Psychotherapy for Chronic Pain, Illness, Trauma, & Nervous System Healing

Nature-inspired therapy office looking out over a peaceful pond and trees for grounding and reflection.
Nature-inspired therapy office looking out over a peaceful pond and trees for grounding and reflection.

Specialized Telehealth Psychotherapy for Chronic Pain, Trauma, & Relationships

For adults and couples across Arizona looking to heal mind-body symptoms, trauma, anxiety, or the nervous system.

Psychotherapy for Chronic Pain, Trauma, Relationships, & Nervous System Regulation

You might be here because…

  • You’ve been told “everything looks normal”… but your body doesn’t agree.

  • You've spent years searching for answers and still don't feel understood.

  • You’ve felt dismissed by past providers.

  • Medical explanations may have helped but not brought lasting relief.

  • Your relationship feels stuck in familiar, painful patterns.

  • You’ve wondered if it means it’s “all just in my head….”

All emotional and physical pain is real!

Rather than fighting against your symptoms, we'll explore how stress, trauma, and nervous system patterns influence the body, felt emotional distress, and chronic conditions. Together, we can discover new pathways that support connection with your inner world and the people who matter most.

Your nervous system is working hard to help you through life’s challenges, even if it doesn’t always feel like it! Sometimes prolonged stress, illness, trauma, or physical and emotional pain can amplify the nervous system into triggered states that may keep your brain focused on danger rather than connection or calm. Therapy can help you develop awareness, safety, trust in yourself, your felt experiences, and the body’s capacity to respond differently.

How I Can Help

  • An empty mountain road stretching forward, representing the journey toward lasting relief.

    Chronic Pain

    Move beyond pain management by rewiring the nervous system for lasting physical and emotional change.

  • A vast, calm field under open skies, reflecting stability and endurance for chronic illness support.

    Chronic Illness

    Regain a sense of autonomy and well-being when medical answers alone feel incomplete or don’t offer relief.

  • Golden light breaking through trees in a forest, representing clarity and FND regulation.

    FND Support

    Navigate the complex intersection of brain-body signals with somatic, neuroplastic, compassionate care.

  • A misty, serene coastline with rocky textures, symbolizing safety and emotional calm.

    Trauma & PTSD

    Go beyond talking about your story to emotionally processing, integrating, and reclaiming the present.

  • Two empty chairs overlooking a peaceful mountain landscape, symbolizing a shared space for connection.

    Couples Therapy

    Shift your communication patterns to reclaim the connection your relationship deserves.

  • Tall, golden-green grass, representing grounding and present-moment awareness.

    Anxiety & OCD

    Discover how to get freedom from overwhelming mental ruminations, obsessions, or compulsions.

You’re More Than Your Symptoms

While symptom reduction can remain an important goal, experiential therapy helps you understand the bigger role that symptoms have played in your life. We can work toward the core function of your symptoms rather than putting a temporary fix on a deeper pain.

Michael Tugendhat, LCSW, smiling in a navy shirt. Telehealth trauma therapist in Scottsdale.