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Mind-Body Connection for Women with Chronic Pain's Purpose or Mission
This group is designed to support women living with chronic physical pain by helping them understand how emotional experiences, nervous system activation, and physical symptoms are interconnected. It provides a structured and emotionally safe space where participants can explore their experiences, receive validation, and develop practical skills. Through guided discussion and psychoeducation, participants learn about the stress response and discover regulation strategies drawn from CBT, DBT, and somatic practices. The group encourages self-awareness, emotional processing, and a more compassionate relationship with the body, shifting responses from fear to understanding.
Our mission is to reduce symptom-related distress, enhance daily functioning, and strengthen participants’ sense of agency in their own healing journey. By combining education, practical tools, and supportive connection, the group empowers women to respond to their bodies with curiosity and care rather than frustration or avoidance. Over time, participants gain confidence in managing pain, navigating emotional challenges, and cultivating resilience. The ultimate goal is to foster both physical and emotional well-being, creating a foundation for sustainable growth and self-compassion.
Mind-Body Connection for Women with Chronic Pain is designed for
This group is designed for women aged 30 and older who experience chronic physical pain. It provides a supportive space to explore the connection between emotional experiences, stress, and physical symptoms. Participants can learn practical strategies to manage pain, increase self-awareness, and respond to their bodies with compassion rather than fear. The group welcomes women seeking understanding, validation, and tools to improve daily functioning and overall well-being.
Participants who join Mind-Body Connection for Women with Chronic Pain can expect
Participants who join this group can expect a structured and supportive therapeutic environment that meets weekly for four weeks, with each session lasting 75 minutes. The focus is on the mind-body connection, exploring how emotions, stress, and nervous system activation can influence chronic pain. Sessions include psychoeducation about the stress response and practical strategies for regulation, helping participants develop tools to manage symptoms more effectively. Guided exercises drawn from CBT, DBT, and somatic approaches support increased emotional awareness, reduced reactivity, and a greater sense of control over physical experiences.
The group also provides space for shared reflection, validation, and learning through the experiences of others, fostering connection and understanding. Over the course of the four weeks, participants can expect to gradually build coping skills, deepen self-awareness, and cultivate a more compassionate relationship with their bodies. By the end of the group, members often feel more empowered to respond to pain with curiosity and care rather than fear, enhancing both emotional and physical well-being.
Jewish Community Experience
This group is offered within a Jewish community context, with attention to cultural values, family dynamics, and experiences common in this population. Emotional expression, stress, and physical symptoms are explored with respect for religious identity, modesty, and community norms. When appropriate and desired by participants, language, examples, and metaphors may gently incorporate familiar cultural or spiritual concepts.
The space is inclusive and nonjudgmental, allowing each woman to engage at her own level of religious observance. While the focus remains clinical and therapeutic, the group honors the cultural framework that shapes daily life and coping patterns. Participants can expect a supportive environment where their experiences are understood in the context of both their bodies and their community, fostering growth and healing that feels personally meaningful.
Mind-Body Connection for Women with Chronic Pain Leader
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English HebrewPeople we work with
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Women GroupsLicensed to work in
New York8 years in practice
Licenses
- LMHC 12/31/2027. License number 01296501
Degrees
- MS by Touro Collge 2018
Average costs per session
$75 - $100