Dr. Patricia J. McWhorter, PhD

Leading Clinical Psychologist serving the community with her Private Practice in Tooele, UT
About Dr. Mcwhorter

Helping people never doubt that they are Valuable & Loved

With over 25 years of experience in her profession, with over 23 years in private practice, Dr. McWhorter specializes in a large variety of psychological issues that include adults with post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), grief, depression, anxiety, and more, as well as victims of emotional physical, and sexual abuse.

Prior to entering private practice in 1998, she was employed as a Staff Psychologist for a managed care company where she supervised approximately 10 therapists located through Utah, Nevada, and the Southwestern portion of Wyoming.
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post-traumatic stress syndrome
An anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to one or more terrifying events that threatened or caused grave physical harm. It is a severe and ongoing emotional reaction to an extreme psychological trauma.
Adult Individual Therapy
A form of therapy in which the client is treated on a one-on-one basis with a therapist. The most popular form of therapy, individual therapy may encompass many different treatment styles including psychoanalysis and cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Adolescent Psychotherapy
A variety of techniques and methods used to help children and adolescents who are experiencing difficulties with their emotions or behavior. ... In children and adolescents, playing, drawing, building, and pretending, as well as talking, are important ways of sharing feelings and resolving problems.
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Pulitzer Prize Nominee

Dr. Patricia J. McWhorter, Ph.D

Cry of Our Native Soul

The importance of spirituality in our lives, whatever that may be. Dr. McWhorter interviewed Native Americans of the Hopi, Navajo, Apache, Arapaho, Lakota, and Gila River tribes. She compared those who followed “the Red Path” of Native American spirituality, and those who did not.

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Hi, Tooele County and all Utah State residents! If you need a psychologist, Patricia McWhorter, PhD, works with adults on issues ranging from post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), grief, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and victims of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. She conducts psychological testing for intelligence (IQ) and court-ordered psychological evaluations, as well as psychological assessments required for certain surgical procedures. Her role is to assess an abused child’s immediate needs, be they medical care by a pediatrician, neurological evaluations in the event of head trauma, or whatever the individual child is deemed to require. She was appointed to the Utah Division of Professional Licensing Board’s (DOPL) Investigative Committee in 2012. She was honored by B.A.C.A. (Bikers Against Child Abuse) to be designated as their therapist liaison for their Utah Western Region Chapter.
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  • 46 S Main St, Tooele, UT 84074
  • Call: 435-843-7060
  • Text or call: (435) 393-7855
  • Monday-Sunday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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