Chronic Pain Therapists in Franklin, TN
Skyler G Shollenbarger
Psychologist, PhD, LP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37064 (Online Only)
Living with untreated trauma or pain can feel as though you are treading water and make it difficult to work, take care of things at home, get along with loved ones, or partake in hobbies. I want to help you take back control of your life so you can reduce suffering and start living again.
Living with untreated trauma or pain can feel as though you are treading water and make it difficult to work, take care of things at home, get along with loved ones, or partake in hobbies. I want to help you take back control of your life so you can reduce suffering and start living again.
Bob Coates
Counselor, MDiv, LMFT-TN, LPC, TN-VA, LMHC-Fl
Verified Verified
Franklin, TN 37067 (Online Only)
I am committed to assist my client's personal growth and healing, and improving their relationship with their family members and physicians, especially with behavioral pain management, PTSD, or substance abuse struggles.
I radiate empathy towards the personal challenges of suffering, be it physical, spiritual, or psychological. I also strive to assist your loved ones in comprehending the difficulties and possibilities in your life. With my background in collaborative care within the medical field, I can coordinate your treatment alongside your physician, should you wish. Moreover, I possess a deep understanding of executive professionals, recovering healthcare practitioners, attorneys, and judges. Many patients consistently express how therapy has granted them a renewed sense of consciousness, eradicating feelings of isolation and disconnection.
I am committed to assist my client's personal growth and healing, and improving their relationship with their family members and physicians, especially with behavioral pain management, PTSD, or substance abuse struggles.
I radiate empathy towards the personal challenges of suffering, be it physical, spiritual, or psychological. I also strive to assist your loved ones in comprehending the difficulties and possibilities in your life. With my background in collaborative care within the medical field, I can coordinate your treatment alongside your physician, should you wish. Moreover, I possess a deep understanding of executive professionals, recovering healthcare practitioners, attorneys, and judges. Many patients consistently express how therapy has granted them a renewed sense of consciousness, eradicating feelings of isolation and disconnection.
Hope Renewed Counseling and EMDR Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCMHSP, CCH, C-DBT, C-EMDR, LPCC-MN
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37064 (Online Only)
Do you feel like the pressures and problems of life are crushing in on you, causing you to wonder just how much longer you can hang on? Are life experiences causing lost sleep, chronic pain, and impairments in your everyday life? Do you feel isolated, like no one really understands what it's like to be you? Life can deal some pretty nasty blows, and can at times, knock us down, and can even make us wonder if there's hope, or a reason to go on. As a trauma survivor, I know how it feels to be overwhelmed, feeling isolated and defeated! I also know there is HOPE and life after trauma. There truly is hope!
Do you feel like the pressures and problems of life are crushing in on you, causing you to wonder just how much longer you can hang on? Are life experiences causing lost sleep, chronic pain, and impairments in your everyday life? Do you feel isolated, like no one really understands what it's like to be you? Life can deal some pretty nasty blows, and can at times, knock us down, and can even make us wonder if there's hope, or a reason to go on. As a trauma survivor, I know how it feels to be overwhelmed, feeling isolated and defeated! I also know there is HOPE and life after trauma. There truly is hope!
Olivia Gibson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37064 (Online Only)
We'll work together to decrease your symptoms, resolving the root of your pain, and giving you lasting positive results.
Something is on your mind. While you can't put your finger on it, you do know that you feel its effects every day. Anxiety, trouble concentrating, flashbacks, irritability... A terrifying event, whether seen or experienced, can trigger these reactions. What you're experiencing are the symptoms of trauma. They might be sudden and intense, ongoing, new, or stemming from childhood. Either way, their effects can be powerful and life-altering. It's true, some people may feel these symptoms and move forward with a peaceful, undisturbed existence. Unfortunately, for you, “peaceful and undisturbed” feels like it left your life long ago.
We'll work together to decrease your symptoms, resolving the root of your pain, and giving you lasting positive results.
