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Migraine & Headache Awareness Month is coming to a close, however advocacy and awareness needs to occur all year round! acceptance & commitment therapy chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain migraine psychologist Jun 30, 2022

Migraine & Headache Awareness Month is coming to a close, however advocacy and awareness needs to occur all year round!

View my 2017 interview with INvisible Project, 1st Migraine Edition, online:

https://invisibleproject.org/dr-melissa-geraghty/

Also checkout my article, "Medical History...

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain acceptance & commitment therapy act chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain mental health migraine Jun 15, 2021

Check out my talk on Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain (with a focus on Migraine Disease)!

Therapy can be vital for navigating life with Chronic Illness.

A big thanks to the Association of Migraine Disorders for supporting people with complex neurological diseases.

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Dr. G is Featured in the INvisible Project: Migraine Addition (1st Edition). acceptance & commitment therapy chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain psychologist May 01, 2017

 

1st Migraine Edition

Dr. Melissa Geraghty

Channeling her experience, she helps others.


When Melissa Geraghty, Psy.D. was a sophomore in high school, she had her wisdom teeth removed. What should have been a simple procedure led to temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) and, eventually,...

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Commitment and Chronic Pain: A Potent Combination acceptance & commitment therapy chronic illness chronic migraine chronic pain rare disease Feb 01, 2016

Commitment and Chronic Pain: A Potent Combination

Power of Pain (iPain) Resource Magazine 2016.
Written By: Dr. Melissa E. A. Geraghty, Psy.D.

Commitment. This word is often thrown about haphazardly. People can feel defensive about it.

Of course I am committed to improving my health! Can’t...

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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) acceptance & commitment therapy mental health psychologist Dec 04, 2015

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

By Melissa Geraghty, Psy.D.

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a mindfulness-based behavioral therapy. ACT (pronounced as one word) is based on six core principles: acceptance; cognitive defusion; being present; self-as-context; values;...

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