My Approach to Couple’s and Individual Therapy

About Will

I really want to get to know you.

My approach as your therapist is to get to know you – all of you, including your dreams, fears, traumas, motivations, worries, and secrets. We will start building a plan to help you learn to manage your emotions and behaviors. There is no one perfect approach to therapy because the approach depends on where you are and where you want to go.

If you seek gender-affirming care to manage the stress of transitioning, which often includes how to come out to friends and family, not to mention the stress of transitioning at work, I can help you deal with the transition.

Here’s a little about my training and expertise.

My formal education includes a dual Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Family Studies from Weber State University, followed by a Master’s degree in Social Work from Brigham Young University.

My therapy training is eclectic and includes the following modalities: Dialectical Behavior Training for depression, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy for Trauma, and Cognitive-Behavioral Training. Currently, I am in an Internal Family Systems approach to trauma and PTSD program. I am a WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) member and follow the WPATH Standards of Care 8.

It is essential that all queer people understand queer sexual health and how it impacts our mental health. Therefore, I also have training in LGBTQ-Affirmative therapy.

When I’m not working…

I have shared the last 20 years of my life with the most amazing person, my spouse, Bill, and, yes, we are Will and Bill. Bill and I met the old-fashioned way. We were introduced to each other by mutual friends, and then we got married the old-fashioned way by fleeing to Canada to wed in 2005. Together, we raised four children with the help of their mother and her husband.

I am a social justice advocate who volunteers on election campaigns, attends protest marches, and hosts fundraisers in the home I share with Bill. Our travels have taken us around the world. There is always a new place to see and new people to meet.

Fun fact about me: I am a retired professional barrel racer. Click here to see the video.

Bill and I share our life with Bindi, a Pembrook Welsh Corgi, who sleeps at my feet through all my sessions. My self-care includes swimming, walking, listening to books on tape while walking, practicing mindfulness, and sharing meals with people I love.