• Chronic pain — also known as persistent pain or neuroplastic pain — is pain that persists beyond the expected period of healing, often lasting months or years.

    It is common to think of pain as the result of an injury or structural abnormality, but research has shown that chronic pain is more often caused by neural pathways in the brain. These pathways may have developed at the time of an injury or during a period of high stress, but remain active long after the body has healed and the danger has passed.

    This does not mean that the pain is "in your head" in the imaginary sense— anyone who has lived with persistent pain knows how very real it is. But recognizing chronic pain as a neurological process has given us new and effective ways to treat it.

  • Pain Reprocessing Therapy is an evidence-based treatment developed specifically for chronic pain. It draws on principles from neuroscience, cognitive behavioural therapy, and somatic awareness to help people understand the brain-body connection underlying their pain — and to gradually shift it.

    At ALDER THERAPY, we offer individual PRT as well as the Healing from Chronic Pain therapy group.

  • Pain Reprocessing Therapy may be helpful if you are living with chronic pain that has not responded to other treatments, or where no clear structural cause has been identified. Neuroplastic pain is associated with many conditions including chronic back and neck pain, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, and others where symptoms persist beyond the expected period of healing.

    If you are unsure whether PRT is right for you, please contact us for a complimentary consultation.

Treatment for Chronic Pain

Healing from Chronic Pain:

A 6-Week Program

Chronic pain and persistent symptoms can impact every aspect of life—often leading to fear, frustration, isolation, and hopelessness. This 6-week group program is designed to help participants better understand the brain-body connection while learning practical tools to reduce persistent pain and neuroplastic symptoms.

Grounded in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), this program combines neuroscience education, somatic awareness, emotional regulation, and behavioural change. Rather than focusing solely on eliminating pain, the group encourages participants to move toward meaningful living—even when symptoms fluctuate. The goal is not perfection, but increased comfort, capacity, and connection; the group format offers the added benefit of connecting with others who truly understand the challenges of living with chronic pain.

The Chronic Pain Professional Practice Group

The Chronic Pain Practice Group is a professional practice group for clinicians working in the chronic pain space— physicians, social workers, psychotherapists, and others. It is a monthly, virtual peer consultation group where practitioners can connect, reflect, and get support from colleagues who truly understand the complexity of this work.

We welcome clinicians treating a range of conditions— including fibromyalgia, IBS, migraines, and other persistent symptoms— not only those working explicitly in pain.

Spaces are limited to 8 participants. If you are interested in joining the next cohort or would like more information, please contact us at hello@aldertherapy.ca.

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