M. Jane Lewis-Zygiel, MEd, LPC, LCDC

"Janie"

Over 20 years experience in the Counseling field!

Offices:               Denton

Education:          Masters of Education in Counseling (MEd)

                            Marriage, Family & Child, Specialist in Play Therapy

                            University of North Texas

License:               Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

                            Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC)

Certifications:       Certified Anger Resolution Therapist

                            Certified Criminal Justice Chemical Dependency Counselor

Memberships:     National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors

                            Texas Association of Addiction Professionals

                            Texas Counseling Association

Other:                   Adjunct Professor - University of North Texas - Social Work and Rehabilitation

 

Clinical Interests

(in no particular order) 

1.                  People living with an alcoholic/drug addict, past or present

2.                  Play Therapy for 3 year olds and older

3.         Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder, ADHD, ADD, Conduct Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome and other severe behavioral disorders

4.                  Parents needing help with their pre-teens or teenagers

5.                  People who can’t figure out why their relationships don’t work

6.                  Relationship Issues, including Marital or Couples

7.                  Eating Disorders, including Compulsive Eating, Bulimia Nervosa and Anorexia Nervosa

8.                  People who are not sure if they have an alcohol/drug problem and their families

9.                  Recovering individuals who have hit a roadblock in recovery

10.              Women going through Menopause

11.       Depression, Severe Depressive Disorders and Anxiety, with or without Panic Attacks or medication

12.        People who want to work through Anxiety without taking medication.

 

Styles & Philosophical Orientation that Influence my Style of Counseling

1.                  Cognitive Behavioral

2.                  Developmental

3.                  Family Systems

4.                  Solution Focused

5.                  Affirmations

6.                  Spiritual Focus

7.                  12-Step Model

8.          Acceptance of Responsibility for the quality of one's life

 

Most Common Referrals that I Make 

1.                  Grief Group

2.                  Alcoholics Anonymous & Narcotics Anonymous

3.                  Reading

4.         Workbooks

4.                  Al-Anon or Nar-anon

5.                  Other self-help groups

6.         Communication Skills Workshops

7.         Parenting Workshops & Co-Parenting Workshops

 

Most Frequently Recommended Reading for Clients:

How to Survive the Loss of a Love by Bloomfield

There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem by Dyer

Give the Gift of Forgiveness by Stanley

Try and Make Me by Levy & O’Hanlan

Get Out Of My Life: But First Could You Drive Me and Sheryl To The Mall by Wolf

The Bible

Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) by Alcoholics Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous (Basic Text) by Narcotics Anonymous

The Dilemma of the Alcoholic Marriage by Alanon

The Language of Letting Go by Beattie

Co-Dependent No More by Beattie

Beyond Co-Dependency by Beattie

How to Heal from Depression by Bloomfield

Divorce Poison by Warshak

The Co-Parenting Survival Guide by Zimmerman

Active Parenting (Program to develop Parenting Skills)

Divorce Busting by Weiner-Davis

Stage-II Recovery by Larson

The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Bourne

The Feeling Good Handbook by Bourne