Psychology for Pain

Did you know that more than 90% of women with fibromyalgia, and about 76% of chronic lower back pain sufferers have suffered psychological trauma
?Furthermore, chronic pain sufferers are more than twice as likely to suffer Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms. Through science, we are learning more and more about the connection between severe stress and pain.

Many survivors of trauma have adapted and coped remarkably well by forgetting or dissociating from their adversity. There is research that suggests that survivors of trauma develop chronic pain instead of healing normally after injury or illness. The severity of the pain is maintained by unresolved severe stress, trauma, or neglect.

Therapy for pain can  include:

• What chronic pain is and where it comes from
• Help to tame your pain
• Emotional regulation
• Trauma processing
• Uncovering the meaning of your pain
• Dealing with stressors
• Self-care
• And EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy)

If you would like to know more, please call the clinic to book an appointment.