Headaches & Migraines
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Integrative therapy for chronic headaches and migraines in Arlington, MA and across Massachusetts
Chronic headaches and migraines can be debilitating, unpredictable, and exhausting. You may live with ongoing pain, sensitivity to light or sound, nausea, or brain fog—often while trying to keep up with work, family, and daily responsibilities. At Integrative Psychology, our fully licensed clinicians offer evidence-based, integrative therapy for headaches and migraines that addresses the brain–body–nervous system connection, helping reduce frequency, intensity, and the overall impact of symptoms.
Support for Headaches and Migraines That Goes Beyond Symptom Management
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Headaches and migraines are real neurological conditions. While medical care is essential, many people notice that symptoms both cause stress and are also influenced by stress, sleep, nervous system activation, and learned pain patterns.
You may recognize experiences such as:
• Frequent or chronic headaches
• Migraines with or without aura
• Head pain triggered by stress, fatigue, or sensory overload
• Muscle tension in the neck, jaw, or shoulders
• Sensitivity to light, sound, or smell
• Anxiety about when the next migraine will occur
• Difficulty functioning during or after an episode
These patterns reflect how pain-processing systems become sensitized over time—and those systems can be influenced through integrative treatment.
When Headaches or Migraines Take Over Your Life
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At Integrative Psychology, headaches and migraines are treated using principles from health psychology, behavioral medicine, and neuroscience.
Our approach focuses on:
• Reducing nervous system hyperreactivity
• Addressing stress and muscle tension patterns
• Improving sleep and recovery
• Reducing pain amplification and anticipatory anxiety
• Increasing confidence in managing symptoms
This work is designed to complement neurological and medical care, not replace it.
Our approach focuses on:
• Reducing nervous system hyperreactivity
• Addressing stress and muscle tension patterns
• Improving sleep and recovery
• Reducing pain amplification and anticipatory anxiety
• Increasing confidence in managing symptoms
This work is designed to complement neurological and medical care, not replace it.
Our Integrative Gut–Brain Approach
Therapies Commonly Used for Headaches and Migraines
Treatment is individualized by our licensed psychologists and counselors and may include:
Biofeedback
Biofeedback is one of the most well-researched behavioral treatments for headaches and migraines. It helps clients learn to regulate muscle tension, blood flow, breathing, and stress responses that may contribute to head pain.
Clinical & Medical Hypnosis
Hypnosis can reduce headache and migraine frequency and intensity by changing pain perception, reducing stress reactivity, and improving nervous system regulation.
Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback may support stabilization of brain activity patterns associated with stress, migraines, sensory sensitivity, and recovery following headache episodes.
Cognitive and Behavioral Interventions
CBT-informed strategies help address stress, anticipatory anxiety, and behavioral patterns that may unintentionally worsen headaches or prolong recovery.
Behavioral Medicine Strategies
Education and skills related to sleep, pacing, stress physiology, and lifestyle rhythms support long-term symptom reduction.
Biofeedback
Biofeedback is one of the most well-researched behavioral treatments for headaches and migraines. It helps clients learn to regulate muscle tension, blood flow, breathing, and stress responses that may contribute to head pain.
Clinical & Medical Hypnosis
Hypnosis can reduce headache and migraine frequency and intensity by changing pain perception, reducing stress reactivity, and improving nervous system regulation.
Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback may support stabilization of brain activity patterns associated with stress, migraines, sensory sensitivity, and recovery following headache episodes.
Cognitive and Behavioral Interventions
CBT-informed strategies help address stress, anticipatory anxiety, and behavioral patterns that may unintentionally worsen headaches or prolong recovery.
Behavioral Medicine Strategies
Education and skills related to sleep, pacing, stress physiology, and lifestyle rhythms support long-term symptom reduction.
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Clients often seek support for:
• Chronic tension-type headaches
• Migraine headaches
• Stress-related headache flares
• Headaches associated with sleep disruption
• Fear or avoidance related to migraines
• Reduced quality of life due to pain
• Difficulty managing triggers and recovery
It’s possible to experience improvements in both symptom severity and confidence in managing their condition.
• Chronic tension-type headaches
• Migraine headaches
• Stress-related headache flares
• Headaches associated with sleep disruption
• Fear or avoidance related to migraines
• Reduced quality of life due to pain
• Difficulty managing triggers and recovery
It’s possible to experience improvements in both symptom severity and confidence in managing their condition.
What Headache and Migraine Therapy Can Help With
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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 carefully paced
• We work alongside medical providers when appropriate
• Goals focus on reducing pain impact and improving daily function
Progress is measured in meaningful improvements—not elimination of every symptom.
• Care is available in Arlington, MA and via telehealth across Massachusetts
• Treatment is collaborative and carefully paced
• We work alongside medical providers when appropriate
• Goals focus on reducing pain impact and improving daily function
Progress is measured in meaningful improvements—not elimination of every symptom.
What to Expect
Related Services
• Chronic Pain & Health-Related Conditions
• Sleep & Insomnia Treatment
• Stress Management & Burnout
• Biofeedback and Neurofeedback
• Clinical & Medical Hypnosis
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If Headaches & Migraines are affecting your daily life, integrative care is available.
Schedule a free consultation to discuss your symptoms and explore whether this approach is a good fit.
You deserve care that takes your symptoms seriously—without oversimplifying them.
Schedule a free consultation to discuss your symptoms and explore whether this approach is a good fit.
You deserve care that takes your symptoms seriously—without oversimplifying them.
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