Jordan DeWitt (He/Him)

I started out my career as a therapist working in my internship in graduate school in an intensive outpatient program associated with a county drug treatment court program. After graduation I worked in community mental health for several years facilitating the SAIOP program in my center. I have experience with many individuals who have struggled with substance use and I am qualified as a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist.

I have worked with many individuals who identify as someone who is LGBTQ+ as a member of the community myself. My experience mostly has been working with gay men on relationship issues, identity and self exploration, as well as just navigating typical life stressors. I also have experienced working with individuals who are transgender and have worked with them on self exploration, relationship issues, substance use issues, as well as navigating life as a person who is trans in the south.

As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I have worked with relationships of many kinds. I work with relationships through infidelity, communication issues, premarital counseling, sexual difficulties, parenting issues, and general relationship satisfaction. I also have worked with couples who one or all partners has experienced substance use issues in the past. My focus when seeing all relationships is typically on improving overall satisfaction in the context of each individuals needs.

I was trained in DBT from my time as an intern in grad school, co-facilitating a substance use disorder specific DBT group. From there I was formally trained in DBT and have facilitated DBT skills groups as well as integrated DBT skills with individuals and relationships in all of my practice. Much of the DBT assumptions including biosocial theory, and the idea that you are doing the best you can AND want to and can do better, influence my approaches to therapy.

Other influences of my therapy practice include feminist theory, emotion focused therapy, attachment theory, internal family systems, narrative therapy, and experiential techniques. I pull from many different areas in order to approach each individual or relationship in a way that is going to benefit them the most. I also incorporate mindfulness practices whenever possible.

As a graduate student, I completed a graduate certificate in Systemic Multicultural Counseling. This education has led me to working with many individuals and relationship from many different cultures, races, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Acknowledgment of differences is an important factor in my therapy work and keeping that as an open and honest dialogue between client and therapist is important.