Rivanna Group
J. Nile Wagley, PhD
(he/him/his)
I approach therapy as a cooperative relationship. You bring your knowledge, history, feelings, and self, and I bring understanding of human cognition, relationships, and therapeutic interventions. Together, we team-up to gain awareness, achieve goals, reduce pain, discover pathways, treat conditions, and work toward wellness.
My training is in the bio/psycho/social model. This means we will address and integrate all relevant parts of your life. Instead of using just one model, I am trained in many scientifically validated models and will implement the right interventions at the right times throughout the therapeutic process.
My father is a social worker and my mother is a nurse. Growing up in this environment of helping professionals helped me see the complex layers of familial, environmental, biological, and physiological factors that create the constructs of our lives. I acknowledge the inequitable social environment we were all born into, including my own privilege, and continue to examine and challenge my own biases. I will help you do the same.
All my work is trauma-informed. I will perform psychological and cognitive evaluations. I provide consultation to medical departments, schools, and corporate organizations. I offer marriage counseling and parent coaching. I address substance use disorders from a harm-reduction standpoint and integrate this treatment along with co-occurring factors such as anxiety, depression, and insomnia.
I look forward to teaming up with you.
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Training and Competency in These Areas
Anxiety, obsessive behaviors, and panic
Depressive symptoms
Trauma
Sexual wellness
Substance use disorders
Personality disorders
Diagnosing and treating higher levels of pathology such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Insomnia
Post-concussive symptoms
Couple's Counseling
Personality assessment
Fitness For Duty Evaluations
Group Therapy
Adventure Based Counseling
Leadership Training
Community Psychology Clinic Management
Program Development
Clinical Supervision
Volunteer
Board member of Psychologists Supporting Psychologists In Training (PSPIT)
Smoking cessation therapy groups at the Charlottesville Free Clinic.
Co-founder of university international student organization at VCU
Social services provider and outreach for Cambodian refugees.
Youth violence/gang interventions.
Teach English & Cambodian language courses.
Translate in court and hospital, legal aid, community advocate.
Teach
Research Methods
Abnormal Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Medical Health Professionals
Brief Interventions for Substance Abuse in Medical Settings
Publish
Journal of Clinical Psychology:
Effectiveness of Abbreviated CBT for Insomnia in Psychiatric Outpatients: Sleep and Depression Outcomes
Contact
Let's connect. Please contact me with any questions you have or to set up an appointment.