Healing Emotions for a Life Well-Lived !
Dr. Wanda Jewell has been in practice since 1990. She knows that it is difficult to talk about sensitive issues.
An experienced, attentive listener can make all the difference.
Emotions are powerful and drive our behavior. An experienced practitioner can help process those emotions for a clearer and more satisfying life.
Services:
INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
Becomes an extended conversation about you, your issues, and what you want in life. The focus is on you and removing any obstacles to a satisfying life.
RELATIONSHIP COUNSELING
Solve any issues that block a truly loving connection.
CONSULTATION
• Building a practice
• Working with client issues
Specializing in Recovery
Addiction, Life Stressors, Relationship Issues
“Everyone just wants to be happy.”
Dynamic Psychotherapy
Dynamic Psychotherapy is a term first used by Harry Stack Sullivan, the great American psychiatrist from last century who was one of the first to treat people in therapy with respect and equality. He stated,
“We are all more simply human than otherwise.”
It is this philosophy that I use in treating each person who comes to me for help. This therapy is based on equality between myself as the therapist and you as the client.
In this process of respect and active working together a great deal of growth can happen. There are many possibilities in therapeutic growth with your willingness and my experience. With good will and humor the therapy is centered on you and tailored to your needs.
Therapy with me is a dynamic, interactive and safe process. Talk about and resolve life issues that cause difficulty. Relieve emotional pain and make life more joyful. Gain perspective and strategies to improve difficult relationships and emotional situations. Understand and work towards recovery from addiction, depression, and trauma.
RECOVERY is a process
Whether from depression, addiction, or trauma , through therapy a person can overcome and learn to manage difficult personal issues such as depression, addiction, and traumatic experiences.
The therapeutic alliance– the relationship between therapist and client– becomes a safe place to explore feelings and experiences and reframe life issues towards strength and competence.
Choosing a therapist
Choosing a therapist is not always easy. Here are my suggestions…
– You feel comfortable in her presence, you feel at ease and can talk to her fairly easily.
– The therapist calls you back in a timely way, usually within the same day.
– She is willing to answer your questions on the phone or in person.
– The therapist has good and firm boundaries, she does not try to be your friend or your date.
– She speaks to you in a respectful manner. Always.
– The therapist is interested in your strengths, abilities, and dreams, not just what difficulties you are having.
– The therapist listens, listens, listens, without judgment or criticism.
– She is interactive and responds to what you are saying and feeling.
**Please note, I am using ‘she’ though your good therapist may be male.