EXPERTISE
Helping those suffering from emotional distress related to a work injury or work-related trauma
Sometimes after a work injury or exposure to a traumatic event at work, people can develop anxiety, post-traumatic stress, depression, and irritability as a result of the experience.
Additionally, work injuries may create additional stressors (e.g. financial strain, relationship strain, uncertainty about the future, etc.) that then can further complicate recovery from a work injury
- Our behavioral health specialists provide expertise in helping people recover from these experiences
- They use cognitive behavioral therapies to improve sense of self-worth, confidence with resuming important work and life activities, and improving coping with anxiety, PTSD, depression, and irritability
- They can provide assessment and individual psychotherapy for those who may have developed a mental health condition related to their work injury
- They can provide individual behavioral health intervention for those who are experiencing stressors that may be impacting their ability to recover from their work injury
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Approaching pain in a different way
Pain psychologists help those suffering from chronic pain to cope in more positive ways.
- They teach cognitive and behavioral coping skills for managing fear, depression, anger and other emotional consequences of pain.
- They also help patients understand pain and how it can be influenced by psychosocial factors.
- They teach patients psychological strategies for pain control.
- Pain psychologists also help family members understand chronic pain, and they help resolve negative changes that often occur in relationships because of chronic pain.
