Marriage Counseling Therapists in East Town, Milwaukee, WI
Susan Nolte
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
East Town, Milwaukee, WI 53202
I earned my Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy at Northwestern University's Family Institute.
Whether you are struggling with parenthood, having frequent conflicts with your partner, grieving a loss, trying to establish healthy boundaries with family and friends, or working to understand yourself better — having someone to help support you through that process with empathy, insight, and guidance can be life changing. I have a masters in the field of psychology, am married and a mother of four, and worked in a day treatment clinic for children doing individual, family, and group therapy so I have seen a lot. You are not alone and I have strategies and techniques to start helping you right now.
I earned my Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy at Northwestern University's Family Institute.
Whether you are struggling with parenthood, having frequent conflicts with your partner, grieving a loss, trying to establish healthy boundaries with family and friends, or working to understand yourself better — having someone to help support you through that process with empathy, insight, and guidance can be life changing. I have a masters in the field of psychology, am married and a mother of four, and worked in a day treatment clinic for children doing individual, family, and group therapy so I have seen a lot. You are not alone and I have strategies and techniques to start helping you right now.
David Phelps
Psychologist, PhD, LP, MSHR
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
East Town, Milwaukee, WI 53202
I also work with same- and opposite-sex couples seeking to address a variety of problems and goals, including: relationship difficulties; conflict; lack of intimacy/feeling disconnected; infidelity, separation, divorce; disagreements about values, important life decisions, parenting style; improving communication; building a strong, loving relationship; adjusting to life events ( marriage, cohabitation, child birth, etc.
My approach to psychotherapy is focused on building a strong and collaborative relationship with you, the client, working with you to provide immediate symptom relief and make sustainable change. My style is warm, curious, and engaged. I provide a safe and confidential space for you to share your story. I am influenced by the psychodynamic tradition, focusing on how you relate to yourself and others. As you begin to feel understood, accepted, and more deeply known in therapy, a trusting therapeutic relationship develops. This results in greater self-understanding and leads to change, including immediate symptom relief and longer-term transformation.
I also work with same- and opposite-sex couples seeking to address a variety of problems and goals, including: relationship difficulties; conflict; lack of intimacy/feeling disconnected; infidelity, separation, divorce; disagreements about values, important life decisions, parenting style; improving communication; building a strong, loving relationship; adjusting to life events ( marriage, cohabitation, child birth, etc.
My approach to psychotherapy is focused on building a strong and collaborative relationship with you, the client, working with you to provide immediate symptom relief and make sustainable change. My style is warm, curious, and engaged. I provide a safe and confidential space for you to share your story. I am influenced by the psychodynamic tradition, focusing on how you relate to yourself and others. As you begin to feel understood, accepted, and more deeply known in therapy, a trusting therapeutic relationship develops. This results in greater self-understanding and leads to change, including immediate symptom relief and longer-term transformation.
Once I moved here I continue my studies as a marriage and family therapist at the Family Therapy Training Institute in Milwaukee.
My approach to psychotherapy is to help my clients understand their conflicts by getting at the roots of their wounds, so they are able to treat themselves with self-compassion and healing. The goal of therapy is to not only unburden the pain one carries, but to help transform inner negative beliefs and cultivate radical self-love.
Once I moved here I continue my studies as a marriage and family therapist at the Family Therapy Training Institute in Milwaukee.
My approach to psychotherapy is to help my clients understand their conflicts by getting at the roots of their wounds, so they are able to treat themselves with self-compassion and healing. The goal of therapy is to not only unburden the pain one carries, but to help transform inner negative beliefs and cultivate radical self-love.
Therapy is not only for times of crises and hitting "rock bottom." It is a space for self-exploration, reflection, and intention setting. I recognize that seeking therapy and professional support can be intimidating. I support folks in overcoming stuckness, and ambivalence, disrupting internalized toxic and limiting beliefs, and finding their voice and confidence through spiritual and ancestral healing and practices to encourage optimal changes in the mind, community, body, and spirit.
