Looking for therapist dealing with psychosomatic pain?

Blumentopf

Can anyone recommend a counsellor/psychotherapist that could help me find the (underlying emotional) cause for a recurring back pain? Have had it x-rayed, MRI and examined to the hilt, nothing seriously wrong with it, so want to look into the psycho element side of things (after reading The Mind Body Connection Book by Dr John Sarno). Does anyone know anywhere that specifically deals with this kind of stuff? Or is there any particular branch/type of therapy I should be looking for

JuliusCaesar

All pain is to some extent psychological.....you could try some of the pain specialists, or a psychophysiologist.

Blumentopf

Psychophysiologist? Didn't even know they existed, but sounds about right!

Blumentopf

Ok, this may sound a bit mad, but I thought I browse a bit through this forum to get a better idea of what all these different disciplines are etc, and I must admit I am scared stiff to go and see any kind of therapist/analyst/counsellor after reading some of the threads - I might end up with regressed trauma due to fantasy induced false memories, or god knows what not else, and judging by some of the questions that some of the people that are training any of the above disciplines ask, I'm not sure I want to let anyone near me. Clearly, this forum is not ideal for someone like me who is contemplating seeking help....

Odysseus

Shouldn't be an issue if you go through a strong professional body to find whatever type of therapist you want. However, you have a point we are not here to make a referral, this is a place to discuss issues that related to psychology or psychotherapy, both the good and the bad.

What you should note is what you are seeing here implies that there are psychotherapists/psychologists who are interested in discusssing what a good quality of practice is from what ever treatment modality they work from. This for me shows that there are people out there practicing who want to provide the best service they can; if you get my point. We don't allow individuals to be named as we cannot stand over that, and like any other professions there are both good and bad therapists, as well as what we could call chancers.

If you feel you need the service of a professional use a professional body to find someone.

JuliusCaesar

Blumentopf wrote: »

Clearly, this forum is not ideal for someone like me who is contemplating seeking help....

Which is why there is a sticky on How to Find a Therapist at the beginning of the forum.........

(psychophysiologists may also be known as biofeedback therapists - but ensure the qualifications include psychophysiology! more info here)

Blumentopf

Many thanks, sorry I probably sounded like a total drama queen, I suppose I am just a bit nervous about opening "the can of worms", so want to make sure I get a good "opener", for want of a better word...