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Living with ongoing pain affects your mood, sleep, work and relationships. Chronic pain counselling helps you cope with pain, reduce its impact on daily life and reconnect with what matters to you.
Registeredclinical social worker
In personor online across Alberta
MultilingualEnglish, Hindi, Nepali, Punjabi, Urdu
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Quick answer
Chronic pain counselling is psychological support for people living with pain that lasts three months or longer. It does not replace medical treatment. Instead, it helps you manage the stress, low mood, frustration and fear that often come with pain, using evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
Pain is real and physical, and the way the nervous system processes pain is also influenced by stress, sleep and emotions. That is why psychological skills can make a meaningful difference.
Is this right for you?
Pain affects more than the body. These are common reasons people look for support.
Feeling down, hopeless or angry about living with pain.
Fear of movement, flare-ups or what the future holds.
Pain and worry making it hard to rest.
Giving up work, hobbies or social plans because of pain.
Overdoing it on good days and paying for it afterwards.
Pain combined with stress or trauma from a collision or workplace injury.
Start with a free 15-minute consultation to ask questions and see if we are the right fit. No referral is needed.
How we help
We work alongside your doctor, physiotherapist or other providers, focusing on how pain affects your life and what you can do to regain a sense of control.
Sessions are usually 50 to 60 minutes, in person at our South Edmonton office or online by secure video anywhere in Alberta.
Helps you notice and change thoughts and habits that increase suffering, such as catastrophizing, and build coping strategies for flare-ups.
Focuses on making room for pain while still moving toward what matters to you, so pain stops being in charge of your choices.
Balancing activity and rest, calming the stress response and improving sleep, which can reduce how intense pain feels.
Step by step
A typical path. Your therapist adapts it to you.
A free 15-minute call to share what is going on, ask questions and get matched with the right therapist.
We listen, understand your history and goals, and agree on a plan together.
You build practical skills in session and try them in daily life, at a pace that feels manageable.
We check progress against your goals and adjust, wrap up, or plan follow-up support.
Care from a Registered Clinical Social Worker (MSW, RCSW) who is a Diplomate and Certified in CBT, with EMDR, DBT and Gottman training.
Our office is in South Edmonton, with secure video sessions anywhere in Alberta.
Counselling in English, Hindi, Nepali, Punjabi and Urdu.
We direct bill select insurance providers. Eligible clients can access free counselling through NIHB and IFHP.
Respectful, trauma-informed care for people of every background.
Choose your therapist
Pick someone who feels like a good fit, then book directly with them on Jane or send us a request below.
Registered Clinical Social Worker
Registered Clinical Social Worker in Alberta and Registered Social Worker in Ontario, offering trauma-informed, culturally responsive counselling for individuals, couples and families.
Not sure who to choose? Select “No preference” in the form and we will match you.
No. Your pain is real. Counselling addresses the emotional and practical impact of pain and teaches skills that can reduce how much pain disrupts your life, alongside medical care.
Yes. We support people coping with pain, stress and trauma after motor vehicle collisions and workplace injuries.
Yes. Counselling works best as part of a team approach. With your consent, we are happy to coordinate with your other providers.
Yes. Online sessions anywhere in Alberta can make support easier when pain makes travel difficult.
No. You can book directly online or by phone. A doctor’s referral is not required, although some insurance plans ask for one, so check your plan if you plan to claim.
Many extended health plans cover counselling with a Registered Clinical Social Worker. We direct bill select insurance providers, and eligible clients can access free counselling through NIHB and IFHP. Check your plan for coverage details.
Our office is at 3818A 97 St NW #203, Edmonton, AB T6E 6N2, in South Edmonton. We also offer secure online sessions anywhere in Alberta.
Take the first step
Send a request and we will reply to arrange your first session, or book a time yourself on our secure Jane App portal.
587-372-3143
contact@disha.ca
3818A 97 St NW #203, Edmonton, AB T6E 6N2
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