Wells Family Counseling

Wells Family Counseling is the place for parents who are looking for an authentic, nurturing, empathic, and strengths-focused approach to therapy. We believe there is no such thing as a 'bad kid' or a 'problem child'; only a child struggling to survive and be understood. We are dedicated to trying to understand the world through your child's eyes.

We use a therapeutic approach called Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (or DBT, for short) in our work with teens and adolescents. Learn more about DBT. With regard to common issues, our therapists have significant experience counseling teens with eating disorders, suicidality & self-harm.

We also offer individual therapy for adults in Valparaiso and the surrounding area, with an integrative treatment method drawing on Existential, DBT, family systems, cognitive behavioral therapy, and multicultural counseling approaches.Strengths in working with trauma, early childhood experiences, and problems related to family dynamics.

All families have difficulties. It's easy to assume that the other families we see in our FB or Instagram feed "have it all together", because we tend to only show the world our highlights reel.but the truth is we all struggle from time to time (and sometimes in a big way). Our belief is that families in crisis can leverage their existing strengths to help one another cope with whatever challenge they may be facing.

EMDR is an evidence-based therapy practice that is indicated for a range of mental health issues, but especially for use in the treatment of trauma-related disorders e.g. PTSD. It utilizes eye-movement exercises that mimic REM sleep patterns to open up adaptive neural pathways, which allows the clinician to guide the client through a process of working through painful traumatic memories in a non-invasive manner.

This is a question that only you can answer for yourself. Consider the fact that you are already here and asking this question as an indicator that you are desiring to take a step toward positive change. Counseling is for anybody and everybody. As a 'rule', if an issue is interfering with the ability to enjoy life, feel whole, complete tasks, reach goals, or thrive at work, school or home, it is worth exploring the option of therapy.