Therapists in Madison, WI

Recently opened practice by a retired UW-Madison psychologist. Are you looking to enhance resilience and joy while reducing suffering related to adversities and mental health concerns? Individual therapy can enhance vitality, courage, and purpose in life while also uncovering and alleviating causes of internal suffering. My integrative approach is grounded in 20+ years of experience leading neuroscientific research and providing psychotherapy for mood, anxiety, and trauma-related concerns. I also specialize in addressing concerns stemming from marginalization, disempowerment, and interpersonal, parenting, and/or peripartum issues.

My best work is with clients who need to love themselves more. I enjoy working with clients with low self-esteem, self-doubt, and anxiety, and working with them to extend more care to themselves. Often, these concerns can intersect with trauma, grief and loss, loneliness, experiences of bias and discrimination, and more - all of which I am glad to work with clients to address! Additionally, I am an expert in taking a nonjudgemental, abortion-positive approach to supporting people who have had abortions. I am also happy to work with clients around other family-building and reproductive topics.

As a therapist, my approach is eclectic, informed by psychodynamic, humanistic, mindfulness-based and cognitive behavioral practices. I view each client's life as a constantly shifting ecosystem, and I believe that successful interventions are multifaceted. I strive to cultivate cultural humility in myself, and to help clients understand and re-craft personal narratives according to their values. In addition, I help clients to navigate romantic and family relationships as well as friendships. One of my primary goals as a therapist is to understand the unique and varied challenges of the LGBTQ community; being "LGBTQ friendly" is not enough.

Olivia enjoys working with young adults, adolescents, infants, and their families. She works with individuals presenting with a variety of concerns or diagnoses, including anxiety, depression, neurodiversity, behavioral difficulties, adjustment challenges, as well as relational and attachment concerns.

Most of my clients would identify as one or some of the following: people pleaser, high-achiever, over-functioner, perfectionist, over-thinker. If this describes you, I’d love to help. My approach focuses on tuning into emotions and your past experiences to help you 1) understand yourself on a newer and deeper level 2) detangle and clarify what you are feeling, 3) change the way you respond to difficult circumstances, 4) resolve long standing issues that sabotage your life & relationships, 5) prioritize yourself and your needs. An AASECT- Certified Sex Therapist, I’m passionate about treating sexual concerns.

Clients can expect Bree to be genuine and show up as her authentic self, because she values true human connection with clients. It is from this warm and validating place that you can leave your comfort zone and make changes in your life. Bree helps clients reduce emotional distress, manage difficult relationships, and begin thriving, not just surviving. Whether you are looking to become your best self or survive until the next day, Bree will meet you where you are at. Her philosophy is that no one is "untreatable," and everyone can benefit from therapy, so she is here to support you in good times and bad.

My real passion is in helping my clients step into their own power. I focus holistically on the whole person, which includes the mind, body, spirit and emotion. I believe that all 4 areas are needed to fully heal. I use a variety of holistic and alternative experiential practices to assist in accelerating one's healing process. Through this approach individuals are able to shift out of old patterning, self-limiting beliefs, thoughts, and habits. I am able to help one get to the deeper core issues that are blocking them from living a full and happy life.

My ideal client is looking to gain insight into their life. They want to improve what they have, work toward goals that are important to them, and is interested in learning about how the relationships they have and had impact them. I particularly enjoy working with clients who are looking to find a new balance in life as they are exploring or actively going through different life transitions.

Being a former classroom and special education teacher, I love helping families whose children are for any reason struggling in school, as I know what happens at school impacts the family and vice a verse. I also love working with relationships within families, and supporting all kinds of parents as they strive to best the best parents they can be. Sometimes this even includes working with individuals and couples who are struggling with the relationships in their lives. All in all, I love to work with anyone who would like less suffering in their life, and more joy.

As a therapist, I so value the healing potential of human connection. Emotion and suffering are natural reactions to life, and the ability to sit with and process life’s challenges with another person can be a gift. Sharing moments of loss, shame, joy, and disappointment can lead to stronger self-acceptance and connection with others. I strive to be welcoming, open, and empathetic to all clients who walk through the door.

