Chronic pain is a condition on the rise in children, teens, and young adults. Headaches, abdominal pain (that may or may not be the result of stress/anxiety), musculoskeletal pain, and other chronic pain conditions (such as CRPS, POTS, fibromyalgia, among others) are incredibly difficult to manage and stay functional. Coming to a psychologist to address chronic pain conditions is not an admission that “it’s all in your head,” rather it’s a place to learn coping skills to better manage pain and sometimes to learn skills for living a meaningful life even with pain. I use both cognitive-behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help my patients with chronic pain continue to function in their daily lives with expressed goal of not just to survive, but to thrive.