On one hand, you yearn for comfort and connection from others; yet, on the other hand, your best efforts to seek connection tend to only amplify your pain.
Are you navigating the aftermath of a traumatic experience, feeling paralyzed and overwhelmed by pain? Has your life been shattered by unexpected circumstances? Do you find yourself forever marked by a defining event, which has created a sense of disconnection from those closest to you, leaving you uncertain about how to find your way back to one another? The impact of trauma and loss can leave one feeling paralyzed and disconnected from oneself and others. On one hand, you yearn for comfort and connection from others; yet, on the other hand, your best efforts to seek connection tend to only amplify your pain.
I believe all people deserve to find their own paths through pain, loss, conflict, anxiety and change.
Do you feel stuck in a maze of sadness, anxiety, regret and the endless demands of daily life? Has the messy road of life brought you heartaches, losses and unending changes? Do you find yourself lost while trying to navigate relationships? Are you consumed by the hurts of your past? Do you struggle with finding and applying your talents and skills to create the kind of life you want to live?
I believe all people deserve to find their own paths through pain, loss, conflict, anxiety and change.
Do you feel stuck in a maze of sadness, anxiety, regret and the endless demands of daily life? Has the messy road of life brought you heartaches, losses and unending changes? Do you find yourself lost while trying to navigate relationships? Are you consumed by the hurts of your past? Do you struggle with finding and applying your talents and skills to create the kind of life you want to live?
My approach to counseling is holistic because of the relationships between our minds, emotions, physical bodies, and spirits. Stress and stress management involve all aspects of our being. New research shows the connection between chronic stress in childhood and chronic physical and emotional illness in adults, and mind-body approaches that can help with healing. I also specialize in working with LGBTQ clients and their families. I am challenged and inspired by the difficulties that LGBTQ people face as they embrace their identities. Always, I want to support my clients in becoming their best, most authentic selves.
My approach to counseling is holistic because of the relationships between our minds, emotions, physical bodies, and spirits. Stress and stress management involve all aspects of our being. New research shows the connection between chronic stress in childhood and chronic physical and emotional illness in adults, and mind-body approaches that can help with healing. I also specialize in working with LGBTQ clients and their families. I am challenged and inspired by the difficulties that LGBTQ people face as they embrace their identities. Always, I want to support my clients in becoming their best, most authentic selves.
Freeman-Burchfield Institute for Cognitive Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, BICBTCC, A-CBT
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has proven throughout research in the treatment for anxiety & depression and many other conditions such as personality disorders, OCD, PTSD, insomnia, chronic pain and more.
Are you suffering from anxiety, panic, OCD or depression? If so, we want you to know that at FBCBT hope starts at hello! We are here to listen sincerely so we can work with you to create a plan to get you right where you want to be. We can help you find a therapist that fits your individual needs. At FBCBT we teach and utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) because CBT is the most researched and scientifically tested therapy model. However, we value all evidence-based therapy models and use what is needed to best help you. Please feel free to reach out today to learn more about us.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has proven throughout research in the treatment for anxiety & depression and many other conditions such as personality disorders, OCD, PTSD, insomnia, chronic pain and more.
Are you suffering from anxiety, panic, OCD or depression? If so, we want you to know that at FBCBT hope starts at hello! We are here to listen sincerely so we can work with you to create a plan to get you right where you want to be. We can help you find a therapist that fits your individual needs. At FBCBT we teach and utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) because CBT is the most researched and scientifically tested therapy model. However, we value all evidence-based therapy models and use what is needed to best help you. Please feel free to reach out today to learn more about us.
Torie L Sullivan
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, BCN, CCTP-II
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Fayetteville, AR 72764
I believe in creating a safe place is that allows opportunity to build trust and connection. Openning up can be scary, stressful and difficult. As you to learn skills and self understanding you increase confindence as well as success. Changing thoughts and perspective will allow you to gain control over old fears and habits. Life experiences, big and small, can leave scars on us which can be labelled as anxiety, depression or trauma. Traumatic events such as accidents, illness, abuse or major loses can create a sense of numbing or shutting down that make it difficult to experience happiness or even relaxation.
