Offering individual, couples, and group therapy, ketamine-assisted therapy, medication management…
Offering individual, couples, and group therapy, ketamine-assisted therapy, medication management…
A weekly virtual therapy group for individuals living with chronic pain. This group offers rolling enrollment, meaning you can join at any time rather than waiting for a fixed start date.
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Living with chronic pain, illness or symptoms can feel isolating – not just physically, but emotionally and socially. The Signal & The Self offers an expertly facilitated, supportive space to connect, heal, and grow with others who can relate to what you’re going through. Together, we’ll work on building resilience, learning coping strategies, and fostering hope.
We’ll talk openly about the realities of living with chronic conditions:
You are not your pain. This group is about reclaiming strength, community, and hope.
Lucia Clohessy, LCAT-LP, MT-BC, CASAC, and Heather Hamilton, LMHC-D bring complementary perspectives to supporting individuals navigating the emotional, physical, and relational complexities of chronic pain.
Lucia Clohessy, LCAT-LP, MT-BC, CASAC brings a compassionate, trauma-informed approach grounded in traditional psychotherapy, somatic practice, and creative arts therapy. Her experience supporting individuals through trauma, anxiety, grief, substance use, and difficult life transitions allows her to help group members explore experiences that can be difficult to understand or put into words. As a Board-Certified Music Therapist, Lucia can also incorporate creative and expressive approaches when appropriate.
Heather Hamilton, LMHC-D specializes in chronic pain and chronic illness and understands how ongoing health challenges can affect far more than the body—including identity, relationships, emotional well-being, and connection to daily life. Drawing from approaches including IFS, mindfulness-based CBT, somatic therapy, and EMDR, Heather helps clients explore the connection between physical and emotional well-being while building resilience, self-compassion, and greater flexibility.
Your job? Just show up.
The group is supervised by Amanda Sacks-Zimmerman, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, a Board-Certified Neuropsychologist and Clinical Associate Professor of Neuropsychology in Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Sacks-Zimmerman brings extensive experience working with the cognitive and emotional effects of neurological and health-related challenges. Her strength-based approach emphasizes practical strategies, resilience, and helping individuals optimize functioning while navigating complex health concerns.
We honor the resilience you’ve already built and help you expand it.
From pacing to stress management, you’ll leave with strategies you can use every day.
This is a supportive space where every experience is valid and valued.
You’ll be guided by clinicians who deeply understand the intersection of chronic illness and mental health.
To create a supportive space where individuals living with chronic pain can share experiences, build coping skills, and find community.
Relaxation techniques, stress management, pacing activities, pain education, cognitive coping strategies, and communication tools.
Sharing is encouraged, but you can participate at your own pace. Many members start slow and open up naturally as trust builds.
It’s a trauma-informed therapy group. While it offers support, it’s clinically structured with skill-building and guided facilitation.
You are never forced to share more than you want. The focus is on moving forward, not reliving trauma.
If you live with chronic pain and want more support, tools, and connection, you’re in the right place. A short onboarding consultation will help confirm if this group is a good fit for you.
