Pain Reprocessing Therapy

The goal of healing is not to fix yourself, the goal of healing is to stop treating yourself like a problem.

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You’re not alone. Healing is real. I’ve lived it.

Chronic pain can shrink your world. It can make even the simplest tasks feel overwhelming and leave you in a constant state of survival mode. When I was suffering from chronic migraines and panic attacks, my focus narrowed to just getting through the day and making it back to my bed. Life became about coping, not living. That all began to change when I discovered Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)—a powerful, brain-based approach grounded in neuroscience. Through PRT, I learned that my pain was not a life sentence, but a protective pattern my brain had learned—and could unlearn. As I began to retrain those neural pathways, I gradually reclaimed my energy, movement, and joy. It wasn’t instant, but it was real—and it changed everything.

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Pain reprocessing therapy provides a way out of chronic pain using:

01. Pain Science

Learning about the brain origins of chronic symptoms and the pain fear cycle, specifially about how neuroplastic symptoms are reversible.

02. Mindfulness

Attending to our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment with presence, curiosity and compassion rather than being in the past or future.

03. CBT

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identify and changing negative or unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that reinforce danger and chronic symptoms.

04. Graded Exposure

Identifying pain-eliciting activities and gradually exposing oneself to them while regulating the nervous system to teach the brain and body they are innately safe and not a threat.

05. Somatic Tracking

A central technique in PRT is called “somatic tracking”. The goal of somatic tracking is to help attend to pain sensations through a lens of safety.

06. Joy & Play

Lastly, but maybe most importantly, we are not just eliminating symptoms, but introducing more joy and pleasure to build a life of meaning and authenticity.

  • "Lena is an insightful, thoughtful, and resourceful mental health professional. She is adept at navigating various topics or concerns, and offers perspectives and/or guidance without judgement. I feel very much seen and understood in my sessions. I'm so grateful to have found a therapist I can trust; it’s been life changing! I highly recommend Lena. She will be genuinely committed to your well-being and healing."

    R.L. - Fall River, MA

  • "Lena creates a safe, client-centered space that makes this challenging but transformative work possible -- always providing opportunities to pause, tap into my own agency, and process together using her diverse therapeutic toolkit. After just a few sessions of EMDR with Lena, I am starting to truly feel my feelings in their fullness and to loosen the hold of stuck traumas in my heart, mind, and body."

    K.A. - Somervile, MA

  • "I just wanted to tell you how thankful I am that you came in to my life, Lena! You have helped me so much, to have grace for myself, to take care of myself, create the space for curiosity and permission to let go of so many definitions and rules I once had for myself and for my life. I’m just so grateful, thank you ❤!!!!"

    L.B. - Wellesley, MA

  • "I highly recommend working with Lena. She validates my feelings while gently challenging my fears, doubts, and limiting beliefs. She has unwavering faith in my potential and introduces new tools and methods when needed, empowering me to lead my own healing journey. I trust Lena because she has recovered from chronic pain herself and truly understands what I’m going through. I also appreciate the humor, joy, and compassion she brings to our sessions."

    K.P. - Cambridge

  • "Hello, Elena, I want to deeply thank you for your marvelous, miraculous work with my nephew. You have given him back the mobility in his hands and also helped him grow as a person well beyond his physical healing. I watched him gradually lose huge parts of his life and then saw him gradually gain everything back and more, thanks to you. I can't say how grateful I am to you. "

    H.C. - Colchester, CT

  • Intakes are 60 minutes and are $225. All following sessions are 50 minutes and $200. Cancellations within 24 hours are charged the full fee.

  • My availability is often variable. Please reach out to me to discuss. If I am not currently taking clients, I can often provide resources for alternative options.

  • I do not accept insurance, but will provide monthly statements for you to submit for reimbursement. Many insurance plans offer out of network benefits. Please reach out to your insurance company for clarity before contacting me.

  • Yes. I hold several spaces for sliding scale clients. I ask my clients to be honest with themselves around ability to pay my full fee so that I can provide reduced fees to clients experiencing financial hardship. (Please refer to this helpful graphic.) If you fall into the latter category, please contact me. If I don’t have space, I can offer assistance finding a low fee therapist.

  • As of 2021, under law, health care providers are required to give clients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services.

    You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy services.

    You can ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service, or at any time during treatment.

    If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.

    For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, or how to dispute a bill, see your Estimate, or visit https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises.

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Elena Crisp. Trauma therapist in Massachusetts. EMDR therapy massachusetts. Pain Reprocessing Therapist in massachusetts.

“It was when I stopped searching for home within others and lifted the foundations of home within myself I found there were no roots more intimate than those between a mind and body that have decided to be whole.”

Rupi Kaur

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