When Pain Affects More Than Your Body

Living with chronic pain is hard enough physically, but it can also stir emotional responses that make life feel heavier:

• avoiding activities or social events

• judging yourself for not “handling it better”

• ruminating on pain and limitations

• becoming hyper-focused on control or certainty

• experiencing frustration, sadness, or anxiety

These emotional patterns are normal responses to chronic pain but can create cycles that worsen suffering over time.

How I help

I’m a licensed therapist in New York State and the founder of Teletherapy AG, a virtual therapy practice serving adults throughout New York.

I offer active, skills-based therapy focused on changing how you respond to internal experiences, not just talking about them. Therapy with me is about learning new ways to relate to anxiety, panic, worry, and discomfort so they no longer dictate your choices or limit your life.

When chronic pain is part of the picture, we also work with emotional patterns like avoidance, rumination, and self-judgment that can shrink life over time, even when pain itself doesn’t change.

My work is grounded in the Unified Protocol, an evidence-based approach that focuses on the common patterns underneath many emotional experiences. Rather than treating concerns as separate problems or relying heavily on labels, we look at the shared processes that keep difficult emotional experiences going, such as avoidance, overthinking, emotional reactivity, and harsh self-judgment.

This is not a spiritual approach, not a somatic-only therapy, and not a space for venting without direction. Therapy involves learning new ways to interpret what’s happening inside you and practicing different responses, even when emotions feel intense or uncomfortable.

You don’t have to be perfect.
You just have to be willing to learn.

Sessions are collaborative, grounded, and practical. We slow things down, look at your patterns with clarity, and build skills you can actually use in your everyday life.

I’m also a first-generation, West Indian New Yorker 🇹🇹🇧🇧🗽. That lived experience shapes how I show up in the therapy space. There’s no pressure to code-switch here or fit into a version of therapy that doesn’t feel authentic to you.

Clients often tell me, “I’ve never thought about my emotions this way before.”

That shift, from feeling overwhelmed by internal experiences to understanding how they work, is often where meaningful change begins.

Therapy Outcomes

Clients often notice:

• Reduced avoidance of activities and social engagement

• Less rumination and worry about pain or limitations

• More choice in responding to discomfort

• Reduced self-criticism related to coping with pain

• Increased engagement with valued life activities

• Greater emotional flexibility and resilience

Next Steps

If chronic pain has been influencing your thoughts, behaviors, and emotions more than you’d like, therapy can help you reclaim flexibility and choice.

Schedule a free 15-minute consultation
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