Chronic Pain Therapists in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
If you suffer from complex medical issues, pain management, and/or complications related to obesity, Dr. Lachman may be an especially good choice as a psychotherapist. He specializes in Health Psychology and has extensive training and clinical experience working with patients struggling with these and similar problems. In addition, he has been trained in Clinical Geropsychology and to treat patients with symptoms related to traumatic experiences. Internships within various medical settings, including the Palo Alto VA Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has prepared him to identify the proper course of treatment needed for you.
If you suffer from complex medical issues, pain management, and/or complications related to obesity, Dr. Lachman may be an especially good choice as a psychotherapist. He specializes in Health Psychology and has extensive training and clinical experience working with patients struggling with these and similar problems. In addition, he has been trained in Clinical Geropsychology and to treat patients with symptoms related to traumatic experiences. Internships within various medical settings, including the Palo Alto VA Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has prepared him to identify the proper course of treatment needed for you.
Jennifer Brown
Pre-Licensed Professional, MFA, RDT
Verified Verified
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Online Only)
With a focus on diverse populations, addiction, and holistic pain management, I offer a unique blend of narradrama, music, and technology to help you reshape your narrative.
Are you seeking a therapist who empowers you to rewrite your own story? Imagine finding a space where your creativity thrives, guided by a therapist who understands the power of self-expression. I specialize in helping diverse clients – from survivors to adolescents – navigate their healing journeys. Using drama therapy, you become your own guide in reshaping your narrative, fostering supportive self-talk and self-image.
With a focus on diverse populations, addiction, and holistic pain management, I offer a unique blend of narradrama, music, and technology to help you reshape your narrative.
Are you seeking a therapist who empowers you to rewrite your own story? Imagine finding a space where your creativity thrives, guided by a therapist who understands the power of self-expression. I specialize in helping diverse clients – from survivors to adolescents – navigate their healing journeys. Using drama therapy, you become your own guide in reshaping your narrative, fostering supportive self-talk and self-image.
Rebecca Ross
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Focus includes: depression, anxiety, grief, loss of desire; relationship conflicts over personal values, attitudes, behaviors; sexual identity; non-monogamy and open relationships; orgasm; sex-related pain; trauma and other sexual disorders.
Choosing a therapist can be confusing and overwhelming, especially if you need to discuss issues related to sexuality or gender. I have a transparent, practical and easy-going style that is compassionate, culturally-attuned and helps my clients feel understood and at ease. The commitment to psychotherapy is challenging, vulnerable and courageous. It is not about aiming for perfection, but appreciating the ways in which you have continued to persist and fight for what you value and those you care about even in the face of all the messiness, conflict and struggle. My work is tailored to individuals, couples or networks.
Focus includes: depression, anxiety, grief, loss of desire; relationship conflicts over personal values, attitudes, behaviors; sexual identity; non-monogamy and open relationships; orgasm; sex-related pain; trauma and other sexual disorders.
Choosing a therapist can be confusing and overwhelming, especially if you need to discuss issues related to sexuality or gender. I have a transparent, practical and easy-going style that is compassionate, culturally-attuned and helps my clients feel understood and at ease. The commitment to psychotherapy is challenging, vulnerable and courageous. It is not about aiming for perfection, but appreciating the ways in which you have continued to persist and fight for what you value and those you care about even in the face of all the messiness, conflict and struggle. My work is tailored to individuals, couples or networks.
Parker Caton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in anxiety, depression, grief, and chronic illness. I hold a Master's Degree in Social Work from Fordham University and have experience in hospital and school settings. I create a safe and empowering environment where you can openly explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences without judgment. Together, we will navigate the complexities of your internal world, understanding and integrating different parts of yourself to promote healing and growth.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in anxiety, depression, grief, and chronic illness. I hold a Master's Degree in Social Work from Fordham University and have experience in hospital and school settings. I create a safe and empowering environment where you can openly explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences without judgment. Together, we will navigate the complexities of your internal world, understanding and integrating different parts of yourself to promote healing and growth.
