Chronic Pain Therapists in Greenfield, MA
Luke David Smith
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Greenfield, MA 01301 (Online Only)
I am trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), an evidence-based model of therapy that strives to help clients be mindfully present with their pain while building paths to a more meaningful, vibrant life.
Therapy is, of course, serious business, though it can be at its best when the process is fully engaging, even fun. My philosophy as a clinician is to approach the work of psychotherapy with my whole self--including humor, creativity, and playfulness. In bringing my whole self to our work together, inviting you to do the same. As a partner in your therapy, I can help guide you to focus on the things that matter most to you while navigating the thoughts, emotions, and feelings that always seem to stand in the way of making a more meaningful life for yourself.
I am trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), an evidence-based model of therapy that strives to help clients be mindfully present with their pain while building paths to a more meaningful, vibrant life.
Therapy is, of course, serious business, though it can be at its best when the process is fully engaging, even fun. My philosophy as a clinician is to approach the work of psychotherapy with my whole self--including humor, creativity, and playfulness. In bringing my whole self to our work together, inviting you to do the same. As a partner in your therapy, I can help guide you to focus on the things that matter most to you while navigating the thoughts, emotions, and feelings that always seem to stand in the way of making a more meaningful life for yourself.
But in the end, making small changes to self defeating behavior and coping with anger, sadness, fear, and pain can bring life-altering results.
I feel honored to work with individuals who are motivated to explore issues, establish goals for change, and take restorative steps toward stress reduction and inner peace. I am a licensed Gestalt psychotherapist who focuses on reintegrating our broken parts, and an ordained Buddhist priest/Zen Teacher (Sensei). I believe returning to one's original self is key to entering life's many challenges. It is a humbling honor to enter this exploration and journey with clients that enter my practice.
But in the end, making small changes to self defeating behavior and coping with anger, sadness, fear, and pain can bring life-altering results.
I feel honored to work with individuals who are motivated to explore issues, establish goals for change, and take restorative steps toward stress reduction and inner peace. I am a licensed Gestalt psychotherapist who focuses on reintegrating our broken parts, and an ordained Buddhist priest/Zen Teacher (Sensei). I believe returning to one's original self is key to entering life's many challenges. It is a humbling honor to enter this exploration and journey with clients that enter my practice.
Victoria L North
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MA, LMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
Greenfield, MA 01301 (Online Only)
I have had the opportunity to work as a Clinician for the past 12 years. I am a bereavement/grief specialist and will help you with the most challenging part of life; loss. Grief is a journey, and I will walk the journey with you. I also work with chronic pain and illness management. Some days can be very difficult to just get out of bed. I will be your cheerleader to keep going and set small goals. Having a new health diagnosis can be shocking and difficult to maneuver. Why walk these challenges alone? I have worked with a variety of diagnoses including PTSD, Trauma Therapy, depression and anxiety.
I have had the opportunity to work as a Clinician for the past 12 years. I am a bereavement/grief specialist and will help you with the most challenging part of life; loss. Grief is a journey, and I will walk the journey with you. I also work with chronic pain and illness management. Some days can be very difficult to just get out of bed. I will be your cheerleader to keep going and set small goals. Having a new health diagnosis can be shocking and difficult to maneuver. Why walk these challenges alone? I have worked with a variety of diagnoses including PTSD, Trauma Therapy, depression and anxiety.
Clients often come in seeking more of, and for, themselves. It may be loss, transition, or relationship that brings them in, as well as, stress, overwhelm and/or a clear desire to grow. Regardless of the catalyst, all are wanting something more from life. Together, we can support finding more energy, ease and fulfillment in your experience. What makes you feel alive? What gets in the way? These are questions to ask when feeling stuck. There can be complex feelings of fear, disconnect and confusion, blocking the way to motivation, clarity and desire. With openness, compassion and even humor, we can find the way, to more wholeness.
Clients often come in seeking more of, and for, themselves. It may be loss, transition, or relationship that brings them in, as well as, stress, overwhelm and/or a clear desire to grow. Regardless of the catalyst, all are wanting something more from life. Together, we can support finding more energy, ease and fulfillment in your experience. What makes you feel alive? What gets in the way? These are questions to ask when feeling stuck. There can be complex feelings of fear, disconnect and confusion, blocking the way to motivation, clarity and desire. With openness, compassion and even humor, we can find the way, to more wholeness.
At "Circle Forward" I welcome adults from diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences, identities & belief systems. I am skilled at supporting people who have been overwhelmed and struggle with "trauma" - unresolved, survival responses (fight, flight, appease & shut down). These natural defensives are essential for dealing with threat. Protective impulses from the past can get stuck & intrude on relationships and on physical, emotional & spiritual rhythms of day-to-day life. I support you to feel safe & allow incomplete survival responses to move slowly & integrate fully. I work online and in Greenfield, MA.
