Hoarding Therapists in Milwaukee, WI
I work with struggles like anxiety, perfectionism, body image distress, disordered eating, trauma and hoarding.
You're feeling anxious, overwhelmed or maybe even fearful of the future. All you've been wanting is to feel understood and validated by those around you. You remember times when you've felt better, more yourself, but now you just feel so disconnected. Going through challenges like these can feel really isolating, but you do not need to go it alone. Connecting with a therapist can be a great way to start your healing process. My favorite part of being a therapist is having the opportunity to sit across from someone and help them feel seen, valued and understood, while also offering day to day tools to help them feel better.
I work with struggles like anxiety, perfectionism, body image distress, disordered eating, trauma and hoarding.
You're feeling anxious, overwhelmed or maybe even fearful of the future. All you've been wanting is to feel understood and validated by those around you. You remember times when you've felt better, more yourself, but now you just feel so disconnected. Going through challenges like these can feel really isolating, but you do not need to go it alone. Connecting with a therapist can be a great way to start your healing process. My favorite part of being a therapist is having the opportunity to sit across from someone and help them feel seen, valued and understood, while also offering day to day tools to help them feel better.
Common issues I help clients with include: longstanding feelings of "never good enough;" the impact of growing up in challenging or traumatic family environments; "overthinking," perfectionism, indecision, and regret; shame stemming from racism, sexism, homophobia/transphobia; disorganization/ hoarding; and career change/retirement.
I work with a broad spectrum of issues and diagnoses. I have special interest and training in the following: CPTSD/EMDR; LGBTQAI; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); adolescent mental health; family therapy; grief/loss; compulsive hoarding; positive psychology/life coaching; and shame/low self-worth. My approach is caring and solution focused.
Common issues I help clients with include: longstanding feelings of "never good enough;" the impact of growing up in challenging or traumatic family environments; "overthinking," perfectionism, indecision, and regret; shame stemming from racism, sexism, homophobia/transphobia; disorganization/ hoarding; and career change/retirement.
I work with a broad spectrum of issues and diagnoses. I have special interest and training in the following: CPTSD/EMDR; LGBTQAI; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); adolescent mental health; family therapy; grief/loss; compulsive hoarding; positive psychology/life coaching; and shame/low self-worth. My approach is caring and solution focused.
Hello. I'm Christine Moore. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Social Worker. I have been practicing for 32 years. I enjoy helping teens and adults struggling with mental health and addiction issues to achieve their goals. I am able to meet in person and virtually, whichever you prefer. It is important to provide safety, support, and reassurance that you are not alone. We all have our own struggles. You will be provided with cognitive behavioral and narrative therapeutic strategies.
Hello. I'm Christine Moore. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Social Worker. I have been practicing for 32 years. I enjoy helping teens and adults struggling with mental health and addiction issues to achieve their goals. I am able to meet in person and virtually, whichever you prefer. It is important to provide safety, support, and reassurance that you are not alone. We all have our own struggles. You will be provided with cognitive behavioral and narrative therapeutic strategies.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Hello, my name is Molly Jelak, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I serve clients statewide through telehealth, specializing in anxiety, depression, ADHD, and mood disorders. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to equip my clients with effective tools for their mental health concerns, aiming to provide relief and enhance their quality of life. I primarily serve adults, working with individuals facing mild to moderate mental health concerns, as well as those with severe and persistent mental illness.
Hello, my name is Molly Jelak, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I serve clients statewide through telehealth, specializing in anxiety, depression, ADHD, and mood disorders. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to equip my clients with effective tools for their mental health concerns, aiming to provide relief and enhance their quality of life. I primarily serve adults, working with individuals facing mild to moderate mental health concerns, as well as those with severe and persistent mental illness.
My name is Dan Nordstrom and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. My approach to therapy is to help clients meet their goals through addressing thoughts, behaviors, and beliefs that improve coping strategies, decrease distress, and improve relationships. My main areas of practice are working with adults of all ages experiencing grief, anxiety, depression, addictions, and life transitions.
My name is Dan Nordstrom and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. My approach to therapy is to help clients meet their goals through addressing thoughts, behaviors, and beliefs that improve coping strategies, decrease distress, and improve relationships. My main areas of practice are working with adults of all ages experiencing grief, anxiety, depression, addictions, and life transitions.
Are you starting to wonder if what you feel is "normal"? Maybe anxiety is getting to the point where it is an exhausting, everyday occurrence, and you'd like to get back in control of your life. Everyone struggles with overwhelming situations and emotions from time to time, and I am a firm believer that no obstacle you are facing right now is too big to tackle. As your therapist, I will use practical strategies that will guide you in your journey of empowerment and assist with creating a strengthened sense of self. I will help you make sense of difficult experiences and guide you to the life you most want to live.
Are you starting to wonder if what you feel is "normal"? Maybe anxiety is getting to the point where it is an exhausting, everyday occurrence, and you'd like to get back in control of your life. Everyone struggles with overwhelming situations and emotions from time to time, and I am a firm believer that no obstacle you are facing right now is too big to tackle. As your therapist, I will use practical strategies that will guide you in your journey of empowerment and assist with creating a strengthened sense of self. I will help you make sense of difficult experiences and guide you to the life you most want to live.
Hello, my name is Cynthia Johnson. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. I am skilled in a variety of counseling orientations and I seem to understand the client and use interventions that meet the client where they are with regard to gender, sexual identity, culture, and unique personality. I use a combination of the latest scientific interventions and a caring heart. I create a warm and accepting environment. I really love people and I know that there is something wonderful about every person that I cross paths with. Clients report that they feel supported, safe, and respected when they work with me.
