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Jake Jackson-Wolf, LCPC is the owner and a practicing therapist at B'well Counseling Services, a group practice in Towson, MD. Jake has been a member of the professional practice committee since joining as student member in 2016 and served as chair of the committee in 2022. His work focuses primarily on couples, relationship difficulties, sexual concerns, and trauma. He advises therapists on business and practice matters as well through his consulting arm of the practice, "The Sustainable Practice, by B'well."
Practice Committee Office Hours Update: Is Group Practice Income Actually Passive?
We invite you to join us for our next Office Hour discussions: For many psychotherapists and mental health professionals, group practice is presented as the natural next step after building a successful practice. And it’s the pinnacle of practice, right? You’ll get to retire, sit back and relax, maybe even reduce your caseload and let […]
Jake Jackson-Wolf, LCPC
September 28, 2026
Practice Committee Office Hours Update: Do You Have to Sacrifice Your Values to Maintain Financial Stability in Private Practice?
The Practice Committee has been hosting “Office Hours” to debunk some of the most common myths about private practice. Our most recent talk was centered around the dichotomy between the financial piece of private practice and concerns of sacrificing values as practitioners in order to make a living in private practice. Private practice can be […]
Wilson T. Trusty, Ph.D + 3 more
June 24, 2026
The Future of Master’s-Level Psychotherapists Trained in Psychology
Master’s-level psychotherapists have been receiving degrees and practicing psychotherapy for many years. As most are aware, there are different types of training programs at the master’s level. Importantly, some of those training programs are explicitly grounded in psychology. For example, programs in Counseling Psychology often offer both master’s and doctoral training, and there are some […]
Jake Jackson-Wolf, LCPC + 1 more
April 16, 2025
Psychotherapy Practice over the Lifespan
As members of the Professional Practice Committee of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, we are tasked with meeting the needs of private practitioners. In our monthly meetings, we noted how the needs and experiences of practitioners change as one matures into the role of a psychotherapist. Since our committee has a diverse combination […]
Genée D. Jackson, PhD + 3 more
November 22, 2023
Member Focus: Jake Jackson-Wolf
Member Interview with Jacob Jackson-Wolf, LCPC. Jake joined the Society as a student member and is Chair of the Professional Practice Committee (2022). Jake earned his Master of Education in Counseling and Human Services from Lehigh University and a post-master’s certificate in Professional Counseling from the University of Baltimore. Jake’s clinical experiences include work in […]
Jake Jackson-Wolf, LCPC
June 12, 2022
Creating New Rituals of Psychotherapy Practice
Driving to the office, parking the car, gathering your belongings, entering the building, saying hello to colleagues, checking messages, setting an intention for the work of the day. This might sound like a familiar sequence of events to many psychotherapists before March 2020. These are just some of the rituals that a psychotherapist might engage […]
Jake Jackson-Wolf, LCPC
March 1, 2021