About Dr. Jan
If there’s one thing that defines her approach, it’s balance.
Balance between your body and mind… your spirit and your intellect… your ability to enjoy your life and actively pursue your goals and passions. Dr. Jan has devoted her studies, her career and her business to helping her clients achieve that kind of balance.
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
First and foremost, she’s a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with a doctorate in clinical psychology. You could say Dr. Jan’s clients don’t receive “treatment” in the traditional clinical sense. She helps them learn how to treat themselves. Solutions, whether they are physical, practical or spiritual, come from tapping into their own inner wisdom and operating with more freedom and balance in their lives.
Dr. Jan finds the body-mind connection a fascinating subject and the cornerstone of her practice. Perhaps what makes LifeWise so different is how she has integrated her experience and appreciation of yoga, meditation, mindful eating, and movement to music into a comprehensive body-mind approach to wellness. Dr. Jan holds certifications in Yoga, Yoga Therapy, and Zumba. She enjoys offering personal and group training sessions to teach her clients the concept of “mindfulness”… the act of being fully present in the moment, in all that you do. You would be surprised how this one concept can lead to so many breakthroughs… both personal and professional.
Although Dr. Jan has been recognized as a leader in her field — she was a nominee to the Kentucky State Board of Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors — you may find her sense of perspective is a little different than some traditional psychotherapists. She credits her more practical, results-oriented approach to her business experience in line and staff positions for Fortune 500 companies and small independent firms. The range of her experience extends from serving as president of the American Society of Training and Development (Kentuckiana chapter) to co-facilitating the Hosparus “Living through Grief” program, helping individuals and families through one of life’s most difficult transitions, the loss of a loved one.
Dr. Jan’s doctoral thesis focused on a practical and universal life experience: the exploration of specific ways people recover from interpersonal “injuries” — intentional or unintentional hurt or harm caused by someone else — including an investigation of whether forgiveness is a necessary part of recovery. Dr. Jan has been featured in Yoga Journal, Louisville Magazine, and the Courier Journal publication Welcome Home Kentuckiana and has authored a number of articles for local publications, including Today’s Woman, Kentuckiana Healthy Woman, Kentuckiana Health Fitness, and Illuminations. Dr. Jan created two CDs: Relax and Refresh: Brief Relaxations for Busy People and Mindful Eating Meditation: The Key to Eating Less and Enjoying Food More. She is regularly invited to speak about how to live life more fully on a range of topics she is passionate about — relationships, health, work and spirituality.
When you come to LifeWise, Dr. Jan works with the whole you… body, mind and spirit. Come join her on a new and exciting journey of self-discovery.