Support for Chronic Pain & Medical Trauma
Trauma-Informed Therapy for Chronic Pain, Stress, and Mind-Body Healing
If you live with chronic pain, you’ve likely spent years pushing through, minimizing your symptoms, or being told to “just manage it.” You may feel misunderstood — by providers, loved ones, or even your own body. And it doesn’t have to stay that way.
Therapy can be a place where your pain is taken seriously, you move at your own pace, and your nervous system is supported with compassion rather than pressure.
What This Can Help With:
How We Support Those Struggling with Chronic Pain
You may feel exhausted, frustrated, or misunderstood after living with chronic pain, especially if medical experiences or being dismissed by providers have added layers of stress or trauma. Chronic pain affects more than the body, it impacts the nervous system, emotions, and sense of safety. Our trauma informed approach to chronic pain therapy gently addresses pain related stress, medical trauma, and the emotional weight that often comes with long term pain. Through supportive therapy and EMDR, we help individuals in the Winter Park and Orlando area build resilience, reduce distress, and feel more supported in their healing process.
How EMDR Can Support Chronic Pain
EMDR therapy can be helpful for chronic pain by addressing how the nervous system has learned to respond to stress, injury, or past medical experiences. For many people, pain becomes reinforced by fear, hypervigilance, or unresolved emotional experiences stored in the body.
Through EMDR, we gently target memories, sensations, or beliefs connected to pain and help the nervous system process them in a way that reduces emotional and physical reactivity. Clients often notice a decrease in pain intensity, fewer flare-ups, and an increased sense of safety in their body over time.
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Therapy addresses the emotional, neurological, and stress-related components of pain, helping regulate the nervous system and reduce suffering.
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No. Therapy focuses on the mind-body connection, emotional processing, and coping strategies rather than physical rehabilitation.
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Many clients experience reduced pain intensity or fewer flare-ups by learning nervous system regulation and stress-management skills.
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Yes. Therapy can be helpful even when medical tests don’t show a clear cause.
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Yes. Therapy does not replace medical or physical treatment but works alongside it. Trauma informed therapy supports the emotional and nervous system components of pain that are often overlooked in traditional care.
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Yes. Mind-body approaches, trauma-informed care, and somatic therapies are well-supported in pain research.
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Yes, we provide virtual neurodiversity-affirming therapy anywhere in Florida.
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We are a self-pay practice. However, we offer monthly superbills that you can submit to your insurance for possible reimbursement, depending on your out-of-network benefits.
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Just let us know, we gladly adjust pacing, communication style, lighting, sensory input, breaks, and tools so therapy feels safer and more accessible for you.
Common Questions About Therapy for Chronic Pain
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Looking for support with managing Chronic pain in Winter Park or virtually in Florida?
We invite you to reach out and see if working together feels like the right fit.