At "Circle Forward" I welcome adults from diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences, identities & belief systems. I am skilled at supporting people who have been overwhelmed and struggle with "trauma" - unresolved, survival responses (fight, flight, appease & shut down). These natural defensives are essential for dealing with threat. Protective impulses from the past can get stuck & intrude on relationships and on physical, emotional & spiritual rhythms of day-to-day life. I support you to feel safe & allow incomplete survival responses to move slowly & integrate fully. I work online and in Greenfield, MA.
Having been in private practice and mental health services in the Pioneer Valley for 45 years, I offer an accepting, diverse and varied background. I provide individual, child, adolescent, and adult therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, and outreach services to the home. My specialties include the following ; ADHD,Anxiety, Depression, OCD, Anger Mgt., Bi-Polar, Divorce and Separation, Adoption and Foster Care, Grief and Loss, Asperger's and Autism, and Parenting Concerns.
Having been in private practice and mental health services in the Pioneer Valley for 45 years, I offer an accepting, diverse and varied background. I provide individual, child, adolescent, and adult therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, and outreach services to the home. My specialties include the following ; ADHD,Anxiety, Depression, OCD, Anger Mgt., Bi-Polar, Divorce and Separation, Adoption and Foster Care, Grief and Loss, Asperger's and Autism, and Parenting Concerns.
In searching for a therapist it is important to find someone you feel has the capacity to fully listen, to truly understand without judgment, and who can to bear witness to the experience you bring forth to treatment. When two people can walk together safely carrying the weight of one's individual experience and history significant change can occur.This process is an ongoing reminder of the potential curative power behind relationship and the resiliency of human spirit.
In searching for a therapist it is important to find someone you feel has the capacity to fully listen, to truly understand without judgment, and who can to bear witness to the experience you bring forth to treatment. When two people can walk together safely carrying the weight of one's individual experience and history significant change can occur.This process is an ongoing reminder of the potential curative power behind relationship and the resiliency of human spirit.
After over 25 years in private practice (see www.JeanPollock.com ) I currently work with adult individuals using a fairly integrative approach. Of particular expertise are depression, anxiety, & childhood trauma and its manifestations in the body. More important than the particular issue, however, is my belief that times of stress in our lives -and even times that might seem particularly hopeless- can serve as opportunities for increased understanding and growth. Psychotherapy with a "seasoned" clinician can be a fascinating and effective tool to facilitate that transformation and growth.
After over 25 years in private practice (see www.JeanPollock.com ) I currently work with adult individuals using a fairly integrative approach. Of particular expertise are depression, anxiety, & childhood trauma and its manifestations in the body. More important than the particular issue, however, is my belief that times of stress in our lives -and even times that might seem particularly hopeless- can serve as opportunities for increased understanding and growth. Psychotherapy with a "seasoned" clinician can be a fascinating and effective tool to facilitate that transformation and growth.
Diane Hicks
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Greenfield, MA 01301 (Online Only)
Every one of us is capable of deeply shifting our experience to ultimately live the life we most want. While life events can take us off track, the way we meet those unfolding moments creates our path. Too often we harden, and as we armor ourselves we become cut off from our own extraordinary inner healing capacities. Habitual thoughts and behaviors manifest in response to painful and difficult experiences, clouding our ability to truly see without constraint. We all have the ability to cut through those clouds, to feel more awake and alive, and to become the best version of ourselves.
Every one of us is capable of deeply shifting our experience to ultimately live the life we most want. While life events can take us off track, the way we meet those unfolding moments creates our path. Too often we harden, and as we armor ourselves we become cut off from our own extraordinary inner healing capacities. Habitual thoughts and behaviors manifest in response to painful and difficult experiences, clouding our ability to truly see without constraint. We all have the ability to cut through those clouds, to feel more awake and alive, and to become the best version of ourselves.
Cassandra Hulihan McLaren
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Greenfield, MA 01301
Waitlist for new clients
I realize searching for a therapist can be a daunting process; whether you know the specific issue you want to work on or you’re simply unsure, but you just “know” (or have been told) you could use a skilled therapist. I bring to this work my experience, my knowledge, my empathy and humor. I will ask you to walk this journey with me as we explore the paths to growth.
I realize searching for a therapist can be a daunting process; whether you know the specific issue you want to work on or you’re simply unsure, but you just “know” (or have been told) you could use a skilled therapist. I bring to this work my experience, my knowledge, my empathy and humor. I will ask you to walk this journey with me as we explore the paths to growth.
