Allegheny Therapy & Wellness, LLC is an independent practice serving patients through both online and in-person psychotherapy and assessment, and was established in 2014.

Educational/Academic background:

Dr. Jungwirth received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Duquesne University (2013) and his Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Duquesne University (2007). He obtained his Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (2002). He holds full professional board licensure as a psychologist in Pennsylvania (since 2014), and is nationally certified through PsyPact (2022 onward) to provide psychological services via telemedicine in 42 States.

Clinical experience:

Dr. Jungwirth has been working in the mental health field for over 20 years, beginning in 2001 as a crisis counselor for youth in urban Milwaukee communities. 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 courses in developmental, personality, and social psychology at Duquesne University and the Community College of Allegheny County. He has training and experience in neuropsychological assessment, substance abuse treatment, ecopsychology, and Eastern philosophy-based meditation.

Clinical Philosophy:

Difficulties in life often evoke symptoms that are too much to handle on one’s own. The psychotherapy I provide establishes a space for exploration of patients’ acute difficulties, as well as broader questions of identity, purpose, and values. Trained in practical cognitive techniques alongside depth psychotherapies, my approach takes shape through emotionally focused, experientially attuned, and insight oriented dialogue.

Drawing on my background in philosophy and psychology, I work primarily with individuals and couples through existential-humanistic, phenomenological, and integrative-gestalt orientations. These methods seek to reduce stigmatization of mental and emotional suffering, and help patients engage with (and gain agency toward) factors affecting motivation, desire, and meaning.

My work also aims to develop understanding of patients’ respective histories and vulnerabilities. This unfolds through a collaborative process that embraces patients’ self-knowledge as a starting point and pathway for helping them navigate trauma, loss, decision-making, conflict, and uncertainty. Moreover, this approach helps clarify psychological patterns that contribute to distress, attends to these cycles across experiences, and values the continuing cultivation of patients’ self-awareness and efforts toward well-being.

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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