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Susan Vanderpool
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, CARN, RN
Verified Verified
Brooklyn, NY 11215 (Online Only)
I am a N.Y. licensed Psychotherapist as well as a Certified Addiction Registered Nurse. I have 38 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families in numerous life transitions; such as divorce; remarriage; bereavement. I help individuals suffering from Depression; Anxiety, OCD, ADHD; PTSD, chronic illnesses, Cancer; and Addiction. I have post graduate training in Structural Family Therapy. I use a behavioral therapeutic approach and offer a nonjudgmental, empathetic and holistic approach in helping individuals to find healthy coping mechanisms and new found strategies to deal with problems more effectively.
I am a N.Y. licensed Psychotherapist as well as a Certified Addiction Registered Nurse. I have 38 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families in numerous life transitions; such as divorce; remarriage; bereavement. I help individuals suffering from Depression; Anxiety, OCD, ADHD; PTSD, chronic illnesses, Cancer; and Addiction. I have post graduate training in Structural Family Therapy. I use a behavioral therapeutic approach and offer a nonjudgmental, empathetic and holistic approach in helping individuals to find healthy coping mechanisms and new found strategies to deal with problems more effectively.
I have trained and specialize in several modalities such as CBT, Family Therapy, Group Therapy in addition to treatment for substance and alcohol use disorders and process addictions. I provide ongoing assessment, diagnosis, psychotherapy and treatment planning to a socio-culturally diverse adult and adolescent population diagnosed with a full-spectrum of psychiatric disorders including bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, anxiety-related disorders, substance abuse and dependence, PTSD, ADHD, Trauma related issues and Family and relationship issues amongst others.
I have trained and specialize in several modalities such as CBT, Family Therapy, Group Therapy in addition to treatment for substance and alcohol use disorders and process addictions. I provide ongoing assessment, diagnosis, psychotherapy and treatment planning to a socio-culturally diverse adult and adolescent population diagnosed with a full-spectrum of psychiatric disorders including bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, anxiety-related disorders, substance abuse and dependence, PTSD, ADHD, Trauma related issues and Family and relationship issues amongst others.
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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.