Heart's Journey Counseling w/Spiritual Perspective
Abriete, Medore, MEd
Verified Verified
Greenfield, MA 01301
Now Accepting New Clients. I am here to help individuals and couples find a deeper experience of aliveness, love, and joy in their lives. Using a combination of deep listening, spiritual coaching, energy work, and over 30 years of experience listening and learning from the Divine, my clients very quickly experience relief from the sense of frustration and helplessness that can come from experiencing long standing challenges. I have a proven track record of helping couples rejuvenate their relationship and find new ways through patterns of fighting and strife.
Now Accepting New Clients. I am here to help individuals and couples find a deeper experience of aliveness, love, and joy in their lives. Using a combination of deep listening, spiritual coaching, energy work, and over 30 years of experience listening and learning from the Divine, my clients very quickly experience relief from the sense of frustration and helplessness that can come from experiencing long standing challenges. I have a proven track record of helping couples rejuvenate their relationship and find new ways through patterns of fighting and strife.
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Greenfield, MA 01301 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
You've been on a journey just to figure out who you are and even though some of the pieces have come together, you could use a hand figuring out what to do with those pieces. Or you know just who you are and what you want for your life, but you can't seem to figure out how to manage the day to day challenges of adulting that everyone else seems to breeze through. You know you want and need a change, but you're not sure how to get there-and you've gotten pretty discouraged when you try without getting the results you need. I'm here to be a skilled and experienced guide to help you along any and all of those journeys.
You've been on a journey just to figure out who you are and even though some of the pieces have come together, you could use a hand figuring out what to do with those pieces. Or you know just who you are and what you want for your life, but you can't seem to figure out how to manage the day to day challenges of adulting that everyone else seems to breeze through. You know you want and need a change, but you're not sure how to get there-and you've gotten pretty discouraged when you try without getting the results you need. I'm here to be a skilled and experienced guide to help you along any and all of those journeys.
Are you a woman who is seeking more harmony and balance in your life? Someone who has already engaged in some personal internal work but you are still finding yourself struggling with patterns and beliefs that are keeping you stuck? Are you finding yourself desiring healthier more fulfilling relationships that help you to grow? Are you looking for support on your spiritual journey? Do you have interest in working with alternative holistic approaches such as Somatic therapy and Internal Family Systems parts work? If you answered yes to any of these questions, please reach out, I'd love to connect and offer my support.
Are you a woman who is seeking more harmony and balance in your life? Someone who has already engaged in some personal internal work but you are still finding yourself struggling with patterns and beliefs that are keeping you stuck? Are you finding yourself desiring healthier more fulfilling relationships that help you to grow? Are you looking for support on your spiritual journey? Do you have interest in working with alternative holistic approaches such as Somatic therapy and Internal Family Systems parts work? If you answered yes to any of these questions, please reach out, I'd love to connect and offer my support.
I believe it takes strength and courage to seek therapy. I provide a safe, non-judgmental space in which you can explore attitudes and beliefs/patterns which get in the way of accomplishing your full potential and fully engaging in life. I utilize techniques from positive psychology, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral and dialectal behavioral therapy to connect my clients with their "true, inner selves," something which we most often lose touch with as we go about our lives in this often unpredictable and stressful world. I also believe in the power of humor and laughter as tools in the healing process.
I believe it takes strength and courage to seek therapy. I provide a safe, non-judgmental space in which you can explore attitudes and beliefs/patterns which get in the way of accomplishing your full potential and fully engaging in life. I utilize techniques from positive psychology, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral and dialectal behavioral therapy to connect my clients with their "true, inner selves," something which we most often lose touch with as we go about our lives in this often unpredictable and stressful world. I also believe in the power of humor and laughter as tools in the healing process.
Joseph Anthony Sabella
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Greenfield, MA 01301 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
I specialize in Tele-Counseling Massachusetts Medicare Recipients, who may be struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, sleep, aging, pain management, low self-esteem, stress, relationship problems, or end of life concerns.
Convenient & Effective Tele-Counseling (counseling over the phone) for Massachusetts Medicare Recipients.
I specialize in Tele-Counseling Massachusetts Medicare Recipients, who may be struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, sleep, aging, pain management, low self-esteem, stress, relationship problems, or end of life concerns.
Convenient & Effective Tele-Counseling (counseling over the phone) for Massachusetts Medicare Recipients.
Lo Fitzgibbons
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, MEd
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Greenfield, MA 01301 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
I have additional clinical experience working with older adults, neurodiversity, houseless LGBTQI folx, HIV, chronic illness, and community mental health.
