Pain Reprocessing Therapy in El Cerrito, CA

There is an answer for chronic pain, central sensitization, & frustrating somatic symptoms.

Somatic manual therapy and nervous system regulation techniques for neuroplastic chronic pain relief at Soft Power in El Cerrito, CA.

The specific technique my patients typically find most effective is called Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), but I like to think about it as sensory reprocessing therapy. It’s a type of mind-body medicine. As an occupational therapist, the sensory system is my specialty. Sensations can include neuroplastic pain, but also less obvious somatic symptoms like nausea, fatigue, gastrointestinal symptoms like bloating and reflux, urinary urgency or frequency, restlessness, or insomnia.

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There is a super complex relationship between the body, the brain, the environment, and the sensations we feel. Our memories, histories, and fear related to certain experiences can lead to a misinterpretation or amplification of nerve sensations. The brain can perceive threat from normal sensations.

A trauma-informed pelvic floor therapist providing somatic manual therapy and nervous system regulation to an East Bay patient on a treatment table for neuroplastic chronic pain relief.

I appreciate this and also believe your individual experience and values are more important than anything else. I stand by the fact that you will always know more about your body than any healthcare provider ever could.

I’m here to gently nudge both the thinking and subconscious parts of your brain to help it recalibrate so you can find some relief in a way that feels good and validating.

Common symptoms that can be treated with PRT in El Cerrito or online

  • low back pain, chronic back pain

  • hip pain

  • pelvic pain

  • jaw pain

  • pain with sex

  • shoulder pain or neck pain

  • SI joint pain or sacroiliac joint pain

  • inconsistent pain, pain that moves around

  • pelvic organ prolapse

  • insomnia

  • pain during pregnancy or postpartum pain

  • pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain

  • pubic symphysis dysfunction or pubic bone pain

  • difficulty or pain with childcare tasks

  • bladder urgency or overactive bladder

  • intersticial cystitis or painful bladder syndrome

  • anxiety about movement

  • gastrointestinal symptoms/IBS

  • bloating or nausea

  • dizziness

  • burning mouth syndrome

  • fibromyalgia

  • jaw clenching

  • brain fog

  • fatigue or chronic fatigue syndrome