Clinical Bio

Hi, I’m Will Wysocki (he/him)! I completed a Master of Arts in Counseling (Marriage and Family Therapy) from Sonoma State University in 2012 and a doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Carlow University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2017. I completed an APA-Accredited internship at University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Counseling and Psychological Services office with a concentration in psychological assessment.   

Much of my experience has been working with adults in college mental health. In 2019, I took the plunge into a group private practice and have enjoyed working with adults across the lifespan. I’ve been working in integrative care since 2020 and enjoy coordinating care with clients’ medical providers as needed to address the whole person. I’ve been in the field for over 20 years and have worked in a psychiatric hospital with children and adolescents, trained in a community counseling center that was the only free clinic in the North Bay Area at the time, and worked in college mental health for practica experiences while in graduate school.   

In 2017, I became certified in Trauma Model Therapy (TMT), and, have recently resumed training in TMT with the Director of Education for Trauma Model Therapy, AshleyDawn, and other TMT colleagues. As the certification has expanded and I continue to value bringing the principles and philosophy into my practice as a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner.   

In May of 2024, I completed a theoretically-foundational course, Attachment, Neurodevelopment & Psychopathology, through the Family Relations Institute to prepare for studying the Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM) of Attachment and Adaptation explicated by Dr. Patricia Crittenden. Shortly thereafter, I matriculated in a didactic and experiential certificate training program established by Dr. Diane Poole Heller for developing as a Dynamic Attachment Repatterning experience (DARe) provider and hope to become DARe-Certified by Summer of 2026, while continuing on with assisting trainings in an effort to become a DARe consultant for colleagues as well. In June of 2026, I will be training-up in Brainspotting (BSP) Phase One to aid in helping clients with brain-body connection. I love training and hope to continue to learn approaches new to me to maximize how I can be of support to those with whom I work and to continue to improve therapy outcomes from a “quality management” perspective.  

What I Really Want You to Know 

I was late-diagnosed as Autistic in 2025 (and ADHD in 2022). I strive to provide neuroaffirming (or neurodiversity-affirming) care to those I work with when it’s relevant and central to what clients want to focus on. I actively engage with, The Learning Nook, which is an online resource and platform created by Dr. Megan Anna Neff for clinicians seeking autistic community and support for providing neuroaffirming care.  

I am a practical integrationist and I like what works in the field. A “one-size-fits-all” approach simply doesn’t yield positive outcomes in the provision of quality care. While Behaviorism is important, I understand biological, affective, somatic, and cultural facets of being human are equally as important as our thoughts and behaviors.  

While engaged in the practice of psychotherapy for 15 years, I have practiced in Lincoln for a cumulative eight years. I am well-versed in treating depression, low self-esteem (although I dispute the construct of “self-esteem” and prefer addressing these difficulties with tools offered by self-compassion as informed by the research of Dr. Kristin Neff), anxiety, OCD, difficulties with personality functioning, developmental trauma and those with histories of childhood neglect, and neurodivergence (Autism, ADHD, and/or AuDHD).  

How I Weave Trauma Model Therapy Into My Practice

As I’ve continued to train in attachment and the applied approach of Dynamic Attachment Repatterning experience (DARe), I continue to learn more about the complexities of how clients maintain attachments to those who still hurt them and/or the grief involved with letting go (and finding resolution from) an unhealthy attachment. Finding resolution to complex relationships is not as easy as it might sound. I use relational-cultural therapy as a base and bring in TMT as a “top-down” approach to address trauma, dissociation, and a host of other presenting concerns. I also blend “bottom-up” approaches with TMT in support of nervous system regulation as with attachment- and somatically-informed care.  

As far as attachment style in treatment goes, I do not seek to take away strategies that have been developed and used within particular contexts. These strategies exist for a reason and they are encouraged to remain tools for specific situations. New strategies are explored in differing contexts to enhance relationship connection. Boundaries are utilized as a means to keep individuals within connection rather than a source of stonewalling to keep others (and ourselves) out of connection. When relationships are not safe, safety planning is used accordingly and learning new strategies for detachment/deactivation may be used depending on the situation.  

An example of how I use TMT with attachment can be found with the TMT principle of “Attachment to the Perpetrator.” Sometimes we attach to individuals who may behave in ways that incense a fight/flight/freeze response within our own nervous systems. In DARe, we can work with the internalized perpetrator to help clients freeze and distance the perpetrator in a way that empowers clients to have deeper corrective experiences. Likewise, TMT works well with restoring healthy flexibility with the locus of control switch that occurs after a traumatic event.   

Often in TMT, “the Problem is Not the Problem.” I strive to listen to what is true in clients’ experiences and what relationships might be involved whether external Victim-Rescuer-Perpetrator (VRP) or an internalized VRP model. “Problems” are often associated with relationship connections and disruptions. Additionally, TMT is a resource to help with understanding what’s behind addictive behaviors and how engagement in actions to avoid pain actually leads to suffering. Sometimes it’s helpful to slow down when identifying the aversive behavioral reactions that we may have in response to pain, as we can learn to avoid pain so quickly that it becomes habituated and almost automatic. Working with clients on systematic desensitization works hand-in-hand with attachment-oriented approaches to slow down along the way, while encouraging avenues for desensitization and healing when conditions of connection are healthy.