I believe in creating a safe place is that allows opportunity to build trust and connection. Openning up can be scary, stressful and difficult. As you to learn skills and self understanding you increase confindence as well as success. Changing thoughts and perspective will allow you to gain control over old fears and habits. Life experiences, big and small, can leave scars on us which can be labelled as anxiety, depression or trauma. Traumatic events such as accidents, illness, abuse or major loses can create a sense of numbing or shutting down that make it difficult to experience happiness or even relaxation.
Stephanie C. Shaw
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Fayetteville, AR 72701
I have been working in this field for 7 years and I still get a thrill every time I see someone's load lighten every time I see someone gain mastery over their illness.
Do you feel lost, or like you don't belong? Do you feel different from those around you? Has socialization become a draining performance? Maybe you know what the mask is covering up, or maybe you just know you have to pretend to be ‘happy’ or ‘normal.' Do you have a loved one that is struggling? Maybe you are struggling to understand their experience. What if you knew you weren’t alone? I believe I can help you. We can work on the things that are making you feel overwhelmed now, as we work towards long term change.
I have been working in this field for 7 years and I still get a thrill every time I see someone's load lighten every time I see someone gain mastery over their illness.
Do you feel lost, or like you don't belong? Do you feel different from those around you? Has socialization become a draining performance? Maybe you know what the mask is covering up, or maybe you just know you have to pretend to be ‘happy’ or ‘normal.' Do you have a loved one that is struggling? Maybe you are struggling to understand their experience. What if you knew you weren’t alone? I believe I can help you. We can work on the things that are making you feel overwhelmed now, as we work towards long term change.
Raychel Yearsley
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, RYT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Please note I am NOT in-network with ANY insurance. I am licensed in Texas (for in-person and virtual appointments) and Arkansas (for virtual appointments only). We'd be a great fit if you: have an eating disorder/disordered eating and are ready to make progress with recovery, are looking to do EMDR to address trauma or negative life experiences or beliefs, or are a professional looking to find some work/life balance. I also love working with the LGBTQIA+ community and with those who have chronic illness/chronic pain.
Please note I am NOT in-network with ANY insurance. I am licensed in Texas (for in-person and virtual appointments) and Arkansas (for virtual appointments only). We'd be a great fit if you: have an eating disorder/disordered eating and are ready to make progress with recovery, are looking to do EMDR to address trauma or negative life experiences or beliefs, or are a professional looking to find some work/life balance. I also love working with the LGBTQIA+ community and with those who have chronic illness/chronic pain.
Claire Ann Rochelle Reed
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Fayetteville, AR 72701 (Online Only)
Hello, my name is Claire Reed. I am a board certified licensed professional counselor, licensed in the states of Arkansas, Missouri and Oregon. My passion is helping adult clients who are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma and any other challenges that life may bring. My focus is empowering individuals to come full circle with their mind, body and social and spiritual selves. Whether you are working through coping with a major mental illness, past or current trauma or just needing assistance with situational stressors, you have come to the right place.
Hello, my name is Claire Reed. I am a board certified licensed professional counselor, licensed in the states of Arkansas, Missouri and Oregon. My passion is helping adult clients who are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma and any other challenges that life may bring. My focus is empowering individuals to come full circle with their mind, body and social and spiritual selves. Whether you are working through coping with a major mental illness, past or current trauma or just needing assistance with situational stressors, you have come to the right place.
Often times we become so overwhelmed with our circumstances, that we feel down about ourselves or we allow fear to block us from our full potential. I have 20+ years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, elderly, and their loved ones. My therapeutic techniques are individually tailored to each client's needs, preferences, and strengths in order to build awareness, mindfulness, and success in attaining individual goals--whatever those may be! I am committed to helping you identify and understand your personal obstacles and together we will enact a plan to get you on the path to your best possible self.
Often times we become so overwhelmed with our circumstances, that we feel down about ourselves or we allow fear to block us from our full potential. I have 20+ years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, elderly, and their loved ones. My therapeutic techniques are individually tailored to each client's needs, preferences, and strengths in order to build awareness, mindfulness, and success in attaining individual goals--whatever those may be! I am committed to helping you identify and understand your personal obstacles and together we will enact a plan to get you on the path to your best possible self.
I'm passionate about understanding your journey and empowering you to lead a life filled with joy and vitality. The heart of my approach lies in compassion, curiosity and creativity, driving me to adopt a client-centered methodology. This means delving into not just your personal narrative but also understanding your environment, history, and the various systems influencing your present experience. I tailor my style and interventions to align with you. Together, we'll uncover what resonates most with you and co-create during the healing process.
