SUPPORT · CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT
Chronic Pain Management Support
Chronic or persistent pain can have a huge impact on all of your life areas and interfere with the things you like to spend your time doing. Using a CBT and ACT informed approach, therapie can help you build practical strategies for managing pain, protecting your energy and getting back to what matters. Sessions are available at Sheidow Park in person or via telehealth anywhere in Australia.
ACCEPTED FUNDING PATHWAYS:
Medicare Mental Health Treatment Plan · NDIS · Private Health · WorkCover · RTWSA · Self-funded
Living With Chronic Pain
Chronic or persistent pain doesn't always have a clear medical fix, and living with it day to day can wear down your energy, your mood, your sleep, your work and your relationships, sometimes leaving you feeling stuck or unheard.
Understanding Chronic Pain and How Therapy Can Help
Persistent pain changes how the brain and body communicate, which is why pain can continue even after tissue has healed. Therapy doesn't aim to eliminate pain entirely. It focuses on helping you respond to it differently, reducing its impact on your daily life and building sustainable ways to keep doing the things that matter to you.
My Approach Includes
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CBT and ACT informed strategies for managing the thoughts and emotions that come with chronic pain
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Pacing and energy management techniques to avoid the boom-bust cycle of overdoing and crashing
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Practical strategies for sleep, stress and daily routines affected by pain
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An occupational therapy lens connecting pain management back to your roles, work and everyday activities
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Support navigating the emotional toll of chronic pain, including frustration, low mood and anxiety
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Linking in with any other practitioners who are helping you in order to work collaboratively where possible, and discussing additional referrals where identified
How I Can Help With Chronic Pain Management
I work with adults experiencing chronic pain related to injury, illness or conditions with no clear diagnosis. Together we'll look at what's making day to day life harder and build practical, realistic strategies that fit around your pain, not against it.
My Approach Includes
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Individual therapy using CBT and ACT informed approaches for chronic pain
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Functional capacity assessments related to pain and injury for NDIS, WorkCover or medicolegal purposes
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Support for chronic pain alongside anxiety, low mood or the impact of a workplace injury
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Strategies for returning to work, study or valued activities while managing pain
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Available through Medicare Mental Health Treatment Plans, NDIS, private health, WorkCover, RTWSA or self-funded arrangements
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Getting Started Is Simple
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Get in touch
Call, email or use the contact form to reach out, no referral required to make an enquiry.
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Have a quick chat
Call or email for a free 5-minute conversation to check we're a good fit.
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Book your first session
We'll talk through what's been happening with your pain and start building a plan together, at your pace.
Where We See Clients: Adelaide's Southern Suburbs and Telehealth Australia-Wide
We see clients in person at Southcare in Sheidow Park. Telehealth appointments are available Australia-wide.
Proudly supporting clients in Sheidow Park, Trott Park, Hallett Cove, O'Halloran Hill, Happy Valley, Reynella, Woodcroft and surrounding southern Adelaide suburbs.
Let's Talk
If chronic pain is affecting your work, relationships or day to day life, I'd love to help. Get in touch for a free 5-minute chat to see if we're a good fit.
Book a free 5-minute suitability chat
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