Parenting Therapists in Cottage Grove, WI
Relationships aren't always easy... At times they may be our greatest source of ease and joy, but every couple knows that they can also be our greatest source of frustration and struggle. You may be asking yourself, "How did we get here?" or "How are we ever going to make this better?" Reaching out for help may not be easy either, but it's an acknowledgment that your happiness and your relationship are worth fighting for, and that's a good place to start. I'll help you to 1) Look with clarity at what has come between you, and 2) Do the vital work to rebuild trust, understanding, love, and intimacy in your relationship.
Relationships aren't always easy... At times they may be our greatest source of ease and joy, but every couple knows that they can also be our greatest source of frustration and struggle. You may be asking yourself, "How did we get here?" or "How are we ever going to make this better?" Reaching out for help may not be easy either, but it's an acknowledgment that your happiness and your relationship are worth fighting for, and that's a good place to start. I'll help you to 1) Look with clarity at what has come between you, and 2) Do the vital work to rebuild trust, understanding, love, and intimacy in your relationship.
I have 20+ years of experience supporting children, adolescents, adults and families. I utilize a variety of insight and compassion focused, strength-based counseling techniques depending on client goals for therapy. One of my skills is helping clients make connections between their past experiences and current thoughts, feelings and behaviors, which promotes healing from trauma and grief. I believe therapy is a collaborative experience and want clients to feel comfortable, hopeful, and truly understood. I personalize my approach to counseling depending on a client’s age, reason for counseling, and desired outcomes.
I have 20+ years of experience supporting children, adolescents, adults and families. I utilize a variety of insight and compassion focused, strength-based counseling techniques depending on client goals for therapy. One of my skills is helping clients make connections between their past experiences and current thoughts, feelings and behaviors, which promotes healing from trauma and grief. I believe therapy is a collaborative experience and want clients to feel comfortable, hopeful, and truly understood. I personalize my approach to counseling depending on a client’s age, reason for counseling, and desired outcomes.
I’m Cassie—mom, wife, clinician, and small business owner. I came into this work because I saw too many people silently struggling—feeling alone, overwhelmed, and weighed down by unrealistic expectations.
I focus on helping individuals who struggle with emotional regulation—learning how to recognize and understand big feelings, and develop healthier ways to cope.
Over time, I've noticed a common thread across all ages and stages: many people were
never taught how to understand or regulate their emotions.
The same overwhelm that shows up in women during life transitions often appears in children anxiety, shutdown, or outbursts.
I’m Cassie—mom, wife, clinician, and small business owner. I came into this work because I saw too many people silently struggling—feeling alone, overwhelmed, and weighed down by unrealistic expectations.
I focus on helping individuals who struggle with emotional regulation—learning how to recognize and understand big feelings, and develop healthier ways to cope.
Over time, I've noticed a common thread across all ages and stages: many people were
never taught how to understand or regulate their emotions.
The same overwhelm that shows up in women during life transitions often appears in children anxiety, shutdown, or outbursts.
Therapy offers practical support for children while also creating space for parents to process, problem-solve, and feel supported in the realities of caregiving.
I work with children, adolescents, and families navigating anxiety, life transitions, and complex medical or emotional challenges. Many clients come in feeling overwhelmed, unsure how to cope, or needing support managing school, healthcare systems, or family dynamics. I provide a collaborative, supportive space where we build insight, develop practical coping strategies, and strengthen communication. Together, we focus on helping you feel more confident, balanced, and equipped to move forward.
Therapy offers practical support for children while also creating space for parents to process, problem-solve, and feel supported in the realities of caregiving.
I work with children, adolescents, and families navigating anxiety, life transitions, and complex medical or emotional challenges. Many clients come in feeling overwhelmed, unsure how to cope, or needing support managing school, healthcare systems, or family dynamics. I provide a collaborative, supportive space where we build insight, develop practical coping strategies, and strengthen communication. Together, we focus on helping you feel more confident, balanced, and equipped to move forward.
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My ideal client is an individual, a couple, or a family who has navigated life's complexities. Often overwhelmed by personal challenges, work pressures, or the demands of daily life, they seek clarity and direction. They are not afraid to work hard for their well-being. Clients who are open, honest, and hardworking are encouraged, as this partnership.
My ideal client is an individual, a couple, or a family who has navigated life's complexities. Often overwhelmed by personal challenges, work pressures, or the demands of daily life, they seek clarity and direction. They are not afraid to work hard for their well-being. Clients who are open, honest, and hardworking are encouraged, as this partnership.