My primary focus is building an authentic client-therapist relationship. With my unpretentious authenticity, I aim for my client to fully understand that our space is judgment-free where they can feel safe. I possess a practical, down-to-earth approach that allows individuals to feel the support that they need. My philosophy is to assist my clients in finding their strengths. I do this by teaching them how to use their true strength by managing complicated feelings and situations, ultimately leading them to reach their goals. I also possess lived experience as an adoptee. Please email instead of call,

Sign up for a group or inquire about individual sessions with Andrea at www.anger-mgmt.com. If you are hoping to be able to express feelings of anger/frustration in a different way, if you have reacted in an aggressive manner in the past, or if you are worried that you may be unable to control an impulse to react aggressively in the future this group would likely be a good fit to help you develop new skills.

It was Ralph Waldo Emerson who once said that, "What lies behind us and what lies before us matters little compared to what lies within us". For more than 30 years I have focused on helping children and adults, individually, in couples, in families and groups achieve strength, peace and confidence by improving conflict resolution, communication, stress and anxiety, anger management skills, child and adolescent behavioral problems, and parenting skills as well as improved functioning and decreased emotional distress related to depression, self-esteem, post-traumatic stress and bipolar disorders. Through a combination of interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral and motivational approaches I have seen my clients make meaningful and lasting transformations in both emotional and behavioral dimensions. I provide evidence-based, focused, and time-limited treatment with documented results for mental health, behavioral health and substance use issues.

I am a licensed telehealth therapist with 10 years of experience providing mental health and substance abuse counseling in the state of Wisconsin. I specialize in treatment for depression and anxiety disorders; I also regularly work with individuals struggling with substance abuse (AODA) concerns, self-harm, OCD, perfectionism, high stress, and with young adults/college students navigating the transition to adulthood.

Are you feeling stuck? Do you feel like your mind is racing? Maybe you find it hard to relax. Perhaps, even everyday tasks feel overwhelming. If any of this sounds familiar, you are not alone. Many people can relate and there is hope to feel better. I specialize in helping you connect the dots to discover what's holding you back from living the life you want.

Are you dealing with concerns about family building, infertility, postpartum depression or anxiety? Are you struggling with a difficult life transition, communicating with your partner, or issues with work-life balance? Do you feel you need extra support and reassurance? Therapy can provide an outside perspective and teach skills necessary to help you create the kind of life you are looking for. Change is possible and sustainable. I have over 18 years experience with helping individuals and couples in a number of areas.

From the outside you look like you've got it all handled. And yet, the toll that your sense of personal and professional responsibility takes, the cost of giving more and more of what you have less and less of lately - time, energy, emotional bandwidth - has become overwhelming. When things are hard - family crises, financial worries, new demands at work, relationship problems, caring for aging parents, launching children - you're the one people turn to. Of course they do. You're good at this. But you need a place to catch your own breath, to get support and learn how to include your own hopes and wishes in the mix of your life.

I work with a variety of clients, and I seek to create a personalized approach to meet each of their needs. I believe that my clients can experience profound and lasting change in their lives, and I empower them to implement that change. I believe in a person's inherent ability to heal, grow, and move towards positive change. I approach my clients with compassion and respect for their unique perspectives and life experiences. I work collaboratively with clients to identify lasting solutions to problems so that they can have more satisfying lives. I uphold the Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating approaches to wellness.

Are you someone whose life looks “good” from the outside, and yet it still feels like something is missing? You’ve accomplished a lot, but you’re not feeling the fulfillment you expected. Anxiety or a big life change – maybe a breakup, new job, new marriage, parenthood, change in family dynamic or move – has highlighted that you’re still not living the fullest, most authentic life you want to be living. Something is telling you that you need to make a shift (even if you’re not quite sure what it is). You want to gain deeper insight into yourself, your past and you’re ready to start living wholeheartedly and joyfully here and now.