Support For Individuals, Couples, & Churches
Individual Therapy
Come in for just one session or let’s create a plan for weekly sessions to accomplish
your goals.
Couples Therapy
Pre-Engagement, Pre-Marital, Marital
Resource for Churches and Church Planting Organizations
I frequently collaborate with churches to offer support for their staff and congregants. I also do marriage assessments for church planting organizations.
Hello! I’m Luke Wilkerson
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
I specialize in restoring broken and dysfunctional relationships. Painful events may lead to distrust, hopelessness, anxiety, anger, and withdrawal. In my practice I work with my clients to identify the circumstances and patterns causing distress and partner with them to develop and practice new patterns. I have extensive experience working with couples and individuals who are fighting to keep their relationship alive or are hoping to rebuild trust and intimacy.
I also specialize in working with individuals to address a broad range of mental health diagnoses such as depression and anxiety, as well as help individuals navigate life transitions, such as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and professional burnout.
My private practice serves the Bay Area via Zoom and Redding in-person.
My Specialties
Couples Therapy
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Deciding to stay together or divorce?
Was there an emotional or sexual affair?
Need more clear communication?
Tired of fighting?
Trouble in the bedroom?
Whether you are fixing problems before they become too big or this is your attempt to reconcile before the divorce, couples therapy can certainly help you reach your goals.
Zoom Therapy
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I have refined the video therapy experience. Strong wi-fi, good lighting, and professional mics and webcams help you focus on the therapy without the distraction of bad video and audio quality.
Stress & Anxiety
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Addressing stress and anxiety in therapy includes learning and practicing many very practical tools as well as being able to identify and stop irrational and unhealthy thoughts.
Pastoral and Church Staff
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Having worked in ministry for many years, I understand the realities of ministry "behind-the-scenes" and the unique problems that arise from working at a church.
While I do not "talk shop", unless it is relevant to the work, you can trust that I can understand your experience working at a church. Therapy is also a place where pastoral staff can be assured what they say will remain confidential.
Effects of Pandemic
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The COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place have created and increased problems for many people, including an increase in:
- anxiety about health
- depression and stress from changes at work and managing distant learning
- porn addiction and substance abuse
- conflict between spouses...
...As well as many more problems. Therapy can give you the space to process and tools you need to get you through this season.
Depression
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Depression can be debilitating and therapy can help reduce and even stop the symptoms of depression. It can even help you find healing from past events that may be connected to the depression. I can also work closely with your psychiatrists to coordinate treatment if you are on, or interested in, medication.
Family of Origin
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Many folks carry the weight of painful memories or unhealthy relationships from their family of origin. Therapy is a space where you can find healing from those wounds and get insight into how they are impacting your life right now. Therapy can also help you learn healthy relationship patterns and a healthy sense of identity if you did not get that from your family of origin.
Marital Affairs
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I use a very specific and effective process to help spouses heal from an affair and rebuild trust in the relationship.
While you may question if the affair means the end of your marriage, my work with couples has shown that the reconciliation process can help you develop a stronger marriage than you had before the affair.
Unhealthy Patterns
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Addicted to porn?
Does your anger escalate too quickly?
Are you coping with life in unhealthy ways?
I have a very clear and effective model and tools to help you stop and prevent your unhealthy patterns and build new healthier patterns.
Self-Esteem and Identity
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Are you struggling with low self-confidence and self-esteem?
Our work will help you not only identify your strengths and healthy identity but help you actually believe those things about yourself.
Premarital Therapy
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I have helped countless couples develop healthy patterns before their marriage started and gave them a place to discuss the many unspoken expectations they had about each other and the marriage.
I use Prepare-Enrich to thoroughly assess the relationship and offer practical insight and tools for the most important aspects of marriage.
Generally, premarital therapy is 6 sessions long and I do offer a discounted rate for this work.
Someone to Talk To
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You don't need to have experienced trauma or have a diagnosis to come to therapy. In our increasingly isolated world therapy can be the place for you to simply process what is going on in your life and feel understood and known.
My Approach & Values
My work is very goal oriented. We will set clear goals and I will ensure we will stay on track to meet them. I will help you gain insight into your thoughts and behaviors, connecting them to your past. I will also give you very practical tools to start changing those patterns going forward.
I am open minded and work well with clients from all faith, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Personally, I have a Christian worldview. While this does not enter the therapy room unless my clients request it, some of my clients want to know I share and understand their faith values.
How Do I Get Started?
Free 10 Min Chat
Often a quick phone call will help us see if we are a good fit for one another and I can answer any questions you have.
Book Appointment
I see clients on weekday mornings, afternoons and evenings.
I offer sessions over Zoom to clients in the Bay Area and am available in-person for clients in Redding.
1st Session!
In our first session we'll talk about everything you want to work on and I will give you a "road map" for how therapy can help you reach your goals. I will teach you some practical tools as well.
Contact Me
To ask a question or book an appointment feel free to call, text or email me.
For emergencies call 911 or visit your nearest hospital.