Therapy is not only for times of crises and hitting "rock bottom." It is a space for self-exploration, reflection, and intention setting. I recognize that seeking therapy and professional support can be intimidating. I support folks in overcoming stuckness, and ambivalence, disrupting internalized toxic and limiting beliefs, and finding their voice and confidence through spiritual and ancestral healing and practices to encourage optimal changes in the mind, community, body, and spirit.
Pamela Banks, LPC, brings over 18 years of experience helping individuals and families in Wisconsin navigate mental health challenges. She specializes in treating anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and alcohol and drug use issues, using a compassionate and evidencebased approach. Pamela provides individual, couples, and family therapy, working with adolescents, adults, and seniors. Her practice focuses on empowering clients to overcome personal obstacles, heal from past traumas, and develop the skills necessary for lasting emotional wellbeing.
Pamela Banks, LPC, brings over 18 years of experience helping individuals and families in Wisconsin navigate mental health challenges. She specializes in treating anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and alcohol and drug use issues, using a compassionate and evidencebased approach. Pamela provides individual, couples, and family therapy, working with adolescents, adults, and seniors. Her practice focuses on empowering clients to overcome personal obstacles, heal from past traumas, and develop the skills necessary for lasting emotional wellbeing.
Ben Endres
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PhD
Verified Verified
East Town, Milwaukee, WI 53202
I am experienced therapist who helps individuals and couples address challenges, enrich relationships and achieve deep insights into their personality and their emotions. My clients find that I offer a pragmatic, intelligent and empathetic response to their concerns. I focus on the immediate challenges that my clients are facing, while helping them to see themselves and their relationships in deeper way.
I am experienced therapist who helps individuals and couples address challenges, enrich relationships and achieve deep insights into their personality and their emotions. My clients find that I offer a pragmatic, intelligent and empathetic response to their concerns. I focus on the immediate challenges that my clients are facing, while helping them to see themselves and their relationships in deeper way.
Dana believes that emotional well-being is the foundation for a fulfilling and successful life. She works with individuals, couples, and families, helping them navigate a range of challenges, including anxiety, work-related stress, life transitions, eating concerns, depression, and trauma. Dana offers thoughtful, solution-oriented support to those managing demanding careers and complex personal lives.
Her therapeutic approach is collaborative and strategic, blending evidence-based methods with personalized care. She draws from cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and emotion regulation techniques to help clients build resi
Dana believes that emotional well-being is the foundation for a fulfilling and successful life. She works with individuals, couples, and families, helping them navigate a range of challenges, including anxiety, work-related stress, life transitions, eating concerns, depression, and trauma. Dana offers thoughtful, solution-oriented support to those managing demanding careers and complex personal lives.
Her therapeutic approach is collaborative and strategic, blending evidence-based methods with personalized care. She draws from cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and emotion regulation techniques to help clients build resi
I work with individuals of all ages as well as couples and families. I primarily work with trauma, anxiety, depression, family reunification and gender identity, but am here to help with whatever may be troubling you. I am also a LGBTQIA+ affirming and multiculturally sensitive practitioner.
I work with individuals of all ages as well as couples and families. I primarily work with trauma, anxiety, depression, family reunification and gender identity, but am here to help with whatever may be troubling you. I am also a LGBTQIA+ affirming and multiculturally sensitive practitioner.
Amy Lemberger
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
East Town, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Are you wondering how to improve your relationship, or if there's a way to resolve hurt feelings from the past? Your relationship is important. You have invested time and effort in hopes to feel more connected and satisfied, but sometimes those efforts result in feeling more hurt, dismissed, and angry. Whether it's pain from infidelity, family conflict, parenting stress, or feeling disconnected, we can develop personalized interventions to express what you need, feel understood, and move your relationship forward.
Are you wondering how to improve your relationship, or if there's a way to resolve hurt feelings from the past? Your relationship is important. You have invested time and effort in hopes to feel more connected and satisfied, but sometimes those efforts result in feeling more hurt, dismissed, and angry. Whether it's pain from infidelity, family conflict, parenting stress, or feeling disconnected, we can develop personalized interventions to express what you need, feel understood, and move your relationship forward.
