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Laura Mercer Wetzel

(She/her)

Wild Willow Therapy LLC

CMHC, LPC

Clients I Work With

My clients struggle with addictions both substance and behavior (gambling, porn, shopping), unhealthy patterns that lead to stressful relationships and lives. Our addictions, troubling behaviors, toxic relationships and harmful patterns come from trauma. I focus on working with folks who’ve suffered trauma through relationships, childhood experiences, and the justice system.

Approach

I understand that our brains develop ways to survive the worst of humanity, we find a way to live through what should destroy us. However, at some point those survival skills may no longer offer safety or comfort. When that happens, we work together to find a way out of survival mode, a way towards thriving. Every person is unique, with their own preferences and needs. So I have developed a large toolkit of options including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Rational Emotive Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing, Attachment theory and many others.

Beliefs & Lived Experience

I have worked with folks from all walks of life and believe that no person is beyond help or unworthy of love and support. We all just need someone to listen and believe we can find a way forward

Ages Served

Adults
Older Adults (65+)
Teens (13-17)
Young Adults (18-25)

Services Provided

Child and Teen Therapy
Couples Therapy
Family Therapy
Individual Therapy

Languages Spoken

English

Faith Communities Served

Spiritual
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Specializations

Modalities

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Attachment-Based
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Processing (CPT)
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
Gottman Method
Humanistic Therapy
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
Relational Therapy
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral (TF-CBT)

Specialties

Addiction
ADHD
Attachment
Autism
Depression
Drug Abuse
Grief
LGBTQ+
Neurodivergent Affirming
Personality Disorders
Psychosis
Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
Substance Use
Trauma and PTSD

Insurance and Payment

Payment Accepted

Cash
Check
Credit
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Out of Network (Superbills Provided)
Private Pay (Superbills Not Provided)
Sliding Scale

Session Fees

$125

Insurance Accepted

Aetna
AllOne Health EAP
BlueCross BlueShield
Carebridge EAP
CHAMPVA
Cigna
Evernorth EAP (Cigna)
Modern Health (EAP)
Optum
TRICARE

State Licensed In

Utah
Wyoming