Personalized neuroplasticity coaching or therapy to help you break free from chronic pain, fatigue, or long covid.
Stubborn Symptoms,
Inadequate Relief
The people I tend to work with often have several things in common: they’ve been to many doctors, tried physical therapy and other body-oriented interventions (surgery, injections, medications—or alternatives like acupuncture, herbal remedies) that did not lead to lasting relief. Or they’ve taken on mind-oriented therapies—cognitive-behavior, emotion-focused, somatic therapy, and tried an array of anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medications.
They may have done some research into their ailments. When I was suffering from chronic arm pain, I read an entire medical textbook, Tendinitis: Etiology and Treatment, and implemented its recommendations precisely. There was some relief, then a relapse.
Some people I work with have visited some of the most advanced medical specialists in the world and spent thousands of dollars on treatments that did not work. At some point, hopelessness and depression can set in, as well as a sense that chronic pain and other symptoms are unavoidable.
Why Pain/Neural Reprocessing?
“Pain Reprocessing Therapy” (aka Neuroplastic Recovery Therapy) is an evidence-based treatment that has been studied with funding from the NIH in randomly controlled trials. It is the most effective treatment for chronic back pain: over half of people randomized to the treatment experienced significant relief after eight sessions. This landmark study published in JAMA Psychiatry, which was widely reported throughout the media, featured brain scans that demonstrated significant rewiring of neural networks involved in producing pain perception.
“The mind-body healing work I did with Kent has materially improved my life in so many ways, and I can see path towards a future I'm excited about.”
— Victor S.
Coaching or Therapy Services
1:1
Group sessions
We All Need Help To See Our Blind Spots
While it can be easy to spot the reasons for other people’s suffering, it’s difficult to see our own fears and other blind spots with clarity. In addition, these teachings around how to heal from chronic symptoms are counterintuitive; most people need a guide in order to become 70-99% symptom-free. There is no shame in turning to someone for help. We are social beings, and we heal through relationship with others.
What I Offer
> Pain/Neural Reprocessing Coaching or Therapy
> Customized Somatic Tracking
> Guidance that Leads to Mind-Body Insights and Symptom Relief
As someone who overcame a pain syndrome in 2004, and has been working as a filmmaker within the mind-body community since 2011, I bring over a decade of experience and knowledge about the neuroplastic, or mind-body healing process.
I guide people in coaching sessions toward relief from a wide array of neuroplastic conditions, including musculoskeletal pain (arm, leg, back, head, neck, and fibromyalgia), functional somatic syndromes like migraine, IBS, and FND, as well as post-infectious syndromes like ME/CFS, Chronic Lyme, and Long Covid, to name some of the 30+ conditions. Chronic symptoms that can be unlearned include pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression, insomnia, brain fog, digestive dysfunction, motor control issues, and many more. A comprehensive list of mind-body conditions can be found here.
While they’re not a silver bullet, these collaborations often lead to substantial reductions in symptoms.
What Healing Looks Like
People I’ve worked with have gone from years of suffering to largely symptom-free, sometimes rapidly, more often over several months. They return to activities they love without fear: gardening, bike riding, hiking. They live knowing how to handle occasional spikes of pain or fatigue without getting lost in fear, and they don’t get sucked into pursuing unnecessary medical interventions.
Transformation is possible, and it can be life-changing in more ways than just eliminating symptoms. People become reconnected with joy, calm, equanimity, and a deeper sense of purpose.