Chronic Pain Treatment Centers in 87505
Santa Fe Sage Counseling Center
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Santa Fe, NM 87505
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Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, hopeless, or lonely in your life? Wondering what it's going to take to transform you into making the changes you long for? We can help! As one of Santa Fe's largest private counseling centers, we can provide an approach and therapist that is the best fit for you.
Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, hopeless, or lonely in your life? Wondering what it's going to take to transform you into making the changes you long for? We can help! As one of Santa Fe's largest private counseling centers, we can provide an approach and therapist that is the best fit for you.
Santa Fe Psychology
Treatment Center, PsyD
Verified Verified
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Santa Fe Psychology is a therapy agency comprised of only experienced clinicians. We specialize in therapy for adolescents, adults, parents, and families. We also treat a number of issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, insomnia, panic attacks, perfectionism, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and mild Autism Spectrum Disorder. We are also extremely experienced in treating relationship, job, school, parenting, family, divorce, anger, and life difficulties. We spend a great deal of time getting to know you. We work to understand not only what is problematic, but also your strengths. We strive to know you as a whole person and treat you with respect, regardless of what you have done or been through. Based on our thorough evaluation of you and your situation, we work until we help you make the life choices and changes you desire. We will stand by your side during the entire process. Because of our commitment to you and your loved ones, we offer short and long-term therapy options based on your needs and goals. Due to the fact that we have a variety of therapists, we are able to find the right person for your needs.
Santa Fe Psychology is a therapy agency comprised of only experienced clinicians. We specialize in therapy for adolescents, adults, parents, and families. We also treat a number of issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, insomnia, panic attacks, perfectionism, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and mild Autism Spectrum Disorder. We are also extremely experienced in treating relationship, job, school, parenting, family, divorce, anger, and life difficulties. We spend a great deal of time getting to know you. We work to understand not only what is problematic, but also your strengths. We strive to know you as a whole person and treat you with respect, regardless of what you have done or been through. Based on our thorough evaluation of you and your situation, we work until we help you make the life choices and changes you desire. We will stand by your side during the entire process. Because of our commitment to you and your loved ones, we offer short and long-term therapy options based on your needs and goals. Due to the fact that we have a variety of therapists, we are able to find the right person for your needs.
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Chronic Pain Treatment Centers
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.