Depression Therapists in Cedarburg, WI

Maggie Paulus
Licensed Professional Counselor, BA, MS, LPC
2 Endorsed
Cedarburg, WI 53012
Maggie’s specialties include working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout, divorce management, stress management,
Maggie is a Licensed Professional Counselor and the Assistant Director at Northshore Clinic, where she brings a deep commitment to client-centered care and clinical excellence. She earned her Master’s degree in Professional Counseling from Concordia University Wisconsin and holds a dual Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Communication Studies. With a passion for creating a supportive, empathetic, and nonjudgmental space, Maggie helps individuals navigate life’s complex challenges with clarity and resilience.
Maggie’s specialties include working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout, divorce management, stress management,
Maggie is a Licensed Professional Counselor and the Assistant Director at Northshore Clinic, where she brings a deep commitment to client-centered care and clinical excellence. She earned her Master’s degree in Professional Counseling from Concordia University Wisconsin and holds a dual Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Communication Studies. With a passion for creating a supportive, empathetic, and nonjudgmental space, Maggie helps individuals navigate life’s complex challenges with clarity and resilience.
(262) 233-4780 View (262) 233-4780
Paul Andrew Klotz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, CAPSW
Cedarburg, WI 53012
You may be dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship stress, trauma, or patterns that keep repeating.
My approach is direct, supportive, and practical. I use evidence-based therapies like CBT, ACT, DBT, and mindfulness to help you understand your thoughts, manage emotions, and build healthier patterns. We focus on real strategies that create lasting change.
You may be dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship stress, trauma, or patterns that keep repeating.
My approach is direct, supportive, and practical. I use evidence-based therapies like CBT, ACT, DBT, and mindfulness to help you understand your thoughts, manage emotions, and build healthier patterns. We focus on real strategies that create lasting change.
(262) 300-7515 x6 View (262) 300-7515 x6
Pahoua Xiong
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Cedarburg, WI 53012
My specialties include trauma, anxiety, and depression, with a focus on helping clients build emotional regulation, confidence, resilience, and deeper self-understanding in a supportive and thoughtfully tailored environment.
I offer trauma-formed care for PTSD, anxiety, and depression using integrative, evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Sessions may also incorporate animal-assisted therapy, providing a unique & grounding experience that fosters connection, emotional safety & healing.
My specialties include trauma, anxiety, and depression, with a focus on helping clients build emotional regulation, confidence, resilience, and deeper self-understanding in a supportive and thoughtfully tailored environment.
I offer trauma-formed care for PTSD, anxiety, and depression using integrative, evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Sessions may also incorporate animal-assisted therapy, providing a unique & grounding experience that fosters connection, emotional safety & healing.
(414) 786-6309 View (414) 786-6309
Jeffrey Flinchem
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Serves Area
Jeff specializes in treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, and life transitions.
He mainly practices Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and integrates elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness. Prior to his work at LifeStance, Jeff worked in a PHP/IOP program treating adults with mood, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders.
Jeff specializes in treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, and life transitions.
He mainly practices Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and integrates elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness. Prior to his work at LifeStance, Jeff worked in a PHP/IOP program treating adults with mood, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders.
(262) 405-0715 View (262) 405-0715
Rachel L. Beam
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
16 Endorsed
Serves Area
Anxiety and depression derail your daily plans and leave you with your constant unwanted companions, frustration and exhaustion.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps to uncover the automatic negative thoughts that drive your emotions and actions. Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps figure out which parts of you dictate your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) works to reprocess how traumatic memory shows up in the body and removes triggers.
Anxiety and depression derail your daily plans and leave you with your constant unwanted companions, frustration and exhaustion.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps to uncover the automatic negative thoughts that drive your emotions and actions. Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps figure out which parts of you dictate your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) works to reprocess how traumatic memory shows up in the body and removes triggers.
(414) 206-5843 View (414) 206-5843
Dr. Cassandra Downey
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPC
Serves Area
Downey specializes in treating concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles, while also helping couples build healthier communication and stronger bonds.
Downey is especially passionate about supporting those affected by alcohol and drug use issues. She understands the complex impact substance use can have on individuals and their loved ones, and she works to provide personalized treatment that fosters both stability and long-term recovery.