Kevin O'Brien Whole Life Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LCSW, IMH E
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
East Town, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Thank for finding your way to my page. Chances are, no matter what your specific concern, you arrived here because you want to feel better, and you want important relationships in your life to work better. My goal is to facilitate your capacity to do both, as I have done with many individuals, couples and families over the past 30 years. Living a whole life, for a whole lifetime, is both worthy of our effort and possible. My practice is faith-, culture- and sexual orientation-friendly. Come as you are, we will utilize every resource to undo the knots and reweave the fabric of your life in more satisfying ways. Online capacity.
Thank for finding your way to my page. Chances are, no matter what your specific concern, you arrived here because you want to feel better, and you want important relationships in your life to work better. My goal is to facilitate your capacity to do both, as I have done with many individuals, couples and families over the past 30 years. Living a whole life, for a whole lifetime, is both worthy of our effort and possible. My practice is faith-, culture- and sexual orientation-friendly. Come as you are, we will utilize every resource to undo the knots and reweave the fabric of your life in more satisfying ways. Online capacity.
Madeline Bush
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
East Town, Milwaukee, WI 53202
I specialize in relationships, both with others and our Self. Relationships are central to our lives, and they can also bring profound challenges. I blend the Gottman Method, Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy and Internal Family Systems to address both the emotional and biological factors influencing relationship dynamics, including struggles with communication, trust, intimacy and betrayal.
I also specialize in cognitive behavior approaches, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Exposure & Response Prevention to address struggles with depression, anxiety & emotional dysregulation, and obsessive compulsive disorder.
I specialize in relationships, both with others and our Self. Relationships are central to our lives, and they can also bring profound challenges. I blend the Gottman Method, Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy and Internal Family Systems to address both the emotional and biological factors influencing relationship dynamics, including struggles with communication, trust, intimacy and betrayal.
I also specialize in cognitive behavior approaches, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Exposure & Response Prevention to address struggles with depression, anxiety & emotional dysregulation, and obsessive compulsive disorder.
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Stephanie J Erbes
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
East Town, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Waitlist for new clients
It can be difficult to ask for help when life gets overwhelming and you believe you should be able to handle everything on your own. Everyone needs support at times. Let's work together to identify and change unhealthy patterns in your life. My goal is to provide a judgement-free space for you to share your unique strengths and challenges. Most clients benefit from simply being heard and validated without judgement. Successful clients are open to trying something different. Keep an open mind and consider new approaches to coping and problem resolution and you'll experience change.
It can be difficult to ask for help when life gets overwhelming and you believe you should be able to handle everything on your own. Everyone needs support at times. Let's work together to identify and change unhealthy patterns in your life. My goal is to provide a judgement-free space for you to share your unique strengths and challenges. Most clients benefit from simply being heard and validated without judgement. Successful clients are open to trying something different. Keep an open mind and consider new approaches to coping and problem resolution and you'll experience change.
Tired of enduring a difficult life, career or relationship? Looking for practical, out-of-the-box solutions for anxiety, depression, and the life circumstances that cause them? Tried therapy before with disappointing results? For 35 years, I have been augmenting traditional therapeutic methods with a variety of techniques, including EMDR Therapy, CRM Therapy, heart rate variability training (Heartmath), body centered approaches, mindfulness training, hypnosis, and ego-state interventions, to facilitate deep internal changes. These interventions take place within the context of a safe, non-judgmental, and supportive environment. My therapeutic style is interactive, engaging, and collaborative.
Tired of enduring a difficult life, career or relationship? Looking for practical, out-of-the-box solutions for anxiety, depression, and the life circumstances that cause them? Tried therapy before with disappointing results? For 35 years, I have been augmenting traditional therapeutic methods with a variety of techniques, including EMDR Therapy, CRM Therapy, heart rate variability training (Heartmath), body centered approaches, mindfulness training, hypnosis, and ego-state interventions, to facilitate deep internal changes. These interventions take place within the context of a safe, non-judgmental, and supportive environment. My therapeutic style is interactive, engaging, and collaborative.
