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James Wayland  M.A., Ph.D.

3613 Williams Drive, Ste. 601
Georgetown, Texas 78628
512-869-6400

Round Rock location TBA

Individual Therapy

Psychotherapy is a highly effective approach that has been proven to be successful in treating a wide variety of emotional problems and issues, such as depression, anxiety/stress, panic attacks, anger, relationship issues, phobias, chronic worry, obsessions, compulsions, addictions (alcohol, drugs, sex, etc.), social anxiety, sexual problems, low self-esteem, etc. Psychotherapy treatment is usually focused and short-term (approximately 10-20 sessions), and people often enjoy both rapid change and enduring relief from their symptoms. The therapist will work in partnership with you in addressing your treatment needs and goals. The therapist is also actively involved, and applies a variety of observations and insights to help you to identify and then break long-standing patterns of negative thinking, feeling and behaving. Through the course of treatment, you learn to replace the old negative patterns with new, healthier alternatives in your daily living.

Marriage and Couple's Therapy

In a marriage, effective communication is the number one ingredient that keeps a couple together. Effective communication is essential in resolving conflicts common in every marriage. Love is essential, but it is difficult to keep the love-feelings alive in the midst of strife. Eventually, something has to give, and too often it is the commitment to one another. A couple, just as an individual does, has an instinct to try to solve one's own problems. However, a couple-again as an individual has-has blind spots that have to be overcome. It is often difficult to go beyond the immediate situation or issue without an objective party to help stabilize the high emotions to allow a sense of understanding and negotiation. This is where couple's therapy can help.

Typically, couples come to therapy as a "last ditch" effort. Counseling is often put off until separation and threats of divorce are imminent. The couple has often reached a point at which neither one can "take it" anymore. The reluctance to seek help outside the marriage is understandable, but too often fuels the fire in perpetuating negative moods and behaviors. The good news is that if the couple is motivated to stay together, therapy can still be effective in repairing the damage that might have already occurred. Recognition of the challenges often faced in marriage has encouraged newly formed couples-even before marriage-to enter couples therapy to promote effective communication and correct the problems that may be developing and might eventually get in the way of their commitment to their relationship.

Intimacy is something we all seem to take for granted. However, knowledge and skills are required to maintain a healthy relationship. Through therapy, couples can look beneath the surface and see what the issues are really about rather than getting bogged down in hurtful petty arguments and words which serve to mask the deeper issue. Empathy for one's partner, as well as for oneself, is a key part in breaking through the surface pettiness. In couple's therapy each partner identifies and learns the problematic patterns in thinking and feeling with both partners that are repeatedly being triggered, causing interference in meaningful communications and problem solving. These patterns place roadblocks in the path of intimacy. The words, "I love you," begin to sound meaningless, and romantic intimacy becomes a task or chore that is only performed as an obligation.

Group Therapy

Group Therapy is psychotherapy in a small group of individuals (6-12 members). The group meets with a trained group therapist for the purpose of personal growth and healing. Members agree to maintain confidentiality -- to not discuss any group content outside the group. During sessions, members decide what they want to talk about, and while openness is encouraged, no one is forced to reveal information that they choose to keep private.

Through interacting with others in the group, members learn and understand more about themselves and their effect on others outside the group through the feedback they receive from their fellow group members. People in the group provide emotional support and friendship for one another. In this environment where trust and safety are built, members can express their thoughts and feelings more freely than they may be able to do outside the group - even with others with whom they are closest. The therapist helps to keep the group on track and promotes an environment appropriate for sharing, feedback and support. Group therapy is similar to support groups with regard to alleviation of symptoms, enhancing coping, offering alternatives and providing comfort, but change is also emphasized, especially in the area of interpersonal relating. Support groups and group therapy are both led by a trained therapist, whereas in self-help groups, a professional is usually not present.

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