Psychologist for Chronic pain

Yes I actually hit the jackpot and have a therapist with chronic pain. I wouldn't say you need a psychologist but find a good therapist, someone you're comfortable with who can help manage everything and keep your wellness in check as chronic pain is a battle.

Who directed you to a psychologist? Was it another doctor you were seeing?

I think that a phone conference with a pyschiatrist is a standard procedure for the insurance. I think they want to weed out the people that have unrealistic expectations for the stimulator.
I had the phone conference.
I wish they didnt let me do it. I didn't have any pain relief, and had it replaced by a different one and then removed all together. None of the stimulators did anything for my back pain. Good luck with yours.

No I just looked for one myself.

I have been seeing a few Neurologists for peripheral neuropathy in my feet since early 2018. The first one said I had SNL (small fiber neuropathy) and so far the two other doctors said the same but the first reomended Lyria which I take since mid 2018. The second doctor sent me to a Psychological Neurologist. We tried supplements and bio-feedback. Nothing changed much with my pain. My third Neurologist recmmended pain management and some functional medicine therapy. I am going to see what they say now. Just for notes here, my 2nd Neurologist specialized in stiff muscle syndrome so he sent me to a parkinsons specialist. I have an older sister with parkinsons for 10 years now. The parkinsons doc said I did not show any symptoms of it. And the stiff muscle doc said similar things. So far no real cause has been identified for my pain. The only thing so far was doc #1 said it might be from taking an immune surpressant (Prograf/Tacrolimus) since 2000 when I had a liver transplant. I had to have a second liver transplant in 2017. So far doc #2 and #3 just shook their heads when I mentioned my two transplants and the immune med. They did not say yes, it could be. So now I feel like I am going crazy. So, I guess I will see with the two other neurological departments think or suggest.

I immediately related to your post because I have also lived with chronic pain for 30 years, since I was 30 and I'm 67. I guess I'm closer to 40 years! I just want to say you really wrote a beautiful guide for anyone starting out. Different techniques help at different times in our lives. I am a believer in yoga. I've practiced some form of yoga since I was 17. Now it's chair yoga. I was able to become a chair yoga therapist and help others. I also agree about accessing youtube. When you have chronic pain, in my case unable to work, free is a real plus.