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| Becky Whetstone, Ph.D.., LPC, LMFT |
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Welcome to www.doctorbecky.com, Dr. Becky Whetstone's cyber office that is dedicated to providing information about maintaining and maximizing your mental health, as well as how to live a joyful and abundant life.
Speaking of living a joyful and abundant life, have you achieved all that you are hoping for? Do you even know what are YOU looking for? Are you living the life you want to be living? Do you know who you are and what brings you joy? Are your relationships all you want them to be? If the answer is yes, congratulations. If it's no, then maybe we can help.
Becky Whetstone is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist, (this explains the letters LPC and LMFT after the Ph.D. underneath her photograph) she practices in San Antonio, and sees individuals of all ages, as well as couples, and families. She also organizes groups, workshops, and seminars. In addition to talk therapy, Becky offers alternative forms of healing therapy such as hypnotherapy and sand tray therapy. For those who are immobile or don't live in the San Antonio area she also does Internet and telephone counseling.
So how does a person know if he or she needs professional counseling? To find out, Becky suggests asking yourself the following questions:
- Do I know who the real me is?
- Do I live life using a facade?
- Am I afraid for people to know the real me?
- Do I lead a joyful life?
- Am I finding it difficult to pursue goals or to reach my potential?
- Am I stressed, depressed, or unable to cope?
- Do I have turmoil-filled relationships?
- Do I feel fear, shame, doubt, guilt, anger over past issues?
- Do I feel my life is not moving forward?
- Do I make decisions in my life based on fear, shame, doubt, guilt and anger?
- Have I lost the energy to do much of anything?
- Do I involve myself in relationships that weigh me down instead of lift me up?
- Do I feel I am not good/smart enough?
- Am I unhappy in my relationships?
- Am I unwilling to emotionally connect in relationships?
- Am I afraid to be alone?
- Do I stay in unhappy relationships because of my fear of being alone?
- Do I do things to please others instead of myself?
- Do I mold myself to be who others think I should be, instead of just showing the world the real me?
- Do I have lots of ideas but little or no motivation or follow through?
If you are experiencing any of these issues, chances are you would benefit from psychotherapy, hypnotherapy or a combination of the two. Becky works WITH her clients to decide what will work best for them.
"It is exciting for a psychotherapist to be flexible in the therapeutic process," says Whetstone. "I personally don't believe in the one-size-fits-all method of doing counseling. Some counselors work from one theory ... I take ideas from a wide variety of theories and do whatever it takes to promote understanding and healing."
When it comes to hypnotherapy, Becky believes that it is best performed by a person who is also a counselor, NOT a person whose training involves no mental health training and only a 60-hour seminar:
"They can talk AT you with the hypnotherapy process, but that's all they can do," she says. "I believe you need a professional who can effectively process your life issues as well – the two together can be magic."
Think about this – the body is like a garbage receptical that collects negative energy and emotions – when was the last time you cleaned out the mess? Leaving unprocessed emotions inside is what, in many cases, causes depression, anxiety, and discontentment. It affects your relationships and your health.
Our bodies are sensitive, and if we hold emotional "stuff" inside long enough, we will surely begin to notice it in the form of migraines, body aches, stomach upsets, lack of energy, or other health problems. Do you have health issues that a doctor has been unable to find a cause for? If so, it is likely that your interior issues have taken hold, so why wait another day to get healthy?
Becky recommends processing issues whether you have a little tweaking to do, worry about troubling problems or behavioral patterns, or whether you're emotionally distraught.
"I specialize in working with those who are suffering from severe emotional devastation," she says. "I want to get you on the fastest road to healing in a compassionate and caring atmosphere."
MARITAL BOOT CAMP
Sometimes couples need clarity about where their relationship stands. They may feel stuck ... wanting to stay together but needing serious measures to improve their relationship, or perhaps they're on a fence teeter-tottering between staying and leaving. What Becky knows is that couples in that situation want to make the wisest possible decision. Because of this, she has created a unique and powerful intervention, the Marital Marathon, a 7-hour therapeutic (330 minutes of therapy) plan designed to educate couples about what's going on in their marriage, what to do about it, and to present ways of communication and connection that most couples have never experienced before. The beauty of the this day with Becky is that she spends the morning getting to know you, your needs, your relationship, and spends lunch designing an intervention especially for your situation. The afternoon presents amazing possibilities for growth and change ... for more information go to the Marriage page by clicking here.
NEW! MINI-MARRIAGE MARATHON ...
