Pain Management
Chronic pain involves brain areas related to memory and emotion, making it different from acute pain.
This connection often increases emotional suffering alongside physical discomfort.
Common Concerns
What Is Pain?
Physical pain often begins with an injury, such as a fracture or ruptured disc.
Acute pain is short-term, directly related to the injury, and usually manageable.
Chronic pain often starts with an injury or illness but persists beyond the normal healing time, is more intense than expected, and may not respond well to standard treatments.
Common Chronic Pain Issues
You might be suffering from:
- Chronic migraines or tension headaches
- TMJ (temporomandibular joint disorder)
- Pain in any part of your body that doesn’t improve with traditional treatments
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone — and there are effective ways to find relief.
How I Can Help
Tools we'll use together:
Hypnosis for Pain Relief
- Redirects attention away from pain sensations
- Changes how you perceive pain, reducing its intensity
- Slows or inhibits pain signals from reaching the brain
- Combines relaxation, focused attention, imagery, suggestion, and interpersonal processing
- Includes self-hypnosis audio recordings to practice at home for ongoing relief
EMDR Therapy
- Uses bilateral stimulation (such as tapping) to calm the nervous system
- Transforms painful sensations into more tolerable or pleasant ones
- Helps shift negative beliefs and feelings to more adaptive ones
- Patients receive home exercises to practice pain control techniques
- Both EMDR and hypnosis focus on reducing emotional suffering related to pain
Curious if we're a good fit?
Reach out to schedule a free 15-minute consultation.