I love helping families whose parents or children are struggling for any reason.
As a a family therapist I focus on strengthening all kinds of relationships & supporting families. I do this by helping people talk about the sensitive things they are having trouble talking about on their own.
I particularly love working with parents and children, helping them to find positive ways to discuss and address issues happening in their lives.
I love helping families whose parents or children are struggling for any reason.
As a a family therapist I focus on strengthening all kinds of relationships & supporting families. I do this by helping people talk about the sensitive things they are having trouble talking about on their own.
I particularly love working with parents and children, helping them to find positive ways to discuss and address issues happening in their lives.
You want to be a calm, present, and loving parent-but your triggers, anger, and self-doubt keep getting in the way.
I help parents and caregivers heal from complex trauma (C-PTSD), improve emotional regulation, and break generational cycles. Using brain-based hypnotherapy, polyvagal-informed approaches, and inner child work, we work at the root so you can respond instead of react, and parent with more calm, confidence, and connection
You want to be a calm, present, and loving parent-but your triggers, anger, and self-doubt keep getting in the way.
I help parents and caregivers heal from complex trauma (C-PTSD), improve emotional regulation, and break generational cycles. Using brain-based hypnotherapy, polyvagal-informed approaches, and inner child work, we work at the root so you can respond instead of react, and parent with more calm, confidence, and connection
I love to work with parents and caregivers in supporting and better understanding their little one(s).
I graduated from UW-Madison's Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health program and am trained in the trauma-specific treatments: Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) and Trauma-Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT).
I love to work with parents and caregivers in supporting and better understanding their little one(s).
I graduated from UW-Madison's Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health program and am trained in the trauma-specific treatments: Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) and Trauma-Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT).
I earned my MA from University of Chicago in 1998, and since then I have worked in a variety of therapeutic settings in domestic violence, foster care/adoption and parenting.
My approach to therapy is client-centered: clients are the experts on their lives and determine the direction and depth of therapy. Through a strengths-based and solutions-focused lens, I draw on multiple treatment modalities to guide clients in identifying strengths and developing treatment plans that accomplish their goals.
I earned my MA from University of Chicago in 1998, and since then I have worked in a variety of therapeutic settings in domestic violence, foster care/adoption and parenting.
My approach to therapy is client-centered: clients are the experts on their lives and determine the direction and depth of therapy. Through a strengths-based and solutions-focused lens, I draw on multiple treatment modalities to guide clients in identifying strengths and developing treatment plans that accomplish their goals.
I can help with parent counseling and help you get your confidence back.
Watching your child struggle with anxiety can leave you feeling helpless. You’re torn between giving in to their pleas to skip school or pushing them to go anyway. And at night, you’re a part of a long evening routine that if you try to shorten, your child breaks down, fearing something bad will happen. Do you walk away and ignore the crying, or continue the routine, sometimes stretching it for hours? The agony of watching your child’s pain, knowing how desperately you want to help but feeling powerless, is a weight you carry every day.
I can help with parent counseling and help you get your confidence back.
Watching your child struggle with anxiety can leave you feeling helpless. You’re torn between giving in to their pleas to skip school or pushing them to go anyway. And at night, you’re a part of a long evening routine that if you try to shorten, your child breaks down, fearing something bad will happen. Do you walk away and ignore the crying, or continue the routine, sometimes stretching it for hours? The agony of watching your child’s pain, knowing how desperately you want to help but feeling powerless, is a weight you carry every day.
My areas of interest include work with identity exploration, anxiety, autism, parenting concerns, college student experiences, the perinatal population, and processing childhood experiences.
I support you in deepening your insight, noticing your patterns, and deciding what to do with this knowledge. You are resilient and have survived every experience up to this moment. I hope to help highlight the strengths this took and explore what can change so you feel more peace and contentment in your life.
My areas of interest include work with identity exploration, anxiety, autism, parenting concerns, college student experiences, the perinatal population, and processing childhood experiences.
I support you in deepening your insight, noticing your patterns, and deciding what to do with this knowledge. You are resilient and have survived every experience up to this moment. I hope to help highlight the strengths this took and explore what can change so you feel more peace and contentment in your life.
It started with a simple belief — that everyone deserves to feel seen, understood, and safe. That belief has shaped every clinician, every decision, and every session we offer. The team consists of therapists who are passionate and proud to serve clients of all ages right here in Lake Geneva.
