About Jamie
There’s important information about who you are and what matters most to you in the places inside of you that often get criticized or ignored because they seem weird, scary, impolite or “too much.” I hope we can give those spaces some attention so that, over time, you can come to trust more deeply that it’s good to be you.
In my work, with clients and with my own patterns, shifts tend to happen from gradually opening to more and more of our actual internal experience. We inquire into what is already happening inside of us with spacious, curious, friendly attention. Whatever you’re experiencing in a given moment is a great place to start. Talking about the problems in your life is also a fine starting point. All kinds of experience are welcome, though we do usually give emotions more attention than things like explanations and solutions.
I tend to speak to things that often get ignored because of conventional socials script. In other words, I like to point at the elephants in the room. But I don’t believe in “tough love.” I think most of us have gotten plenty of that already.
It’s important to me to slow down and meet you with a lot of spaciousness. Pausing in places that feel uncertain and sort of awkward can allow the deeper things that want attention to show up.
I’ll get it wrong sometimes, and hopefully over time you’ll get more and more comfortable with telling me so. The tension that arises in our interactions is usually a rich source of information about patterns and challenges in other relationships.
If this sounds interesting to you, email or message me below to schedule a free 30 minute consultation.
Therapy Modalities
Some therapists relatively quickly devise a plan to use certain techniques to help alleviate a problem. Others take a more open ended approach, where the answer to “how will therapy help?” is less defined, especially early in therapy. Change happens through coming to understand yourself more deeply and learning to relate differently with thoughts, feelings, and patterns. That second approach is closer to how I work. Here are some of the models and practices I draw from the most.
Authentic Relating/T-Group: In these spaces, I’ve gotten a ton of practice noticing what’s happening inside me while in connection with others, and saying it out loud. For you, that means I’m good at paying attention to what’s unfolding between us as we work together. What happens in the therapy relationship often mirrors patterns from your other relationships, and that can become useful material for therapeutic exploration.
Internal Family Systems (Parts work): The feelings, thoughts, and habits you want to get rid of may actually be creative strategies that “parts” of you have developed to navigating complex challenges. That idea can help make inner knots clearer and more workable.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Sometimes exploration feels too open ended and what’s actually needed is some sort of map and compass. In those times, the ACT framework can be really helpful. We can use it to clarify what matters most to you, identify actions that align with those values, and notice that you can often take meaningful steps toward what matters even when things feel scary, confusing, or overwhelming.
Psychoanalytic Thought: Several modern psychoanalysts write about therapy in a way that strongly resonates with my sense of “yes, that’s what good psychotherapy should be.” The first three pages of this article are a great example: The Efficacy of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy by Jonathan Shedler.
The Diamond Approach: The Diamond Approach is a spiritual school founded by A.H. Almaas and a big inspiration for the way I think about inquiry/inner exploration these days.
Contact and Logistics
jamie@jamiewoelktherapy.com
720-445-6048
My private pay rate is $150 per 55 minute session and I accept insurance through Higher Sights Counseling. For private pay clients, I can provide a bill for you to submit for out of network reimbursement.
I see clients in person in Boulder, Colorado and can work with you via Telehealth if you are anywhere in Colorado.
Contact me to schedule a free 30 minute consultation.
Good Faith Estimate
Under Section 2799B-6 of the Public Health Service Act, health care providers and health care facilities are required to inform individuals who are not enrolled in a plan or coverage or a Federal health care program, or not seeking to file a claim with their plan or coverage both orally and in writing of their ability, upon request or at the time of scheduling health care items and services, to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” of expected charges.
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost.
Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises
Most therapy lasts at a minimum of 5 weeks. The total cost of 5 weekly sessions is $750.