Wes Wingett, PhD, LMHP

 

 

 

Wes Wingett, PhD, LMHP has been a counselor in private practice in Norfolk, NE since 1978. Prior to entering private practice, Dr. Wingett had been employed as a counselor in a mental health center, a college program field director, elementary school administrator and a junior high and secondary school counselor and teacher. Dr. Wingett received his bachelor's degree from Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska and his masters and doctorate in counselor education from the University of Wyoming. Additional graduate study was completed at the University of Vermont and the University of Northern Colorado.

Dr. Wingett’s private practice focuses on providing individual, couple, and family counseling; consultation to educational institutions and business enterprises; and presenting Adlerian training in variety of venues. Wes has served as a consultant in the areas of early childhood education, time and stress management, domestic violence, drug and alcohol prevention and treatment, health care and wellness, adult-child relationships and training of professional counselors. He has provided management training and personnel consultation to various institutions, agencies and industries. In addition Dr. Wingett is an adjunct faculty member at Wayne State College in Nebraska, Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania and the University of Wyoming where he teaches Adlerian based courses to educators and mental health professionals. He has conducted workshops based on the Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler in 17 states in the United States and Puerto Rico, five countries in Europe including Hungary, Malta, Romania, Netherlands, and Ireland and two provinces in Canada.

Dr. Wingett's primary interests include applying Adlerian principles to the study of addictions, education, loss and healing, and psycho-educational and therapeutic groups. A student and teacher of Adlerian psychology for more than thirty-five years, Dr. Wingett has been named a Diplomat in Adlerian Psychology by the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology. In addition, he has coauthored several articles that have been published in professional journals.