Only
Human
Psychotherapy
Justin Wilson, LCSW
Welcome. My name is Justin Wilson. I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist. I became a therapist because I was fascinated by the idea that something as low-tech as conversation could legitimately lessen people's suffering. I consider myself fortunate to be in a line of work that offers me opportunities for meaningful interactions with complete strangers, from many walks of life. I started Only Human Psychotherapy because I wanted to offer high-quality therapy, while maintaining a healthy work-life balance that allows me to remain present with my patients.
I offer telehealth therapy to individual adults across Colorado. I’m a generalist who is open to working with a variety of presenting problems or diagnoses. I graduated from Newman University’s Master of Social Work program with an emphasis on clinical practice and trauma-informed care. To provide quality treatment, I engage in professional consultation and mentorship. I’ve been accepted as a student at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, where I will soon begin studying psychodynamic psychotherapy.
About Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Please allow me an opportunity to demystify psychodynamic psychotherapy. Psychotherapy (“mind/soul/spirit-healing”), commonly known as talk therapy, is a form of treatment for mental suffering. While people have always known the healing potential of conversation, it wasn't until the life of Sigmund Freud that a structured method of talk-based treatment was developed. Freud discovered that by talking with his patients, he could help them become aware of the unconscious mental processes that gave rise to their symptoms. Freud called his treatment psychoanalysis, and his first patient called it "the talking cure". For over 100 years, generations of therapists have worked to evolve Freud's ideas and methods. Today, the contemporary, most widely accessible version of this treatment is referred to as psychodynamic psychotherapy. Put simply, it's talk therapy rooted in the tradition of psychoanalysis.
Treatment consists of a voluntary, gradual, and collaborative examination of your mind and emotions in a structured setting with a professional who strives to be present, non-shaming, consistent, and respectful of your privacy. The patient is asked to freely speak their thoughts, dreams, troubles, feelings, memories, or whatever else comes to their mind. The therapist's role is to actively listen, analyze, offer reflections, and maintain a relational stance that promotes self-awareness in the patient. The relationship that develops between therapist and patient is not a means to an end, it’s central to the process. On one level, the therapist’s nonjudgmental curiosity allows for authenticity to emerge in the patient. On another level, the interaction between patient and therapist is itself subject to study, as it's considered an important microcosm of the patient's relationship patterns.
The "cure" in psychodynamic psychotherapy has less to do with being taught skills to manage symptoms, and more to do with a relationship that helps you gain familiarity with the emotional and psychological patterns that contribute to symptoms in the first place. By knowing and embracing ourselves more fully, we may become empowered to recognize and change the unconscious patterns that interfere with our relationships and life goals. I practice psychodynamic psychotherapy because I find it to be the most compelling type of talk therapy. I have personally benefited from being a patient in psychodynamic psychotherapy and consider it a privilege to share it with others.
Ready to take the next step?
To schedule a first session, please email me at justin@onlyhumanpsychotherapy.com
I am in-network with the following insurances: AARP, Aetna, Allied, CHAMPVA, Cigna, Kaiser, Medicare, RMHP, Surest, Tricare, UMR, United, VA community care network
My self-pay rate is $120 a session
During our first session:
I will cover the ground rules of therapy and give you a basic orientation to the process
I will ask you to share some information about your life, difficulties, and goals
I will give you an opportunity to share any questions or concerns you may have about starting treatment
“Change occurs when one becomes what he is, not when he tries to become what he is not”
— Arnold Beisser