Chronic Pain Therapists in Bellaire, TX
Shanna J. Evering
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC, LPC
Verified Verified
16 Endorsed
Bellaire, TX 77401
Have you ever just wanted to sit down to off-load something that’s been eating away at you for too long? Recognizing the need for help and seeking professional therapy is a sign of strength and determination to live a productive and meaningful life. As a part of living our lives, we may encounter situations that are difficult to manage alone. Some seek support due to a situational crisis. Others seek treatment as a necessary aspect of managing a medical disorder, commonly known as a mental illness. Whether you are experiencing a life adjustment or more complex medical conditions, it is a well known fact that therapy helps.
Have you ever just wanted to sit down to off-load something that’s been eating away at you for too long? Recognizing the need for help and seeking professional therapy is a sign of strength and determination to live a productive and meaningful life. As a part of living our lives, we may encounter situations that are difficult to manage alone. Some seek support due to a situational crisis. Others seek treatment as a necessary aspect of managing a medical disorder, commonly known as a mental illness. Whether you are experiencing a life adjustment or more complex medical conditions, it is a well known fact that therapy helps.
Judi E. Turner
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMFT, CART
Verified Verified
Bellaire, TX 77401
I have a passion for helping people who are hurting or struggling to find relief from their emotional pain.
Therapy is often times a difficult and personal journey that one enters for a variety of reasons. It provides a safe place for people to process and work through circumstances while also offering valuable insight and perspective into whatever journey they may find themselves on. I feel humbled and a sense of gratitude that you would allow me to be a part of this very personal journey that you have chosen to go on. My philosophy is to welcome & embrace you regardless of where you are at in the journey and walk beside you as you see it to it's end.
I have a passion for helping people who are hurting or struggling to find relief from their emotional pain.
Therapy is often times a difficult and personal journey that one enters for a variety of reasons. It provides a safe place for people to process and work through circumstances while also offering valuable insight and perspective into whatever journey they may find themselves on. I feel humbled and a sense of gratitude that you would allow me to be a part of this very personal journey that you have chosen to go on. My philosophy is to welcome & embrace you regardless of where you are at in the journey and walk beside you as you see it to it's end.
Lisa Balick
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Bellaire, TX 77401
I have extensive personal & professional experience helping clients cope with pain, physical illness, chronic illness, & the stress & emotions that contribute to &/or result from struggling with these unfortunate life events.
I am a clinical psychologist in private practice, a Clinical Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, and have a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Preventive Medicine. I work with outpatient adolescents, adults, and couples doing individual/couples therapy. My areas of expertise include eating disorders, stress management, chronic illness (adjustment to one's own and other's), loss, and grief. I also treat depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma, survivors of sexual abuse, relationship problems, and homosexual concerns and adjustments.
My involvement with eating disorders is extensive. I work with many clients who are emotional overeaters,compulsive overeaters, binge eaters, bulimic, or anorexic.
I have extensive personal & professional experience helping clients cope with pain, physical illness, chronic illness, & the stress & emotions that contribute to &/or result from struggling with these unfortunate life events.
I am a clinical psychologist in private practice, a Clinical Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, and have a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Preventive Medicine. I work with outpatient adolescents, adults, and couples doing individual/couples therapy. My areas of expertise include eating disorders, stress management, chronic illness (adjustment to one's own and other's), loss, and grief. I also treat depression, anxiety, addictions, trauma, survivors of sexual abuse, relationship problems, and homosexual concerns and adjustments.
My involvement with eating disorders is extensive. I work with many clients who are emotional overeaters,compulsive overeaters, binge eaters, bulimic, or anorexic.
Suzi C. Phelps
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Bellaire, TX 77401
I believe therapy is a collaborative process where you are the expert in you and I am the expert in human behavior. Together we work toward achieving your goals. I work from a cognitive-behavioral perspective, however, I am trained in a variety of techniques, including EMDR, and I tailor my approach to meet my client's individual needs. Many adults seek treatment when they discover that their coping strategies and survival skills of childhood don't work in adulthood. Frequently, people are feeling overwhelmed when they enter treatment. Therefore, lowering one's baseline level of distress is usually the first step.
I believe therapy is a collaborative process where you are the expert in you and I am the expert in human behavior. Together we work toward achieving your goals. I work from a cognitive-behavioral perspective, however, I am trained in a variety of techniques, including EMDR, and I tailor my approach to meet my client's individual needs. Many adults seek treatment when they discover that their coping strategies and survival skills of childhood don't work in adulthood. Frequently, people are feeling overwhelmed when they enter treatment. Therefore, lowering one's baseline level of distress is usually the first step.
