Janet Gwen Tharpe

Marriage & Family Therapist, DMin, LMFT, AAPC



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1169 Eastern Parkway
Louisville, Kentucky 40217
(502) 324-6002
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Elders (65+)
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I work witlh clients who bringa a diversity of issues to therapy. However I am especially invested in working with the LGBT community and their families. I am able to help clients who have the courage to seek help when needed. I encourage them to recognize and call on their innate strength and wisdom to find resolution and healing to the issues they are struggling with. My experience is that such work is sacred and often difficult yet ultimately worth the effort. To be invited by another person to share that process is a privilege. Current culture marginalizes lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender persons by being judgmental and dismissive of their pain. This often amplifies their sense of isolation, shame and invisibility. Family and friends often some of the same. I work with LGBT folk to help them claim their identity with pride. I utilize EMDR with clients to target not only major trauma experiences but also multiple "little t" traumas like failure, disappointment, low self-esteem, separation/divorce, grief and loss, etc. which are more common and experienced in the daily wear-and-tear of life of life.
My Specialties
Gay Issues
Grief
Anxiety
Addiction
Alcohol Abuse
Anger Management
Behavioral Issues
Career Counseling
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Divorce
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Drug Abuse
Dual Diagnosis
EMDR Provider
Emotional Disturbance
Dissociative Disorders
Mood Disorders