Therapists in 53716

Your experience in therapy will involve a balance of compassion and a realistic look at what it takes to accomplish change. My educational background includes neuroscience, marriage and family therapy, and certification in personal training. I integrate talk therapy, diet and exercise, neuroscience and stress relief into a comprehensive program to reach one's goals. I work with individuals, couples, and families.

I work collaboratively to help people discover the best versions of themselves, to repair broken relationships, to forgive wounds of the past, and to discover strategies to help them enjoy a greater quality of life. The purpose of NBCC is to help individuals achieve their personal life goals by providing evidence-based theoretical approaches that addresses all areas of life. Life can be difficult with obstacles and barriers that may seem impossible for you to be successful. There is no point in allowing anyone or anything to persist in standing in the way of you being your best self.

I specialize in utilizing evidence-based cognitive strategies, motivational strategies, and mindfulness techniques to change thinking patterns, habits, stress and anxiety reactions, and behavioral symptoms. These techniques have research and history behind them that prove they work. My training allows me to teach and use techniques to help clients actually change their brains and nervous systems for better mental and physical health. My techniques are less about talk therapy and more about creating actions and practices that work toward change and the creation of a happy, healthy life!

Things are feeling hard lately, and you don't know why. You are not feeling the best and you know things could be better. You might be feeling stuck or unsettled with how things are going in life and you want to figure out why. I am neurodivergent-friendly and I can work alongside you to help navigate life stress, trauma, relationships, ADHD, anxiety and depression. We would work together to figure out your goals and what it would look like to start feeling better. As Andy Dwyer best said, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. I read that one on a can of lemonade. I like to think it applies to life.”

cott Marquardt comes to the counseling profession as a second full-time career after retiring with more than 31 years in law enforcement. His previous experiences as both a front-line worker and a leader in public safety have shown him first-hand the impact of mental health struggles and unresolved trauma on first responders and those living within the communities they serve. He works with adults of all backgrounds.

You and your partner are struggling to communicate. The emotional intimacy has lost its spark and physical connection is fading. We aren't connecting and the stress is high. You want to heal together instead of growing apart. You want to be a better partner! You need to shake up how you talk to each other in order to make this to work; there is so much at stake to maintain the relationship you've built. There is so much you want to share with your partner, and you need help learning how to engage again. You can learn how to be vulnerable with one another by increasing your communication skills and learning how to listen again.

Brenda Lovick is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Wisconsin who has been practicing since 2014. She has a Certificate of Studies in Lutheran Studies from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, a Master of Divinity from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Family Studies, and Music from St. Olaf College. Brenda is interested in the intersection of spirituality and sexuality. She understands religious trauma.

Shannon is dually licensed to provide services for those struggling with mental health and/or substance use disorders and has been practicing in the field since 2013. Her areas of clinical specialization and experience include working with addictive behaviors/misuse; mood and anxiety disorders; personality disorders; trauma and PTSD; CODA/enmeshment struggles; life transitions; college/young adult struggles; and the athlete population. Far too often, our past trauma has trained us to mask our core selves. Shannon helps her clients to recognize, explore, and find compassion for these masks to connect with one's true self.

My approach centers on the mind-body connection. My goal is to facilitate deep healing with psychosomatic therapy. Through interpersonal and systemic traumas, unmet needs throughout life, and generally overwhelming situations, disconnection and an inability to cope can arise. Using approaches, like IFS and Brainspotting, we will work together to process emotions and distress and increase your ability to be present in your life. Through an attuned presence and your mindful awareness in therapy, you can engage in healing and connection to yourself and the world around you.

Ali Manley (she/her) is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS). In therapy, Ali works hard to strike a balance between helping clients learn and use new skills, and gaining insight into past experiences. Ali strives to forge a therapeutic relationship that feels safe, supportive, and goal-orientated. She highly values authenticity and connection in the therapeutic relationship and encourages clients to be their true selves—both in and out of session. She is creative, nonjudgmental, and proud to be trauma-informed, queer-affirming/competent, trans-affirming/competent, sex-positive, and poly- and kink-friendly and knowledgable.

Kevin Kavanaugh is a Psychologist in Wisconsin who has been practicing since 2017. He has a PsyD from Midwestern University. Kevin utilizes a variety of clinical modalities including DBT, CBT, EMDR and other theoretical orientations blended into his practice. He has worked with age ranges from 18 all the way up to 80, and enjoys helping people process, reflect, assess, and direct themselves towards a more positive and holistic future.