Psychosomatic Psychoanalytic Community Pain Clinic
Living with pain can make life feel small, lonely, and out of your control. Our Pain Clinic offers intensive psychotherapy that looks at pain in a fuller way—connecting body and mind—so you can begin to find words, meaning, and support instead of feeling reduced to a symptom.
Treatment available in our Bronx and Midtown locations.
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Rose Hill Psychoanalytic Pain Center (RHPC) inaugurates a state-of-the-art psychoanalytic/psychosomatic approach to help patients reclaim a sense of self, articulate a narrative of their deepest existential anxieties associated with chronic pain and progressively begin to reduce addictive and disabling pain medication, regain their humanity and desire for living, and begin to re-invest in their lives, relationships and histories.
Individual, group, couple, family and art psychotherapy
What is the Rose Hill Pain Clinic?
The Rose Hill Psychosomatic Psychoanalytic Community Pain Clinic (RHPC) is a specialized program for people living with chronic pain, long-term illness, and somatic symptoms that feel hard to explain. We focus on the emotional and personal side of pain, not just the medical diagnosis.
Many of our patients feel:
Dehumanized by their pain
Lost in a maze of appointments, tests, or medications
Unsure how to talk about what they’re going through
Our aim is to help you recover a sense of self and story—to understand what your body may be expressing when words are not yet available. As therapy unfolds, many people begin to reclaim their desire for living, relationships, and a fuller life beyond symptoms.
Our approach – Connecting Body and Mind
We draw from a psychosomatic, psychoanalytic approach, which understands body and mind as deeply linked. Physical symptoms sometimes carry emotional histories—experiences, conflicts, and traumas that haven’t yet found a way to be spoken. We ask gentle but important questions, such as:
What might your body be saying that has been hard to put into words?
How have pain, illness, or fatigue shaped your relationships and sense of self?
In treatment, your body is welcome in the room: we pay attention to symptoms, sensations, fatigue, and medical history, alongside thoughts, feelings, and relationships. Over time, what once felt “just physical” can begin to take on meaning and become thinkable and speakable.
Who We Work With
Our Pain Clinic may be a good fit if you:
Live with chronic pain (e.g., back, neck, shoulder, knee pain, migraines, fibromyalgia)
Have complex or “medically unexplained” physical symptoms
Are living with the effects of trauma that show up in your body
Feel overwhelmed by the emotional side of illness, medical treatment, or disability
Want to explore new ways of living with pain and improving your quality of life
Want to feel less alone and connect with others who share similar experiences
We see adults, adolescents, and children, and we are committed to affirming and inclusive care across culture, race, ethnicity, gender identity, and socioeconomic background.
How We Can Work Together
1. Individual Therapy for Pain and Beyond
In individual therapy, you meet regularly with a psychotherapist trained in psychosomatics. Together, you explore how pain, illness, and life history come together in your emotional world. This can help you feel less preoccupied by symptoms and more able to shape a meaningful path forward.
2. Group Therapy through the Pain Clinic
We currently offer two group-based options connected to the Pain Clinic:
From Pain to Connection: Chronic Pain & Somatic Concerns Group
A community therapy group for people living with chronic pain or somatic concerns who want more than just medical treatment. The group focuses on:Moving beyond the daily grind of symptoms
Making room for the emotional and personal dimensions of pain
Exploring how pain shapes relationships, self-expression, and daily life
Reducing isolation and reconnecting with imagination, creativity, and voice Chronic Pain Group
Learn more and join via our Group Therapy page
Being Together: Community Process Group
A community-oriented group for people who feel “in-between” places—between cultures, languages, families, or identities—and who are searching for a sense of belonging. Members:Build community and feel less alone
Talk about family, language, identity, and cultural transitions
Put words to loneliness, feeling “in-between,” and mixed feelings
Practice connecting with others in a supportive, open conversation Community Process Group
This group is also listed on our Group Therapy page
3. Psychodrama
We offer psychodrama groups in which participants can symbolically enact experiences with the support of multiple therapists. This can give form and voice to otherwise unspoken pain and internal conflicts.
4. Psychiatric Support
When helpful, we collaborate closely with psychiatrists specialized in psychosomatics and pain to support thoughtful medication management alongside psychotherapy.
For Health Practitioners and Community Partners
We welcome collaboration with physicians, specialists, hospitals, community organizations, and mental health providers. Together, we can:
Build mutual referral networks to connect patients to psychosomatic care
Co-create groups in your community spaces (e.g., ongoing pain groups or community process groups)
Host educational talks, case conferences, or staff trainings on psychosomatics and chronic pain
Coordinate integrated care for shared patients
If you are interested in collaborating or referring patients, please email us.
Insurance and Fees
Rose Hill Psychosomatic Community Pain Clinic is in-network with many commercial and Medicaid plans, including:
Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
Cigna
Fidelis
Healthfirst
Molina
For other insurances, we can help verify your benefits and discuss out-of-network coverage and self-pay options.
Locations & Contact
You can keep your existing office information; just update the heading to match the Pain Clinic branding, e.g.:
Where to Find Us
Midtown Office – 321 West 44th St, Suite 510, New York, NY 10036
Upper West Side Office – 80 Central Park West, Suite A & B, New York, NY 10023
Bronx Office – 696 East 187th St, Suites 205–8, Bronx, NY 10458
To schedule:
Call (212) 221-4567, use our Schedule page, or email painclinic@rhps.nyc for Pain Clinic–specific questions.
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