It started with a simple belief — that everyone deserves to feel seen, understood, and safe. That belief has shaped every clinician, every decision, and every session we offer. The team consists of therapists who are passionate and proud to serve clients of all ages right here in Lake Geneva.
I work with individuals and families across all life stages and cultural contexts; and my clinical strengths are post-traumatic growth, anxiety, family of origin, change, identity development, suicide prevention, and parenting.
The most important thing I have learned from twenty years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker is the power of relationships to transform lives. Connecting to your lived experience allows me to respond to your needs in a meaningful and productive way. Currently, I offer online services only and have succeeded in creating a virtual environment where you feel safe; accepted; and able to express yourself freely, take emotional risks, and challenge the mindsets that hold you back. Together, we will achieve your goals.
I work with individuals and families across all life stages and cultural contexts; and my clinical strengths are post-traumatic growth, anxiety, family of origin, change, identity development, suicide prevention, and parenting.
The most important thing I have learned from twenty years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker is the power of relationships to transform lives. Connecting to your lived experience allows me to respond to your needs in a meaningful and productive way. Currently, I offer online services only and have succeeded in creating a virtual environment where you feel safe; accepted; and able to express yourself freely, take emotional risks, and challenge the mindsets that hold you back. Together, we will achieve your goals.
I have extensive experience in working with couples to improve their relationships and communication as well as parent training to pull from both your parenting styles to create a cohesive approach.
You just survived another fight. Feeling unheard, unappreciated and completely worn out? You yearn to have the marriage you were promised on your wedding day. But at this point, you'd be happy to escape with a shred of self-worth. While it feels like divorce makes you look like a failure to family and friends, staying in this loveless marriage is sucking the soul out of you. You know divorce could cost you everything you and your partner built - not to mention what it will do to the kids. The feelings of emptiness and loneliness is overwhelming. You have nothing left to give. Both choices seem like a lose-lose situation.
I have extensive experience in working with couples to improve their relationships and communication as well as parent training to pull from both your parenting styles to create a cohesive approach.
You just survived another fight. Feeling unheard, unappreciated and completely worn out? You yearn to have the marriage you were promised on your wedding day. But at this point, you'd be happy to escape with a shred of self-worth. While it feels like divorce makes you look like a failure to family and friends, staying in this loveless marriage is sucking the soul out of you. You know divorce could cost you everything you and your partner built - not to mention what it will do to the kids. The feelings of emptiness and loneliness is overwhelming. You have nothing left to give. Both choices seem like a lose-lose situation.
Parent/Child Relationships Family & Couples Counseling Anxiety and Depression Adolescents Life Transitions Codependency in Relationships Changing Past Patterns Response/Ability Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Dialectical Behavioral Therapy in Adolescents LGBTQ+ Trans, BIPOC, Disabled and Special Needs Communities Support and Grief Groups
As a Marriage and Family Therapist I work with individuals, families and couples, struggling with past trauma, infidelity, trust, affected family members, suicidality, preparation of commitment, and next-step family planning. I see a diverse group of patients from all sorts of different backgrounds, cultures, sexualities, abilities, ages, and creeds.
Parent/Child Relationships Family & Couples Counseling Anxiety and Depression Adolescents Life Transitions Codependency in Relationships Changing Past Patterns Response/Ability Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Dialectical Behavioral Therapy in Adolescents LGBTQ+ Trans, BIPOC, Disabled and Special Needs Communities Support and Grief Groups
As a Marriage and Family Therapist I work with individuals, families and couples, struggling with past trauma, infidelity, trust, affected family members, suicidality, preparation of commitment, and next-step family planning. I see a diverse group of patients from all sorts of different backgrounds, cultures, sexualities, abilities, ages, and creeds.
I have worked with those suffering from betrayal trauma, depression, marital conflict, affairs, low self-worth, parenting issues, and more.
Certified: Level 1 training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy Certified: Pragmatic/Experiential Therapy for Couples (PET-C): uses new research in brain science and relationship science to improve communication between partners.
I have worked with those suffering from betrayal trauma, depression, marital conflict, affairs, low self-worth, parenting issues, and more.
Certified: Level 1 training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy Certified: Pragmatic/Experiential Therapy for Couples (PET-C): uses new research in brain science and relationship science to improve communication between partners.
