I worked with a Multidisciplinary team for treatment of chronic pain patients. I performed psychological assessments and conducted both individual and group psychotherapy sessions.

While working with chronic pain patients, I was also performing research for my dissertation at Vanderbilt University. Chronic pain patients are a challenge to work with: while they are not experiencing any more organic pain from an injury, it is converted into psychogenic pain instead. This particular type of patient is a challenge to treat as this pain is very real to them. In the process of treating these patients, I successfully experimented with NeuroLinguistic Programming (NLP). This technique worked well with this type of patients, and in conjunction with a Holistic approach, was effective in returning them to a healthy level of functioning.

I supervised the Biofeedback clinicians in monitoring our patient’s progress in the reduction of muscle tension, a process which could complicate recovery for Chronic pain clients.