In addition to the powerful 7-hour Marriage Marathon, Becky is now offering the Mini-Marathon for couples which involves 210 minutes of therapy over four hours. This is an excellent intervention for couples in crisis who want to lay out issues pertaining to their relationship, be heard individually, and then make a plan about what to do next. Couples feeling stuck or in a fog and who desire to know what to do next move will appreciate this half day of therapy. For more info visit the Marriage page by clicking here.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR THE HEARTBROKEN.
Becky works with many couples who agonize over the decision to divorce. Inevitably, there is always at least one person left totally heartbroken when the decision is finally made. Because these individuals need support and caring, Becky has created a support group where men and women going through the same thing can come together and talk about what they're going through while Becky stands by and makes sure you do it in a healthy way. Whether or not you are a client of Becky's, she encourages you to join this group if you are struggling over a relationship loss. For more information email Becky at becky@doctorbecky.com or call 210-771-5939.
AFTER-HOURS APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE.
Becky is now offering Individual and Marital Counseling between the hours of 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. week nights, and Saturdays by appointment. "These appointments are for people who cannot come in any other time and don't mind paying a little more, or those in a high state of distress and believe that they cannot wait until regular Monday through Friday office hours to receive professional therapeutic care and/or intervention," says Whetstone. NEW!! Crisis Busting therapy after-hours and weekends ... when you absolutely cannot wait!! For more information about Becky's after-hours Individual and Marital appointments, visit our Counseling Information page by clicking here.
BLOG NOW ABOUT THE STRUGGLE OF LIFE ON DOCTOR BECKY'S NEW LIVE JOURNAL SITE!
Join Becky on her blog -- the former reporter and San Antonio Express-News columnist presents a new column here ... read what she says and comment, or post your own comments or questions about relationships, mental health, family issues, stressors, how you handle life, success stories, struggles you still have and more. Let off steam and join in the fun ... To access The Struggle, click here now.
DOES SHE TAKE INSURANCE? WHAT DOES IT COST? TELL ME MORE!
On our "Individual Therapy" page, Becky answers numerous questions regarding the therapy process from education and training of your therapist and why it matters, healing philosophy of your therapist and why it matters, being nervous about getting therapy, longer sessions than the traditional one-hour ones we all know about, how much it costs, if you can use your health insurance coverage (and why you might not want to), and much more. If you want to check it out, click here now.
WEB COUNSELING AVAILABLE
For those who don't live in San Antonio, or for those who are busy, desire complete confidentiality, and would prefer the convenience of ONLINE video conference, IM-ing, E-mail or telephone counseling, we provide that service. To do video counseling, you will need to have Skype access. If you are interested contact Becky at 210-771-5939 or e-mail: becky@doctorbecky.com.
MOTIVATIONAL COACHING AND SPEAKING FOR GROUPS AND BUSINESSES
Some individuals, businesses, and groups aren't looking for therapy, instead, they want coaching about life skills that will motivate and help them maximize their effectiveness in life and work. To that end, Becky has a list of 30-minute and one-hour presentations and Brown Bag lunches for people, groups, and businesses ranging from "How to get along with EVERYONE in the work place," "Getting what you want at work and in life," "How to fit in without losing yourself," "How to get excited about your life," and many more. Becky will even custom tailor a talk according to the needs of the host at no extra charge. For more information about motivational speaking and life coaching, call 771-5939 or e-mail Becky@DoctorBecky.com.
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR SUPERVISOR
Becky Whetstone is approved by the state of Texas to be a Licensed Professional Counselor supervisor. Licensed Professional Counselor interns looking for supervision are encouraged to call to find out details. Our group meets Monday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., or Tuesday from 5 to 6 p.m. Monthly cost of group supervision is $125 per intern, and includes four weekly one-hour meetings per month. Individual supervision is available by appointment. Call 210-771-5939 for more information.
OUR PHILOSOPHY AND SERVICES
We believe counseling and education can change lives, and if you're ready to do the work, we're here to be your guide. If you choose psychotherapeutical counseling with Becky you will find compassionate, nonjudgmental, confidential, and empathetic therapy with a qualified professional.
On this site you'll find information on subjects ranging from anger, dating, the single life, divorce, commentary on relationship issues that are hot in the media and more. Check in often so that you can learn the latest at www.doctorbecky.com.
QUESTIONS?
If you have a question you want answered on this site, visit our "Contact Us" page by clicking here now, or e-mail at becky@doctorbecky.com. For those wishing long, detailed, personal answers to questions, consider Becky's E-mail question answering service detailed on the "Contact Becky" page. Note: Please understand that Becky receives many questions and answers as many as possible as time allow ... if send a question and it is answered, you agree that it may be published on this or any web site associated with Becky Whetstone, with the understanding that she will change your name and details that might be used to identify you in order to maintain your confidentiality.
Copyright Becky Whetstone 2006
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