Chronic Pain Therapists in Medina, OH
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Evolution Counseling and Yoga
Counselor, MA, LPCC-S, ERYT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Medina, OH 44256
It is human to have pain and suffer.
We are here to support you addressing issues, stresses, and hurts. Whether you are ready to heal hurt and trauma, looking to improve coping skills and symptoms, or create more self-compassion, we can help you unpack your issues, deal with them in a helpful way, and reach your goals. Our specialties include the diagnosis & treatment of trauma related disorders, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, personality disorders, adjustment disorders & grief. We offer diagnostic assessments and empirically based treatment. We can help you to engage in or re-engage fully in life, honoring your personal goals in your life and in counseling.
It is human to have pain and suffer.
We are here to support you addressing issues, stresses, and hurts. Whether you are ready to heal hurt and trauma, looking to improve coping skills and symptoms, or create more self-compassion, we can help you unpack your issues, deal with them in a helpful way, and reach your goals. Our specialties include the diagnosis & treatment of trauma related disorders, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, personality disorders, adjustment disorders & grief. We offer diagnostic assessments and empirically based treatment. We can help you to engage in or re-engage fully in life, honoring your personal goals in your life and in counseling.
![Photo of Amanda Bowling, LPCC-S, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/44724f95-834b-4a80-b3c8-012c70f3179e/2/320x400.jpeg)
I believe healing occurs when we are seen for who we are, when our stories are believed, and when our pain is heard by a compassionate witness in an environment that is safe. I believe that we have each been created with the innate capacity to heal our own pain. I would be honored to walk alongside you as you bravely discover this capacity within yourself. You are not your worst moments. You are a mosaic of all the beautiful parts inside of you. “We share our stories with those who have earned the right to hear them.” -Brene Brown
I believe healing occurs when we are seen for who we are, when our stories are believed, and when our pain is heard by a compassionate witness in an environment that is safe. I believe that we have each been created with the innate capacity to heal our own pain. I would be honored to walk alongside you as you bravely discover this capacity within yourself. You are not your worst moments. You are a mosaic of all the beautiful parts inside of you. “We share our stories with those who have earned the right to hear them.” -Brene Brown
![Photo of Brandi Yackee, MA, LPC, NCC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/94359a89-0066-4a8c-983c-e14c73196f79/1/320x400.jpeg)
Counseling can be a great tool for people seeking help in navigating relationships and life struggles. Grief, anxiety, depression, body image issues are common struggles yet depending on the individual require unique methods or tools in order for them to see progress in their journey. Counseling can be intimidating for those who have never done it before but I am here to gently guide you and be someone who can listen to your needs and help you develop a plan of action, unique to you. Choosing to walk a path of healing can be hard but it's worth every step of the way.
Counseling can be a great tool for people seeking help in navigating relationships and life struggles. Grief, anxiety, depression, body image issues are common struggles yet depending on the individual require unique methods or tools in order for them to see progress in their journey. Counseling can be intimidating for those who have never done it before but I am here to gently guide you and be someone who can listen to your needs and help you develop a plan of action, unique to you. Choosing to walk a path of healing can be hard but it's worth every step of the way.
![Photo of Chase Harshbarger, MA, LPCC-S, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/b11cad67-8586-4831-9768-459810d94c88/1/320x400.png)
Feeling stuck? Change can be tough for adults, teens, and children alike. Trauma and stressful events can shape our views and emotions. You may feel anxious, nervous, or overwhelmed, unsure of the cause. Adults often juggle responsibilities to avoid feelings, while teens might find it hard to set boundaries with peers. Children may struggle with expressing their emotions, leading to frustration. Knowing our limits is crucial; overcommitting can lead to burnout and strained relationships. It's important to acknowledge these feelings and seek support, regardless of age, to foster healthier connections and self-awareness.
Feeling stuck? Change can be tough for adults, teens, and children alike. Trauma and stressful events can shape our views and emotions. You may feel anxious, nervous, or overwhelmed, unsure of the cause. Adults often juggle responsibilities to avoid feelings, while teens might find it hard to set boundaries with peers. Children may struggle with expressing their emotions, leading to frustration. Knowing our limits is crucial; overcommitting can lead to burnout and strained relationships. It's important to acknowledge these feelings and seek support, regardless of age, to foster healthier connections and self-awareness.
![Photo of Ariana Nehls, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/a284b6fb-b456-4320-a1c9-dc09d694844c/3/320x400.jpeg)
I have experience working with children, adolescents, teenagers, young adults, and older adults with various mental health diagnoses. Areas of focus have included: depression, anxiety, grief, gender dysphoria, stress, trauma, DID, substance use, bipolar, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and ADHD. I also affirm LGBTQ and have had experience working with LGBTQ clients.
