Creative Solutions for Living
What is Pain Reprocessing Therapy?
"Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) is a system of psychological techniques that retrains the brain to accurately interpret and respond to signals from the body, breaking the cycle of chronic pain. Although various treatments aim to manage pain, PRT stands apart as an evidence-based treatment to eliminate pain."
Deanna Burkett
Associate Licensed Counselor & Certified Pain Reprocessing Therapist
Deanna's counseling approach is guided by somatic and mindfulness-based methodologies and strength-based, client-centered models such as Solution-Focused Therapy and Motivational Interviewing.
Deanna has a master's degree in Community Counseling from the University of South Alabama (2009). For the past 15 years, she has worked in wellness and integrative settings, to include the UPMC Center for Integrative Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA. In 2021 she began offering counseling services at a non-profit family services agency in Oklahoma, and in 2024 she moved to Tuscaloosa, where she currently sees counseling clients as an Associate Licensed Counselor (ALC), under the supervision of Erin Poer Hinz.
Deanna's mindfulness and somatic trainings include Somatic Experiencing, a mind-body trauma resolution model; EMDR; Certification as a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher from Brown University; Kripalu Yoga (200-HR); and Trauma-Focused CBT. She is currently training in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, a mind-body approach to healing chronic pain.
Deanna has nationally recognized work in higher education wellness. She designed and implemented mindfulness-based programming to support student wellness at the University of Pittsburgh Counseling Center, and she is excited to bring this experience and expertise into her work with student referrals and with adult clients of all ages who are interested in integrative approaches to healing, insight, and change.
