Chronic Pain Therapists in Shawnee County, KS
Brummell Counseling, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSCSW
Verified Verified
Topeka, KS 66604
I have specialized training and knowledge in working with chronic pain, cancer, terminal illness, palliative care and hospice.
Do you experience depression or anxiety? Are you struggling with chronic pain or related health concerns? You are not alone. Many people are suffering with depression or anxiety that is intertwined with chronic physical health concerns. For so many individuals there is increased isolation and shame related to pain, disease, and other health related conditions. Finding your way to this spot is the path you are on and I can help.
I have specialized training and knowledge in working with chronic pain, cancer, terminal illness, palliative care and hospice.
Do you experience depression or anxiety? Are you struggling with chronic pain or related health concerns? You are not alone. Many people are suffering with depression or anxiety that is intertwined with chronic physical health concerns. For so many individuals there is increased isolation and shame related to pain, disease, and other health related conditions. Finding your way to this spot is the path you are on and I can help.
Lisa Berry (Trees Of Green Counseling)
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Topeka, KS 66601 (Online Only)
I am a solution focused therapist, encouraging each individual to find value within themselves. Together, we will identify strengths, challenge unhealthy thoughts and reactions, and encourage a life of change. I also specialize in re-processing the sensation of physical pain versus neuropathic pain.
I am a solution focused therapist, encouraging each individual to find value within themselves. Together, we will identify strengths, challenge unhealthy thoughts and reactions, and encourage a life of change. I also specialize in re-processing the sensation of physical pain versus neuropathic pain.
Wendy Bair-Loehr
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LSCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Topeka, KS 66614
PRACTICE IS CURRENTLY FULL. Wendy has 20+ years experience in mental health. A graduate of Grinnell College and KU School of Social Welfare, Wendy has vast experience working in both rural and metropolitan communities. Having worked with individuals with chronic mental illness, eating disorders, addiction and trauma at Menninger, Wendy went on to broaden her skills to include extensive work in anxiety, depressive and behavioral disorders in Kansas City. There, she also provided treatment for people who had experienced workplace violence and airline accidents.
PRACTICE IS CURRENTLY FULL. Wendy has 20+ years experience in mental health. A graduate of Grinnell College and KU School of Social Welfare, Wendy has vast experience working in both rural and metropolitan communities. Having worked with individuals with chronic mental illness, eating disorders, addiction and trauma at Menninger, Wendy went on to broaden her skills to include extensive work in anxiety, depressive and behavioral disorders in Kansas City. There, she also provided treatment for people who had experienced workplace violence and airline accidents.
Daniel Patrick Lassley
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC-KS
Verified Verified
Topeka, KS 66611
I work with adults who are experiencing difficult emotions and life situations. I also work with those who want to improve the quality of their relationships. People struggling with issues from disability or chronic illness.
I work with adults who are experiencing difficult emotions and life situations. I also work with those who want to improve the quality of their relationships. People struggling with issues from disability or chronic illness.
Kathleen Hunter Levy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSCSW
Verified Verified
Topeka, KS 66614
I love to help people begin again to get healthy, well and strong. Whether they are coming through a physical or mental illness, divorce, grief or other life transition, being knocked down in any way, requires support to get back up and start again. I am support.
I love to help people begin again to get healthy, well and strong. Whether they are coming through a physical or mental illness, divorce, grief or other life transition, being knocked down in any way, requires support to get back up and start again. I am support.
Liz Munns
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, SEP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Topeka, KS 66614
I want you to step into your dreams and goals and start living a life free from unnecessary pain and suffering.
Searching for the right therapist can be daunting. The prospect of starting therapy can be scary. It can be especially frustrating to try many different things to feel better, yet never finding a sense of long- term relief. Sometimes we all need extra support to start this healing journey– I know this from a deeply personal level. I have found that lasting change must involve our whole self- body, mind, and spirit. I use mindfulness skills to help bring awareness to how thoughts, feelings and sensations impact our nervous system and sense of well-being and to help you heal those places where you feel stuck and depleted.
I want you to step into your dreams and goals and start living a life free from unnecessary pain and suffering.
Searching for the right therapist can be daunting. The prospect of starting therapy can be scary. It can be especially frustrating to try many different things to feel better, yet never finding a sense of long- term relief. Sometimes we all need extra support to start this healing journey– I know this from a deeply personal level. I have found that lasting change must involve our whole self- body, mind, and spirit. I use mindfulness skills to help bring awareness to how thoughts, feelings and sensations impact our nervous system and sense of well-being and to help you heal those places where you feel stuck and depleted.