I have experience working with children, adolescents, teenagers, young adults, and older adults with various mental health diagnoses. Areas of focus have included: depression, anxiety, grief, gender dysphoria, stress, trauma, DID, substance use, bipolar, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and ADHD. I also affirm LGBTQ and have had experience working with LGBTQ clients.
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Allied Behavioral Health Services, Incorporated
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LISW
Verified Verified
Medina, OH 44256
Allied Behavioral Health Services, Incorporated offers day, evening, and weekend appointments. Our experienced staff is comprised of clinicians who have broad and varied expertise in treating a full range of mental health and substance abuse problems and working with diverse populations of clients.
Allied Behavioral Health Services, Incorporated offers day, evening, and weekend appointments. Our experienced staff is comprised of clinicians who have broad and varied expertise in treating a full range of mental health and substance abuse problems and working with diverse populations of clients.
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Are you ready to make changes in your life to support your emotional growth? Do you want to put in the necessary effort to improve your outlook, inner strength, and confidence? Each client will feel supported through skill building, learning, and growing to set achievable goals, accomplish those goals, and have a positive impact on themselves and those around them. The majority of my clients experience depression in different levels of severity. Some come to treatment and need medication as well as talk therapy.
Are you ready to make changes in your life to support your emotional growth? Do you want to put in the necessary effort to improve your outlook, inner strength, and confidence? Each client will feel supported through skill building, learning, and growing to set achievable goals, accomplish those goals, and have a positive impact on themselves and those around them. The majority of my clients experience depression in different levels of severity. Some come to treatment and need medication as well as talk therapy.
![Photo of Jennifer R Brumfield, MA, LPCC-S, LICDC-S, ICADC, SAP, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/3ff1f610-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/2/320x400.jpeg)
Jennifer R Brumfield
Counselor, MA, LPCC-S, LICDC-S, ICADC, SAP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Medina, OH 44256 (Online Only)
I have been an active member of my community for most of my life. I began caring for others at age 15 by working as a nursing assistant in a local nursing home. I have volunteered as an Emergency Medical Technician and was a foster parent for nearly 100 children over a 13 year time span. I am passionate about helping people of all ages reach their personal or professional goals. I specialize in EMDR however; I utilize many types of therapy that is tailored to each individual client.Please make an appointment so we can discuss how I can help you and your family.
I have been an active member of my community for most of my life. I began caring for others at age 15 by working as a nursing assistant in a local nursing home. I have volunteered as an Emergency Medical Technician and was a foster parent for nearly 100 children over a 13 year time span. I am passionate about helping people of all ages reach their personal or professional goals. I specialize in EMDR however; I utilize many types of therapy that is tailored to each individual client.Please make an appointment so we can discuss how I can help you and your family.
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Jaden List
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSSA, LSW, OCPS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wadsworth, OH 44281 (Online Only)
I use tools from CBT, DBT, and CPT to facilitate solution-oriented, skills based, and/or psychotherapeutic sessions. We can work on specific emotional regulation and/or social skills, process identities, set and plan goals, connect you to resources, and more. We can focus on identity development, transgender journeys, disability as an identity, anxiety and depression, chronic illness, queer/polyamorous relationships, and/or being religious and LGBTQ+. (Please Note: Unfortunately, I cannot accept insurance. Affirming Pathways is out of pocket pay only.)
I use tools from CBT, DBT, and CPT to facilitate solution-oriented, skills based, and/or psychotherapeutic sessions. We can work on specific emotional regulation and/or social skills, process identities, set and plan goals, connect you to resources, and more. We can focus on identity development, transgender journeys, disability as an identity, anxiety and depression, chronic illness, queer/polyamorous relationships, and/or being religious and LGBTQ+. (Please Note: Unfortunately, I cannot accept insurance. Affirming Pathways is out of pocket pay only.)
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I have been in the profession for over 12 years, and in that time I have worked with a large variety of clients. I started working in a mental health residential treatment facility for adolescents, then worked in community health care, substance abuse residential treatment and private practice. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, addictions and LGBTQ+ hurdles. I have also helped many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse heal and become healthier, as well as embrace the happiness in their lives.
I have been in the profession for over 12 years, and in that time I have worked with a large variety of clients. I started working in a mental health residential treatment facility for adolescents, then worked in community health care, substance abuse residential treatment and private practice. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, addictions and LGBTQ+ hurdles. I have also helped many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse heal and become healthier, as well as embrace the happiness in their lives.