Brooklyn Psychedelic Psychotherapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222
I can help with relieving physical ailments deriving from psycho-physiological causes (headaches, back pain, digestive problems, sleep difficulties, etc).
My practice incorporates and integrates knowledge and techniques from various therapeutic modalities. I can conduct therapy sessions in English, Spanish or Portuguese. I have specific training in EMDR and Sensorimotor (somatic) Psychotherapy. I am a practicing psychedelic-assisted therapist and have trained extensively with ketamine. I offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions in partnership with Journey Clinical. I offer psychedelic prep and integration sessions that are guided by my familiarity with Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicines. In September 2022 I will train in psilocybin assisted therapy in Amsterdam.
I can help with relieving physical ailments deriving from psycho-physiological causes (headaches, back pain, digestive problems, sleep difficulties, etc).
My practice incorporates and integrates knowledge and techniques from various therapeutic modalities. I can conduct therapy sessions in English, Spanish or Portuguese. I have specific training in EMDR and Sensorimotor (somatic) Psychotherapy. I am a practicing psychedelic-assisted therapist and have trained extensively with ketamine. I offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy sessions in partnership with Journey Clinical. I offer psychedelic prep and integration sessions that are guided by my familiarity with Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicines. In September 2022 I will train in psilocybin assisted therapy in Amsterdam.
Nicole C Pernod
Psychologist, PsyD, MSEd, RYT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Online Only)
Therapy is for anyone looking to make a change, expand their horizons, or heal. Are you struggling with mood symptoms? Do you have a history of trauma but feel afraid talking about it will unleash pain? I am a trauma specialist and have helped people all over the world move forward from the gripping effects of PTSD and C-PTSD. Healing parts of yourself will ultimately have a positive ripple effect in your life. I will work at your own pace and offer tools that can be utilized inside and outside of our sessions. Together, we can build a new chapter of your life that enables connection, improved performance, and most importantly-joy.
Therapy is for anyone looking to make a change, expand their horizons, or heal. Are you struggling with mood symptoms? Do you have a history of trauma but feel afraid talking about it will unleash pain? I am a trauma specialist and have helped people all over the world move forward from the gripping effects of PTSD and C-PTSD. Healing parts of yourself will ultimately have a positive ripple effect in your life. I will work at your own pace and offer tools that can be utilized inside and outside of our sessions. Together, we can build a new chapter of your life that enables connection, improved performance, and most importantly-joy.
Kristen DiNitto
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Online Only)
Stress and trauma impact all aspects of our well-being. In many ways our physical health, emotions, thoughts, spirituality, and hopes for the future may be affected. We may struggle with relationships, work, life transitions, anxiety, stress, trauma, loss and grief, chronic illness and pain or other issues. Create space for yourself to engage in a restorative, empowering therapeutic experience and receive the support you deserve.
Stress and trauma impact all aspects of our well-being. In many ways our physical health, emotions, thoughts, spirituality, and hopes for the future may be affected. We may struggle with relationships, work, life transitions, anxiety, stress, trauma, loss and grief, chronic illness and pain or other issues. Create space for yourself to engage in a restorative, empowering therapeutic experience and receive the support you deserve.
Zan Morley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Are you feeling stuck in your life or relationship patterns? Perhaps anxious, depressed, or lonely? If so, then I am glad that we have found each other. With a warm and collaborative style, my goal is to make our therapeutic relationship a safe place for expressing yourself freely, resolving conflicts as they may occur, and exploring yourself in relation to another. I will utilize a psychodynamic, relational, and integrative approach to our work. I believe in working in partnership, helping you identify and use your strengths to overcome the challenges that hold you back and cause you pain.
