Over the last ten years, I’ve helped hundreds of clients reduce or overcome chronic pain through mind-body therapy. Mind-body therapy can be helpful for people whose pain is influenced by learned neural pathways in the brain, rather than being driven solely by ongoing physical damage. This type of pain is often called neuroplastic pain—when the brain has learned to keep generating or maintaining pain even after an injury has healed or when there is no clear structural cause.

You may be a candidate for this type of therapy if:

• You’ve noticed your pain started during a stressful period in your life.

• Doctors haven’t found any clear structural issues, or the diagnosis you’ve received doesn’t quite feel right.

• Your pain seems to shift around—sometimes it’s in one area, and other times it’s somewhere else.

• Your pain is more intense when you’re stressed but lessens when you’re relaxed.

• You’ve had an injury that hasn’t healed after six months or more.

• You tend to be perfectionistic, putting a lot of pressure on yourself, both mentally and physically.

I trained at the Pain Psychology Center in Los Angeles, where I studied under leading experts in the field, including Alan Gordon, Christie Uipi, and Daniel Lyman. Their expertise has shaped my approach to helping clients understand and overcome chronic pain.

I’ve helped clients reduce or eliminate symptoms such as:

• Musculoskeletal pain, including back, neck, knee, hip, foot, and hand pain

• Headaches and migraines

• Pelvic pain and bladder issues

• Digestive issues, including IBS and gastrointestinal discomfort

• Chronic conditions such as fibromyalgia and dizziness

I’m trained in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET), Problem-Solving Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.