Jennifer Bidwell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Topeka, KS 66614
Jennifer Betts said, "While some climb mountains, others are carrying them." You are struggling, in pain, suffering & yet don't feel like you can find a way out or forward. Perhaps you've lost someone or something that was important to you. Maybe the weight of traumas, physical or emotional wounds, betrayals, or feelings of inadequacy & worthlessness are pulling you under despite all your efforts to be strong & hold on. You may not even be able to pinpoint what exactly you are feeling or why because everything is so jumbled and intertwined that sorting it out feels like a Herculean task. And, sometimes, life is just really hard.
Jennifer Betts said, "While some climb mountains, others are carrying them." You are struggling, in pain, suffering & yet don't feel like you can find a way out or forward. Perhaps you've lost someone or something that was important to you. Maybe the weight of traumas, physical or emotional wounds, betrayals, or feelings of inadequacy & worthlessness are pulling you under despite all your efforts to be strong & hold on. You may not even be able to pinpoint what exactly you are feeling or why because everything is so jumbled and intertwined that sorting it out feels like a Herculean task. And, sometimes, life is just really hard.
Alternative Access Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LCPC
Verified Verified
Topeka, KS 66606 (Online Only)
Amy Studer (she/zir) has a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling and specializes in accessibility for those with disabilities, trauma, chronic pain, neurodivergence, and severe mental health diagnoses.
Our clients often identify as LGBTQIAs2+ / Queer, Non-monogamous, sex positive or sex neutral, neurodivergence, and or disabled and living within Missouri or Kansas. However, identifying in these communities is not a requirement for services through AAC. Clients often start therapy to work on goals to learn more about identities, setting boundaries with others in their lives, opening up their relationship, learning more about themselves or others gender or sexual expression. Through individual, relationship, or family counseling we work to increase healthy communication based on our values, instead of assumed social norms.
Amy Studer (she/zir) has a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling and specializes in accessibility for those with disabilities, trauma, chronic pain, neurodivergence, and severe mental health diagnoses.
Our clients often identify as LGBTQIAs2+ / Queer, Non-monogamous, sex positive or sex neutral, neurodivergence, and or disabled and living within Missouri or Kansas. However, identifying in these communities is not a requirement for services through AAC. Clients often start therapy to work on goals to learn more about identities, setting boundaries with others in their lives, opening up their relationship, learning more about themselves or others gender or sexual expression. Through individual, relationship, or family counseling we work to increase healthy communication based on our values, instead of assumed social norms.
Erin Taylor
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Topeka, KS 66606
Do you feel stuck? Unable to make decisions due to feeling overwhelmed? I get it. I too have felt this way. I know that sinking feeling of learning you have a chronic illness and will daily feel the pain, fatigue, and fear of "what's next?" Even worse, feeling that you have lost who you are and who you thought you always would be. It's enough to make even the strongest person feel like giving up. BUT...as someone who has personally fought this battle, I promise you that life can get better, in fact it can be great!
Do you feel stuck? Unable to make decisions due to feeling overwhelmed? I get it. I too have felt this way. I know that sinking feeling of learning you have a chronic illness and will daily feel the pain, fatigue, and fear of "what's next?" Even worse, feeling that you have lost who you are and who you thought you always would be. It's enough to make even the strongest person feel like giving up. BUT...as someone who has personally fought this battle, I promise you that life can get better, in fact it can be great!
William Spencer Payne
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Topeka, KS 66601
My areas of specialty include: anxiety/stress, depression, trauma, OCD, addictions, chronic pain/illness, ADHD, anger, relationship concerns, men's issues and issues surrounding aging.
I am a clinical psychologist with post doctoral training from Stanford/UCSF and the Menninger Clinic. I have been licensed as a psychologist for 23 years and my training prior to being licensed spanned 10 years. As a therapist I offer an increased sense of safety and structure in reflecting on feelings. In this environment one relaxes and new perspectives emerge -as well as an increased ability to trust and find solutions within one's self. I am both a patient listener as well as an active and engaged clinician who offers personal insights and feedback.
My areas of specialty include: anxiety/stress, depression, trauma, OCD, addictions, chronic pain/illness, ADHD, anger, relationship concerns, men's issues and issues surrounding aging.
I am a clinical psychologist with post doctoral training from Stanford/UCSF and the Menninger Clinic. I have been licensed as a psychologist for 23 years and my training prior to being licensed spanned 10 years. As a therapist I offer an increased sense of safety and structure in reflecting on feelings. In this environment one relaxes and new perspectives emerge -as well as an increased ability to trust and find solutions within one's self. I am both a patient listener as well as an active and engaged clinician who offers personal insights and feedback.
