Weldum Family Therapy
About Us:
Weldum Family Therapy Services offers premiere individual, family, couple and child therapy. Our staff is professionally trained and experienced in working with clients to address problems quickly and compassionately using a systems perspective.
Our Team:
We are mental health and relationship specialists. Jill, proprietor, is a New York State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Nicole Asencio, M.A. and Sara Farmer, M.A. are Marriage and Family Therapists with Limited Permits to practice.
We use Narrative ideas as the foundation of our work. Sometimes called Narrative Therapy or Narrative Practices, they are a growing set of ethically based and innovative therapy ideas that recognize people use narrative, or story, to make meaning of their lives and identity and as such can re-author them.
What We Do:
Your therapist will ask you questions about your life and concerns to facilitate what we hope are meaningful conversations about your life, towards re-authoring it according to your desires and beliefs. We creatively explore stories, resources, and ideas you may or may not have fully considered in the hope that they provide new possibilities and ways to address the concerns that have brought you here. We welcome your creativity in expressing yourself, your life, and your relationships through writing, words, art, music, movement, and other formats. In addition, we are trained in and may suggest other possibly helpful therapy approaches and ideas.
You and your therapist have access to the knowledge and skills of our team of therapists and outside professionals when needed. This means that your therapist will consult within the Weldum Family Therapy team about your work, and that if desired by you and your therapist, Weldum Family Therapy team members can consult with you and your therapist during your session.
Finally....
Weldum Family Therapy provides services in Syracuse, and Rome, both with play therapy rooms. Our fees are often covered by insurance. We participate with Pomco, Value Options, and Tricare. Futhermore, can typically arrange for a first appointment within 48 hours.
We are glad that you have come to our website. We hope that you will find answers to many of your questions here on our site. If there is something that you want more information about please give us a call at (315) 492-1390.
We look forward to working with you!
Weldum Family Therapy Services
Our office locations offer complete privacy and confidentiality.
In addition to traditional psychotherapy, WFTS offers play therapy-directive and non-directive, sandtray therapy, hypnotherapy and filial therapy. A variety of services are available for you or someone you care about:
CHILD COUNSELING: Behavioral and conduct issues, aggression and defiance, shyness, anxiety, panic, depression, school problems, peer relationships, emotional issues, chronic illness, parent-child struggles, sibling rivalry, loss, effects of divorce, trauma
COUPLE COUNSELING: Pre-marital preparation, communication issues, intimacy and sexuality differences, parenting, affairs, remarriage, domestic violence, separation/divorce
FAMILY COUNSELING: Blended families, separated/divorced families, parent-child and parent-teen struggles, sibling rivalry, aging parents and caregivers, grandparent/adult child relationships, adult sibling problems, recovery, loss
INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING: Depression, anxiety, trauma, violence, sexual assault, recovery from incest, loss, divorce, physical illness, postpartum depression, young adult development, gender/sexuality concerns
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY SUPERVISION: Newly graduated MFTs desiring AAMFT Approved Supervision, MFTs desiring occasional clinical support.
Jill Weldum, M.A., (LMFT)
Jill is the proprietor of Weldum Family Therapy and is licensed to practice in New York State. Her private practice has served families for 15 years, and she has supervised new therapists for 7 years.
Jill earned her M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Syracuse University. Her work experience includes HelpPeoples Employee Assistance Program, Upstate Medical Universitys Pediatrics Department, and teaching positions at Syracuse University and SUNY Cortland. She is published and has presented at national conferences on children and disabilities, and the effects of violence on families. Jill is a clinical member and approved supervisor of AAMFT.
Nicole Asencio, M.A.
Nicole Asencio earned her Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Syracuse University. She has worked in a school based program focusing on reducing violence, Vera House, and Syracuse University.
She provides counseling to individuals, couples, and children, fostering positive relationships, enhancing self worth, empowering clients to build on their inner strengths, and assisting people in navigating the social injustices they may encounter.
Her work with clients include couples, people that have experienced violence and abuse, supporting young adults in personal, social, and academic struggles, at risk youth.
Sara Farmer, M.A.
Sara Farmer earned her Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Syracuse University. She has practiced at Syracuse Vet Center, focusing on readjustment counseling for Veterans with PTSD. In addition, while working at Syracuse University's Goldberg Couple and Family Center, she provided counseling to individuals, couples, and children.
Futhermore, Sara is very committed to the LGBTQ Community and has established herself by creating secure and non-judgmental relationships with clients in this population. Moreover, Sara recognizes the needs of this population and she can provide hormone recommendation treatment and/or assessment.
Sara realizes that relationships affects all areas of individuals lives - family, work, friends, just to name a few. Our relationships enhance our lives, help us grow as individuals and provide support when life is challenging. Whether it's working as an individual, couple, child, or family; Sara is ready to provide Weldum Family Therapy's counseling services.
Session Fees
Individual, Couple and Family sessions typically run 50-60 minutes.
Child sessions are usually 30-40 minutes.
The fees are as follows, regardless of the number of people attending:
First Appointment: $135.00
45-50 minute sessions: $120.00
Child sessions: $70.00
The following insurances reimburse:
Pomco
TriCare
Value Options
For other insurances, please inquire regarding your out-of-network coverage. If your insurance has that option, our services are likely to be covered.
For clients who are pursuing out-of-network coverage, or are paying out of pocket, we ask that payment be made at the time of each appointment; check or cash is accepted. If you wish to use credit card, we can arrange payment through PayPal.
In some instances we can offer a reduced fee. Please inquire.
Syracuse Location:
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526 Oak Street
Syracuse, New York 13203
Rome Location:
214 North Washington St.
Rome, New York 13440
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jweldum_gmail.com
Call Us:
315-492-1390
If you reach our voicemail, please leave a message. We typically return calls within 1-2 business days. In most cases we can provide a first appointment within one week, and if it is urgent, within 48 hours.
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