Therapists in Madison, WI

Career shift to therapist after early entrepreneurial success to add another level of meaning to my life. Public radio and TV host along the way. Therapist for 40 years. Special interest in building skills to enrich relationships for individuals and couples. Interest in life transitions life meaning and men's issues.

Drawing from my professional experiences in inpatient crisis care and outpatient therapy, I utilize compassion and creativity to meet you where you are on your journey. Working with families and couples, I’ve witnessed the many shapes love can take and how gaining common understanding can create meaningful change. Often, to feel truly heard is to begin to heal. Whether stuck in painful thought patterns or relationship dynamics, therapy can crack open a door to new possibilities. Whether you are seeking therapy with specific goals in mind or from a place of confusion - I am confident in our ability to figure it out together.

At Marriage and Family Focus we strive to provide the best therapeutic experience we can. Our therapists offer well-rounded and open-minded therapeutic approaches that are modeled to help best suit your personal needs. Please visit our website: marriageandfamilyfocus.com to learn more about us and what we can offer you!

Asking for help is a sign of strength and courage, but sharing the vulnerability of your challenges and burdens can be difficult. I offer a safe place for you to be seen, heard, and release pain that has outlived its purpose. Warmth, honesty, trust, and compassion are the essence of my client partnerships. I engage in meaningful relationships with people who seek greater self-awareness, clarity of decision-making, increased resiliency, new skills, and freedom from what’s not working.

As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I’m passionate about meeting people where they’re at and working together from there. I believe people are experts on their own lives. In our work together, I’ll collaborate with you to create a safe, nonjudgmental space for you to heal and build a life and relationships that are authentic to you. In my work I consider the many factors, both internal and external, that influence clients’ lives. I’ll get to know you and what you bring to therapy as an individual, while also considering the relationships, interactions, and larger systems that impact you.

Is your substance use is getting out of hand? Do you feel like you can’t control your anxiety, worry, or fears? Or, are you tired of just existing and feeling like there’s no hope? Maybe you have experienced a traumatic event, are struggling to adjust to a life change, or have been using substances to cope. What if I told you there was hope, and there is another way to live? I have the tools to help you engage with your life, and the people in your life, in a more meaningful, authentic, and peace-filled manner.

I enjoy working with individuals interested in experiencing a change in their life. Perhaps you want to have greater insight and understanding or perhaps you want to make some really focused changes in your life; I would love to join you in that process and offer support in the journey. I also recognize that pretty much everyone right now is working hard to stay afloat so I am eager to offer a wide array of hours including evenings and weekends as well as telehealth services. Please email to inquire about openings or establishing care.

Hello, I'm Maggie Dollahan! As a psychotherapist with LifeStance Health, I embrace a compassionate and inclusive approach. I believe that clients are not problems to be fixed, but rather human beings deserving of self-understanding and support from their communities. In practice I draw from a wide range of approaches, employing techniques from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Strength-Based approaches, and the feminist perspective.

We don’t have to have something “wrong” with us to come to therapy; instead, we can explore ways for you to live a more fulfilling and meaningful life. Sometimes we just need space to show up as ourselves and have the support to explore some of life’s difficulties. I take time to understand your unique experiences, identities, and life context. I approach our relationship with an open and accepting mindset, understanding that your feeling of comfort and safety in the therapy room is essential to creating a trusting bond and healing atmosphere.

Choosing a therapist can be difficult. You want someone you can trust and who has the experience to help with your needs. I am qualified to treat most conditions that cause people distress. Some areas of special interest include LGBTQ+, healthcare workers, anxiety (OCD, phobias, general anxiety), phobias, stress, work-life balance, depression, trauma, relationships, parenting, boundary-setting, and developing assertiveness. I am a strong LGBTQAI+ ally and have experience and special training working with LGBTQAI+ couples and individuals. Hablo español y hago terápia en español. Tengo experiencia con gente de todas partes.

I believe throughout our lives, from childhood to adulthood there are circumstances that cause us to lose sight of our true authentic self. I value taking time to develop a therapeutic relationship based on trust in a safe environment. My sessions are casual, and I enjoy working as a team in developing goals and strategies. When working with children, I like to use play based techniques and movement to assist in regulation while discussing stressful topics. My client base consists of children, teens, young adults transitioning into adulthood and adults dealing with stressors that impact day to day functioning.

Are your own high standards wearing you down? Tired of constantly striving, but unable to relax? Too much self-control, or overcontrol, makes it hard to enjoy life and connect meaningfully with others. It’s exhausting to feel like you’re always ‘on’, performing, or wearing a mask. Overcontrol can lead to problems like anxiety, depression, disordered eating, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and intimacy avoidance. You don’t have to struggle alone–I’ve been a therapist working with LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and other overcontrolled folks for over 10 years. Together, we can help you become more flexible, spontaneous, and authentic.

I offer a warm space to work with individuals who are interested in processing relational trauma and developing skills to cope with a variety of mental health concerns. I specialize in working with adults who experience anxiety, depression, PTSD, and relationship conflicts.

Megan partners with her clients to nurture healing, growth and resiliency. In every instance, she will take her time ascertaining how to evoke her clients' strengths, helping them effectively mobilize their own capabilities. In this way, every person she works with ends up with practiced skill sets of their own to take with them after therapy has concluded. Working skillfully with families, adults, teens and children, Megan sees clients individually, offers parent skills training, couples therapy and supports family systems in crisis.

The constant change you face can make it hard to catch your breath—especially when you’re also trying to figure out aspects of your identity, navigate dating and relationships, and deal with anxiety or things from your past. I get what that’s like, and want to give you a safe space to figure it all out and embrace your individuality. I am a trans man, have been through the journey of figuring out my own identity, and want to help you do the same—whether you’re (2S)LGBTQIA+ or not. I value humor in sessions when it’s appropriate because I think it helps us connect and process tough emotions. I am also kink and poly friendly.

Currently accepting new clients. Therapy is a space that we build together. My role is to hold a container for you to explore, feel, process, and heal without judgment and yours is to show up and be open. Because these conversations are inherently vulnerable, I believe it’s crucial to ground our relationship in safety, trust, and permission. In sessions I bring warmth, compassion, and curiosity and adapt my approach to meet your individual needs. You know yourself the best and together we will find meanings and narratives that resonate with you.

I have the privilege of being a licensed mental health, addiction, and trauma therapist with 15 years of experience in the Madison area. Through this work I have had the honor of bearing witness to women, in all phases of life, experience deep pain and suffering yet achieve recovery and healing. I am also a mother to three daughters. It is through this work, my felt sense of being a woman, and my personal experience within motherhood that I have continued to pursue training and education to empower women. I am dedicated to walk alongside women and help them to thrive during each stage of life and beyond.

I bring warmth and a deeper understanding to your struggles to help find practical and effective solutions when you feel overwhelmed or stuck. My approach is non-judgmental, honest, and collaborative, ensuring that you are heard and actively engaged throughout the process. Sometimes the work is building a sense of hope that things can be better. Other times it might be focused on practical solutions or a deeper understanding of the underlying issues contributing to your struggles. I can help you live a life more aligned with your values and goals.

Our lives are complex. As your therapist, it is my job to understand this complexity coupled with your psychological needs to facilitate the realization of your goals. I see my role as understanding you, your history, and your environment in a holistic way and using that knowledge to promote exploration and growth. Beyond understanding why people act the way that they do, I collaborate with you to apply that understanding to interventions that facilitate positive change.