Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Wisconsin

Dealing with life's stressors can be overwhelming when faced alone, but the encouraging news is that you already have the necessary tools within you to overcome these challenges. My role is to help you uncover these resources and guide you towards positive transformation. With over 5 years of experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I specialize in assisting clients in regaining their strength and purpose in life. My areas of focus include addressing trauma, anxiety, and depression in adults, particularly those battling with sexual addiction and betrayal trauma.

My goal is for my clients to experience a clearing of the cobwebs from the past that are interfering with life today. I help clients to recognize and change childhood beliefs that may be preventing them from connecting to their true selves. I assist clients in allowing themselves to be in relationships that are loving, supportive, and respectful; empowering themselves to see their value; healing the past; developing an internal calm and peace; finding their natural flow; trusting themselves to make good decisions; and learning how to regulate themselves in healthy ways.

I view psychotherapy as a powerful tool for breaking out of confusion and pain. I work with people seeking help with depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, performance, life transitions, job problems, relationship issues, loneliness, and unhappiness. I actively and compassionately work with individuals (adults and adolescents) to help them regain a sense of hope, meaning, and connection in their lives, improving their coping skills and to manage daily stress and overcome destructive behaviors. As a therapist, I work with people to create the lives they want, allowing them to interact more successfully in their families, relationships, and the broader community.

Have you found that talk therapy has not always met your needs? Working with the nervous system holistically through mindfulness, somatic experiencing, breathing exercises and other specialized tools offers us gentler and more effective means to heal. Therapy is a unique opportunity to be vulnerable and learn to experience a healthy relationship with a foundation of trust and compassionate experience. A diagnosis is not necessary, in my professional opinion, to work through the issues "in the tissues". It's about freeing the weight of the past & future anxieties, so you can feel calmer and enjoy life. (Telehealth also available.)

You deserve to heal. You deserve to be supported, respected, and seen for all you have been, all you will be, and all you are in this moment. I trust you to be the expert on yourself and your own experiences within the body, identities, and relationships that inform your ways of knowing yourself and your world. Our work together will not focus on identifying what’s “wrong” with you, and won’t aim to “fix” you. Together, we will explore areas of distress, discomfort, or questioning through a systemic lens. I will support your intentions toward transformative change and growth from perspectives that matter to you.

I help my clients gain insight into their lives. I encourage client collaboration to choose goals and pace their therapy. Together, we take a non-judgmental view of emotions, thoughts, belief system and patterns adopted to cope with distress. In therapy, clients often discover how their defenses developed and how they presently affect them. The freedom to discard old patterns releases associated shame and encourages forgiveness and acceptance. I work to empower clients to learn about mindful choice and develop healthy relationships. Success is witnessing clients reclaim their authentic voice and live their authentic selves.

There are many benefits of counseling. Counseling helps us figure things out; it can help us achieve our goals, and it can help us mend or improve important relationships in our lives. It can help us find reasons to live and new ways to love ourselves, and it can help us learn to cope with what life has handed us or to grieve what has been taken from us. And overall, counseling can offer reassurance that things are going to be ok. There are a number of reasons people just like you come to counseling; struggling in a relationship, family conflict, help establishing boundaries, processing past trauma, or having problems at work.

Bodhi: "Awakening" or "enlightenment" . Humans have an innate need for connection. We long to be acknowledged, accepted, and understood. Often, however, we move through life unsure of who we really are and how to form genuine connections with others. We shape-shift to fit the mold of others' expectations which can lead to feelings of fear, resentment, and anger. This disconnect can cause interpersonal conflict and impact our families, friendships, and careers. Sometimes it feels as if we stumble through life with no direction. What would it mean to have a sense of awakening to oneself? to be enlightened to the authentic you?

