1:1 Brain-Based Pain Coaching

When treatments keep failing, the approach needs to change.

If you've tried to fix your pain from every angle and still feel stuck, it may be time to look at the pattern your brain and nervous system are protecting.

We'll talk through your situation and see whether this approach makes sense — no pressure either way.
This may sound familiar
  • You've had temporary relief, but the pain keeps coming back
  • You've tried treatments that made sense on paper but didn't create lasting change
  • Your pain moves, changes, or doesn't fully match what you've been told
  • You keep wondering if there's one more thing you haven't tried
  • Your body feels unpredictable — and that's exhausting on its own
  • Every decision gets filtered through pain first
What we actually work on
  • Why your symptoms may keep returning
  • Why fear and monitoring keep the pain cycle active
  • How to respond differently when symptoms flare
  • How to stop treating every sensation like a threat
  • How to rebuild trust in your body
  • How to move forward without chasing certainty
If this is where you are, you're not out of options. You may just need a different explanation.
This approach

Grounded in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, TMS, and nervous-system regulation

The pain is real. But real pain isn't always caused by ongoing structural damage. When the brain believes something is dangerous, it can create or amplify pain as a protective response — and that protection can become learned, reinforced, and automatic, even after the original injury has healed.

The goal is to help your brain stop interpreting safe sensations, movements, and activities as dangerous.
Before this work

What people are often feeling when they reach out

Some people feel afraid. Some feel angry. Some feel discouraged. Others just feel confused, because nothing fully explains what they're experiencing.

Many have had moments where they thought they were finally getting better, only for a flare to pull them back into fear and doubt. Others have stopped trusting their body, because every movement or commitment has become a risk calculation.

Wherever you're starting from, we begin by making sense of what's happening — and identifying the patterns that may be keeping your symptoms active.

Rick Hamman
Why I do this work

I want to help you stop guessing and start understanding the pattern underneath the pain.

I work with people who've often spent months or years searching for answers — trying the logical things, following advice, spending money, time, and energy trying to get their life back.

When pain finally starts to make sense, fear can begin to drop. And when fear drops, the brain has room to learn something new.

✓ PRT Certified — Pain Psychology Center, trained under Alan Gordon (21-hr program) →
150+Clients helped
1,100+Coaching hours
4+Years in practice
Common questions before booking
Does insurance cover this?
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What happens in the free consult?
We'll talk through your symptoms, what you've already tried, and whether a brain-based approach fits your situation — honestly, including if it doesn't. No pressure to book afterward.
What if I book a package and it's not the right fit after session one?
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Coaching Options

Choose the level of support that's right for you

While many coaches in this field charge significantly more, pricing here is kept approachable on purpose — so this work is available to more people.

Single Session
$100
Pay per session

Ideal if you'd like to experience this approach before committing to more.

  • 60-minute private coaching session
  • Personalized guidance for your symptoms
  • Questions answered in real time
  • No long-term commitment
Book Single Session
5-Session Momentum
$400
$80/session · save $100

For people who want more guidance while building lasting change and everyday confidence.

  • Five 60-minute coaching sessions
  • Greater continuity and accountability
  • More time to work through obstacles
Book 5-Session Package
Not sure which to choose? Start with the free consult — [Rick] will tell you honestly which option fits, not just upsell the biggest package.
★★★★★
After more than 20 years of chronic pain, I went from struggling to walk down my driveway to walking 10 miles a day on vacation.
— Jay M. Read More Client Stories →
One last thought

Pain that has persisted for months or years is not always a sign that your body is broken.

If you're here, there's a good chance you've already worked incredibly hard to get better — researched, tried treatments, hoped, been disappointed. I know how exhausting that cycle can become.

Sometimes your brain has simply learned to stay in protection mode. And learned patterns can change.

Whether we end up working together or not, I hope you leave here with that idea. If you'd like help figuring out whether it's what's happening for you, I'd be happy to talk.