Charlotte Parrott
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bellaire, TX 77401
Are you feeling held back by sadness, worry, or lack of fulfillment in life? These are normal obstacles that we all face in life; therapy can help you tackle them. It can be hard to reach out for help and connect with a therapist who can help you make the changes you hope to see. I have expertise in helping people who suffer from a variety of problems, including depression, anxiety, and recovery from trauma. I also help couples repair conflict and rebuild a foundation of friendship and love.
Are you feeling held back by sadness, worry, or lack of fulfillment in life? These are normal obstacles that we all face in life; therapy can help you tackle them. It can be hard to reach out for help and connect with a therapist who can help you make the changes you hope to see. I have expertise in helping people who suffer from a variety of problems, including depression, anxiety, and recovery from trauma. I also help couples repair conflict and rebuild a foundation of friendship and love.
Theresa Flanagan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Bellaire, TX 77401
I have been in practice for twenty five years. I love what I do ; I have a passion for the healing of marriages,trauma, depression, anxiety. I am commited to working with/beside my clients as they seek to move forward in their lives. For marriage counseling, I offer larger blocks of time to allow for each indivual to be fully heard. Within these blocks of time for marriage counseling ,we address such issues as; accumulated resentments, past hurts, childhood wounds that are affecting the present day adult relationship, and resolving conflict in a kind, respectful way.
I have been in practice for twenty five years. I love what I do ; I have a passion for the healing of marriages,trauma, depression, anxiety. I am commited to working with/beside my clients as they seek to move forward in their lives. For marriage counseling, I offer larger blocks of time to allow for each indivual to be fully heard. Within these blocks of time for marriage counseling ,we address such issues as; accumulated resentments, past hurts, childhood wounds that are affecting the present day adult relationship, and resolving conflict in a kind, respectful way.
Mary Ann Johnston
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MEd
Verified Verified
Bellaire, TX 77401
I am a psychotherapist who has been in private practice for 30 years. Because of the longevity of my work, I have encountered a wide variety of people of all ages and problems. I believe in the dignity and value of each individual person and treat people with empathy, compassion, warmth, and kindness. I give sustained attention during a session and believe that people can solve their own problems with some objective structure and feedback. For my clients' convenience I maintain two offices. Weekend and evening appointments are available.
I am a psychotherapist who has been in private practice for 30 years. Because of the longevity of my work, I have encountered a wide variety of people of all ages and problems. I believe in the dignity and value of each individual person and treat people with empathy, compassion, warmth, and kindness. I give sustained attention during a session and believe that people can solve their own problems with some objective structure and feedback. For my clients' convenience I maintain two offices. Weekend and evening appointments are available.
Elaine A Hess
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Bellaire, TX 77401
If you've dreaded going to bed because you know it will be yet another night of tossing and turning, you know how desperate you can be to get some shuteye. It's possible you're even reading this at 3am. You may have tried everything--medications, natural supplements, meditation, oils, etc.--and nothing seems to work! It can be frustrating when you used to sleep so easily. You begin to feel like your insomnia has a life of its own, feeling drowsy on your commute to work, drinking cup after cup of coffee to make it through your day. You look on jealously at your partner or kid, who seem to sleep so effortlessly. It feels unfair!
If you've dreaded going to bed because you know it will be yet another night of tossing and turning, you know how desperate you can be to get some shuteye. It's possible you're even reading this at 3am. You may have tried everything--medications, natural supplements, meditation, oils, etc.--and nothing seems to work! It can be frustrating when you used to sleep so easily. You begin to feel like your insomnia has a life of its own, feeling drowsy on your commute to work, drinking cup after cup of coffee to make it through your day. You look on jealously at your partner or kid, who seem to sleep so effortlessly. It feels unfair!
Anna Sand
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S, RPT
Verified Verified
Bellaire, TX 77401
Connection, safety and support are what I can immediately offer you. I use evidence-based, effective therapeutic modalities while also providing a wholistic human relationship. I work to enhance your livelihood mentally, physically, socially and spiritually.
Connection, safety and support are what I can immediately offer you. I use evidence-based, effective therapeutic modalities while also providing a wholistic human relationship. I work to enhance your livelihood mentally, physically, socially and spiritually.
Sari Janice Meltzer
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Bellaire, TX 77401
I have a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and have been in practice since 1986. My style is interactive, but varies depending on the needs and personality of the client(s). I see the therapy process as a team effort with ongoing review of client satisfaction. When appropriate I consult other professionals and/or make referrals. I believe that peoples' feelings and behaviors are effected by their interpretations of events, and sometimes encourage clients to explore their interpretations. I try to work within their spiritual and cultural belief system, and seek information when my knowledge is limited.
I have a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and have been in practice since 1986. My style is interactive, but varies depending on the needs and personality of the client(s). I see the therapy process as a team effort with ongoing review of client satisfaction. When appropriate I consult other professionals and/or make referrals. I believe that peoples' feelings and behaviors are effected by their interpretations of events, and sometimes encourage clients to explore their interpretations. I try to work within their spiritual and cultural belief system, and seek information when my knowledge is limited.
