Email: info@psychwiseva.com | Address: Wise, VA 24293
About Psych Wise
Psych Wise is a private mental health practice located in Wise, Virginia. We will work with you to improve your life. You will learn how to succeed at achieving your goals for your personal growth. Our mission within the mental health counseling field is to provide the opportunity to help individuals improve their future in the most positive manner that fits their desired outcomes. Teaching coping skills and strategies to help them achieve and successfully maintain the changes allows our clients to have a safe, non-judgmental, welcoming atmosphere where they will feel comfortable discussing all issues, no matter how big or small they think they are. We are open to working with all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, and diverse religions. Our focus is making the client’s personal view positive within their situation and future.
We are experienced in working with adults, children and adolescents, couples, and families. Areas of concern include anxiety, depression, self-esteem/identity, interpersonal/relationship difficulties, trauma, family conflict, adjustment to changes, addictions, and grief/loss. Our approach to psychotherapy is data-driven using the following methods: attachment, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, person-centered, interviewing, interpersonal, and family therapy. Our therapy is integrative and tailored to fit your unique individual, couple, or family needs. Additionally, your culture, values, and beliefs will always be integral to the therapy process.
Psychotherapy provides a safe and healing environment to process experiences and develop insights into- and coping strategies for current challenges. We will provide you or your family with this therapeutic relationship, guidance through your growth path, and the opportunity to learn new skills and enhance your life. Please call or email us today for an individual, couples, or family therapy consultation. Groups are also offered.
Our Highly Qualified Counselor
Dora Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Virginia. She is a former teacher working in a regular and special education environment. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health from the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky. Dora works with individuals, couples, and adolescents to improve relationship concerns, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, post-partum, grief, life transitions, ADHD, PTSD, and addictions.
Dora has experience in mental health within partial hospitalization, Intensive outpatient, the prison system, family sessions, couples, children and adolescents, individuals from age five to elderly in period, groups, and those with special needs.
Dora utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to boost mental resilience and improve overall well-being. She believes everyone can overcome their struggles with support and genuine effort. She also utilizes the Person-Centered approach and Motivational Interviewing as needed. Dora knows each person is unique and desires to help you improve YOUR life YOUR way.
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