Are you feeling stuck in your life or relationship patterns? Perhaps anxious, depressed, or lonely? If so, then I am glad that we have found each other. With a warm and collaborative style, my goal is to make our therapeutic relationship a safe place for expressing yourself freely, resolving conflicts as they may occur, and exploring yourself in relation to another. I will utilize a psychodynamic, relational, and integrative approach to our work. I believe in working in partnership, helping you identify and use your strengths to overcome the challenges that hold you back and cause you pain.
Seeking therapy is a big step, sometimes challenging but always courageous. It's about understanding yourself without judgment, an essential step toward growth, healing, and quality relationships. I provide psychotherapy to a diverse population of clients, specializing in areas such as survivors of trauma, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, anger, family issues, couples' issues, depression, chronic illness, and grief. My practice is rooted in principles of affirmation, intersectional justice, harm reduction, and embodiment and holds the position that social oppressions and systemic problems operate as barriers to wellness.
Seeking therapy is a big step, sometimes challenging but always courageous. It's about understanding yourself without judgment, an essential step toward growth, healing, and quality relationships. I provide psychotherapy to a diverse population of clients, specializing in areas such as survivors of trauma, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, anger, family issues, couples' issues, depression, chronic illness, and grief. My practice is rooted in principles of affirmation, intersectional justice, harm reduction, and embodiment and holds the position that social oppressions and systemic problems operate as barriers to wellness.
Alanna M. Kopelman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Online Only)
I previously worked in a hospital on the Trauma Unit and Surgical ICU supporting patients and families through complex emotions associated with physical trauma, chronic illness, grief, and loss.
As life's challenges arise, I am here to support you in the face of adversity by integrating various forms of therapy tailored to your individual needs. My approach is compassionate, warm, and flexible. I view my clients as holistic beings and honor how our unique intersecting identities shape our experiences. I value the human need to feel seen, heard, and connected. Whether you are trying to become more connected to yourself, your body, or to others, I am here to support you on that journey. I believe that exploration and curiosity are powerful tools in fostering growth and becoming more grounded when life becomes turbulent.
I previously worked in a hospital on the Trauma Unit and Surgical ICU supporting patients and families through complex emotions associated with physical trauma, chronic illness, grief, and loss.
As life's challenges arise, I am here to support you in the face of adversity by integrating various forms of therapy tailored to your individual needs. My approach is compassionate, warm, and flexible. I view my clients as holistic beings and honor how our unique intersecting identities shape our experiences. I value the human need to feel seen, heard, and connected. Whether you are trying to become more connected to yourself, your body, or to others, I am here to support you on that journey. I believe that exploration and curiosity are powerful tools in fostering growth and becoming more grounded when life becomes turbulent.
I work with people struggling with relationship and attachment issues, anxiety, trauma, depression, life transitions, toxic family patterns, boundary-setting, burnout, identity building, and chronic illness.
If you are feeling stuck and overwhelmed, you came to the right place. Together, we'll gain insight into what's getting in your way to restore balance to your life. I'll help you identify distorted thinking, modify beliefs, alter behavior, and relate to yourself and others in a way that feels easeful and gratifying. I am warm, non-judgmental, and direct—no subject is off limits, and humor is welcome! My style is integrative, merging evidence-based therapies with alternative “new-wave" therapies, honoring the connection between mind, body and spirit. I am strengths-based, trauma-informed, LGBTQ+ affirmative, and nonpathologizing.
I work with people struggling with relationship and attachment issues, anxiety, trauma, depression, life transitions, toxic family patterns, boundary-setting, burnout, identity building, and chronic illness.
If you are feeling stuck and overwhelmed, you came to the right place. Together, we'll gain insight into what's getting in your way to restore balance to your life. I'll help you identify distorted thinking, modify beliefs, alter behavior, and relate to yourself and others in a way that feels easeful and gratifying. I am warm, non-judgmental, and direct—no subject is off limits, and humor is welcome! My style is integrative, merging evidence-based therapies with alternative “new-wave" therapies, honoring the connection between mind, body and spirit. I am strengths-based, trauma-informed, LGBTQ+ affirmative, and nonpathologizing.