Something is on your mind. While you can't put your finger on it, you do know that you feel its effects every day. Anxiety, trouble concentrating, flashbacks, irritability... A terrifying event, whether seen or experienced, can trigger these reactions. What you're experiencing are the symptoms of trauma. They might be sudden and intense, ongoing, new, or stemming from childhood. Either way, their effects can be powerful and life-altering. It's true, some people may feel these symptoms and move forward with a peaceful, undisturbed existence. Unfortunately, for you, “peaceful and undisturbed” feels like it left your life long ago.
Are you struggling with a health condition such as chronic pain? Do you experience emotional difficulties like stress, anxiety, worry, depression, or loss of motivation that cause a disruption to your physical health or get in the way of engaging in meaningful health behaviors? Navigating psychological experiences on a path toward health and wellness can be challenging and complex. Using an active therapeutic process, we can work together to develop effective emotional and behavioral skills, identify valued directions, and take actionable steps toward a meaningful life.
Are you struggling with a health condition such as chronic pain? Do you experience emotional difficulties like stress, anxiety, worry, depression, or loss of motivation that cause a disruption to your physical health or get in the way of engaging in meaningful health behaviors? Navigating psychological experiences on a path toward health and wellness can be challenging and complex. Using an active therapeutic process, we can work together to develop effective emotional and behavioral skills, identify valued directions, and take actionable steps toward a meaningful life.
I know it can be difficult to bring someone else into your pain, but reaching out is the first step.
I know the courage it takes to walk into someone's office for the first time, so I strive to create an encouraging environment. My life experience has given me compassion and empathy for people who are hurting and are in need of help. I know how the past can influence the present and how the future can seem less hopeful. I believe hope is a powerful force. So if your lacking hope, I have extra you can borrow. Allot of my practice involves trauma work with individuals and couples and I utilize EMDR and Gottman method.
I know it can be difficult to bring someone else into your pain, but reaching out is the first step.
I know the courage it takes to walk into someone's office for the first time, so I strive to create an encouraging environment. My life experience has given me compassion and empathy for people who are hurting and are in need of help. I know how the past can influence the present and how the future can seem less hopeful. I believe hope is a powerful force. So if your lacking hope, I have extra you can borrow. Allot of my practice involves trauma work with individuals and couples and I utilize EMDR and Gottman method.
I have worked in both community mental health and closely with psychiatrists, and have experience treating anxiety, depressive disorders , bipolar disorders, chronic pain, life transitions, grief, trauma/PTSD, addiction, interpersonal difficulties in relationships, cutting and emotional dysregulation in adolescents, domestic violence, and parenting.
Wherever you are on your journey, my goal as a therapist is to help kindle a light on your path. Reaching out for help is not easy. I work to create a safe place by building a therapeutic relationship based on genuineness, trust, and empathy. Through dialogue, the aim is to deepen the meaning of your journey, compassionately addressing any issues in your life that may have led you to therapy. I specialize in treating adults, children, and families. I enjoy working directly with parents to provide parent education, and working with children using play and art therapy.
I have worked in both community mental health and closely with psychiatrists, and have experience treating anxiety, depressive disorders , bipolar disorders, chronic pain, life transitions, grief, trauma/PTSD, addiction, interpersonal difficulties in relationships, cutting and emotional dysregulation in adolescents, domestic violence, and parenting.
Wherever you are on your journey, my goal as a therapist is to help kindle a light on your path. Reaching out for help is not easy. I work to create a safe place by building a therapeutic relationship based on genuineness, trust, and empathy. Through dialogue, the aim is to deepen the meaning of your journey, compassionately addressing any issues in your life that may have led you to therapy. I specialize in treating adults, children, and families. I enjoy working directly with parents to provide parent education, and working with children using play and art therapy.
Elizabeth Krause, Ph.D. Telehealth Psychology
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Franklin, TN 37064 (Online Only)
Are you going through a challenging life circumstance making you vulnerable to depression or anxiety? Perhaps you're struggling with a medical diagnosis, trauma, chronic pain, or want to learn more about mindfulness or meditation. I am a dual licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and Tennessee. I have immediate openings for Telehealth sessions. I offer individual therapy for adults with Depression, Anxiety, Adult ADD, Panic, Sleep Disorders, Chronic Pain, and Trauma. Additional services include Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) DBT, ACT, Self-Hypnosis, Meditation Training, and Narcissistic Abuse Recovery.