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My ideal client is ready to do the hard work of making real change in their life. Sometimes, people think change has to be big to start therapeutic services; it doesn’t. Sometimes, learning to breathe, decrease anxiety, and be more mindful of your strengths can become a great asset. Therapy doesn’t have to be forever; sometimes, you just need help getting through the now. I help individuals & families dealing with chronic illnesses and end of life. At times like those, crises often happen: medical conflict, spiritual conflict, familial conflict, financial concerns, housing and food insecurity.
My ideal client is ready to do the hard work of making real change in their life. Sometimes, people think change has to be big to start therapeutic services; it doesn’t. Sometimes, learning to breathe, decrease anxiety, and be more mindful of your strengths can become a great asset. Therapy doesn’t have to be forever; sometimes, you just need help getting through the now. I help individuals & families dealing with chronic illnesses and end of life. At times like those, crises often happen: medical conflict, spiritual conflict, familial conflict, financial concerns, housing and food insecurity.
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Alison Brammer
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brunswick, OH 44212
Starting therapy can be a scary process. Knowing this, I strive to create a safe and healing environment. I believe we all have the ability to move through/grow through difficult life experiences if provided the right tools. Whether it’s depression, anxiety, a traumatic event, or life transition, I will help guide you through your journey of self-awareness and positive change.
Starting therapy can be a scary process. Knowing this, I strive to create a safe and healing environment. I believe we all have the ability to move through/grow through difficult life experiences if provided the right tools. Whether it’s depression, anxiety, a traumatic event, or life transition, I will help guide you through your journey of self-awareness and positive change.
![Photo of Amy Roley, LPCC](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/b642d6ed-1f32-4de2-af3c-d0a8f6b40c67/1/320x400.png)
Are you ready to make changes in your life to support your emotional growth? Do you want to put in the necessary effort to improve your outlook, inner strength, and confidence? Each client will feel supported through skill building, learning, and growing to set achievable goals, accomplish those goals, and have a positive impact on themselves and those around them. The majority of my clients experience depression in different levels of severity. Some come to treatment and need medication as well as talk therapy.
Are you ready to make changes in your life to support your emotional growth? Do you want to put in the necessary effort to improve your outlook, inner strength, and confidence? Each client will feel supported through skill building, learning, and growing to set achievable goals, accomplish those goals, and have a positive impact on themselves and those around them. The majority of my clients experience depression in different levels of severity. Some come to treatment and need medication as well as talk therapy.
![Photo of Tracy Wheeler, LISW-S, MSW, LICDC, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/4a5ce598-5fab-410a-98d7-742948f91f36/1/320x400.jpeg)
Tracy Wheeler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LISW-S, MSW, LICDC
Verified Verified
Brunswick, OH 44212
I assist clients who struggle with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression and want to bring about change in their lives. I help clients who want to find a balance and stability within themselves to learn and reconnect to a more desired life.
I assist clients who struggle with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression and want to bring about change in their lives. I help clients who want to find a balance and stability within themselves to learn and reconnect to a more desired life.
![Photo of Amy Roley, LPCC](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/81946145-2a3f-4faa-a267-5553af37186b/2/320x400.png)
Are you ready to make changes in your life to support your emotional growth? Do you want to put in the necessary effort to improve your outlook, inner strength, and confidence? Each client will feel supported through skill building, learning, and growing to set achievable goals, accomplish those goals, and have a positive impact on themselves and those around them. The majority of my clients experience depression in different levels of severity. Some come to treatment and need medication as well as talk therapy.
Are you ready to make changes in your life to support your emotional growth? Do you want to put in the necessary effort to improve your outlook, inner strength, and confidence? Each client will feel supported through skill building, learning, and growing to set achievable goals, accomplish those goals, and have a positive impact on themselves and those around them. The majority of my clients experience depression in different levels of severity. Some come to treatment and need medication as well as talk therapy.
Online Therapists
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LifeTime Impact Counseling: Gail Papay, MEd, LPCC
Counselor, MEd, LPCC
Verified Verified
Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
I focus on concerns relative to grief, depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, stress tolerance, chronic pain management, difficult relationships, self-esteem, parenting challenges, concerns of the aging, military issues, and trauma for which desensitization techniques are applied.
As a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, I am committed to providing a safe environment where self-exploration and insight is achieved; to offering the support and empathy necessary for clients to resolve their own problems; to enabling clients to empower themselves with confidence to reach their own self-defined goals and potentials.
I focus on concerns relative to grief, depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, stress tolerance, chronic pain management, difficult relationships, self-esteem, parenting challenges, concerns of the aging, military issues, and trauma for which desensitization techniques are applied.
As a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, I am committed to providing a safe environment where self-exploration and insight is achieved; to offering the support and empathy necessary for clients to resolve their own problems; to enabling clients to empower themselves with confidence to reach their own self-defined goals and potentials.
