Allegheny Therapy & Wellness, LLC is an independent psychology practice serving patients of diverse backgrounds through both online and in-person services, and was established in 2014.

Educational/Academic background:

Dr. Jungwirth received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Duquesne University in 2013 and his Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Duquesne University in 2007. He earned his Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in 2002. He obtained professional licensure in 2014 after completing Pennsylvania psychology board postdoctoral requirements.    

Clinical experience:

Dr. Jungwirth has been working in mental health for over 20 years, beginning as a crisis counselor for youth and families in Milwaukee in 2001. Since then, he has served various roles, including: treatment coordinator for high need families in Milwaukee (2003-2006); psychotherapist and outpatient clinician at Duquesne University Psychology Clinic, as a doctoral candidate in training (2006-2010); individual and group psychotherapist at Pittsburgh Mercy Health System (2010-2014); psychotherapist in private practice at Village Center for Holistic Therapy (2013-2014).

Dr. Jungwirth has taught psychology courses at Duquesne University and the Community College of Allegheny County. He has training in neuropsychological assessment, substance abuse/dual-diagnosis treatment, community mental health, holistic-gestalt psychology, and Eastern philosophy-based meditation.

Clinical Philosophy:

Difficulties in life, work, and relationships often evoke symptoms and dilemmas that are too much to handle on one’s own. My response to patients’ distress is rooted in collaborative techniques, including emotionally-focused dialogue, experiential reflection, and insight-oriented inquiry.

Through an integrative approach, I engage clinical work with respect for and interest in the uniqueness of patients’ lived experience while drawing on cognitive, existential-humanistic, and psychodynamic psychotherapies. These paradigms establish a space for patients to explore meaningful psychological questions amidst an increasingly hyper-distracted and challenging world.  Additionally, these perspectives seek to reduce stigmatization of mental and emotional suffering, and further the therapeutic importance of differentiating themes related to identity, memory, desire, and values.

Through openness and patient-centered care, this approach honors universal and particular aspects of our histories and vulnerabilities. In turn, my efforts support patients in identifying concerns tied to distressing symptom cycles through a process of finding language, voice, and expression— with the aim of helping them develop greater self-understanding and creative adaptation.

Integrative psychotherapy also attends to social-emotional dynamics, including those effecting interpersonal attunement and recognition, particularly in processing dissociation and trauma.  Through narrative reflection and curiosity toward symptom variation and disruption, this method offers patients opportunities to access resilience and connect to sources of personal and collective meaning.

Selected scholarship:

Jungwirth, J. (2013).  The Ethical Imagination: A Hermeneutical Study. (Doctoral dissertation, Duquesne University, 2013). https://dsc.duq.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1736&context=etd

Jungwirth, J. & Walsh, R. (2020). Ethics and imagination in psychological practice. The Humanistic Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1037/hum0000218

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