CHRONIC PAIN & PAIN REPROCESSING THERAPY
When chronic pain affects more than your body.
Persistent pain can affect your work, relationships, sleep, and daily life. You may find yourself planning around your pain or worrying about making it worse.
Over time, it can take an emotional toll too, bringing frustration, fear, or a sense that pain is taking up too much of your life.
Your pain is real.
Pain is a real experience produced by the nervous system. For some people with persistent pain, the nervous system can become increasingly sensitive and continue producing pain even when there is no longer an injury that requires protection.
This does not mean that pain is imaginary or “all in your head.”
Understanding how the brain and nervous system contribute to persistent pain can provide another way of approaching symptoms that may not have responded to other treatments.
Could PRT help with my symptoms?
PRT may be helpful for persistent pain and other chronic symptoms when neuroplastic processes are contributing to the symptoms.
Musculoskeletal Pain
Back and neck pain · Shoulder pain · Hip and knee pain · Repetitive strain injuries · Osteoarthritis-related pain
Headaches & Widespread Pain
Tension headaches · Migraines · Fibromyalgia · Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) · Neuropathic pain
Pelvic & Digestive Symptoms
Pelvic pain · Endometriosis-related pain · Interstitial cystitis · Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Other Persistent Symptoms
Tinnitus · Persistent fatigue · Insomnia · Brain fog
What is Pain Reprocessing Therapy?
Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) is an approach that helps you understand how the brain and nervous system can contribute to persistent pain. Fear of pain, increased attention to physical sensations, and avoiding activities that might hurt can reinforce the brain’s perception that the body is in danger, even when there is no ongoing injury or damage.
Your pain is real. PRT is not about telling you that it’s “all in your head.” Instead, we work to reduce the fear and sense of threat surrounding your symptoms and help your brain respond to sensations differently.
How We’ll Work Together
Understand
Learn how chronic pain can develop and identify what may be keeping your nervous system on high alert.
Reappraise
Through practices such as somatic tracking, you’ll learn to observe physical sensations with curiosity rather than fear, helping your brain begin to interpret them as less threatening.
Explore
Understand how stress, emotions, and life experiences may influence your nervous system and contribute to the pain cycle.
Reconnect
Gradually return to movements, activities, and parts of life that pain may have caused you to avoid.
What to Expect
Virtual Sessions
Sessions are held online, allowing you to do this work from the comfort and privacy of your own home.
At Your Pace
We’ll approach the work gradually, without pushing you beyond what feels manageable.
An Active Approach
PRT involves more than talking about your pain. During sessions, we may use practices such as somatic tracking to help you relate to physical sensations with less fear and greater confidence.
