Chronic Pain Psychology in Orange County
Living with chronic pain is exhausting both physically and mentally. When pain becomes a constant presence, it changes how you think, how you feel, and how you show up in your own life. What most people don't realize is that the mind and body are deeply connected, and that connection is one of the most powerful levers for change.
Dr. Ryan Pearce can help you identify and pull the right levers.
A Psychological Approach to Chronic Pain Relief
Dr. Ryan Pearce, PsyD specialises in the mind-body connection and works with adults whose chronic pain has a significant psychological component. Using CBT and related evidence-based approaches, we help you understand how thoughts, emotions, and behaviours are influencing your pain experience — and how to shift them.
Real Strategies, Not Just Coping
Our approach isn't about teaching you to "live with it." It's about giving you tools that reduce suffering and restore function. Sessions follow our structured Discover, Practice, Achieve framework, available in-person in Irvine, CA or via telehealth across California.
Chronic Pain Management:
It’s time to retake control of your life. When your pain is in the driver’s seat, it can feel like your pain gets to make all of your decisions. But a diagnosis of Chronic Pain is not a death sentence and does not have to hold you back for the rest of your life. It is not easy to find a way forward, and it does take time and hard work to re-wire your Central Nervous System (CNS). Luckily, your body is extremely resilient and adaptable. Correnti Psychology can help you strengthen your ability to cope with the daily setbacks, regulate your emotional and physical experience, and improve your Pacing Strategies. In addition, we can enhance the effectiveness of your relaxation strategies that, combined with your other new skills, will put you on a path to live the life that you hope for.
Conditions and Specialties include but are not limited to:
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Athletic Injury and/or Recovery
Autoimmune and Inflammatory Conditions
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Celiac Disease
Crohn’s Disease
Diabetes
Type 1 and Type 2
Diabetic Neuropathy
Fibromyalgia
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Interstitial Cystitis (IC)
Lupus
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Psoriatic Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Sjogren's Syndrome
Ulcerative Colitis
Cancer
Conversion Disorder
Chronic Stress
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Concussions
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)
Fibromyalgia
Gastrointestinal Pain (GI)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Joint Pain
Lower-Back Pain
Lupus
Migraines and Chronic Headaches
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Neck and Shoulder Pain
Neuropathy
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Pain Resulting from Surgery
Sciatica
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Spinal Stenosis
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJ)
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs)
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Unknown Causes of Pain