Dr. Wenli Liu
MD
Not Verified Not Verified
Bellaire, TX 77401
Frequently, metabolic disorders and mental health challenges coexist, exacerbating each other's effects. As one aspect worsens, it can adversely affect the other. Rectifying metabolic disorders can alleviate mental health issues, and vice versa, yet adopting essential lifestyle adjustments such as dietary changes and behavioral modifications can prove challenging amidst intense emotional stress and chronic symptoms. By seamlessly combining holistic insight and conventional medical precision, integrative medicine offers an array of tools tailored to tackle intricate symptom clusters, fostering enduring well-being and health.
Frequently, metabolic disorders and mental health challenges coexist, exacerbating each other's effects. As one aspect worsens, it can adversely affect the other. Rectifying metabolic disorders can alleviate mental health issues, and vice versa, yet adopting essential lifestyle adjustments such as dietary changes and behavioral modifications can prove challenging amidst intense emotional stress and chronic symptoms. By seamlessly combining holistic insight and conventional medical precision, integrative medicine offers an array of tools tailored to tackle intricate symptom clusters, fostering enduring well-being and health.
Marilu Berry
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Bellaire, TX 77401
Are you feeling overwhelmed, alone, and dissatisfied with your life? Are you apprehensive about finding the right therapist? I can help. I see individuals with a variety of issues, including difficulty coping with stress, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and grief. Clients tell me I am supportive, a good listener, engaging, and insightful. I am an active therapist, meaning I don't just nod and listen but actually speak up, give feedback, teach skills, and encourage. I help people see themselves more clearly and learn new, healthier ways of living.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, alone, and dissatisfied with your life? Are you apprehensive about finding the right therapist? I can help. I see individuals with a variety of issues, including difficulty coping with stress, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and grief. Clients tell me I am supportive, a good listener, engaging, and insightful. I am an active therapist, meaning I don't just nod and listen but actually speak up, give feedback, teach skills, and encourage. I help people see themselves more clearly and learn new, healthier ways of living.
Laura Orme
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bellaire, TX 77401
As of May 6, 2024, I am accepting new clients. I work with adults (18+) who are seeking help with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, people-pleasing, trauma, and relationship problems. I specialize in women's issues and life transition adjustments, including college adjustment, career, divorce, grief and loss, or a new diagnosis. I, also, offer prenatal and postpartum support to women who may feel depressed, worried about baby, or just wondering how they will manage it all. I offer a safe space where you can connect, explore what matters most to you, and take meaningful steps towards change.
As of May 6, 2024, I am accepting new clients. I work with adults (18+) who are seeking help with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, people-pleasing, trauma, and relationship problems. I specialize in women's issues and life transition adjustments, including college adjustment, career, divorce, grief and loss, or a new diagnosis. I, also, offer prenatal and postpartum support to women who may feel depressed, worried about baby, or just wondering how they will manage it all. I offer a safe space where you can connect, explore what matters most to you, and take meaningful steps towards change.
Catherine Boswell
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bellaire, TX 77401
Psynergy Psychological Associates is a full service psychotherapy office. We offer sliding scale fees for therapy with our LPC-Intern therapists. We are a society in which everyone of us - individually - is expected to "pull ourselves up by our proverbial boot-straps and keep going," which has its benefits and drawbacks, the biggest problem being that the metaphorical straps will inevitably break, often leaving individuals isolated and with relationship and/or work difficulties. I wonder if you could consider it an act of strength and courage - rather than weakness - both to seek help and then to risk receiving it?
Psynergy Psychological Associates is a full service psychotherapy office. We offer sliding scale fees for therapy with our LPC-Intern therapists. We are a society in which everyone of us - individually - is expected to "pull ourselves up by our proverbial boot-straps and keep going," which has its benefits and drawbacks, the biggest problem being that the metaphorical straps will inevitably break, often leaving individuals isolated and with relationship and/or work difficulties. I wonder if you could consider it an act of strength and courage - rather than weakness - both to seek help and then to risk receiving it?
Men Are Stupid - Women Are Crazy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bellaire, TX 77401
Are you frustrated, angry and confused about your relationship, your partner or yourself? Are you about to pull your hair out because you don't understand what's going on in your relationship? Have you ever thought "Why are men so stupid" or "Why are women so crazy?" Are you tired of arguing? Are you tired of feeling alone because you don't have the connection and partnership you really crave? We'd like to help you create the emotional, spiritual and physical intimacy you deserve and to do so we're offering a FREE 30 minute phone consultation.
