Therapy
WPS offers a diverse approaches to treatment for adult clients with various reasons for seeking support. Some approaches identify a specific problem and involve identifying solutions, such as behavior change. Other approaches are more exploratory and insight-focused. Combining the two often helps with some quick symptom improvement while building an understanding of yourself that contributes to sustained improvements in wellbeing.
Both virtual and in-person sessions are offered. Other terms for virtual therapy include telehealth or telemedicine, which can be done using video-chat or phone. In-person sessions are offered in Aspwinwall (see other team members for additional locations). Some of the areas of specialization are listed below.
Specialized Skills Training
WPS has specialized experience in the treatment of bipolar disorder, anorexia and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for individuals with affect regulation difficulty such as related to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or personality disorders. See below for information on his professional experience. People, or family members of individuals with bipolar disorder, anorexia or affect regulation difficulties, can schedule a series of educational and skill-focused sessions on managing these conditions. These skill training sessions are typically time-limited (a certain number of sessions depending on the topics that need to be covered) and are self-pay.