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BENEFITS
There are five goals that are almost always achieved when under my care.
1)Increased insight or improved understanding of one's own mental state. This can range from simply knowing one's strengths and weaknesses, to understanding their symptoms are signs of mental illness, and to deepen their awareness and acceptance of inner feelings.
Michelle Lovett
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, E-RYT
Verified Verified
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Online Only)
I assist people who are on spiritual journeys and also those with Chronic Pain, PTSD, anxiety and depression.
With every moment and each breath there is potential to discover something new and heal something old. It is my deep commitment to experience the newness of each moment, and to guide others in opening to the unknown. Learn to identify and detach from old thought patterns and belief systems. Begin to release emotional pain using your wisdom, your body and your connection to divine energy. Through psychotherapy, meditation, movement, breath-work and other creative practices you can journey through your past and into your presence to discover the place where your expression in this world most authentically represents the whole of you.
I assist people who are on spiritual journeys and also those with Chronic Pain, PTSD, anxiety and depression.
With every moment and each breath there is potential to discover something new and heal something old. It is my deep commitment to experience the newness of each moment, and to guide others in opening to the unknown. Learn to identify and detach from old thought patterns and belief systems. Begin to release emotional pain using your wisdom, your body and your connection to divine energy. Through psychotherapy, meditation, movement, breath-work and other creative practices you can journey through your past and into your presence to discover the place where your expression in this world most authentically represents the whole of you.
Emily Schreter
Counselor, MSEd, LMHC, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222
If you're struggling with anxious and depressed states, repetition or sabotage in relationships, mysterious or unexplainable physical symptoms, life transitions, processing traumatic experiences, making meaning of loss and pain, schedule a call with me ASAP.
••Accepting New Patients NOW•• Many outwardly high functioning young and middle age adults feel stressed, confused, worried, lonely, irritable, fearful, and lost. An increasing number struggle with their health and relationships—unsure what to do—because they haven't developed the emotional or creative skills needed to successfully navigate the complex challenges of living in our culture and times. But, it doesn't have to be this way. I provide bespoke holistic counseling that revolutionizes your personal narrative, unlocks innate healing capacity, and develops the daily habits to confidently become the highest version of yourself.
If you're struggling with anxious and depressed states, repetition or sabotage in relationships, mysterious or unexplainable physical symptoms, life transitions, processing traumatic experiences, making meaning of loss and pain, schedule a call with me ASAP.
••Accepting New Patients NOW•• Many outwardly high functioning young and middle age adults feel stressed, confused, worried, lonely, irritable, fearful, and lost. An increasing number struggle with their health and relationships—unsure what to do—because they haven't developed the emotional or creative skills needed to successfully navigate the complex challenges of living in our culture and times. But, it doesn't have to be this way. I provide bespoke holistic counseling that revolutionizes your personal narrative, unlocks innate healing capacity, and develops the daily habits to confidently become the highest version of yourself.
Jessica Meiman Psychotherapy
MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
You’re looking for a therapist who will get you and help you feel unburdened by emotional pain. You're ready to heal and better understand who you are - to feel more comfortable, confident, and content. In our work together, you’ll gain awareness of your emotions, where they come from, and what to do with them. We’ll work to alleviate your pain by exploring your patterns of relating to yourself and to others.
You’re looking for a therapist who will get you and help you feel unburdened by emotional pain. You're ready to heal and better understand who you are - to feel more comfortable, confident, and content. In our work together, you’ll gain awareness of your emotions, where they come from, and what to do with them. We’ll work to alleviate your pain by exploring your patterns of relating to yourself and to others.
Together, we will explore feelings, beliefs, and behaviors and work through challenging or influential memories to better understand yourself and others, and work toward your desired change and growth. I have worked extensively with busy professionals, artists, musicians, and individuals striving to express their creativity in unique, and significant ways. As a Relational Psychoanalyst we will work together to explore yourself in depth and create new meaning in your life.
