{"id":14625,"date":"2025-02-01T16:07:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T21:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shepctr2025dev.wpengine.com\/?page_id=14625"},"modified":"2025-03-08T11:27:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T16:27:20","slug":"psychological-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/treatment\/services-clinics\/pain-institute\/psychological-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychological Therapy for Chronic Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero-container hero-container__hero-small_image\">\n  <div class=\"hero hero-small_image\">\n    <div class=\"hero__title_container\">\n      <h1 class=\"hero__title\">\n                  Psychological Therapy\n              <\/h1>\n              <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n\t<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\">Pages<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ol>\n<\/nav>      \n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"hero__image-container\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/sci-day-program-sci-rehab-psychology-0193.jpg?ver=1732656229\" alt=\"Three people sit in a living room with light-colored walls and a clock. 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In addition to long-term pain relief, psychological therapy can also help strengthen your body, mind, and spirit.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"idf-block text-content\">\n\t\t<h2>What to expect in a pain psychology session<\/h2>\n<p>Your first session will include a biopsychosocial assessment to understand the biological, psychological, and social factors contributing to your chronic pain. Following this assessment, your pain psychologist will work with you to develop an individually tailored treatment plan to meet your goals and optimize outcomes. This treatment plan may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understanding how your body reacts physically to stress and how that affects pain and illness.<\/li>\n<li>Exploring the purpose of stress and &#8220;good&#8221; vs. &#8220;bad&#8221; stress.<\/li>\n<li>Decreasing physical muscular tension to improve pain management.<\/li>\n<li>Looking at how to sleep better.<\/li>\n<li>Learning new relaxation techniques.<\/li>\n<li>Changing your habits to improve pain management.<\/li>\n<li>Getting support from others in dealing with your pain.<\/li>\n<li>Making your thoughts work more effectively to manage and cope with pain.<\/li>\n<li>Using complementary treatment to reduce pain medication.<\/li>\n<li>Increasing physical activity and related functioning in various areas of life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"idf-block text-content\">\n\t\t<h2>Chronic pain psychology techniques and treatments<\/h2>\n<p>Using an integrative psychotherapy model, pain psychology treatments are individualized and flexible, combining holistic techniques and therapies. While treatment varies for everyone, most individuals can learn what they need in 8 to 10 sessions. Referrals for long-term psychological needs can be given if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--accordion idf-block accordion\" id=\"accordionFlush7016\">\n            <div class=\"accordion__accordion\">\n      <h3 class=\"accordion__title\" id=\"flush-heading_7016_1\">\n        <button class=\"accordion__trigger\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#flush-collapse_7016_1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"flush-collapse_7016_1\">\n          Cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain <span class=\"sp-before-icon\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/h3>\n      <\/h2>\n      <div role=\"region\" id=\"flush-collapse_7016_1\" class=\"accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"flush-heading_7016_1\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordionFlush7016\">\n        <div class=\"accordion__content-wrap text-content\"><p>One in 14 Americans experience chronic pain that interferes with their daily activities. According to the <a class=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/monitor\/2022\/09\/understanding-managing-pain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Psychological Association<\/a>, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the most effective strategies to help your body manage chronic pain. This <a class=\"\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC5797481\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gold Standard Treatment<\/a> helps you work with your mind and body to tame the pain response. Together we\u2019ll work on changing the cycle of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors responsible for pain. CBT incorporates skills to retrain your brain, understand the power of your thoughts and actions in your pain response, and to create strategies that help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"accordion__accordion\">\n      <h3 class=\"accordion__title\" id=\"flush-heading_7016_2\">\n        <button class=\"accordion__trigger\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#flush-collapse_7016_2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"flush-collapse_7016_2\">\n          Biofeedback therapy for chronic pain <span class=\"sp-before-icon\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/h3>\n      <\/h2>\n      <div role=\"region\" id=\"flush-collapse_7016_2\" class=\"accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"flush-heading_7016_2\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordionFlush7016\">\n        <div class=\"accordion__content-wrap text-content\"><p>Chronic pain can often cause unconscious responses within the body, such as shallow breathing or muscle tension. Using electrical sensors attached to your body, the biofeedback instrument monitors your body\u2019s psychological activity of breathing, blood flow, heart rate, skin conductance, and muscle tension. Using these measurements as a guide, your therapist can help you adjust your body to recognize these involuntary physical reactions while decreasing chronic pain. The Pain Clinic can connect you to a biofeedback specialist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"accordion__accordion\">\n      <h3 class=\"accordion__title\" id=\"flush-heading_7016_3\">\n        <button class=\"accordion__trigger\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#flush-collapse_7016_3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"flush-collapse_7016_3\">\n          Post-traumatic stress disorder therapy for chronic pain <span class=\"sp-before-icon\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/h3>\n      <\/h2>\n      <div role=\"region\" id=\"flush-collapse_7016_3\" class=\"accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"flush-heading_7016_3\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordionFlush7016\">\n        <div class=\"accordion__content-wrap text-content\"><p>Individuals who have experienced a traumatic event or injury are more likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain. Our pain psychologist develops a treatment plan that addresses both components.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"accordion__accordion\">\n      <h3 class=\"accordion__title\" id=\"flush-heading_7016_4\">\n        <button class=\"accordion__trigger\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#flush-collapse_7016_4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"flush-collapse_7016_4\">\n          Relaxation and mindfulness-based techniques for chronic pain <span class=\"sp-before-icon\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/h3>\n      <\/h2>\n      <div role=\"region\" id=\"flush-collapse_7016_4\" class=\"accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"flush-heading_7016_4\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordionFlush7016\">\n        <div class=\"accordion__content-wrap text-content\"><p>Focusing on reducing stress and its negative impacts, mindfulness-based techniques include meditation or mind and body exercise to help you achieve a state of relaxation. In doing so, you learn techniques to cope with chronic pain, reducing pain intensity and improving overall well-being and quality of life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"accordion__accordion\">\n      <h3 class=\"accordion__title\" id=\"flush-heading_7016_5\">\n        <button class=\"accordion__trigger\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#flush-collapse_7016_5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"flush-collapse_7016_5\">\n          Presurgical evaluations for chronic pain <span class=\"sp-before-icon\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n      <\/h3>\n      <\/h2>\n      <div role=\"region\" id=\"flush-collapse_7016_5\" class=\"accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"flush-heading_7016_5\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordionFlush7016\">\n        <div class=\"accordion__content-wrap text-content\"><p>Since psychological and emotional factors can strongly influence chronic pain relief, a psychological evaluation can be performed before a chronic pain procedure like a spinal cord stimulator implant or intrathecal pump. This evaluation includes interview and testing techniques to identify emotional, behavioral, and psychological difficulties that can negatively impact procedure outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--link-block idf-block\">\n\t<div class=\"link-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"link-block__label\">Continue Exploring<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/admissions\/costs\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCosts &#038; Insurance\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/admissions\/patient-experience\/housing\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHousing Options\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/shepherd.org\/about\/locations\/shepherd-center\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDirections to Pain 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