Are you frustrated, angry and confused about your relationship, your partner or yourself? Are you about to pull your hair out because you don't understand what's going on in your relationship? Have you ever thought "Why are men so stupid" or "Why are women so crazy?" Are you tired of arguing? Are you tired of feeling alone because you don't have the connection and partnership you really crave? We'd like to help you create the emotional, spiritual and physical intimacy you deserve and to do so we're offering a FREE 30 minute phone consultation.
Deidre C Jackson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Bellaire, TX 77401
As your therapist, I will help you to navigate through life's difficult times. Collaboratively, we will strategize to create a personal plan to overcome obstacles, develop positive coping skills, foster healthy relationships and more. To facilitate change within the lives of my clients, I utilize cognitive-behavioral, narrative, family systems, solution-focus therapies as well as motivational interviewing techniques.
As your therapist, I will help you to navigate through life's difficult times. Collaboratively, we will strategize to create a personal plan to overcome obstacles, develop positive coping skills, foster healthy relationships and more. To facilitate change within the lives of my clients, I utilize cognitive-behavioral, narrative, family systems, solution-focus therapies as well as motivational interviewing techniques.
Jeana Hayes Carrier
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
Bellaire, TX 77401
Waitlist for new clients
The insight, understanding and perspectives that can be gained through therapy can be invaluable to our sense of well being, personal autonomy, and fulfillment.
Although I have a generalist clinical practice--meaning I work with men and women who come to treatment for a variety of reasons---I have a special interest in treatment issues related to depression, loss, grief, life cycle transitions, and women's mental health. Other areas of interest include: diminished self esteem, abuse--sexual, physical and emotional, alcohol abuse, and issues related to individuals living with a terminally ill family member.
The insight, understanding and perspectives that can be gained through therapy can be invaluable to our sense of well being, personal autonomy, and fulfillment.
Although I have a generalist clinical practice--meaning I work with men and women who come to treatment for a variety of reasons---I have a special interest in treatment issues related to depression, loss, grief, life cycle transitions, and women's mental health. Other areas of interest include: diminished self esteem, abuse--sexual, physical and emotional, alcohol abuse, and issues related to individuals living with a terminally ill family member.
Rosalie W Hyde
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bellaire, TX 77401
In this time of crisis and fear that the whole world is experiencing, I think that I must first address how any person who comes to me is coping, how she/he is managing safety and fears for her/himself and his/her family. We cannot dissociate what is happening to all of us now because that replicates what may have happened to many of us in some distant past traumatic experience: Not to talk about what happened. My clients often have struggled with similar problems for years, often working hard in therapy, but not fully understanding the link between their struggles and their experiences in the past.
In this time of crisis and fear that the whole world is experiencing, I think that I must first address how any person who comes to me is coping, how she/he is managing safety and fears for her/himself and his/her family. We cannot dissociate what is happening to all of us now because that replicates what may have happened to many of us in some distant past traumatic experience: Not to talk about what happened. My clients often have struggled with similar problems for years, often working hard in therapy, but not fully understanding the link between their struggles and their experiences in the past.
Lynn Murphy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Bellaire, TX 77401
I have counseled children and parents for twenty-eight years while also enjoying individual adult work. My experience encompasses private practice as well as agencies and hospitals, including DePelchin Children's Center and Texas Children's Hospital. In addition, I have supervised beginning social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists. Over the years, I have held faculty positions at Baylor College of Medicine and Smith College School for Social Work. My practice has included all facets of children's developmental and emotional concerns. Currently a large portion of my practice focuses on children's anxiety, depression, OCD, and divorce related issues.
I have counseled children and parents for twenty-eight years while also enjoying individual adult work. My experience encompasses private practice as well as agencies and hospitals, including DePelchin Children's Center and Texas Children's Hospital. In addition, I have supervised beginning social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists. Over the years, I have held faculty positions at Baylor College of Medicine and Smith College School for Social Work. My practice has included all facets of children's developmental and emotional concerns. Currently a large portion of my practice focuses on children's anxiety, depression, OCD, and divorce related issues.
Lind Butler
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Bellaire, TX 77401 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Therapy is a partnership that grows in an atmosphere of safety and acceptance. It allows one to rediscover the parts of selves which may have been disowned; to learn new skills to handle grief and distress; to build healthier, more nurturing relationships; and to gain access to one's own direct experience of the world. I nurture this collaboration with clients and recognize that within each of us there exists a deeper wisdom that, given adequate support, naturally moves toward healing and integration.
Therapy is a partnership that grows in an atmosphere of safety and acceptance. It allows one to rediscover the parts of selves which may have been disowned; to learn new skills to handle grief and distress; to build healthier, more nurturing relationships; and to gain access to one's own direct experience of the world. I nurture this collaboration with clients and recognize that within each of us there exists a deeper wisdom that, given adequate support, naturally moves toward healing and integration.
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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.