Together, we will explore feelings, beliefs, and behaviors and work through challenging or influential memories to better understand yourself and others, and work toward your desired change and growth. I have worked extensively with busy professionals, artists, musicians, and individuals striving to express their creativity in unique, and significant ways. As a Relational Psychoanalyst we will work together to explore yourself in depth and create new meaning in your life.
Greenpoint Psychotherapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Greenpoint Psychotherapy is a holistically minded practice that functions on the premise that by allowing ourselves to accept and experience our emotions, we will increase assertive behavior leading to increased alignment between external & inner selves. We help clients with exploring how their past relationships and experiences continue to impact their present life, through identifying and changing thought patterns that have become unnecessarily negative or rigid, and learning to use difficult experiences to gain more insight about themselves so they are able to move forward with kindness instead of fear.
Greenpoint Psychotherapy is a holistically minded practice that functions on the premise that by allowing ourselves to accept and experience our emotions, we will increase assertive behavior leading to increased alignment between external & inner selves. We help clients with exploring how their past relationships and experiences continue to impact their present life, through identifying and changing thought patterns that have become unnecessarily negative or rigid, and learning to use difficult experiences to gain more insight about themselves so they are able to move forward with kindness instead of fear.
Erin Doyle
Creative Arts Therapist, LCAT, MA
Verified Verified
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Online Only)
Erin is a compassionate art therapist at Greenpoint Psychotherapy. She is open to working with all ages. She uses an intersectional, anti-oppressive approach that empowers clients and encourages self-expression. Erin draws from trauma-informed, person-centered, strengths-based, and narrative theoretical perspectives. Her aim is to center and celebrate all folks through neurodivergent-affirming practices, prioritizing sensory needs, offering grounding, utilizing storytelling, and creating safe environments for creative expression. Erin is an LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist, specializing in asexual spectrum identities.
Erin is a compassionate art therapist at Greenpoint Psychotherapy. She is open to working with all ages. She uses an intersectional, anti-oppressive approach that empowers clients and encourages self-expression. Erin draws from trauma-informed, person-centered, strengths-based, and narrative theoretical perspectives. Her aim is to center and celebrate all folks through neurodivergent-affirming practices, prioritizing sensory needs, offering grounding, utilizing storytelling, and creating safe environments for creative expression. Erin is an LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist, specializing in asexual spectrum identities.
People usually come to therapy seeking relief from problems that have become intrusive, limiting or painful. Through talking in session, you will start to become aware of thoughts and feelings you didn't know you had, of desires hovering below consciousness. My job is to help you connect to your inner experience, and to provide an atmosphere of tolerance and curiosity where we explore it together. The process itself generates insight and emotional awareness. From there we work to transform what you're learning about yourself into positive change and self-assertion.
People usually come to therapy seeking relief from problems that have become intrusive, limiting or painful. Through talking in session, you will start to become aware of thoughts and feelings you didn't know you had, of desires hovering below consciousness. My job is to help you connect to your inner experience, and to provide an atmosphere of tolerance and curiosity where we explore it together. The process itself generates insight and emotional awareness. From there we work to transform what you're learning about yourself into positive change and self-assertion.
Shoshanna Paperny
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 11222
While our personal histories may inform our current struggles, it does not define who we are, or who we may become. Using an client-centred approach, I believe strongly in the power of self-efficacy, attachment theory, developmental psychology, family systems and neuroscience. Guiding my practice with trauma informed care, I assist clients in developing their unique resilience story. This begins with relational connection, warmth and radical acceptance co-created in the therapeutic environment.
While our personal histories may inform our current struggles, it does not define who we are, or who we may become. Using an client-centred approach, I believe strongly in the power of self-efficacy, attachment theory, developmental psychology, family systems and neuroscience. Guiding my practice with trauma informed care, I assist clients in developing their unique resilience story. This begins with relational connection, warmth and radical acceptance co-created in the therapeutic environment.
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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.