Jerimee Smith
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, LCAC
Verified Verified
Topeka, KS 66614 (Online Only)
Like peeling the layer of an onion, I will help you evaluate the many layers that underlie your mental health symptoms, which cause unnecessary pain, anxiety, depression, addiction, or other problems.
Hi and welcome. I would like to offer you improved insight, awareness, support, and coping strategies to suit your needs. I provide a strengths-based client-focused approach for a variety of mental health and addiction issues. I have worked in the mental health and addiction field for 9 years. I believe each person has unique strengths, and I've seen firsthand how people can make positive change utilizing them. My approach is supportive and direct, and I like to challenge you to be your best self.
Like peeling the layer of an onion, I will help you evaluate the many layers that underlie your mental health symptoms, which cause unnecessary pain, anxiety, depression, addiction, or other problems.
Hi and welcome. I would like to offer you improved insight, awareness, support, and coping strategies to suit your needs. I provide a strengths-based client-focused approach for a variety of mental health and addiction issues. I have worked in the mental health and addiction field for 9 years. I believe each person has unique strengths, and I've seen firsthand how people can make positive change utilizing them. My approach is supportive and direct, and I like to challenge you to be your best self.
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DO
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Topeka, KS 66605
Acupuncture is safe and effective and can help address a variety of conditions to include Anxiety, Depression, the effects of Trauma and PTSD, Addiction, Chronic Pain and Chronic Illness.
I am an Osteopathic Physician board certified in Family Medicine with certification in Medical Acupuncture. I am very excited to offer Acupuncture in my private practice in historic downtown Lawrence, Kansas.
Acupuncture is safe and effective and can help address a variety of conditions to include Anxiety, Depression, the effects of Trauma and PTSD, Addiction, Chronic Pain and Chronic Illness.
I am an Osteopathic Physician board certified in Family Medicine with certification in Medical Acupuncture. I am very excited to offer Acupuncture in my private practice in historic downtown Lawrence, Kansas.
Becky Trapp-Marquez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Topeka, KS 66614
I am a licensed therapist with over 23 years of experience in various social services agencies. I believe in taking a collaborative approach to helping clients, regardless of age, reach their goals. I am passionate about working alongside children, adolescents, and families on their journeys to healing and growth.
I am a licensed therapist with over 23 years of experience in various social services agencies. I believe in taking a collaborative approach to helping clients, regardless of age, reach their goals. I am passionate about working alongside children, adolescents, and families on their journeys to healing and growth.
Chris MacDonald
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSCSW
Verified Verified
Topeka, KS 66614
Are you feeling stuck? If you are experiencing symptoms of depression or anxiety? Having problems in relationships, or with trauma related issues? We have experienced and qualified therapists at Renew Therapy Group who can help get you moving in a new and positive direction. If you are experiencing problems related to chemical dependency, you will find a therapist at Renew Therapy Group an exceptional fit. If you have a child, teenager, or young adult experiencing behavioral or emotional problems, many of our therapists are parents themselves in addition to being clinically sound providers.
Are you feeling stuck? If you are experiencing symptoms of depression or anxiety? Having problems in relationships, or with trauma related issues? We have experienced and qualified therapists at Renew Therapy Group who can help get you moving in a new and positive direction. If you are experiencing problems related to chemical dependency, you will find a therapist at Renew Therapy Group an exceptional fit. If you have a child, teenager, or young adult experiencing behavioral or emotional problems, many of our therapists are parents themselves in addition to being clinically sound providers.
Shannon Lynn Solander
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSCSW
Verified Verified
Topeka, KS 66604
Trauma, anxiety, depression, stress and relationship conflict can leave us feeling overwhelmed. It takes courage to ask for help. I utilize a holistic, strengths based approach that is tailored to honor the uniqueness within each one of us. Our work together is a partnership designed to provide you with the best care possible in addressing your concerns.
Trauma, anxiety, depression, stress and relationship conflict can leave us feeling overwhelmed. It takes courage to ask for help. I utilize a holistic, strengths based approach that is tailored to honor the uniqueness within each one of us. Our work together is a partnership designed to provide you with the best care possible in addressing your concerns.
