Hi,
My name is Ruth Wheller. I am a licensed counselor located in Arkansas. I am fully licensed in Arkansas only at this time. I provide services via telehealth and in person at this time.
As a therapist I believe it is important to understand a person’s environment and circumstances when engaging in a new therapeutic relationship. When people experience trauma or other life stressors, it is not uncommon for them to have difficulties experiencing joy in their everyday life.
My Approach
My approach to therapy is to help individuals and families to work through difficulties and make sense of what has happened or is happening to them and recognize how it continues to affect them as well as and to make changes that allow the individual(s) to move forward to accomplish their goals. In treatment I have found there to be no single approach that that can address every person’s circumstance.
Therapeutic Trainings
I utilize a holistic integrated theoretical approach and work with individual to develop a plan for treatment that will fit the individual(s) and their specific issues using various theoretical evidenced based approaches. As a therapist I utilize various techniques borrowed from an array of theoretical perspectives.
To name a few of them:
✨Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
✨Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
✨Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR),
✨Guided Imagery
✨Psycho-education and Mindfulness
✨ EMDR trained
✨Acceptance Commitment Therapy and Emotional Focus Therapy
I may use some more than others. And because each client is unique, my approach to each client is tailored to them. I utilize a more integrated approach because one size does not fit all. As a result, each of the trainings listed and those not listed, all aide in allowing me to help each individual to foster growth in addition to one meeting their full potential.
My Areas of Experience
I work with individuals and/or in group settings (ages 9- 99).
I have worked In-Patient and Out patient facilities and agencies providing therapuetic services.
Day school treatment with children and adolescents
I have provided in-home family, individual, and group therapy for individuals of all ages in community agencies and private practice.
Have additional questions?
I’m here to help. Let’s talk.