Lucius Wheeler
LPC
Holistic Mental Health Therapy
for Individuals and Groups
Supporting your journey
to wholeness
Services
My Approach
integral
Integral mental health therapy is fundamentally oriented toward wholeness. As the name suggests, this form of therapy works towards the integration of all aspects of the person - body, mind, and spirit. Integral therapy begins with a basic attitude that all people have a tremendous capacity for change, and that we all contain within us a natural impulse towards healing.
Therapy is a collaborative relationship, and you will be invited to “lead the way” as we explore what is present for you. In session, I incorporate a variety of approaches to meet your unique goals. These include humanistic-existential, gestalt, transpersonal, and cognitive-behavioral modalities. It is important to me that you feel seen, heard, and empowered in the therapy process. Together, we will work towards the creation of an atmosphere of safety and trust that supports your healing process.
It is my experience that "what is in the way is the way," and that every challenge presents an opportunity for growth. In order to achieve real change, we must first accept ourselves, our relationships, and our lives exactly as they are. I will support you to arrive in the present moment. Together, we will turn towards your experiences, even those that have been pushed away or forgotten.
Part of therapy is reestablishing a sense of connection with ourselves, with others, and with the world around us, including nature. It is my goal to support this integration, and to walk with you as you navigate your unique process of healing and growth. By patiently and compassionately working together on your therapeutic goals, we will create conditions that encourage a natural state of clarity, peace, lightness, connection, and inner freedom to emerge. Through this process, our work together may perhaps approach the original meaning of psychotherapy: psyche-therapy, or, "the healing of the soul."
"As the self becomes more integrated and stably coherent, an integrated, soul-centered psychotherapy can bring out the clarity and light, the peace and delight of our true nature, so that it may suffuse our normal existence and gradually transform this life into a higher, nobler, more loving and joyous living."
-Brant Cortright, Integral Psychology: Yoga, Growth, and Opening the Heart
awareness & choice
In our work together, I will encourage you to pay attention to what is happening in the present moment - thoughts, emotions, body sensations, and anything else that may arise. This awareness is a first step towards making more satisfying choices and, over time, creating an authentic and meaningful life.
Through my own training and life experience, I have come to understand that change only happens when we accept ourselves exactly as we are. My intention as your therapist is to create a supportive space where you can explore your wants, needs, and interests, give voice to the thoughts and feelings that aren't often expressed, develop a greater sense of self-acceptance, and (re)discover your agency to make meaningful choices within your life context.
equity & inclusion
In my practice, I strive to create a space that welcomes all clients regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or other aspect of difference. I recognize that many individuals feel overlooked, disregarded, or discriminated against within this country’s mental health system. I welcome your unique identity, and the way you make meaning in your life.
I actively practice cultural humility and antiracism in my personal and professional life. I welcome the ways in which we are different from one another, for it is through relating to one another, inclusive of our differences, that we come to know ourselves and the infinite variety of human experience.
In recognition of the historic disenfranchisement of BIPOC communities, and with the intention of increasing the accessibility of mental health services, I offer a sliding scale option for members of these marginalized groups. Please inquire for details.
"For there to be a world at all, every indigenous, natural thing must start singing its song, dancing its dance, moving and breathing according to its own nature, saying its name, manifesting simultaneously its secret spiritual signature."
-Martín Prechtel, Secrets of the Talking Jaguar
Areas of Focus:
Depression
Anxiety
Relationship Issues
Psychedelic Harm Reduction & Integration
LGBTQIA+
Men's Issues
Life Transitions
Spirituality
About Me
I am a graduate of the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, California, where I received a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Integral Counseling Psychology. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (Oregon #C6771) based in Ashland, Oregon. My graduate and post-graduate experience includes working as an outpatient alcohol and chemical-dependency counselor, school-based mental health therapist, and intensive outpatient mental health therapist.
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I developed an appreciation for the natural world from a young age. Ever since I was a child, I have enjoyed exploring the forests, rivers, mountains, deserts and coastline of the western United States. Nature has always been a refuge for me, and a place I still go to for my own healing and sense of well-being. These days, I enjoy hiking, mountain biking, and skiing, as well as caring for my garden and home.
I have always felt called to the inner journey of self-discovery, and have supported others in the field of healing and personal growth for many years as a men's group facilitator, yoga instructor, bodyworker, and workshop and retreat leader. As a young person, I developed a strong interest in cultural anthropology, world religions, and social justice. I continue to be inspired by a culturally-humble, social justice perspective that recognizes the worth and value of all people.
Through my own explorations, I have found that the process of healing is not so much the attainment of something new or outside of myself - rather, it has been the gradual discovery of something that is already within. This discovery has led to new life-choices that are in greater alignment with my sense of self. This personal journey informs my work as a therapist, for I believe it is essential for healing professionals to also be engaged in their own growth and learning.
It is important that you feel that your therapist is a good match for you.
I welcome you to contact me to schedule a free initial 20-minute consultation
so that I may answer any questions you may have.
Contact & Schedule
Lucius Wheeler, LPC
Oregon #C6771
Clear Nature Integral Therapy, LLC
Serving all Oregon residents via teletherapy,
and offering in-person sessions in Ashland, OR.
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Appointments
Available throughout the week. Please contact me to schedule.
Rates
Individuals - $125 for 50 minutes
Groups - Rates vary.
Cash, Check, Visa/Mastercard accepted.
I am unable to bill insurance at this time.
I offer a limited number of sliding-scale appointments for those with financial need.