Welcome to Family Wellness Center of Norman

Jack Gray, MD

Psychiatrist

Dr. Jack Gray has practiced psychiatry for over 43 years with his specialty in Depression and Anxiety. Dr. Gray brings decades of experience to the Family Wellness Center of Norman team.

Susan Thompson, APRN-CNP

Advanced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Family wellness and mental health are Susan's passion. She believes in order for the family to thrive that all member's should be involved in the process. Her vast experience and understanding of mental health provides the unique blend required for whole family success.

Paula Rother, APRN-CNP

Advanced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Paula is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). As a PMHNP, she has training and experience in interviewing, assessing, diagnosing and treating mental health disorders across the lifespan. This also includes providing medication management and patient/family education. She strives to evaluate the individual and identify different aspects of his/her life which may negatively impact mental health.

Prior to continuing her education and becoming a PMHNP, Paula provided care as a Registered Nurse in both inpatient and outpatient mental health settings for 13 years. 

“You are blessed, you are amazing, you are wonderful, you are special, you are unique, you are talented, you are gifted, and you are loved.” Asad Meah

“Instead of saying, I’m damaged, I’m broken, say I’m healing, I’m rediscovering myself, I’m starting over.” Anonymous

Teresa Sherman, APRN-CNS

Advanced Psychiatric Nurse Specialist

Teresa specializes in Psychiatric medicine and has over 20 years of experience. She focuses on the individual and creating a detailed treatment plan just right for their mental health needs. Teresa's knowledge with Bipolar Disorder and Major Depression makes her a crucial part of our team. 

Daniel Williams, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Dan has over a decade of experience in the behavioral health field. His background is addictions work, and  completed his Masters in Addictions Counseling through Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies. He specialized in group work and in treating the family system, particularly within the framework of addictions. He treats co-occurring disorders which is when someone is dealing with both a mental health and substance and use disorder concurrently. 

Over the past five years his focus has been on trauma work, which led him to get trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, which is more commonly becoming known as the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model. The goal with the model is to access trauma memories that have been stuck in the brain's neural network, and integrate them with present day reality, thereby allowing for new networks and associations to be made, and for adaptive behaviors (versus reactive) to be learned. Dan also uses Internal Family Systems (IFS), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for treating trauma. 

The other modalities he specializes in, particularly for treating mood disorders, are Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). Dan also performs Christian counseling and talk therapy and am present focused in the work that I do. His growing edge is currently Attachment and Couples work. 

"I am passionate about the work that I do. My goal is to help each client I work and unlock the best version of themselves through connecting (or reconnecting) with their true selves, getting unstuck (or unhooked) from maladaptive patterns of thinking and behavior, and moving towards healthier and more adaptive ways of thinking and living." -D. Williams

Our highly trained professionals are here for you and understand if you can't make it to an in person office visit every time. Family Wellness Center of Norman offers telemedicine to our patients that need to talk to their providers in a HIPPA compliant environment in this fast paced technological world.

Instead of coming into the office, a video visit will allow you to see and talk to your provider by video from home, work, or wherever you will have your smartphone/computer. This will allow the patient to go over any concerns and discuss any potential medication changes just as you would at an in-person office visit. 

If you are interested or have signed up for our video visits we have included helpful instructions for download in our forms section!