Therapists in Madison, WI
Sellers Bell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Madison, WI 53704
The number one thing that makes therapy work is the connection between client and therapist. I want to understand what's happening with you so that I can put my skills to good use and help you to meet your therapy goals. My methods are based on scientific research and on my professional experience as a therapist. Many of the techniques I use with clients are techniques that I have applied in my own life to reduce my own suffering and improve my own happiness. I practice much of what I preach, so I know firsthand that these methods work.
The number one thing that makes therapy work is the connection between client and therapist. I want to understand what's happening with you so that I can put my skills to good use and help you to meet your therapy goals. My methods are based on scientific research and on my professional experience as a therapist. Many of the techniques I use with clients are techniques that I have applied in my own life to reduce my own suffering and improve my own happiness. I practice much of what I preach, so I know firsthand that these methods work.
Brian D. Weiland
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Madison, WI 53714
I strongly believe it takes great courage to take the initial steps in seeking help, and here you are. The most important aspect of any effective therapy process is the fit between the patient and therapist, and so I hope my profile helps you find that fit. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has spent most of my life in Northcentral Wisconsin including receiving my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UW-Stevens Point. I then received my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and completed my clinical internship at Lakeview Specialty Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Waterford, Wisconsin.
I strongly believe it takes great courage to take the initial steps in seeking help, and here you are. The most important aspect of any effective therapy process is the fit between the patient and therapist, and so I hope my profile helps you find that fit. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who has spent most of my life in Northcentral Wisconsin including receiving my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UW-Stevens Point. I then received my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and completed my clinical internship at Lakeview Specialty Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Waterford, Wisconsin.
Ladd White
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CSAC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Madison, WI 53718 (Online Only)
Serving Southern WI. Thank you for taking the time to view this webpage. Finding the right therapist can be a difficult task. I bring with me over 30 years of experience in my profession. I am a dually license substance abuse and mental health treatment provider. Being dually licensed means that I have credentials to treatment individuals struggling with either alcohol and substance abuse or mental health issues. As is often the case, being dually credentialed also means I am licensed to treat clients suffering from combination of both substance abuse and mental health issues.
Serving Southern WI. Thank you for taking the time to view this webpage. Finding the right therapist can be a difficult task. I bring with me over 30 years of experience in my profession. I am a dually license substance abuse and mental health treatment provider. Being dually licensed means that I have credentials to treatment individuals struggling with either alcohol and substance abuse or mental health issues. As is often the case, being dually credentialed also means I am licensed to treat clients suffering from combination of both substance abuse and mental health issues.
Brian Flynn
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Madison, WI 53711
I am a warm, compassionate and present Clinical psychotherapist with over 20+ years of experience working with adults and families in a variety of clinical and community settings I use a client centered approach to understanding the whole person, and I partner with my clients as they take an active role in their own healing and growth. My clients will engage in a nonjudgmental, collaborative and creative process to help them see their own strengths and to identify thought processes that are counterproductive to their wellbeing and relationships.
I am a warm, compassionate and present Clinical psychotherapist with over 20+ years of experience working with adults and families in a variety of clinical and community settings I use a client centered approach to understanding the whole person, and I partner with my clients as they take an active role in their own healing and growth. My clients will engage in a nonjudgmental, collaborative and creative process to help them see their own strengths and to identify thought processes that are counterproductive to their wellbeing and relationships.
William Hutter
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Madison, WI 53703 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
I enjoy working with persons of all ages, on a variety of topics. My work includes individual, couples, consensual/ethical non-monogamous relationships and families. I am part of the queer community and work extensively with issues involving the LGBTQ+ community. Another area of interest in my work has been with perpetrators of sexual abuse/assault and persons struggling with sexual/sexuality and gender issues. I have lived abroad and enjoy working with persons from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds now residing in the US.
I enjoy working with persons of all ages, on a variety of topics. My work includes individual, couples, consensual/ethical non-monogamous relationships and families. I am part of the queer community and work extensively with issues involving the LGBTQ+ community. Another area of interest in my work has been with perpetrators of sexual abuse/assault and persons struggling with sexual/sexuality and gender issues. I have lived abroad and enjoy working with persons from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds now residing in the US.
Steven A. Elkind
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Madison, WI 53713
Not accepting new clients
Real change lies in a person’s willingness to become more of who they are rather than trying to become what they are not. You are not a problem to be solved or fixed. Competent therapy offers no gimmicks, no quick fixes-- what matters is a willingness to explore who you are rather than who you "should" be. I cannot promise quick and easy relief from your suffering. What I can promise is my full attention and engagement. Every difficulty is an opportunity; perhaps not a welcome opportunity but your struggle has meaning—you are not satisfied with the status quo, you have not given up.
Real change lies in a person’s willingness to become more of who they are rather than trying to become what they are not. You are not a problem to be solved or fixed. Competent therapy offers no gimmicks, no quick fixes-- what matters is a willingness to explore who you are rather than who you "should" be. I cannot promise quick and easy relief from your suffering. What I can promise is my full attention and engagement. Every difficulty is an opportunity; perhaps not a welcome opportunity but your struggle has meaning—you are not satisfied with the status quo, you have not given up.
Online Therapists
Nicholas Salazar
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Glendale, WI 53209
I am a licensed professional counselor with experience helping patients managing depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and borderline personality disorder.