Abigail Cohn
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
East Town, Milwaukee, WI 53227
Abigail Cohn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Wisconsin who has been practicing since 2014. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theater from Macalester College and a Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Abigail offers a relaxed and non-judgmental approach. She aims to create a collaborative environment to enable clients to develop their own goals and experiment with making important changes. Abigail has experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families.
Abigail Cohn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Wisconsin who has been practicing since 2014. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theater from Macalester College and a Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Abigail offers a relaxed and non-judgmental approach. She aims to create a collaborative environment to enable clients to develop their own goals and experiment with making important changes. Abigail has experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families.
Susan E Cohen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
Verified Verified
East Town, Milwaukee, WI 53209
Sue Cohen, LCSW, offers compassionate and experienced mental health care for individuals and families throughout Wisconsin. With over four decades of practice, Sue has honed her expertise in treating adults and adolescents facing a range of mental health challenges. She provides individualized therapy for those dealing with anxiety, depression, and trauma, utilizing evidence based interventions like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CBT and Family Therapy to help her clients find relief and develop long lasting coping strategies. Sue is particularly passionate about helping individuals navigate major life transitions.
Sue Cohen, LCSW, offers compassionate and experienced mental health care for individuals and families throughout Wisconsin. With over four decades of practice, Sue has honed her expertise in treating adults and adolescents facing a range of mental health challenges. She provides individualized therapy for those dealing with anxiety, depression, and trauma, utilizing evidence based interventions like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CBT and Family Therapy to help her clients find relief and develop long lasting coping strategies. Sue is particularly passionate about helping individuals navigate major life transitions.
Taylor R Kaether
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MS, LCPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
East Town, Milwaukee, WI 53202
We all face many challenges in our lives and may feel stuck looking for the answers. I believe that we all deserve the chance to discover the best version of ourselves. If you’re navigating the complexities of life transitions, or seeking solace and transformation, your needs and goals are at the forefront of our work together. Breaking free from the grips of our struggles can be difficult, and I am here to guide you through the process. I offer a safe and non-judgmental space where your experiences can be explored, validated and transformed. Together, we’ll uncover the unique strengths within you, building a foundation for change.
We all face many challenges in our lives and may feel stuck looking for the answers. I believe that we all deserve the chance to discover the best version of ourselves. If you’re navigating the complexities of life transitions, or seeking solace and transformation, your needs and goals are at the forefront of our work together. Breaking free from the grips of our struggles can be difficult, and I am here to guide you through the process. I offer a safe and non-judgmental space where your experiences can be explored, validated and transformed. Together, we’ll uncover the unique strengths within you, building a foundation for change.
Vacation Counseling - Couples Retreat by Dr. April
Counselor, LMHC, CST, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
East Town, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Are you wanting a personalized intimate retreat that focuses on your specific needs and goals in your relationship? A retreat that will heal the hurts and traumas in the relationship? Vacation counseling will help you and your relationship find a new perspective on how intimacy can help resolve conflicts in your relationship. We offer many different options to fit your needs, one couple at a time. We can provide you with in-person and online counseling where couples stay in exclusive, luxurious vacation rentals. Vacation Counseling can travel to your Vacation.
Are you wanting a personalized intimate retreat that focuses on your specific needs and goals in your relationship? A retreat that will heal the hurts and traumas in the relationship? Vacation counseling will help you and your relationship find a new perspective on how intimacy can help resolve conflicts in your relationship. We offer many different options to fit your needs, one couple at a time. We can provide you with in-person and online counseling where couples stay in exclusive, luxurious vacation rentals. Vacation Counseling can travel to your Vacation.
So, I guess your question would be, "Why should I choose you as my therapist over others? Will I make more progress working with you?" I do believe in educating clients with regard to CBT/DBT/Mindfulness techniques, which are invaluable when used to improve everyday functioning and helping individuals manage distress. However, where clients remain stuck is a combination of 1) Not being aware of underlying unresolved issues and 2) Not knowing how to get at them and bring them forward to consciousness. Often, therapists work with traumatic 'events' that clients bring to them. I process these events, but also help uncover more.
