Chronic Pain Management
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Integrative therapy for chronic pain in Arlington, MA and across Massachusetts
Chronic pain can change how you move through the world. When pain persists, it often affects sleep, mood, concentration, relationships, and your sense of safety in your own body. Many people feel caught between medical treatments that don’t fully help and advice that feels dismissive or oversimplified. At Integrative Psychology, we provide evidence-based, integrative therapy for chronic pain that addresses the brain, nervous system, and lived experience of pain—alongside medical care.
Chronic Pain Care That Treats the Whole System—Not Just the Symptom
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Chronic pain is not always about an ongoing injury—it reflects changes in how the nervous system and brain process pain signals over time. Stress, trauma, illness, sleep disruption, and repeated pain experiences can sensitize the system, making pain feel louder, more persistent, or harder to recover from.
You may notice patterns such as:
• Pain lasting longer than expected
• Pain that fluctuates with stress or fatigue
• Fear of movement or flare-ups
• Feeling tense or guarded much of the time
• Sleep disruption related to pain
• Emotional exhaustion or frustration
• Feeling disconnected from your body
These patterns are real, understandable, and—importantly—modifiable.
When Pain Becomes a Daily Companion
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At Integrative Psychology, chronic pain is treated through the lens of health psychology and behavioral medicine.
Our approach focuses on:
• Reducing nervous system overactivation
• Addressing central pain sensitization
• Changing learned pain and threat responses
• Improving sleep, stress regulation, and recovery
• Supporting function, confidence, and quality of life
We never view pain as “all psychological.” Instead, we work at the intersection of biology, psychology, behavior, and nervous system regulation.
This care is designed to complement medical treatment and physical rehabilitation—not replace it.
Our approach focuses on:
• Reducing nervous system overactivation
• Addressing central pain sensitization
• Changing learned pain and threat responses
• Improving sleep, stress regulation, and recovery
• Supporting function, confidence, and quality of life
We never view pain as “all psychological.” Instead, we work at the intersection of biology, psychology, behavior, and nervous system regulation.
This care is designed to complement medical treatment and physical rehabilitation—not replace it.
Our Integrative Approach to Chronic Pain Management
Therapies Commonly Used for Chronic Pain
Treatment by our licensed and experienced clinicians is individualized and may include:
Biofeedback
Biofeedback helps clients learn to regulate muscle tension, breathing, heart rate variability, and stress responses that contribute to pain amplification.
Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback may help stabilize brain activity patterns associated with pain sensitivity, hyperarousal, fatigue, and sleep disruption.
Clinical & Medical Hypnosis
Hypnosis is a well-supported intervention for chronic pain. It can help reduce pain intensity, change pain perception, and improve coping and comfort.
Cognitive and Behavioral Pain Interventions
CBT-informed strategies help address fear-avoidance, catastrophizing, and activity cycles that unintentionally worsen pain.
Empowered Relief® for Chronic Pain
When appropriate, we offer Empowered Relief®, an evidence-based program developed at Stanford University that teaches practical tools to reduce pain-related distress and improve function.
Behavioral Medicine Strategies
Education about pain neuroscience, pacing, sleep regulation, and stress physiology supports long-term symptom improvement.
Biofeedback
Biofeedback helps clients learn to regulate muscle tension, breathing, heart rate variability, and stress responses that contribute to pain amplification.
Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback may help stabilize brain activity patterns associated with pain sensitivity, hyperarousal, fatigue, and sleep disruption.
Clinical & Medical Hypnosis
Hypnosis is a well-supported intervention for chronic pain. It can help reduce pain intensity, change pain perception, and improve coping and comfort.
Cognitive and Behavioral Pain Interventions
CBT-informed strategies help address fear-avoidance, catastrophizing, and activity cycles that unintentionally worsen pain.
Empowered Relief® for Chronic Pain
When appropriate, we offer Empowered Relief®, an evidence-based program developed at Stanford University that teaches practical tools to reduce pain-related distress and improve function.
Behavioral Medicine Strategies
Education about pain neuroscience, pacing, sleep regulation, and stress physiology supports long-term symptom improvement.
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We work with adults experiencing:
• Long-standing or persistent pain
• Pain that continues after injury or illness
• Stress-exacerbated pain conditions
• Pain related to medical procedures or chronic conditions
• Pain with unclear or mixed medical findings
• Pain accompanied by anxiety, depression, or trauma
• Reduced confidence in movement or activity
Care is individualized based on your condition, history, and goals.
• Long-standing or persistent pain
• Pain that continues after injury or illness
• Stress-exacerbated pain conditions
• Pain related to medical procedures or chronic conditions
• Pain with unclear or mixed medical findings
• Pain accompanied by anxiety, depression, or trauma
• Reduced confidence in movement or activity
Care is individualized based on your condition, history, and goals.
Chronic Pain Concerns We Commonly Support
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• Therapy is typically weekly or bi-weekly
• Care is available in Arlington, MA and via telehealth across Massachusetts
• Treatment is collaborative and paced carefully
• We coordinate thoughtfully with medical providers when appropriate
• Goals focus on function, comfort, and quality of life
Progress often includes reduced symptom intensity, fewer flare-ups, and greater function in daily life.
• Care is available in Arlington, MA and via telehealth across Massachusetts
• Treatment is collaborative and paced carefully
• We coordinate thoughtfully with medical providers when appropriate
• Goals focus on function, comfort, and quality of life
Progress often includes reduced symptom intensity, fewer flare-ups, and greater function in daily life.
What to Expect
Related Services
• Chronic Pain & Health-Related Conditions
• Fibromyalgia
• Headaches & Migraines
• Sleep & Insomnia Treatment
• Biofeedback and Neurofeedback
• Clinical & Medical Hypnosis
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If chronic pain is affecting your life, integrative, evidence-based support is available.
Schedule a free consultation to discuss your symptoms and explore whether this approach is a good fit for you.
You deserve care that takes your pain seriously—without reducing you to a diagnosis.
Schedule a free consultation to discuss your symptoms and explore whether this approach is a good fit for you.
You deserve care that takes your pain seriously—without reducing you to a diagnosis.
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