I'm passionate about understanding your journey and empowering you to lead a life filled with joy and vitality. The heart of my approach lies in compassion, curiosity and creativity, driving me to adopt a client-centered methodology. This means delving into not just your personal narrative but also understanding your environment, history, and the various systems influencing your present experience. I tailor my style and interventions to align with you. Together, we'll uncover what resonates most with you and co-create during the healing process.
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Katherine Becker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fayetteville, AR 72703
I am passionate about supporting all stages of life. I am a birth and death doula with years of experience in the medical field supporting people through grief, infant loss, medical trauma, new diagnoses or end of life care. I feel privileged to witness the vulnerability of the postpartum period and love supporting parents through normal ups and downs or postpartum depression and mood disorders. Other experience includes adoption and foster care, working with people living with HIV, people who use drugs and survivors of sexual violence. As a member of the LGBTQIA community, I proudly serve individuals and families of all identities.
I am passionate about supporting all stages of life. I am a birth and death doula with years of experience in the medical field supporting people through grief, infant loss, medical trauma, new diagnoses or end of life care. I feel privileged to witness the vulnerability of the postpartum period and love supporting parents through normal ups and downs or postpartum depression and mood disorders. Other experience includes adoption and foster care, working with people living with HIV, people who use drugs and survivors of sexual violence. As a member of the LGBTQIA community, I proudly serve individuals and families of all identities.
Josh Helm MS, LPC, LADAC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Fayetteville, AR 72703
I believe everyone has the ability to be free from their own misery and to be their true selves. My role as your therapist will be to facilitate change in areas you want to see improvement by providing a safe and friendly environment where you feel completely free to be you. The real raw version of yourself without the mask. I use a variety of validating approaches that empowers and motivates you in the therapeutic process.
I believe everyone has the ability to be free from their own misery and to be their true selves. My role as your therapist will be to facilitate change in areas you want to see improvement by providing a safe and friendly environment where you feel completely free to be you. The real raw version of yourself without the mask. I use a variety of validating approaches that empowers and motivates you in the therapeutic process.
Lisa A. Thompson Ph.D
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CRC, PhD, CASDCS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Developing and activating your ability to overcome difficult challenges, healing from painful life experiences and achieving your most valued personal goals is the focus of my practice. Lack of motivation, confusion and inertia regarding career and relationships are obstacles we can address in therapy. Treatment options include both brief-solution focused counseling and longer term in-depth therapy.
Developing and activating your ability to overcome difficult challenges, healing from painful life experiences and achieving your most valued personal goals is the focus of my practice. Lack of motivation, confusion and inertia regarding career and relationships are obstacles we can address in therapy. Treatment options include both brief-solution focused counseling and longer term in-depth therapy.
Jeanine Bengtson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fayetteville, AR 72701 (Online Only)
Do you feel lost and overwhelmed? Is there never enough time and space for self care? We can work together in a safe space that allows you to process, explore and discover your capacity to manage your symptoms and develop coping skills that helps you find the state of mind that resonates with you. I can assist you with boundary improvement, and feelings of low self worth. Socratic method can be utilized to enhance self reflection and growth. Specializing in struggles intersecting in: Trauma, neurodivergency; as well as those who identify as nontraditional in their relationships and indentity. i.e. asexual, demisexual, or similar.
Do you feel lost and overwhelmed? Is there never enough time and space for self care? We can work together in a safe space that allows you to process, explore and discover your capacity to manage your symptoms and develop coping skills that helps you find the state of mind that resonates with you. I can assist you with boundary improvement, and feelings of low self worth. Socratic method can be utilized to enhance self reflection and growth. Specializing in struggles intersecting in: Trauma, neurodivergency; as well as those who identify as nontraditional in their relationships and indentity. i.e. asexual, demisexual, or similar.
I have been a practicing clinical psychologist since 1979. I can personally attest to how much I have improved as a therapist with that thirty years of experience. I have learned how important it is to help an individual find their own solutions to their unique problems. I do this in a context of cognitive behavioral therapy, as this approach has been proven to be as effective in the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders as medication.
I have been a practicing clinical psychologist since 1979. I can personally attest to how much I have improved as a therapist with that thirty years of experience. I have learned how important it is to help an individual find their own solutions to their unique problems. I do this in a context of cognitive behavioral therapy, as this approach has been proven to be as effective in the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders as medication.