Are you going through a challenging life circumstance making you vulnerable to depression or anxiety? Perhaps you're struggling with a medical diagnosis, trauma, chronic pain, or want to learn more about mindfulness or meditation. I am a dual licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and Tennessee. I have immediate openings for Telehealth sessions. I offer individual therapy for adults with Depression, Anxiety, Adult ADD, Panic, Sleep Disorders, Chronic Pain, and Trauma. Additional services include Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) DBT, ACT, Self-Hypnosis, Meditation Training, and Narcissistic Abuse Recovery.
Lara Branscomb Jackson
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPCMHSP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37067
I believe that understanding our attachment style is one avenue to self-discovery. I use an integrative approach to help clients improve their connection with others and create a life of hope and purpose. My goal is to help clients improve their quality of life, increase self compassion, develop coping skills boundaries, decrease suffering, and improve body image. I work with adolescents, adults, couples, and families who struggle with relationships, chronic illness, stress, eating disorders/disordered eating, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, marital or family problems, grief and/or co-occurring disorders
I believe that understanding our attachment style is one avenue to self-discovery. I use an integrative approach to help clients improve their connection with others and create a life of hope and purpose. My goal is to help clients improve their quality of life, increase self compassion, develop coping skills boundaries, decrease suffering, and improve body image. I work with adolescents, adults, couples, and families who struggle with relationships, chronic illness, stress, eating disorders/disordered eating, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, marital or family problems, grief and/or co-occurring disorders
Jack Justin Dreher
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCMHSP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37064 (Online Only)
My areas of special interest and focus are: anxiety, depression, perfectionism, existential and spiritual issues, religious/spiritual trauma, artistic/creative issues, grief and loss, chronic pain, sexual health, and men’s issues.
I recognize that the journey that brought you to therapy may not have been an easy one. I work to assist you in your self-exploration, learning, and growth by creating a safe, nurturing, respectful, yet challenging environment. I prioritize your autonomy and personal responsibility throughout the healing process.
My areas of special interest and focus are: anxiety, depression, perfectionism, existential and spiritual issues, religious/spiritual trauma, artistic/creative issues, grief and loss, chronic pain, sexual health, and men’s issues.
I recognize that the journey that brought you to therapy may not have been an easy one. I work to assist you in your self-exploration, learning, and growth by creating a safe, nurturing, respectful, yet challenging environment. I prioritize your autonomy and personal responsibility throughout the healing process.
My specialties Include life transitions, chronic pain/illness, and trauma.
I am passionate about supporting people in their healing journey. Through life’s challenges and circumstances, we adapt and develop strategies that help us cope and meet our needs. These protective strategies make sense and are successful until they no longer support us in a way that is helpful. Pain and trauma may continue to keep us stuck in patterns or limit us to certain roles that are not a true reflection of all of who we are.
My specialties Include life transitions, chronic pain/illness, and trauma.
I am passionate about supporting people in their healing journey. Through life’s challenges and circumstances, we adapt and develop strategies that help us cope and meet our needs. These protective strategies make sense and are successful until they no longer support us in a way that is helpful. Pain and trauma may continue to keep us stuck in patterns or limit us to certain roles that are not a true reflection of all of who we are.
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Now accepting new clients! I am a counselor and life coach for adults, as well as an advocate working with schools on behalf of kids with special needs. I serve the communities of Franklin, Cool Springs and Brentwood TN. With an abundance of life experience, it is my hope to walk with you through life's challenges whether they be family related, relationships, marriage, career, child rearing, illness, divorce, grief or any combination of these. I also diagnose and treat ADHD, Borderline Personality Disorder, Bi-Polar, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, and other disorders.
Now accepting new clients! I am a counselor and life coach for adults, as well as an advocate working with schools on behalf of kids with special needs. I serve the communities of Franklin, Cool Springs and Brentwood TN. With an abundance of life experience, it is my hope to walk with you through life's challenges whether they be family related, relationships, marriage, career, child rearing, illness, divorce, grief or any combination of these. I also diagnose and treat ADHD, Borderline Personality Disorder, Bi-Polar, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, and other disorders.