![Photo of Dan Jones, LSW](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/0a00c506-d269-47fe-9e89-13a7e9340964/4/320x400.png)
Healing doesn't ask you to become someone else. Rather, it involves rediscovering yourself, hidden and/or forgotten beneath all the layers of pain, shame, confusion, guilt, feeling stuck, etc.. Pain in life is inevitable, but it doesn't have to cause suffering. We can learn to become more capable of dealing with life's challenges as they arise and perhaps even transform them into opportunities for growth. I strive to empower clients to create meaningful change in their lives. I also strive to help clients understand themselves better. Often, these processes go hand in hand. I employ multiple modalities, including EMDR.
Healing doesn't ask you to become someone else. Rather, it involves rediscovering yourself, hidden and/or forgotten beneath all the layers of pain, shame, confusion, guilt, feeling stuck, etc.. Pain in life is inevitable, but it doesn't have to cause suffering. We can learn to become more capable of dealing with life's challenges as they arise and perhaps even transform them into opportunities for growth. I strive to empower clients to create meaningful change in their lives. I also strive to help clients understand themselves better. Often, these processes go hand in hand. I employ multiple modalities, including EMDR.
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I am a psychologist (PhD) with many years of working with trauma (EMDR certified), grief/loss, compulsions, queer (LGBTQ) folx, career counseling, issues of aging/ illness/ chronic pain, and religious/cult abuse.
Healing happens! You DO have the ability to work through your despair, loss, anxiety, shame, trauma, compulsions, sexual concerns, and relationship conflicts. I offer a safe online space for individual adults and a gentle, relationship-oriented process of holistic healing. I bring to you a broad doctoral background for almost any life concern you may be facing yet with specialized training and skills. Therapy groups also offered currently for gay men and for religious abuse or cult survivors (see below).
I am a psychologist (PhD) with many years of working with trauma (EMDR certified), grief/loss, compulsions, queer (LGBTQ) folx, career counseling, issues of aging/ illness/ chronic pain, and religious/cult abuse.
Healing happens! You DO have the ability to work through your despair, loss, anxiety, shame, trauma, compulsions, sexual concerns, and relationship conflicts. I offer a safe online space for individual adults and a gentle, relationship-oriented process of holistic healing. I bring to you a broad doctoral background for almost any life concern you may be facing yet with specialized training and skills. Therapy groups also offered currently for gay men and for religious abuse or cult survivors (see below).
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I help clients facing extraordinary pressures, including high achievement standards, traumatic memories, chronic pain, grief, identity change, and major life transitions.
I work with clients trying to cope with anxiety and stress, trauma, depression, interpersonal challenges, and various performance pressures. They seek a comfortable space where they can unpack and sort racing feelings and ideas, where they know that they will have someone who listens to them. In addition, some of my clients seek to learn specific skills, such as how to calm themselves when feeling agitated, how to improve their sleep, how to regain their motivation, or how to communicate more effectively with others.
I help clients facing extraordinary pressures, including high achievement standards, traumatic memories, chronic pain, grief, identity change, and major life transitions.
I work with clients trying to cope with anxiety and stress, trauma, depression, interpersonal challenges, and various performance pressures. They seek a comfortable space where they can unpack and sort racing feelings and ideas, where they know that they will have someone who listens to them. In addition, some of my clients seek to learn specific skills, such as how to calm themselves when feeling agitated, how to improve their sleep, how to regain their motivation, or how to communicate more effectively with others.
![Photo of Faith Payton, LPC, Counselor](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/5e69a221-4615-49b0-a58a-031c9a38b23f/1/320x400.png)
Also, navigating the complexities of personality disorders, ADHD, grief, chronic illness, sleep/insomnia issues and the challenges of pregnancy are areas where I offer targeted support and provide a safe space for exploration and understanding.
My professional journey has been shaped by a commitment to providing compassionate support and understanding to individuals on their path to mental well-being. Within the realm of counseling, I specialize in various areas, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), LGBTQIA+ affirmative counseling, ADHD, substance abuse, personality disorders, grief, chronic illness, pregnancy, prenatal and postpartum care, sleep/insomnia management, trauma, and PTSD.
Also, navigating the complexities of personality disorders, ADHD, grief, chronic illness, sleep/insomnia issues and the challenges of pregnancy are areas where I offer targeted support and provide a safe space for exploration and understanding.
My professional journey has been shaped by a commitment to providing compassionate support and understanding to individuals on their path to mental well-being. Within the realm of counseling, I specialize in various areas, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), LGBTQIA+ affirmative counseling, ADHD, substance abuse, personality disorders, grief, chronic illness, pregnancy, prenatal and postpartum care, sleep/insomnia management, trauma, and PTSD.
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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.