Yes. The methods used for helping people with chronic pain recovery are transferable to a variety of conditions like phobias, self-esteem, grief, and performance management. In my clinical experience trauma and chronic pain are often amplified — at least in part — from learned habits of prioritizing criticism over self-compassion, outcomes over enjoyment, or perfection over, well, anything else. Working at skills to alleviate anxiety, increase a sense of soothing, and develop a positive perspective of oneself are ways to proactively increase resilience and and reduce the probability of developing chronic conditions.

Feel free to reach out for a consultation and we can discuss whether the methods used at Radius would be a fit for your specific goals.

It depends what we work on. Clients who are learning to manage anxiety can usually expect fewer sessions than say someone processing through early childhood trauma or chronic pain. In short, if the unhelpful condition has become a prolonged habit or is fused with a person’s sense of identity, then more sessions are typically required.

First, it takes courage to reach out for help. I have worked with many people who are fiercely independent and have been taught to believe that having emotions are a sign of weakness. They are not. Emotions are a form of information — a way the body and brain communicate. Coming to therapy is a way to honour your independence and to learn how to use emotional signals to your advantage rather than relentlessly pushing them away.

PRT is helpful for conditions where a structural cause of the pain is either ruled out, or when there is inconsistency in pain symptoms (i.e., pain changes locations, comes and goes, is stress induced). Some common 'non-structural’ pain conditions can include: general lower back pain, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, failed back surgery, TMJ, migraine headaches, and health anxiety. Feel free to reach out for a free consultation to talk more about your specific condition and whether PRT and related methods would be a fit.