Strength Through Connections
Integrated Behavior Health
for Effective Pain Managment
Break The Cycle Of Pain
Consultation
Our counseling approach has been designed to assist you with tapping into your full potential throughout your pain management experience. We will provide you with the added insight you need to set personal or professional goals, which will give you the life you really want.
Compliance
We understand that managing chronic pain can be difficult, and setbacks happen. Some challenges are beyond your control, but many can be improved with the right support. We're here to help you get back on track with your physician's treatment plan in a compassionate, nonjudgmental way—you're not alone in this journey!
Client Portal
We provide workshops aimed to foster a sense of community and provide valuable support for individuals grappling with chronic pain by creating a space for shared experiences and collaborative strategies.
Helping you take control of your chronic pain
Pain is an all-too-familiar problem and the most common reason that people see a physician. Unfortunately, alleviating pain isn't always straightforward.
At least 100 million adults in the United States suffer from chronic pain, according to the Institute of Medicine. The American Academy of Pain Medicine reports that chronic pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined.
Understanding and managing the thoughts, emotions and behaviors that accompany your discomfort can help you cope more effectively with your pain — and can actually reduce the intensity of your pain.
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Smarter Pain Care: How Behavioral Health Reduces Costs and Improves Lives
Smarter Pain Care: How Behavioral Health Reduces Costs and Improves Lives
Chronic pain remains one of the most expensive and complex conditions to treat, driving significant costs across the healthcare system. The top high-cost drivers include:
- Frequent emergency department utilization
- Repeat diagnostic imaging
- Polypharmacy and opioid dependence
- Surgical complications
- Disability-related costs
Traditional, medical-only approaches often fail to address these drivers, leaving patients with persistent symptoms and escalating costs. This is where Integrated Behavioral Care (IBC) changes the equation.
Why Integrated Behavioral Care Works
IBC embeds behavioral health services directly into the chronic pain pathway, allowing for:
- Psychosocial assessment to identify risk factors early.
- Evidence-based interventions like cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction.
- Medication adherence support to prevent misuse or dependency.
These strategies have been shown to reduce reliance on opioids, improve surgical recovery, and enhance patient functionality—all key measures that align with payer incentives and value-based performance metrics.
Financial Sustainability
Billing for behavioral health services provides a sustainable revenue stream to offset staffing costs. More importantly, the IBC model reduces long-term costs by preventing avoidable emergency visits, unnecessary surgeries, and prolonged disability claims. In a healthcare environment driven by value-based care contracts, this approach positions an organization as both clinically innovative and financially responsible.
A Leadership Opportunity
As healthcare leaders, we can invest in a model of care that:
- Improves outcomes for chronic pain patients
- Aligns with payer priorities
- Strengthens organizational sustainability
- Establishes a scalable, future-ready framework
By advancing Integrated Behavioral Care, we not only transform chronic pain management but also ensure the long-term health—both clinical and financial—of an organization.
"Pain is not in your head, and the solution is not in your body."
-Dr. Howard Schubiner, MD
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