Jacob Wilhelm
LPC
While pursuing my undergraduate degree, I led a campus ministry and had the privilege to meet thousands of students. I was able to have conversations and develop meaningful, lasting relationships. It was those relationships that sparked a desire to want to pursue counseling; I would have these developing relationships and the question that I would continually hold onto is, “How can I love like Jesus?”. When I look at interactions that Jesus had, he was able to meet the person, or groups of people, where they were at and he would authentically connect. That example, I believe, is at the heart of counseling. How can I be there with this person? How can I connect in a way that brings fullness and authenticity? What if living our authentic self helps us connect deeper to others?
So, that is a little about me. Some other fun tidbits about me: I love books, I love reading, and I love science and philosophy. I taught myself to play 3 instruments and working on a fourth. I’m a St. Louis Cardinals fan and my wife is a Chicago Cubs fan, and I’m working really hard to develop a treasure trove of dad jokes.
My name is Jacob Wilhelm, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor from Missouri. I have a wife, Emily, and we have two little daughters, which means you will more than likely see me with a coffee in my hand or on my desk. We live in Michigan, so I will only be seeing people virtually. I am licensed in both Missouri and Michigan.
I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri, a post-bacc in Biology, and my graduate degree in Counseling Psychology from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. I am trained in the areas of Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (Level 1 AEDP therapist). Outside of those trainings, I have worked in a couple of different neuroscience research labs looking at: cognition, sleep, emotional and social development.