I'm Jerry Wheeler, a licensed psychotherapist, and I work with adolescents, young adults, and their parents.
I'm Jerry Wheeler, a licensed psychotherapist, and I work with adolescents, young adults, and their parents.
In my clinical practice, I focus on moving toward what's meaningful to you, when thoughts, feelings, emotions, and behaviors get in the way. Know this:
Jerry advanced his passion for relationship-based behavioral therapy with clinical training and practical experience through The Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies at Northwestern University, the unparalleled theoretical education division of the Family Institute at Northwestern University. Jerry has over 25 years of experience supporting and advocating on behalf of young people, adults and their families, first as a coach, clinician, director, and business owner, and now as a licensed mental health professional.
I offer in-person and telehealth solutions, giving my clients complete control over the therapeutic touch-points they need as our collaborative relationship grows.
My focus is to help my clients heal, become aware, and gain control. I achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to concerns, and collaborating on a path forward.
I promise to do my best to help my clients grow from their struggles, heal from their pain, and move toward who and what they want in their lives.
Many young people can experience symptoms associated with anxiety and depression, often in response to adverse childhood experiences. Hopelessness, helplessness, and worthlessness can become a state of being, effectively stalling productivity and growth. I help adolescents move toward a life of vitality when faced with the thoughts, feelings, and emotions that get in the way.
Life transitions, relationship problems, and the lingering effects of adverse childhood experiences can lead to problems that show up in the home, school, or in social settings. Sustained suffering becomes the norm, and daily functioning can begin to falter. I help young adults move toward who and what are important to them, when the thoughts, feelings, emotions, and behaviors get in the way.
Focusing only on the child who is suffering is often not enough, and working directly with parents of teens or young adults who are suffering with emotional difficulties can make a big difference. Common goals include figuring out how to help to relieve distress, reinforce new, more effective behaviors and extinguish unhealthy ones, and strengthen the relationship between parent(s) and child.
Individual and/or Group Counseling is recommended for specific issues and situations, and takes place over weeks to several months. Psychotherapy, in contrast, tends to explore past issues, including adverse childhood experiences, that may be contributing to problematic patterns in relationships, personal fulfillment and self-actualization in a variety of contexts.
Counseling and psychotherapy is a way to help people with a broad variety of mental difficulties. The objective is to help eliminate or control troubling symptoms so a person can function better, and increase well-being and healing. Problems addressed include difficulties in coping with daily life; the impact of trauma, medical illness or loss, like the death of a loved one; and specific mental disorders, like depression or anxiety. Discounted for current Group and Coaching clients.
When teens realize they are not alone in their feelings, and have ideas that can help others, they are naturally empowered. In group therapy, teens often discover a feeling of relief and hope when they are seen and heard (and accepted) by others. Knowing that they are suffering alone helps teens overcome their struggles in a supportive environment. When teens realize their goals have been achieved by their peers, they often work harder to find personal success. Discounted for Coaching clients.
Brief Consultation and Advisory services are less often traditional therapy sessions, and more a way to help develop and promote effective parenting. I work with parents to better understand and to skillfully respond to their child’s emotions and behavior. This may involve learning specific skills around tolerating distress, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and building emotional availability as a tool for connection. Discounted for current Group and/or Coaching clients.
Unlimited access to asynchronous, and sometimes synchronous, text-based messaging (text/email/chat) with your therapist is offered only as an adjunct to in-person individual or group sessions for support in-between sessions. NOTE: This is NOT therapy, it is support. Clients pay a low, weekly subscription fee for access.
Insurance is not accepted directly, may be considered "Out of Network" by your insurance provider, and is managed by our Clients directly. We partner with Reimbursify in an effort to assist you with this process. Reimbursify empowers our clients to submit out-of-network claims to any insurance company in less than a minute.
Free initial consultation. Please contact me with questions.
223 West Jersey Street, Westfield, Indiana 46074, United States
By appointment only. In-person and telehealth solutions available.
JWPCG is a member of the Yellow Key Collaborative in Westfield, IN.
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