So, I guess your question would be, "Why should I choose you as my therapist over others? Will I make more progress working with you?" I do believe in educating clients with regard to CBT/DBT/Mindfulness techniques, which are invaluable when used to improve everyday functioning and helping individuals manage distress. However, where clients remain stuck is a combination of 1) Not being aware of underlying unresolved issues and 2) Not knowing how to get at them and bring them forward to consciousness. Often, therapists work with traumatic 'events' that clients bring to them. I process these events, but also help uncover more.
Kristine Amdor
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
East Town, Milwaukee, WI 53217
Kristine Amdor is a Licensed Professional Counselor LPC who offers compassionate, evidence-based mental health care to individuals across Wisconsin. Specializing in treating adults and teens, Kristine is dedicated to helping clients navigate complex challenges such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, and substance use issues. Whether working with individuals seeking to improve their emotional well-being or those dealing with PTSD or trauma, Kristine brings a wealth of clinical expertise to each session, tailoring therapeutic interventions to meet the unique needs of each client.
Kristine Amdor is a Licensed Professional Counselor LPC who offers compassionate, evidence-based mental health care to individuals across Wisconsin. Specializing in treating adults and teens, Kristine is dedicated to helping clients navigate complex challenges such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, and substance use issues. Whether working with individuals seeking to improve their emotional well-being or those dealing with PTSD or trauma, Kristine brings a wealth of clinical expertise to each session, tailoring therapeutic interventions to meet the unique needs of each client.
Katelyn (Katy) Grusecki
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
East Town, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Whether you are feeling stuck in general, have narrowly-focused goals, or no goals at all, our work together will be an individualized, transformative experience that will result in lasting change. I work with individuals who have depression, anxiety, and challenges with substance use or in relationships. I also work well with those who are interested in supportive therapy during transitional periods of life. I strongly believe in and exclusively use evidence-based treatments, which helps you become more aware of your thoughts, open to your emotions, and understanding of you behaviors or patterns without judgment.
Whether you are feeling stuck in general, have narrowly-focused goals, or no goals at all, our work together will be an individualized, transformative experience that will result in lasting change. I work with individuals who have depression, anxiety, and challenges with substance use or in relationships. I also work well with those who are interested in supportive therapy during transitional periods of life. I strongly believe in and exclusively use evidence-based treatments, which helps you become more aware of your thoughts, open to your emotions, and understanding of you behaviors or patterns without judgment.
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Marriage Counseling Therapists
How does marriage counseling work?
Marriage counseling works by teaching couples concrete skills to communicate with one another and solve disagreements in healthy ways. A trained mental health professional works with both members of a couple to explore difficulties the couple may be having and helps them develop skills to address these matters. Couples who don’t have any difficulties but want to prepare for marriage may develop skills for the future.
How long does marriage counseling typically last?
Marriage counseling is a short-term form of therapy; the process may last between four and eight sessions. Other forms of relationship guidance from mental health professionals, such as couples therapy, are longer lasting, may focus on the past rather than just the present, and are tailored to the individual couple and their emotions, history, and patterns in the relationship. Couples therapy often lasts for 12 weeks or longer.
Is marriage counseling effective?
Marriage counseling helps many couples develop relationship skills that may not have been acquired or tested in a relationship; partners may be better able to communicate and address conflict following counseling. However, there are many different forms of marriage counseling, and this form of counseling does not have as strong an evidence base as other modalities such as couples therapy.
Is marriage counseling effective if only one partner wants to go?
Yes, marriage counseling can still be effective if one partner convinces the other to engage in the process. Of course, whether counseling is effective depends on the couple’s commitment to work on their relationship; however, the short-term, skills-based nature of marriage counseling makes it a relatively easy “ask” of a partner, and the hesitant individual may see its value once counseling begins.