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Services
Integrative Pain Psychotherapy
and
Mental Health Counseling
In-Person in Polson, MT or Telehealth - Montana
Neuroplastic Chronic Pain and Mind-Body Conditions
(*Most of these can also be caused by structural issues)
Fibromyalgia, Back Pain, Neck Pain, Dizziness, Tinnitus
CRPS, Insomnia, Long-Covid, Chronic Fatigue
Repetitive Strain, Migraines, Headaches, Sciatica
Irritable Bowe, Myofascial Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia
Pelvic Pain, Interstitial Cystitis, Gastrointestinal Issues
Anxiety, Whiplash
List of Neuroplastic Disorders, Click Here
Is My Pain Neuroplastic? Click here for questionnaire.
Mental Health
Anxiety
Depression
Stress Related Disorders
Bi-Polar
Health OCD and Other forms of OCD
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
Living with chronic pain can feel overwhelming—especially when doctors say there's "nothing wrong" or when treatment after treatment fails to bring relief. Despite what society and even some medical professionals may say, healing from chronic pain is possible. Over 50 million Americans live with chronic pain. Emerging research shows that, in many cases, persistent pain is maintained by an overprotective nervous system, fear-based learning, and neural pathways that continue to signal danger even after tissues have healed.
All pain is real. Every pain experience involves the brain and nervous system interpreting signals from the body. The good news? Pain can be unlearned. We take an integrative, mind-body approach to treating chronic pain—combining Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET), mindfulness practices, and nervous system regulation techniques. Together, these tools help you retrain your brain and nervous system to respond to sensations with greater safety and less fear.
Our collaborative approach is designed to help clients reduce pain, increase functioning, and reconnect with meaningful activities.
Grounded in the pioneering work of experts such as Dr. John Sarno, Dr. Howard Schubiner, and Alan Gordon, these evidence-based treatments have helped many individuals recover from chronic pain and related symptoms. We are committed to providing the tools, education, and compassionate support needed to help you build resilience, restore hope, and reclaim your life. There is hope.
Anxiety, depression, stress, and mood disorders can have a profound impact on the nervous system. By enhancing our coping mechanisms, mitigating the stress response, processing emotions, and implementing holistic mind-body approaches, we can help you to regulate your nervous system, alleviate symptoms, and enhance overall well-being.
Our approach is an integrated mind-body approach that includes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness and somatic techniques that are tailored to each individuals needs. Together we will work to calm your nervous system, navigate through trauma, learn new skills, improve communication skills, and develop adaptive coping strategies. Our goal is to assist you in achieving a calmer, healthier, and more balanced life.
DBT Skills Training
We assist clients struggling with Borderline Personality Disorder or challenges with emotional regulation issues with vital skills to enhance their quality of life. Through our comprehensive approach, we utilize Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) with a focus on cultivating mindfulness, developing emotional regulation skills, learning distress tolerance skills, and improving interpersonal relationship skills.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy interventions aim to empower you to integrate mind-body awareness, navigate your emotions effectively, foster healthier relationships, and increase overall well-being. We strive to support you in achieving greater stability, resilience, and fulfillment in your life.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
CBT-I is a first line treatment for chronic insomnia and is considered more effective and long-lasting than pharmaceutical interventions. Treatment usually lasts about 6-8 weeks with follow-ups as needed.
Treatment includes sleep psychoeducation, helping you determine and get the amount of sleep that YOU need, developing healthy sleep routines, sleep hygiene, relaxation skills, cognitive restructuring, and relapse prevention. Improving sleep quality can also have a profound effect on improving well-being, improving chronic pain and mind-body symptoms, and helping reduce intensity of depression and anxiety related disorders.