I have a long history of working with those who have experienced; domestic violence, sexual abuse, trauma, relationship difficulties, sexual concerns, PTSD, as well as depression, anxiety, personality disorders and more. I work with men, women, and couples. I am a person-centered therapist who believes that clients are the experts of their own lives. I am honored to be invited to join my clients on their journey of healing and to offer a judgment free, supportive, and comfortable space for all of my clients to be themselves and explore their goals with me! Starting therapy is scary, I strive to make this a comfortable process.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in adult individual therapy exclusively at my private practice, Two Willows Counseling, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Among my areas of expertise are mood disorders, trauma and women's issues.

There are times in one's life that the daily journey can be more difficult. During those times, seeking assistance, support, and resolution is necessary to heal the pain and internal conflict. Having someone to help guide, encourage, and teach becomes important to help one become more authentic. Finding one's sense of internal power, self-worth, and growth is the ultimate gift.

My approach to the therapeutic process is to walk alongside you and get to understand the heart of your primary concerns. Everyone heals at their own pace, and I aim to learn what bothers you or makes you feel stuck.

We each hold a narrative inside of our struggles, our pain, our triumphs, our goals and our dreams. I am honored to be able to help you navigate through yours. Through collaborative work we can identify where you are at in your life journey and where you want to go, whether it is substance use, mental health concerns, trauma, life transitions or other needs. My passion is to help others gain personal insight, inner peace and awareness to promote lasting change.

I have a passion for helping people get through personal emotional distress. My goal is to work with you to find a treatment plan that works for you in order to create the best recovery.

Hello and welcome to my practice where I'm dedicated to providing a space where you can feel truly seen and understood. My primary goal is to create a supportive and safe environment so we can explore the signs that point toward healing, inner wisdom and self-honoring. We can embark on your therapeutic journey together in a safe and compassionate space. My approach is trauma-sensitive and collaborative, focusing on your individual concerns that brought you to counseling. Drawing from an attachment-based lens, I integrate elements of mindfulness, interpersonal processing, and cognitive/narrative therapies.

Welcome! I’m happy that you are taking that leap and exploring how therapy may be able to help you in your healing process. I would feel privileged to be entrusted with your story and to walk alongside you on that journey. I believe that connecting with your therapist is foundational for doing great work in therapy. Therefore, I try to connect with my clients in a casual, authentic way and create a safe environment for people to speak their truth. I believe that you are the expert on you! I will work with you to create goals that are important to you and based on your unique, individualized needs.

You're here because you're somewhere between "deeply worried" & "frantic" over a difficult relationship. You feel frustrated, confused, hurt, angry, & maybe a little crazy. The other person may be a partner, parent, sibling, or adult child - someone w/whom you feel you want to have a relationship, but whose criticisms, controlling behaviors. volatility, manipulations, or demands steal your joy. They may also cost you a lot of time, money, energy, social support, & creativity. You wonder if you're dealing w Narcissistic Abuse. They refuse to change. You believe staying stuck where you are may destroy you, and you may be right.

Are you struggling with pain and trauma from your past? Is your anxiety overwhelming you and causing issues in your relationship? I am passionate about working with women who experience anxiety and trauma. I offer a compassionate, non-judgmental approach to care to help you understand yourself from a holistic perspective, develop self-compassion, and increase strategies to manage your stress/conflict/symptoms. Together, we can heal the traumatic wounds from your past using EMDR and develop mental flexibility to help you manage your anxiety. My goal is to help you build a meaningful life that you love!

Feeling sad & nothing is much fun anymore?Trapped in your mind with worries & thoughts you can’t stop... sometimes you even feel like you’re going crazy? Having unwanted memories of painful past situations & you can’t make it stop? Irritated & frustrated so easily & it’s ruining your relationships? Maybe you're just having a hard time & everything you try isn't working. You deserve to be listened to and supported. Don't continue struggling on your own. With sensitivity & respect, therapy gives you needed support; a safe place to hurt; understanding of your pain; tenderness to heal; knowledge & skills to resolve issues.