Are you feeling unsure of what to do or where to go next? Stuck in habits that have kept you safe but are wishing there may be some other way to live? If you feel like you may want to find a little bit more to enjoy out of life and to have a space to find support in putting down the weight of your day-to-day, to help learn new skills to manage stress, regulate emotions, and to explore the possibilities of a life worth living then you’ve come to the right place. Whether it's a space to talk things through, or explore new ideas, I'd be more than happy to help where I can. Currently my most common availability is every other week.
I am a licensed professional counselor with experience helping patients managing depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and borderline personality disorder.
Are you feeling unsure of what to do or where to go next? Stuck in habits that have kept you safe but are wishing there may be some other way to live? If you feel like you may want to find a little bit more to enjoy out of life and to have a space to find support in putting down the weight of your day-to-day, to help learn new skills to manage stress, regulate emotions, and to explore the possibilities of a life worth living then you’ve come to the right place. Whether it's a space to talk things through, or explore new ideas, I'd be more than happy to help where I can. Currently my most common availability is every other week.
Ryan Sershon
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CSAC, MSW
Verified Verified
Brookfield, WI 53005 (Online Only)
I am inspired by those who have overcome adversity in their lives and who are learning to work through their challenges, even when it is difficult. I specialize in working with adults, couples and adolescents facing depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders, mood disorders, anger and relationship issues.
I am inspired by those who have overcome adversity in their lives and who are learning to work through their challenges, even when it is difficult. I specialize in working with adults, couples and adolescents facing depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders, mood disorders, anger and relationship issues.
Easttown Psychotherapy, L.L.C.
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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.
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.
Don D Rosenberg
Marriage & Family Therapist, LP, LCSW, LMFT, CSAC, CEAP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brown Deer, WI 53209
Personal emotional crisis? Struggling with couple problems? Troubled by child behavioral problems? Caught in a cycle of substance abuse? Come for an evaluation. Start and complete your recovery at Shorehaven. 80% of problems improve in under 16 visits. Comprehensive services include individual, child, couple, and family therapy. I am a trainer of therapists and President of Shorehaven. We will direct you to help and solutions for emotional, behavioral, problems. Shorehaven is a Future Fifty Company, honored by the MMAC, BBB+, and Wisconsin licensed.
Personal emotional crisis? Struggling with couple problems? Troubled by child behavioral problems? Caught in a cycle of substance abuse? Come for an evaluation. Start and complete your recovery at Shorehaven. 80% of problems improve in under 16 visits. Comprehensive services include individual, child, couple, and family therapy. I am a trainer of therapists and President of Shorehaven. We will direct you to help and solutions for emotional, behavioral, problems. Shorehaven is a Future Fifty Company, honored by the MMAC, BBB+, and Wisconsin licensed.
Paul M Smerz
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Milwaukee, WI 53217
As a clinical psychologist I strive to provide a transformative experience that not only resolves the symptoms and issues that brought you to treatment, but also develops deeper insight and awareness that promotes lasting change. I work to collaborate with you to develop a plan for continued growth that reflects your life-long plans, goals, and unmet needs. To that end, I strive to facilitate an experience for you of change in those aspects of your life that are most meaningful to you, including your inner world, relationships, spiritual beliefs, work life and world views.
As a clinical psychologist I strive to provide a transformative experience that not only resolves the symptoms and issues that brought you to treatment, but also develops deeper insight and awareness that promotes lasting change. I work to collaborate with you to develop a plan for continued growth that reflects your life-long plans, goals, and unmet needs. To that end, I strive to facilitate an experience for you of change in those aspects of your life that are most meaningful to you, including your inner world, relationships, spiritual beliefs, work life and world views.
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What is the most successful approach to treating borderline personality disorder?
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is considered the gold standard of treatment for borderline personality disorder. An evidence-based treatment, it addresses the extreme emotional reactivity, the relationship difficulties, and the acts of self-harm that create so much distress for BPD patients. DBT is a comprehensive program that includes both regular individual psychotherapy sessions and weekly group sessions of skills training.
What happens in treatment of borderline personality disorder?
Treatment typically consists of weekly individual therapy sessions that last an hour and group skill-focused instructional sessions that may last up to two hours. Patients are typically given homework “assignments” in which they are asked to practice in their daily life the skills they acquire in therapy. Patients also keep a diary tracking their emotions and impulses as a way to know which situations are most problematic and to help them gain control over their own behavior. Difficult situations and feelings are typically reviewed in therapy sessions and more constructive solutions found.
What kinds of problems does BPD treatment help with?
DBT was initially developed to dampen the self-destructive impulses of chronically suicidal patients. It is now the treatment of choice for borderline personality disorder, a serious condition marked by extreme emotional reactivity, relationship instability, and self-injurious behaviors. Treatment of BPD helps patients tolerate the flux of emotions without acting on them, often with a specific focus on tolerating negative emotions. DBT addresses the core problems of BPD—fear of abandonment, low self-esteem, and impulsivity.
What is the goal of treatment in borderline personality disorder?
The goal of treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD) is to relieve the extreme emotional distress that patients experience—to curb their emotional reactivity, to minimize their inclination to self-harm, and to reduce their impulsivity. Toward these ends, patients are not only taught an array of new coping skills and techniques for emotional regulation, they are given opportunities to practice them. Another major goal of treatment is interpersonal effectiveness; patients learn and problem-solve ways to effectively communicate in relationships, especially how to ask for what they need as a way to minimize hurt feelings.