Chronic pain that doesn’t add up?

Your body isn’t trying to betray you; it’s trying to speak to you.

Online mind-body therapy that helps you untangle what it’s trying to say.

You’ve been in go-mode for years…

  • powering through

  • brushing off pain

  • outrunning the alarm

Breaking down, just to function.

  • Your body is screaming.

  • Your mind is running in circles to fix it.

And you’re stuck in the middle—so damn exhausted.

You’ve already tried everything to help…

  • Consults with every -ologist in town

  • Talk therapy, physical therapy, scream therapy

  • Self-help books, YouTube success stories, Reddit rabbit holes

  • Shaking, walking, stretching

And nothing sticks.

So, maybe it feels laughable to be considering yet another therapy…

But this isn’t just “talk therapy.” This is something deeper.

This is the place to unlearn your pain.

You’ve already tried pain management: medications, injections, surgeries, coping strategies, support groups, exercise routines. The list goes on.

But the real work isn’t in chasing symptoms.

It’s in tracing patterns:

  • The physical ones that run between the body and brain and “fire off” danger signals when you move

  • The mental ones that anticipate discomfort, tell you what you can’t do, and try to outthink the pain cycle

  • The self-beliefs and stories you’ve rehearsed since childhood

  • The survival programs your system has been running long after the threat has passed

I want to unlearn my pain 
Clicking the button above will take you to an inquiry form on my website where you can let me know your interest in working together. I personally review each submission and will reach back out in 1-2 business days with next steps.

How This Therapy Works

Hey there, I’m Dr. Anahita Kalianivala, PhD.

And yes, I’m a PhD-level psychologist with a sh*t ton of training (including a Stanford fellowship in pain psychology).

But my job isn’t to give you textbook explanations.

Or workbook walk-throughs you could do yourself.

My job is to take my experience, knowledge, and insight, and create a tailored-to-you experience that:

  • actually moves the needle

  • rewires your brain and your body

  • moves you away from survival mode

  • and towards safety, release, and repair.

This usually looks like…

    • Collaborative, calm support that meets you where you are

    • Gentle invitations to increase awareness of body, emotions, and thoughts when we’re together

    • Concrete and doable practices you can “take home”

    • Without pressure to explain or make everything make sense

    • And with no expectation for you to have it all figured out

    • …that’s what I’m here for

    • “Office Hour” support via WhatsApp

    • Reach out when things feel unclear, a strategy “isn’t working,” or to catalogue a real-life win

    • You don’t have to hold it all by yourself between appointments.

This work is intentional, steady, and skillful. It’s tailored to your pace, your system, and your patterns.

Slow enough to be safe. Deep enough to create real change.

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The hard truth:

Chronic pain isn’t solved by doing more.

It shifts when your system feels safe enough to slow down, drop the old patterns, and move with ease.

That’s why this work address the signals your system is sending — even the ones that frustrate you, that don’t make sense, or that seem unpredictable.

Because before we can change the pattern, we have to understand what it’s been trying to protect.

  • You’ll learn how to:

    • Stop overriding and start acknowledging discomfort

    • Decode your body’s “alarm signals” and translate that into cues you can actually respond to

    • Recognize when you’re bracing, chasing, or avoiding

    • Learn what you can do to feel safe and at ease, instead

    So you can:

    • Wake up without fear of moving your body

    • Think about making plans without a pit in your stomach

    • Take on the day and finish what you start, like you used to

    • Move your body, without worrying that one wrong turn will cause a flare

  • "I feel so much more confident in my ability to cope. I'm no longer fighting with the pain."

    Female Client

  • "Your voice is like a key to feeling safe."

    Female Client

  • "My anxiety is dropping. I feel more at ease and comfortable. It's like the normalcy I had before... It feels really good."

    Male Client

  • "I've seen a lot of therapists... and being able to do this work with you means a lot to me. I'm so grateful I found you."

    Female Client

    • You’ve tried everything from PT to CBT, and nothing has really shifted

    • You’re tired of managing symptoms alone and want help getting to the root of the pattern

    • You’re tired of “seeming fine” on the outside and feeling depleted on the inside

    • You’re willing to slow down and be curious, even if you’re skeptical

    • You want support that’s both body-aware and emotionally intelligent

    • You’re ready to stop overriding your body’s signals and start responding differently

    • You’re in crisis or need more support than weekly therapy can offer

    • You’re committed to a biomedical view of pain and not open to exploring mind-body work

    • You’re only looking for short-term symptom control

This isn’t about skills for the sake of it.

Or a perfected walking program.

Or “just stop thinking negatively.” (Kindly, f*ck that.)

It’s about helping your system unlearn it’s survival response — so it can experience a new way of being.

Take the first step toward relief.

Start a conversation with me by submitting a short form.

This short form (just 3–5 minutes) gives me a snapshot of what you’re experiencing, so when we connect, we can focus on what matters most to you.

I review each inquiry personally to be thoughtful about fit and timing. If it seems like a potential match, I may reach out with next steps or a few additional questions.

If you’d rather reach out directly, you can call or text (775) 235-2406.

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Meet the Therapist

Hey there, I’m Dr. Kalianivala

But you can call me by my first name, Anahita. (Hear how to pronounce it.)

As a recovering perfectionist, professional overthinker and deeply-feeling human, I get where you’re at.

I’ve lived the patterns I now help clients shift.

In our work together, I’ll break down the neuroscience behind what you’re feeling, show you why nervous system tools actually work, and help you apply them in ways that actually stick.

I’m here to hold space for the real, raw, human stuff—the messy, meaningful, and totally rewritable.

Because if your brain can wire into survival mode, it can rewire out of it.

I’m here to help you do just that.

    • PhD in Clinical Psychology from UNC Greensboro

    • Fellowship-trained in Pain Psychology (Stanford Medicine)

    • Licensed Psychologist (Nevada)

    • PSYPACT Authorized to practice virtual therapy in 40+ states

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Why spend another day pushing through…

→ Feeling overwhelmed—EXHAUSTED in your bones, but your mind won’t quit.

→ Wrestling with mystery symptoms or chronic pain that flares up when you're stressed... but “just relax” is laughably not working.

→ Pushing through achievement after achievement, bypassing rest, joy, or anything that feels remotely like fulfillment.

→ Carrying fear, shame, or the weight of disappointing others—even when you’re the one barely hanging on.

→ Caught between people-pleasing and staying quiet, while your authentic voice is buried under it all.

→ Swimming in big, messy emotions with no clear idea of what to do with them.

You weren’t meant to live this way.

There is another path, and I can help you find it.

I'm Ready for a new path

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