The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
OUR MISSION
Our mission at Insight PT and Coaching is to empower individuals with the insights they need to actively improve their health and well-being. Our belief is that when people understand the nature of their health conditions, they do better! Knowing what contributes to your health condition, such as chronic pain, and what you can do to reduce your suffering is empowering, and we are here to help you recognize the power you have to take better care of your body, your health, and yourself.
THE PATH
At Insight we provide opportunities for each person to participate in her or his own healthcare as much as possible. The intention is to serve those individuals who live with chronic pain and other chronic health conditions by empowering them with the knowledge, tools, and strategies that have helped so many take a more active role in their healthcare. We offer a variety of classes, resources, and individual work to support you in the process of successfully initiating and progressing with meaningful changes to actively reduce your symptoms while restoring function and quality to your life. We want to help you become more confident and capable of taking care of your health over time. We want to teach you how to fire us!
YOU MATTER!
Your experience with our practice matters supremely, which is why we believe in treating everyone with the respect, dignity, and compassion they deserve, regardless of your background, culture, gender, race, etc. You matter, and we plan to show you how worthy you are!
Jason Therrien is a holistic physical therapist and health coach who specializes in treating individuals with chronic and complex pain conditions. He currently works in the field of pain management. He earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) from the Medical College of Georgia in 2011. He is a Certified Therapeutic Pain Specialist (TPS) through Evidence in Motion and Certified Health and Well-being Coach (CHWC) through the Wellcoaches Corporation.
Jason has a passion for understanding and treating pain, as he has seen the devastating effects of persistent pain on his patients and loved ones alike. His approach to helping those living with persistent pain is multidimensional and incorporates education, coaching, and psychologically informed practices. His ultimate goal is to empower his patients with knowledge, strategies, and tools to more independently manage and reduce their pain while restoring function and quality to their lives. Jason aims to share the pain insights that have helped so many patients with other healthcare practitioners and wellness professionals in order to minimize the unnecessary suffering that exists in this epidemic of chronic pain.
Jason Therrien, DPT, TPS, CHWC
“Insight Empowers”
Why “Insight”?
The word “insight” can mean many different things. A simple definition of the word is “a deep understanding of a person or a thing.” So, what kind of understanding are we talking about, and how does one gain it? Here at Insight PT and Coaching, we see three uses of the word that fit our empowering approach for addressing persistent pain and illness nicely. To us, “insight” refers to knowledge, personal awareness, and wisdom.
How Insight PT and Coaching Came to Be
Over the years I’ve had the privilege of walking alongside individuals with a wide variety of pain conditions on the path to improving their bodily experience and quality of life. Hearing their stories has helped me understand the feelings and needs of people suffering with pain. The needs that often go unmet in our current healthcare system. I’ve learned how to listen, support, and encourage with more compassion while offering folks a better understanding of their pain condition and what they can do to improve their situation. I don’t presume to have all the answers or to be the best at what I do, but there are many powerful insights that I’d like to now share with more people. My hope is that the education, training, and experience I have acquired will serve you, too.
For a long time I’ve wanted a place where I can openly share the knowledge, tools, and strategies that have helped so many patients. I have also wanted a space to explore and develop new ways of serving those who endure chronic pain and other chronic health conditions. That’s how Insight PT and Coaching came to be. We are here to help you reduce your pain and suffering while restoring function and quality in your life, and I believe the sort of approach we’re offering is uncommon and needed in modern healthcare. There’s a paradigm for understanding and treating health issues, such as chronic pain, that I’ve come to accept. This paradigm beautifully takes into account the whole person in developing the plan of care. Feeling and functioning better in this model incorporates insights about the comprehensive nature of our health conditions and how we can be more powerful agents on our own behalf. We aim to share these insights here so you can learn to take better care of your body, your health, and yourself.
I invite you to consider exploring this website and entertaining the possibility there is more you can do to improve your health and well-being than you have been led to believe. I hope you find the offerings here interesting and useful on your healing journey.
Take care, and may you be well.
-Jason
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