Downey specializes in treating concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles, while also helping couples build healthier communication and stronger bonds.
Downey is especially passionate about supporting those affected by alcohol and drug use issues. She understands the complex impact substance use can have on individuals and their loved ones, and she works to provide personalized treatment that fosters both stability and long-term recovery.
(262) 667-7493 View (262) 667-7493
Yelena Sasha Drozdov-Clawson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
1 Endorsed
Online Only
My approach centers on helping clients develop resilience, self-understanding, and healthy coping strategies, to help navigate issues such as depression, anxiety, career difficulties, and interpersonal dynamics.
I create a supportive environment where individuals can explore their emotional needs, build self-esteem, and develop meaningful strategies for personal growth.
My approach centers on helping clients develop resilience, self-understanding, and healthy coping strategies, to help navigate issues such as depression, anxiety, career difficulties, and interpersonal dynamics.
I create a supportive environment where individuals can explore their emotional needs, build self-esteem, and develop meaningful strategies for personal growth.
(262) 228-4659 View (262) 228-4659
Emily Jones
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Serves Area
Emily specializes in treating anxiety, PTSD/trauma, and alcohol and drug use issues, and she offers additional support for conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, ADHD, and sleep disturbances.
Emily Jones, LPC, helps teens and adults across Wisconsin build practical tools to manage overwhelming emotions, strengthen relationships, and move toward lasting change. As a Licensed Professional Counselor with LifeStance Health, she provides individual and group therapy grounded in evidence-based practices for adolescents (11–14), teens, and adults. Her approach is collaborative, structured, and compassionate designed to support clients in Wisconsin who are seeking meaningful progress with anxiety, trauma, substance use concerns, and more.
Emily specializes in treating anxiety, PTSD/trauma, and alcohol and drug use issues, and she offers additional support for conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, ADHD, and sleep disturbances.
Emily Jones, LPC, helps teens and adults across Wisconsin build practical tools to manage overwhelming emotions, strengthen relationships, and move toward lasting change. As a Licensed Professional Counselor with LifeStance Health, she provides individual and group therapy grounded in evidence-based practices for adolescents (11–14), teens, and adults. Her approach is collaborative, structured, and compassionate designed to support clients in Wisconsin who are seeking meaningful progress with anxiety, trauma, substance use concerns, and more.
(262) 476-7161 View (262) 476-7161
Judy Bertoni
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CSAC, ICS
Serves Area
She specializes in anxiety, depression, and alcohol and drug use issues, providing evidence-based treatment tailored to each individual’s goals.
Judy Bertoni, LPC, CSAC, ICS, helps adults across Wisconsin navigate life’s challenges with steady, compassionate, and clinically grounded individual therapy at LifeStance Health. She works with young adults, midlife adults, and seniors who are seeking meaningful change, whether they are coping with emotional distress, substance use concerns, or significant life transitions. Judy’s approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on helping clients reduce symptoms, strengthen coping skills, and build healthier patterns that support long-term mental wellness.
She specializes in anxiety, depression, and alcohol and drug use issues, providing evidence-based treatment tailored to each individual’s goals.
Judy Bertoni, LPC, CSAC, ICS, helps adults across Wisconsin navigate life’s challenges with steady, compassionate, and clinically grounded individual therapy at LifeStance Health. She works with young adults, midlife adults, and seniors who are seeking meaningful change, whether they are coping with emotional distress, substance use concerns, or significant life transitions. Judy’s approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on helping clients reduce symptoms, strengthen coping skills, and build healthier patterns that support long-term mental wellness.