Carolyn Kutsko
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37069
David Forbes and I facilitate Groups helping clients heal from trauma and emotional pain.
I am a Holistic Therapist meaning I treat mental health through the lens of the whole person: emotional, relational, physical, and spiritual. I offer experiences treating depression, trauma, anxiety, eating disorders and other mental health issues aiming to bring clients into their bodies and out of the mode of traditional talk therapy. These include psychodrama, sand tray, art, and yoga therapy. Wounding happens through living, relational, body-felt experiences and require similar experiences to heal. I create a safe container and relationship for the natural process of healing to occur. Expect to move, breath, and feel... we will not just sit and talk.
David Forbes and I facilitate Groups helping clients heal from trauma and emotional pain.
I am a Holistic Therapist meaning I treat mental health through the lens of the whole person: emotional, relational, physical, and spiritual. I offer experiences treating depression, trauma, anxiety, eating disorders and other mental health issues aiming to bring clients into their bodies and out of the mode of traditional talk therapy. These include psychodrama, sand tray, art, and yoga therapy. Wounding happens through living, relational, body-felt experiences and require similar experiences to heal. I create a safe container and relationship for the natural process of healing to occur. Expect to move, breath, and feel... we will not just sit and talk.
Beverly Cohron McManus
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC, MHSP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37064 (Online Only)
Feeling overwhelmed? Stressed about your relationships? Does life seem out of control? Take the first step toward hope today! My practice offers a unique, faith-based atmosphere, providing a refuge and healing space for you and your relationships. I offer counseling for individuals, couples, and families, addressing issues such as depression, motivation, infertility, anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, abandonment, abuse, communication problems, grief, and more. I look forward to meeting you and helping you find hope in your pain!
Feeling overwhelmed? Stressed about your relationships? Does life seem out of control? Take the first step toward hope today! My practice offers a unique, faith-based atmosphere, providing a refuge and healing space for you and your relationships. I offer counseling for individuals, couples, and families, addressing issues such as depression, motivation, infertility, anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, abandonment, abuse, communication problems, grief, and more. I look forward to meeting you and helping you find hope in your pain!
We provide specialized care for trauma, neurodivergence, depression, anxiety, chronic pain and so much more.
Tired of "just talk" therapy? Mind the Gap offers holistic, integrative mental health practice that tailors therapy to meet your unique needs. Our team of providers are specialize in bridging the gap between mind and body. If you're wrestling with the chronic fatigue of depression, constantly waiting for the next shoe to drop, grieving the loss of life caused by chronic pain, or feel overwhelmed by your what's happening around you, we can help.
We provide specialized care for trauma, neurodivergence, depression, anxiety, chronic pain and so much more.
Tired of "just talk" therapy? Mind the Gap offers holistic, integrative mental health practice that tailors therapy to meet your unique needs. Our team of providers are specialize in bridging the gap between mind and body. If you're wrestling with the chronic fatigue of depression, constantly waiting for the next shoe to drop, grieving the loss of life caused by chronic pain, or feel overwhelmed by your what's happening around you, we can help.
Leslie Ann Binch
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37065
Talk therapy is not enough. My approach to therapy focuses on combining cognitive and somatic therapies to strengthen connection to self, and reduce the blocks to healing. The goal is to connect to your authenticity, and have the freedom to find positive and affirming ways to enjoy relationships with self and others. The goal is to experience life without shutting down or disconnecting, and/or using destructive behaviors to reduce pain and distress. Attaining the freedom to choose what you want for yourself, begins with taking the first step.
Talk therapy is not enough. My approach to therapy focuses on combining cognitive and somatic therapies to strengthen connection to self, and reduce the blocks to healing. The goal is to connect to your authenticity, and have the freedom to find positive and affirming ways to enjoy relationships with self and others. The goal is to experience life without shutting down or disconnecting, and/or using destructive behaviors to reduce pain and distress. Attaining the freedom to choose what you want for yourself, begins with taking the first step.
I specialize in supporting individuals struggling to thrive due to trauma or past experiences that affect daily life through anxiety, depression, chronic pain, difficulty focusing, and struggling to connect.
