Teletherapy for Wisconsin

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.

As the state's only certified Christian Sex Therapist, I bring an important perspective to people struggling with sexual issues no matter where you live in WI. As a Marriage and Family therapist I can also help clients heal and deal with issues that are effecting the marriage or intimacy - whether communication or sexual desire. For individuals suffering from Sexual Trauma and Sex Addictions I have found the use of the highly experiential model, Internal Family Systems - to be extremely helpful and deeply impactful for healing.

Working completely online, I create a safe space for individuals and couples to navigate life changes with an emphasis on intimacy and sexual concerns. I work to empower individuals and couples to explore intimacy and sexuality in a positive way to instill self-understanding and help clients to adopt new attitudes and feelings towards life, intimacy, desire, passion, and sex. I work from the approach that you are a whole person and the aim of therapy is dive into all aspects of who you are and the intersects that shape your perception of self and the world.

Are you looking to build better neuropathways to decrease negative thinking? If so, you've come to the right place! Looking to decrease perfectionism or perfectionist/all or nothing thinking, I can help! Working with a variety of individuals over the last 14 years has provided me with a wealth of knowledge/experience to help you on your journey!I am a self-pay psychotherapist, dedicated to creating a safe space for clients to feel seen/heard/validated. I utilize many therapeutic modalities based on client needs/goals.Helping people redefine themselves is what sparks joy for me!I can't wait to embark on your journey with you!

Therapy is a place for you to name areas of pain, a place to feel without judgment, and a place to reclaim what is yours. Shame is the source of so much of this pain and judgment, convincing you that you are broken. Shame is often so intertwined with sexuality because of the societal silence around the topic. Perhaps sex is painful, perhaps you are more aware of others desires than your own, perhaps you feel empty from running on fumes and enjoyment is the last thing on your mind. Whatever the reason, engaging your sexual health can help overall wellness, and ultimately be the way back into relationship with yourself!

I work with clients in a wide variety of problem areas including sex and intimacy (either couples or individual therapy), anxiety and fear, weight and self-esteem, depression and bipolar, and trauma (sexual;combat), among others. My clients find me to be warm and caring, with a tendency to bring in humor. We work together to create achievable goals and take active steps to reach them. I can see clients in person, or on a telemental health platform to eligible clients in Wisconsin.

Growing up in a small, midwestern town, I came to realize that we don't get nearly enough information on how to properly engage with one another in our relationships in healthy and fulfilling ways. As a queer and trans person, the lack of information was exponentially worse. As a therapist, I want to be there for people who recognize this and want to have better relationships with others and with themselves. I also want to be there especially for my fellow queer and transgender people given how lonely I felt thinking that there were no therapists like me. While I didn't get that, I want to BE that for others.

I am a sex therapist and licensed psychotherapist. Sexual health issues I address include: intimacy avoidance, low desire, shame and embarrassment, sexual trauma, negative body image, recovery from infidelity, open relationships, infertility, and performance issues. Other psychological issues I work with include: interpersonal conflicts, depression, bipolar, anxiety and thought disorders. Life circumstances that might bring you to call include: divorce, separation, breakups, life transitions: going away to college, entering the workforce, welcoming a child into the family, feeling stagnant or unsatisfied with a job or relationship.

My clients are individuals and relationships that are curious about what a different and more fulfilling future might look like. I believe that every person's identity and experience is complex and worth understanding deeply. I also believe that everyone has a unique and powerful set of skills and strengths (even if they don't know it). Whether you are looking to connect with yourself or your loved ones, heal from trauma, relieve anxiety/depression symptoms, or move through a challenging life transition, I will meet you with an authentic therapeutic presence that welcomes creativity, exploration, and growth.

I am a licensed sex positive and affirming psychotherapist who is passionate about helping people reconnect to others in meaningful and intentional ways. Specific areas I help individuals and couples tackle are: trauma, depression, anxiety, porn addiction, sexual incompatibilities, desire discrepancy, shame and embarrassment, low desire and pain during sex, emotional difficulties, conflict and communication resolution. Therapy can provide a safe, supportive and thriving environment for you to reach your desired goals in life, connect with the people who matter most to you, and cultivate purpose.