While facing life transitions, coping with loss, exploring the past, preparing for the future, or navigating a host of mental, emotional, and physical human experiences, my clients seek therapy to safely establish healthy patterns, thoughts, and change. Clients tell me our work creates a healing relationship that fosters long term change as well as resolve of past traumas and conflicts "instead of a band-aid approach." We'll collaborate and create a tailored approach to meet your needs. I am welcoming to communities of color. You will receive empowering, holistic psychotherapy whether trans/cis, queer, heterosexual, or LGBTQI2PA.
I have additional clinical experience working with older adults, neurodiversity, houseless LGBTQI folx, HIV, chronic illness, and community mental health.
While facing life transitions, coping with loss, exploring the past, preparing for the future, or navigating a host of mental, emotional, and physical human experiences, my clients seek therapy to safely establish healthy patterns, thoughts, and change. Clients tell me our work creates a healing relationship that fosters long term change as well as resolve of past traumas and conflicts "instead of a band-aid approach." We'll collaborate and create a tailored approach to meet your needs. I am welcoming to communities of color. You will receive empowering, holistic psychotherapy whether trans/cis, queer, heterosexual, or LGBTQI2PA.
Timothy Walsh Whitney
Counselor, MA, LCMHC, RYT-
Verified Verified
Greenfield, MA 01302
Not accepting new clients
I am a licensed mental health counselor experienced in helping kids, teens and adults find their way through life's changes and challenges. Openness, insight, compassion and steady presence are fundamental to my work as a counselor, as well as a desire to help people find active, body-based ways for feeling better. I assist people with adjustment issues, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, ADHD and other issues both through in-office counseling as well as by utilizing Soul Sport's unique facilities which include a yoga room, a rowing room, and access to walking trails and a river-side park.
I am a licensed mental health counselor experienced in helping kids, teens and adults find their way through life's changes and challenges. Openness, insight, compassion and steady presence are fundamental to my work as a counselor, as well as a desire to help people find active, body-based ways for feeling better. I assist people with adjustment issues, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, ADHD and other issues both through in-office counseling as well as by utilizing Soul Sport's unique facilities which include a yoga room, a rowing room, and access to walking trails and a river-side park.
Quinn Mohlar
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Greenfield, MA 01301 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
You might experience sadness, anxiety, or challenges fitting in. At night, you might question if you are different due to various forms of neurodivergence. These concerns lead to stress and are unsure what to do. You want to find ways to help manage your emotions and gain control back. It's vulnerable asking for help. I struggle with chronic illness and co-occurring mental health struggles, and I had my own success in therapy finding coping skills and learning more about myself. I am also passionate about supporting the people I love and care about who are in the LGBTQIA+ community. My commitment to wellness extends to you!
You might experience sadness, anxiety, or challenges fitting in. At night, you might question if you are different due to various forms of neurodivergence. These concerns lead to stress and are unsure what to do. You want to find ways to help manage your emotions and gain control back. It's vulnerable asking for help. I struggle with chronic illness and co-occurring mental health struggles, and I had my own success in therapy finding coping skills and learning more about myself. I am also passionate about supporting the people I love and care about who are in the LGBTQIA+ community. My commitment to wellness extends to you!
Raye Locke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Greenfield, MA 01301
Not accepting new clients
I have a warm, calm and accepting presence and enjoy examining the work from multiple perspectives. I believe clinical work should help increase insight by finding connections between past experiences, the present moment and expectations of the future. My practice is informed by psychodynamic approaches, creating an open and flexible space that is responsive to changing needs. I incorporate metaphor, analogy, art, music, play, mindfulness and relaxation to more fully explore the self in moving toward expression and authenticity.
I have a warm, calm and accepting presence and enjoy examining the work from multiple perspectives. I believe clinical work should help increase insight by finding connections between past experiences, the present moment and expectations of the future. My practice is informed by psychodynamic approaches, creating an open and flexible space that is responsive to changing needs. I incorporate metaphor, analogy, art, music, play, mindfulness and relaxation to more fully explore the self in moving toward expression and authenticity.
Jill Neitlich
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Greenfield, MA 01301
Not accepting new clients
I work with people who are on a journey of self-discovery and healing. My mind-body approach encourages people to develop a deeper and more compassionate relationship with their body and true self. With 30 years experience, I offer an effective combination of healing modalities and skills, including Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR, which help you release the defenses and wounds of the past, and resolve inner conflicts. As you end the struggle with yourself, you can create a greater sense of inner peace and ease in your life.
I work with people who are on a journey of self-discovery and healing. My mind-body approach encourages people to develop a deeper and more compassionate relationship with their body and true self. With 30 years experience, I offer an effective combination of healing modalities and skills, including Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR, which help you release the defenses and wounds of the past, and resolve inner conflicts. As you end the struggle with yourself, you can create a greater sense of inner peace and ease in your life.
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Chronic Pain Therapists
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.