I believe in a collaborative approach to psychotherapy focusing on clients' current needs and goals. Together we work to solve troublesome situational or long-standing problems leading to living one's best life now. Using client-centered methods, we begin with each individual's unique point of view to address a range of problems such as depression/anxiety, life crisis/life stage, relationships, parenting, trauma resolution/post trauma (PTSD) and provide understanding. Relationship issues are often at the heart of the matter and the opportunity is provided here to focus and improve upon them in a safe and confidential setting.
I believe in a collaborative approach to psychotherapy focusing on clients' current needs and goals. Together we work to solve troublesome situational or long-standing problems leading to living one's best life now. Using client-centered methods, we begin with each individual's unique point of view to address a range of problems such as depression/anxiety, life crisis/life stage, relationships, parenting, trauma resolution/post trauma (PTSD) and provide understanding. Relationship issues are often at the heart of the matter and the opportunity is provided here to focus and improve upon them in a safe and confidential setting.
You are in the world and world is in you.
Have you ever looked at a rose plant and really thought about all it takes to produce those beautiful fragrant blossoms? Or watched a perfect alley-oop slam dunk by a professional basketball player and wondered how that kind of skill comes about? To answer those questions one needs to examine all the relevant contributing factors. Similarly, to understand your unique situation, one needs to adopt a comprehensive, ecological model to create/access effective change points. You, the rose and the slam dunk are all part of vast complex systems.
You are in the world and world is in you.
Have you ever looked at a rose plant and really thought about all it takes to produce those beautiful fragrant blossoms? Or watched a perfect alley-oop slam dunk by a professional basketball player and wondered how that kind of skill comes about? To answer those questions one needs to examine all the relevant contributing factors. Similarly, to understand your unique situation, one needs to adopt a comprehensive, ecological model to create/access effective change points. You, the rose and the slam dunk are all part of vast complex systems.
I primarily work with adults at this time to address dissociation issues, PTSD symptoms, anxiety, perfectionism, life change adjustments and am happy to consult about other issues not listed to see who may be the best fit for your needs. I strongly believe that perception is changeable and we need space and time to process through changes. When we change the way we see the situation and ourselves we can find relief and ways to move forward well.
I primarily work with adults at this time to address dissociation issues, PTSD symptoms, anxiety, perfectionism, life change adjustments and am happy to consult about other issues not listed to see who may be the best fit for your needs. I strongly believe that perception is changeable and we need space and time to process through changes. When we change the way we see the situation and ourselves we can find relief and ways to move forward well.
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How does chronic pain therapy work?
Engaging with a psychotherapist to help treat chronic pain does not mean that one’s pain is all in their head. Therapy for chronic-pain patients has been shown to benefit both the mind and the body, targeting physical symptoms and increasing daily functioning. In other words, for many, addressing their emotional health through therapy affects their physical health. A therapist can help a client challenge unhelpful thoughts about pain and develop new ways to respond to it, such as distraction or calming breathing techniques. Studies have found that therapy can be as effective as surgery for certain cases of chronic pain and many doctors recommend trying psychotherapy in advance of considering invasive surgery.
What are the most effective treatment options for chronic pain?
Stress, anxiety, depression, catastrophizing, ruminating, lack of activity, and social withdrawal all make chronic pain worse. Addressing these issues, research shows, can help people gain control over their pain symptoms. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, biofeedback, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with greater pain-management education, have been found to help people reduce fear and disability.
Are there new treatments for chronic pain?
Many cases of chronic pain, particularly those involving back pain, remain medically unexplained. But there is evidence that changes in the brain or nervous system are caused by previous physical ailments such as tissue damage; in such cases, the brain may continue to send out pain signals despite the physical cause having healed. To aid patients under these circumstances, a recently developed treatment known as pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) is designed to help the brain “unlearn” this response. A PRT practitioner helps individuals to reduce the “threat value” of their ongoing pain signals until they can reappraise them as less threatening and fear-inducing. They also help an individual to develop new emotional regulation skills.
How long does therapy for chronic pain take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from chronic pain, especially as there may be a range of physical and psychological causes for any individual’s discomfort, but most patients should expect to see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 sessions. Studies of pain reprocessing therapy found that many individuals’ experience of pain lessened in eight sessions over four weeks.