Margaret is an expert relationship/sex therapist and workshop presenter. She is an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and Advanced Certified Imago Relationship Therapist. Discover what lies underneath relationship conflict and how to resolve it. Do you desire to: feel alive/connected in relationship; want to turn conflict into growth, find out why you criticize/push your partner away, while longing for them to be closer, explore desire, pleasure, eroticism or sexual functioning; be appreciated by your partner; have control over your sex vs it having control over you; explore why sex is synonymous with pain/anxiety/emptiness/shame?

Welcome to HappinessNow Wellness! We all struggle at times as we face challenges in life and it is my hope to help the struggle become less of a burden and more of an experience that you will overcome. I have a wealth of experience working with individuals, groups, couples, sex offenders and families. I have the uncanny ability to use an array of innovative plans, therapy styles, and resources to develop ideal solutions for many therapeutic, community and systematic problems in order to empower a vast client base.

Not feeling like your sex life is what it used to be? Are you experiencing less or no desire at all? As we age, so do our bodies and with that comes changes in hormone function and other physiological changes that can (and do) impact our sex drive and overall sexual functioning and satisfaction. On top of the physiological changes are the multiple stressors we are faced with daily. Life is busy and stressful and let’s face it, we are exhausted by the end of the day. Let's work together to address the obstacles that keep you from feeling fulfilled in your sexual experiences.

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 offer extensive counseling services to individuals dealing with anxiety, depression, anger, relationships and family conflicts. These presenting issues may include marriage and/or relationships, parenting, general life decisions, work conflict, self-identity, self-esteem, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, sexuality and sex addictions. I work with clients to discover the root of the problem, construct a treatment plan and guide their growth through various counseling methods in our work together.

With compassion and understanding, I work to create a safe and trusting environment for individuals to share their inner most thoughts and feelings.  I will also meet each individual where they are in life and to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth the they are committed to accomplishing. As a therapist uniquely trained to listen in depth, I offer my warm, thoughtful style and 15 years of experience to listen with patience, understanding and insight.  If you are wanting more than just listening and understanding, you maybe seeking therapy because today's troubles express how something's not working for you.  My psychodynamic approach considers your current circumstance, past history, feelings and motivations, dreams and disappointments. In short, you as a whole person. By looking at you as a whole person, I can help you develop your self understanding and acceptance so that you can be more open of your strengths, accepting of your limitations, capable of a living a fuller life and confident about today.

I specialize in working with individuals who have been impacted by traumatic and/or distressing life experiences and circumstances. Attachment wounds as well as single incident traumas are ruptures that result in a sense of disconnection from ourselves, others, and the world. This is an adaptive reaction to abnormal events. In time, you may realize that living life in ‘survival’ mode is no longer serving you. You may feel disengaged from those around you, numb or empty, or feel ‘too’ sensitive, emotional, or reactionary. Connecting with others may feel overwhelming. You are deserving and capable of growth, connection, and healing.

I believe it is my role as a therapist to help support you in facilitating change in a nonjudgmental environment that offers accountability. We are a therapeutic team - you being the expert of your own experience and me being a sounding board for thoughts, feelings, and emotions. My therapeutic approach combines person centered therapy with aspects of cognitive behavioral (CBT), solutions focused, and dialectical-behavioral (DBT) therapies. This means we will implement skills for emotion regulation, communication, and facing anxiety while also making space to talk about your experiences.

When beginning to explore individual therapy, relationship therapy, or sex therapy, there are so many things to consider or wonder about. At Twelve Oaks Center for Healing and Sexual Wellness, I provide a welcoming and healing space so that you can be seen, heard, and valued for who you are. Let's be real, sometimes you don't know where to start and change is hard. You've already taken the first step and it starts here! Whether you're looking to do work as an individual or in your relationship, to help you connect with yourself or others, it begins with you and that is where we will start.