Mitchell A Skidmore
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Topeka, KS 66611
Do you feel unsure of who you are now? Perhaps you are going through a transition in your life and trying to understand how to get along. Maybe you feel like you aren’t yourself because of intense, persistent feelings of some kind. Maybe your past is dragging you down. Maybe your relationships at home, work, or in your community are not as satisfying as you wish they could be. You’re starting to think, you need an outside perspective; It’s hard to sort through this alone. These thoughts have got you asking, “Will psychotherapy help? Can it really change things? Is it worth it?”
Do you feel unsure of who you are now? Perhaps you are going through a transition in your life and trying to understand how to get along. Maybe you feel like you aren’t yourself because of intense, persistent feelings of some kind. Maybe your past is dragging you down. Maybe your relationships at home, work, or in your community are not as satisfying as you wish they could be. You’re starting to think, you need an outside perspective; It’s hard to sort through this alone. These thoughts have got you asking, “Will psychotherapy help? Can it really change things? Is it worth it?”
Terra Marie Prescott
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSCSW, LCAC
Verified Verified
Auburn, KS 66402 (Online Only)
It is important I get to know you and what brings you to therapy. I want to meet you where you are at in your journey. I will offer therapy approaches and explain what I would recommend. We work together and I welcome your expert feedback about what is working and what is not. Therapy is not a linear journey. It can have ups and downs. I will be there to support you through it. I am inquisitive with clients. I often reflect what I hear so you can explore your truths. It is together we will embark on a journey to find peace and relief in your life.
It is important I get to know you and what brings you to therapy. I want to meet you where you are at in your journey. I will offer therapy approaches and explain what I would recommend. We work together and I welcome your expert feedback about what is working and what is not. Therapy is not a linear journey. It can have ups and downs. I will be there to support you through it. I am inquisitive with clients. I often reflect what I hear so you can explore your truths. It is together we will embark on a journey to find peace and relief in your life.
Optimum Performance Solutions LLC
Psychologist, PhD, NRHSPP, BCN, BCB, QEEGT
Verified Verified
Topeka, KS 66614
I am deeply committed to each client achieving their optimum functioning. Across the range from disabled to the extremely high functioning executive, I ask that the client bring a commitment to growth, and I provide expertise in a range of specialties. I am best suited to treating the whole person.
I am deeply committed to each client achieving their optimum functioning. Across the range from disabled to the extremely high functioning executive, I ask that the client bring a commitment to growth, and I provide expertise in a range of specialties. I am best suited to treating the whole person.
Janna M. Walpole
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSCSW
Verified Verified
Topeka, KS 66614
Ms. Walpole is pleased to offer partnership in her client’s journey toward healing. She practices believing that therapy offers a road to real growth and transformation! Ms. Walpole works to help people lead more authentic and satisfying lives. As an Advanced Generalist and Clinical Social Worker she is able to engage with an array of clients across the lifespan. She is passionate about advocacy, neurodiversity and healing from trauma. Ms. Walpole believes that effective therapy begins in an atmosphere of warmth and acceptance.
Ms. Walpole is pleased to offer partnership in her client’s journey toward healing. She practices believing that therapy offers a road to real growth and transformation! Ms. Walpole works to help people lead more authentic and satisfying lives. As an Advanced Generalist and Clinical Social Worker she is able to engage with an array of clients across the lifespan. She is passionate about advocacy, neurodiversity and healing from trauma. Ms. Walpole believes that effective therapy begins in an atmosphere of warmth and acceptance.
Art McKenna
Psychologist, PhD, PsyD
Verified Verified
Topeka, KS 66611
My therapy & counseling are based on the life experiences and the philosophy of Viktor Frankl. His writings describe the kinds of the situation from which he and his fellow prisoners at Auschwitz were able, on a day-to-day basis, to extract the life-sustaining meaning that was essential to their survival. My therapy has three levels: (1) use mindfulness and relaxation methods to calm the emotional brain down, and (2) use cognitive-behavioral to develop a healthy sense of resiliency. In the 3rd stage, you will learn self-distancing techniques to discover meaningfulness at the moment and find better ways to expand your uniqueness.
My therapy & counseling are based on the life experiences and the philosophy of Viktor Frankl. His writings describe the kinds of the situation from which he and his fellow prisoners at Auschwitz were able, on a day-to-day basis, to extract the life-sustaining meaning that was essential to their survival. My therapy has three levels: (1) use mindfulness and relaxation methods to calm the emotional brain down, and (2) use cognitive-behavioral to develop a healthy sense of resiliency. In the 3rd stage, you will learn self-distancing techniques to discover meaningfulness at the moment and find better ways to expand your uniqueness.
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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.