Find relief from your chronic pain, symptoms or conditions
Do you live with chronic pain or symptoms that don’t have a clear treatment or solution?
I have been there, and I understand how debilitating, confusing, hopeless, and all-consuming it can be.
What if you didn’t have to plan your life around your pain or symptoms?
What if all this time and energy you spend on managing your symptoms can be put toward what you love doing?
What if you learned to go easy on yourself?
What if you learned to trust yourself again?
All of this (and more) is possible, and I want to help you do it.
As a mind-body coach specializing in chronic pain recovery, I will help support you in your recovery journey using the latest evidenced-based tools and techniques, with a big dose of compassion.
The Science
We are in the midst of a huge paradigm shift in how science understands and treats chronic pain and other conditions like fibromyalgia, chronic Lyme, IBS, chronic migraines, and more.
Doctors and other medical professionals used to see pain and other physical symptoms as an indication that something was wrong with the body, but now science is showing that the driver for a large portion of chronic pain and symptoms is actually the brain and nervous system misreading neutral signals as threats.
The good news is – we can retrain the brain and nervous system to alter our experience of pain and other symptoms, and in many instances even eliminate them entirely, by taking a brain-based approach that focuses on cognitive, emotional and behavioral patterns.
Experts estimate that about 80% of chronic pain originates in the brain and nervous system – also known as primary pain, neuro-plastic pain, mind-body pain, or tension myositis syndrome (TMS). Even pain and symptoms that have a physical cause can be exacerbated by misfiring neural pathways related to our conscious thoughts, subconscious expectations, and emotions, so I believe that everyone with chronic pain or symptoms can benefit from this work.
Disclaimer: I am not a medical provider or a licensed mental health provider. I do not diagnose or treat any medical or mental health conditions. Any information provided here on my website is meant to serve as tools for self-help for personal use at your own discretion in conjunction with therapists, medical professionals, or other licensed professionals that meet your needs.
My Coaching Process
I will spend some time getting to know your unique story (symptoms, patterns, what helps, what doesn’t, etc.) so I can meet you where you are. (This is not a cookie-cutter one-size-fits-all program!) The process will look a little different for everyone but will include:
Live 1:1 coaching sessions that include both conversations and real-time pain recovery tools.
Personal support in between live sessions via email or Whatsapp for resources, reminders, questions, gentle accountability, troubleshooting, celebrating, and more.
Individualized education on mind-body science and tools via live sessions, messaging, and sharing of targeted resources.
Coaching Outcomes
Together, we will help you:
Build belief that you can recover.
Reduce fear around your pain and symptoms.
Practice mindful, kind awareness with your symptoms and in your life.
Build awareness of non-physical contributors to symptoms like stress, emotions, thoughts, and habits.
Identify and normalize your emotions, especially the emotions that we have been conditioned to believe are “bad” like shame, fear, sadness and anger.
Embrace feeling GOOD and bringing more joy into your life.
Treat yourself (and all parts of yourself) with love and compassion.
Realign your life with your values.
Timeline/ packages:
Everyone is different and at different points in their journeys; I like to work with you in a way that suits YOU.
6 sessions will provide a solid introduction to the tools and practices and give you some time to start incorporating new ways of being in your life. Some people see a huge transformation in 6 sessions!
12 sessions will give us a chance to delve deeper into the practices, explore more of the emotional journey, and allow for more time for change (and life). Building new habits and unlearning old patterns takes time. It can be nice to commit to a longer timeline to give yourself support for lasting change.
Buying a package of 6 or 12 sessions allows you to save some money and commit yourself to the process. You’re also welcome to purchase each session individually.
Prices (2025):
1-hour session: $90
6-session package: $500
12-session package: $900
I accept payment at time of scheduling via Zelle or Venmo.
FAQs
Will this work for me?
Experts estimate that about 80% of chronic pain originates in the brain and nervous system – also known as primary pain, neuroplastic pain, mind-body pain, or tension myositis syndrome (TMS). Even pain and symptoms that have a physical cause can be exacerbated by misfiring neural pathways related to our conscious thoughts, subconscious expectations, and emotions, so I believe that everyone with chronic pain or symptoms can benefit from this work.
That said, the origin of your pain or symptoms will influence our approach, so one of our first steps is assessment.
What symptoms or conditions are commonly neuro-plastic or affected by a mind-body approach?
Here are just some examples: fibromyalgia, dizziness, POTS, anxiety, multiple chemical sensitivities, tension headaches, chronic fatigue, paresthesias (numbness, tingling, burning), tinnitus, migraine headaches, back pain, neck pain, TMJ, sciatica, IBS, and more. Message me if you have questions about yours!
Are you a licensed therapist?
No. I am a coach/guide/mentor/educator. See my qualifications here. If I think you would benefit from a licensed therapist, I will recommend that. My approach as a coach and guide is less about digging into the past, and more present-moment and future-oriented. (I love therapy, and highly recommend it, but this is a separate process that can be more accessible for different people at different points in their lives.
Testimonials
"The coaching experience with Sarah was wonderful. I felt expertly guided, informed and encouraged. It helped me immensely, both in changing my relationship with my physical pain and in giving me a more positive outlook on life in general."
"Sarah is so wonderful, natural and effective at coaching. I will be highly recommending her to others who face mind-body challenges. She has started me on a life-changing journey!"