I am a skilled therapist who helps clients manage and overcome life's challenges with a gentle, interactive approach. I work with individuals of all ages and ethnicities, married and pre-married couples, families, individuals and mental disabilities. I have actively counseled since 2003, and has received training in several areas including grief, anxiety and depression. I received a BA in Physical Education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and he received his MA in Community Counseling at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
I am a skilled therapist who helps clients manage and overcome life's challenges with a gentle, interactive approach. I work with individuals of all ages and ethnicities, married and pre-married couples, families, individuals and mental disabilities. I have actively counseled since 2003, and has received training in several areas including grief, anxiety and depression. I received a BA in Physical Education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and he received his MA in Community Counseling at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
I also provide walking therapy (talk therapy while walking) for adults who are navigating anxiety, parenting stressors, identify as neurodiverse or are a part of the LGBTQ+ population.
I build rapport with the individual, gain understanding of their family system and establish goals. I utilize integrative approaches such as play based therapy, strengths based therapy, CBT, mindfulness and family systems.
I also provide walking therapy (talk therapy while walking) for adults who are navigating anxiety, parenting stressors, identify as neurodiverse or are a part of the LGBTQ+ population.
I build rapport with the individual, gain understanding of their family system and establish goals. I utilize integrative approaches such as play based therapy, strengths based therapy, CBT, mindfulness and family systems.
Parents often feel overwhelmed and at a loss for how to help or connect with their teens.
I am passionate about meeting people right where they are emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Many clients who felt anxious about beginning therapy have expressed how quickly they felt comfortable with me. I consider it a great privilege to work with individuals and families during formative years of growth and transition. My goal is to provide a safe environment that is both supportive and challenging.
Parents often feel overwhelmed and at a loss for how to help or connect with their teens.
I am passionate about meeting people right where they are emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Many clients who felt anxious about beginning therapy have expressed how quickly they felt comfortable with me. I consider it a great privilege to work with individuals and families during formative years of growth and transition. My goal is to provide a safe environment that is both supportive and challenging.
As a therapist, I specialize in supporting parents feeling overwhelmed, young adults navigating challenges, individuals connected to adoption/foster care, and members of the LGBTQIA community.
I have 30 years of experience providing compassionate, collaborative mental health support for individuals and couples. My areas of expertise include adoption and foster care, complex parenting, transition to adulthood, and LGBTQIA-related concerns. I use empathy and humor, with a focus on relational, narrative, and CBT approaches. I provide a trusting therapeutic space for self-discovery, growth, and coping with life's challenges. Whether you're a caregiver, young adult, part of the adoption community, and/or LGBTQIA+, I will be a non-judgmental guide and ally in your journey towards wellness and self-acceptance.
As a therapist, I specialize in supporting parents feeling overwhelmed, young adults navigating challenges, individuals connected to adoption/foster care, and members of the LGBTQIA community.
I have 30 years of experience providing compassionate, collaborative mental health support for individuals and couples. My areas of expertise include adoption and foster care, complex parenting, transition to adulthood, and LGBTQIA-related concerns. I use empathy and humor, with a focus on relational, narrative, and CBT approaches. I provide a trusting therapeutic space for self-discovery, growth, and coping with life's challenges. Whether you're a caregiver, young adult, part of the adoption community, and/or LGBTQIA+, I will be a non-judgmental guide and ally in your journey towards wellness and self-acceptance.
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Parenting Therapists
What does therapy for parenting look like?
Therapists may work with parents individually, together, or include the whole family to find solutions for the problems a parent faces. Many parent-based therapies work on a parent’s relationship with their children, problem-solving within the family, and analysis of family dynamics. Therapy conducted remotely by video may be helpful in allowing a therapist to observe how families interact in their own homes.
When should a parent seek therapy?
When behavioral problems begin to disrupt the healthy functioning of a family, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If parents find that children are acting out in school, have started using drugs or alcohol, have developed eating disorders, or other similar red flags, a therapist may be able to help.
How long does therapy take for parenting problems?
Depending on the severity of a family’s challenges and the type of treatment utilized, therapy for parenting can last from weeks to months. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a pragmatic therapy type that can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. Structural family therapy, which inspects family dynamics, often takes several months. Parent-child interaction therapy is typically shorter-term, lasting between 10 and 20 sessions. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
Can therapy help parents dealing with burnout or stress?
Parenting is difficult. Parents may dismiss or conceal feelings of exhaustion, overwhelm, or escape ideation—imagining withdrawing from their parental obligations altogether. but left unattended, these feelings can have negative effects on the whole family. A therapist can help parents work on the skills they might need to better cope with the burdens of parenting and help them be the best parents they can be.