(262) 599-6202 View (262) 599-6202
Karen Kiser-Mikulanec
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSEd, LPC
Serves Area
With Karen's background in neuroscience she is trained to identify the behavioral changes that result with TBI and is able to educate and counsel not only those injured but family members who often are not educated regarding the behavioral changes that occur after injury. Karen's specialties also include educating and counseling families who live with verbal/emotional abuse. She brings a careful expertise for an intelligent assessment and provides rich insight based on experience and study that has proved valuable to individuals and families coping and recovering from a variety of cultural, social and psychological issues.With Kare
With Karen's background in neuroscience she is trained to identify the behavioral changes that result with TBI and is able to educate and counsel not only those injured but family members who often are not educated regarding the behavioral changes that occur after injury. Karen's specialties also include educating and counseling families who live with verbal/emotional abuse. She brings a careful expertise for an intelligent assessment and provides rich insight based on experience and study that has proved valuable to individuals and families coping and recovering from a variety of cultural, social and psychological issues.With Kare
(262) 588-4311 View (262) 588-4311
Theoni Calvert
Psychologist, PsyD
Serves Area
Hi, I’m Theoni Calvert, a licensed psychologist and founder of Helios Wellness Center. As a seasoned clinician with over 20 years of practice, I am deeply passionate about mental health. I have walked the path of healing with hundreds and hundreds of clients and witnessed the incredible transformations that are possible when they embrace the process of growth.
Hi, I’m Theoni Calvert, a licensed psychologist and founder of Helios Wellness Center. As a seasoned clinician with over 20 years of practice, I am deeply passionate about mental health. I have walked the path of healing with hundreds and hundreds of clients and witnessed the incredible transformations that are possible when they embrace the process of growth.
(262) 228-9819 View (262) 228-9819
Ann Woosencraft-Keeler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Serves Area
Ann specializes in working with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, and major life transitions, including midlife and later-life changes
She understands how shifts in health, roles, relationships, and identity can affect emotional well-being, and she partners with patients to develop practical strategies that promote resilience and stability.She understands how shifts in health, roles, relationships, and identity can affect emotional well-being, and she partners with patients to develop pract
Ann specializes in working with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, and major life transitions, including midlife and later-life changes
She understands how shifts in health, roles, relationships, and identity can affect emotional well-being, and she partners with patients to develop practical strategies that promote resilience and stability.She understands how shifts in health, roles, relationships, and identity can affect emotional well-being, and she partners with patients to develop pract
(262) 406-0858 View (262) 406-0858
Jill Spielmann
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Serves Area
Jill earned her Master of Education in Community Counseling from The College of William and Mary located in Williamsburg, VA. She has lived in various parts of the United States and spent 2 years abroad in Madrid, Spain. She appreciates being back in her native Wisconsin after having lived outside the state for many years. Jill enjoys spending time with family and friends, being outside, running, reading, biking, traveling and music.
Jill earned her Master of Education in Community Counseling from The College of William and Mary located in Williamsburg, VA. She has lived in various parts of the United States and spent 2 years abroad in Madrid, Spain. She appreciates being back in her native Wisconsin after having lived outside the state for many years. Jill enjoys spending time with family and friends, being outside, running, reading, biking, traveling and music.
(262) 217-7948 View (262) 217-7948
Bradley Sachse
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CSAC
Serves Area
His specialties include couples, grief, stress management, anxiety, depression, trauma, and dependence (gambling, technology, substances).
He seeks to create a safe, open-minded, nonjudgmental and creative environment where you will feel comfortable articulating and exploring thoughts, feelings and experiences. Brad applies techniques including cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness.
His specialties include couples, grief, stress management, anxiety, depression, trauma, and dependence (gambling, technology, substances).
He seeks to create a safe, open-minded, nonjudgmental and creative environment where you will feel comfortable articulating and exploring thoughts, feelings and experiences. Brad applies techniques including cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness.
(262) 588-4195 View (262) 588-4195
Evergreen Counseling, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Online Only
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, uncertain, depressed, or stuck—or facing a life transition or career change—you don’t have to figure it all out alone.
My practice combines traditional psychological treatments with a warm, personalized approach to support individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, chronic pain, stress, concerns related to self-identity and self-esteem, and other life challenges.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, uncertain, depressed, or stuck—or facing a life transition or career change—you don’t have to figure it all out alone.
My practice combines traditional psychological treatments with a warm, personalized approach to support individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, chronic pain, stress, concerns related to self-identity and self-esteem, and other life challenges.
(262) 394-8258 View (262) 394-8258
Yuliana Iniguez
Counselor, LPC-IT, ATR-P
1 Endorsed
Cedarburg, WI 53012
I’m committed to cultivating an environment of safety and self-discovery through integration of art, healing, and creativity. My passion lies in empowering and advocating for my client's needs. I utilize a multifaceted, client-centered counseling approach that is tailored to each client’s specific needs. I work with you and utilize your strengths to achieve your goals and overcome life stressors. I enjoy utilizing a holistic and arts-based approach in my work with clients. I enjoy working with both individuals and couples.