Immediate availability. Therapy can feel daunting to start for the first time, or to restart after past negative experiences. It is such a big ask to be open with a new person when you aren’t yet sure if it’ll be safe- especially if you’ve experienced hurt before from practicing vulnerability. I approach therapy with the understanding that building trust and a therapeutic relationship takes time, and I deeply respect this process. I work with individuals who seek a compassionate, trauma-informed approach that prioritizes their sense of safety and autonomy, and who value a therapeutic process that honors their lived experience.
I specialize in supporting individuals struggling to thrive due to trauma or past experiences that affect daily life through anxiety, depression, chronic pain, difficulty focusing, and struggling to connect.
Immediate availability. Therapy can feel daunting to start for the first time, or to restart after past negative experiences. It is such a big ask to be open with a new person when you aren’t yet sure if it’ll be safe- especially if you’ve experienced hurt before from practicing vulnerability. I approach therapy with the understanding that building trust and a therapeutic relationship takes time, and I deeply respect this process. I work with individuals who seek a compassionate, trauma-informed approach that prioritizes their sense of safety and autonomy, and who value a therapeutic process that honors their lived experience.
Robyn Chaffee
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHSP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37064
Beginning therapy can feel intimidating, but I believe in having therapy be an environment of empowerment, collaboration, and authenticity. My approach is client-centered, eclectic, and we will explore how different systems impacts your experiences. I specialize in trauma/complex trauma, sexual violence/abuse, domestic violence and emotional abuse, chronic pain/illness, depression and other mood disorders, eating disorders/disordered eating, non-traditional relationships, kink, and queer issues. I take an integrative approach to sessions and love to apply many therapeutic modalities to fit each individual client’s needs.
Beginning therapy can feel intimidating, but I believe in having therapy be an environment of empowerment, collaboration, and authenticity. My approach is client-centered, eclectic, and we will explore how different systems impacts your experiences. I specialize in trauma/complex trauma, sexual violence/abuse, domestic violence and emotional abuse, chronic pain/illness, depression and other mood disorders, eating disorders/disordered eating, non-traditional relationships, kink, and queer issues. I take an integrative approach to sessions and love to apply many therapeutic modalities to fit each individual client’s needs.
Wild Roots Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC, MHSP, (MO/TN)
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Franklin, TN 37064
Adults&Couples: I sit with adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck, and just not like themselves work through the pain of their past, and the difficulties in their inner and outer worlds so that they can feel at home inside themselves. I want my clients to feel like the life they have is completely aligned with who they are, and who they are, they love being. I work with clients that have experienced trauma, find romantic relationships and feeling safe in them difficult, couples feeling stuck in their same patterns and communication, and people who find themselves overwhelmed with their current day to day.
Adults&Couples: I sit with adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck, and just not like themselves work through the pain of their past, and the difficulties in their inner and outer worlds so that they can feel at home inside themselves. I want my clients to feel like the life they have is completely aligned with who they are, and who they are, they love being. I work with clients that have experienced trauma, find romantic relationships and feeling safe in them difficult, couples feeling stuck in their same patterns and communication, and people who find themselves overwhelmed with their current day to day.
Are you struggling to connect and live in the present with others? Does trauma from the past haunt you and prevent you from living your best life? Perhaps you’ve fallen into unhealthy patterns such as mindless scrolling, rumination, poor sleep, overeating, and isolating. I love working with clients to help them understand and heal from the past so that they can live fully in the present. I help clients heal from the inside out using a holistic approach that allows them to emerge a healthier version of themselves. We may be a good fit if you would like to heal from the past and improve your health, sleep, mood and relationships.
Are you struggling to connect and live in the present with others? Does trauma from the past haunt you and prevent you from living your best life? Perhaps you’ve fallen into unhealthy patterns such as mindless scrolling, rumination, poor sleep, overeating, and isolating. I love working with clients to help them understand and heal from the past so that they can live fully in the present. I help clients heal from the inside out using a holistic approach that allows them to emerge a healthier version of themselves. We may be a good fit if you would like to heal from the past and improve your health, sleep, mood and relationships.
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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.