I’m committed to cultivating an environment of safety and self-discovery through integration of art, healing, and creativity. My passion lies in empowering and advocating for my client's needs. I utilize a multifaceted, client-centered counseling approach that is tailored to each client’s specific needs. I work with you and utilize your strengths to achieve your goals and overcome life stressors. I enjoy utilizing a holistic and arts-based approach in my work with clients. I enjoy working with both individuals and couples.
(262) 300-7511 View (262) 300-7511
Aimee M. Wiley
Counselor, MS Ed, LPC-IT
Cedarburg, WI 53012
I have helped those dealing with anxiety, depression, marital issues, divorce, grief, trauma, and identity issues.
I have experience working with children, college-age students, adults, and couples. My approach is relational: I focus on establishing rapport and trust with my clients, so they have a safe place to share their struggles and experience growth and healing in a collaborative setting.
I have helped those dealing with anxiety, depression, marital issues, divorce, grief, trauma, and identity issues.
I have experience working with children, college-age students, adults, and couples. My approach is relational: I focus on establishing rapport and trust with my clients, so they have a safe place to share their struggles and experience growth and healing in a collaborative setting.
(262) 755-1516 View (262) 755-1516
Jacquelyn Tumminello
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, PMH-C
1 Endorsed
Cedarburg, WI 53012
Sometimes anxiety, difficult emotions, and painful experiences keep showing up, even when you try your best to manage them. Maybe you’ve become exhausted from constantly pushing them away or toughing it out. You no longer want to feel dominated by fear, worry, or sadness and you are ready to return to (or discover!) a life that closely aligns with your personal values. Having someone who truly listens to you without judgement can be a strong foundation for this work. I believe counseling best honors each client’s unique strengths, challenges, and goals through a collaborative process.
Sometimes anxiety, difficult emotions, and painful experiences keep showing up, even when you try your best to manage them. Maybe you’ve become exhausted from constantly pushing them away or toughing it out. You no longer want to feel dominated by fear, worry, or sadness and you are ready to return to (or discover!) a life that closely aligns with your personal values. Having someone who truly listens to you without judgement can be a strong foundation for this work. I believe counseling best honors each client’s unique strengths, challenges, and goals through a collaborative process.
(414) 348-5472 View (414) 348-5472
Sam Schommer
Counselor, MS, LPC
4 Endorsed
Cedarburg, WI 53012
Depression
I use a collaborative relationship with clients with the use of humor and a down-to-earth approach with clients. With empathy and compassion, I work to meet clients where they are at. I am empowered to guiding clients in healing, growth and moving them toward falling in love with themselves and their lives.
Depression
I use a collaborative relationship with clients with the use of humor and a down-to-earth approach with clients. With empathy and compassion, I work to meet clients where they are at. I am empowered to guiding clients in healing, growth and moving them toward falling in love with themselves and their lives.
(262) 205-7576 View (262) 205-7576
Orenda Counseling Services
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, CEDS-C
Cedarburg, WI 53012
Life can feel pretty heavy sometimes. At Orenda Counseling Services, our goal is to support you in tapping into your own strengths so that you don’t have to do all the heavy lifting alone. We believe that everyone deserves to be treated with kindness and respect, to feel valued and connected. At Orenda Counseling Services, it is our mission to create a safe inclusive space where everyone feels welcome and comfortable showing up as their most authentic, unique, and messy selves. In fact, we encourage you to show up exactly as you are—even if that means you’re ambivalent about change and not quite sure what you’re looking for.
Life can feel pretty heavy sometimes. At Orenda Counseling Services, our goal is to support you in tapping into your own strengths so that you don’t have to do all the heavy lifting alone. We believe that everyone deserves to be treated with kindness and respect, to feel valued and connected. At Orenda Counseling Services, it is our mission to create a safe inclusive space where everyone feels welcome and comfortable showing up as their most authentic, unique, and messy selves. In fact, we encourage you to show up exactly as you are—even if that means you’re ambivalent about change and not quite sure what you’re looking for.
(262) 217-8287 View (262) 217-8287

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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.

What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.

What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.

Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.

How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.