Hello, my name is Cynthia Johnson. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. I am skilled in a variety of counseling orientations and I seem to understand the client and use interventions that meet the client where they are with regard to gender, sexual identity, culture, and unique personality. I use a combination of the latest scientific interventions and a caring heart. I create a warm and accepting environment. I really love people and I know that there is something wonderful about every person that I cross paths with. Clients report that they feel supported, safe, and respected when they work with me.
Deja Carter, LCSW, SAC-IT, helps individuals navigate life's emotional challenges with compassion and clinical insight. Serving teens and adults across Wisconsin, she offers individualized therapy rooted in understanding each client’s unique experience. Whether someone is facing anxiety, depression, trauma, or struggling with substance use, Deja creates a safe, nonjudgmental environment where healing and personal growth are not only possible but encouraged. She works closely with teens (15–17), young adults, and adults up to age 64, drawing from evidence-based practices to foster resilience and lasting change.
Deja Carter, LCSW, SAC-IT, helps individuals navigate life's emotional challenges with compassion and clinical insight. Serving teens and adults across Wisconsin, she offers individualized therapy rooted in understanding each client’s unique experience. Whether someone is facing anxiety, depression, trauma, or struggling with substance use, Deja creates a safe, nonjudgmental environment where healing and personal growth are not only possible but encouraged. She works closely with teens (15–17), young adults, and adults up to age 64, drawing from evidence-based practices to foster resilience and lasting change.
Currently accepting clients for psychotherapy, especially those interested in considering the power healing of ketamine and/or psychedelics. I would like the opportunity support you in reaching your fullest potential. By helping you reduce your symptoms of sadness, anxiety, anger, lethargy, and trauma, then replacing those symptoms with a life filled with health, wellness, joy, love, creativity, relationships and passion. As a uniquely trained ecotherapist, psychedelic integration specialist and yoga teacher, I bring a holistic perspective to mental health.
Currently accepting clients for psychotherapy, especially those interested in considering the power healing of ketamine and/or psychedelics. I would like the opportunity support you in reaching your fullest potential. By helping you reduce your symptoms of sadness, anxiety, anger, lethargy, and trauma, then replacing those symptoms with a life filled with health, wellness, joy, love, creativity, relationships and passion. As a uniquely trained ecotherapist, psychedelic integration specialist and yoga teacher, I bring a holistic perspective to mental health.
Normal is a setting on a dryer. We are all unique and valid with vast minds. We all have different situations and I believe in using those pieces to heal and build strength. While I specialize in trauma, neurodivergence, addiction, and mood, our struggles are usually not that one note or simple. I focus on all aspects of who you and where you want to be, building a strong relationship based on empathy, trust and non judgement. Life is rough, we lose sight of our way, stop seeing the beauty, forget who we are, feel stuck or changed. It takes courage to be vulnerable and reality is we are imperfectly perfect.
Normal is a setting on a dryer. We are all unique and valid with vast minds. We all have different situations and I believe in using those pieces to heal and build strength. While I specialize in trauma, neurodivergence, addiction, and mood, our struggles are usually not that one note or simple. I focus on all aspects of who you and where you want to be, building a strong relationship based on empathy, trust and non judgement. Life is rough, we lose sight of our way, stop seeing the beauty, forget who we are, feel stuck or changed. It takes courage to be vulnerable and reality is we are imperfectly perfect.
Kathleen V. Phillipson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Wisconsin who has been practicing since 2008. Kathleen draws from personal life experience which helps her to empathize as she works together with client to handle life stressors such as trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and relationship difficulties. Kathleen has a special interest in attachment and how early childhood experiences affect later life functioning and the ability to maintain healthy relationships.
Kathleen V. Phillipson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Wisconsin who has been practicing since 2008. Kathleen draws from personal life experience which helps her to empathize as she works together with client to handle life stressors such as trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and relationship difficulties. Kathleen has a special interest in attachment and how early childhood experiences affect later life functioning and the ability to maintain healthy relationships.
Jonah Anderson is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin who has been practicing since 2018. He has an undergraduate degree from Marquette University with a double major in psychology and communication studies and a master s degree from Argosy University, Chicago in counseling. Jonah is glad you are here and would love the opportunity to help guide along your path in life. Life is challenging, stressful, at times painful, confusing, and sadly doesn t come with an instruction manual. Have you ever thought to yourself, I don t know what I am doing, or why do I keep making the same mistakes over and over again.
Jonah Anderson is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin who has been practicing since 2018. He has an undergraduate degree from Marquette University with a double major in psychology and communication studies and a master s degree from Argosy University, Chicago in counseling. Jonah is glad you are here and would love the opportunity to help guide along your path in life. Life is challenging, stressful, at times painful, confusing, and sadly doesn t come with an instruction manual. Have you ever thought to yourself, I don t know what I am doing, or why do I keep making the same mistakes over and over again.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
My name is Dan Nordstrom and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. My approach to therapy is to help clients meet their goals through addressing thoughts, behaviors, and beliefs that improve coping strategies, decrease distress, and improve relationships. My main areas of practice are working with adults of all ages experiencing grief, anxiety, depression, addictions, and life transitions.
My name is Dan Nordstrom and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. My approach to therapy is to help clients meet their goals through addressing thoughts, behaviors, and beliefs that improve coping strategies, decrease distress, and improve relationships. My main areas of practice are working with adults of all ages experiencing grief, anxiety, depression, addictions, and life transitions.
An ideal client is one who is being just who they are in spite of all the challenges or concerns they may be dealing with. I also have weekend and some evening hours.
An ideal client is one who is being just who they are in spite of all the challenges or concerns they may be dealing with. I also have weekend and some evening hours.
Hello, I am Tracy Faust, a Licensed Professional Counselor holding licenses to practice in Wisconsin, Vermont, and Delaware - and soon to be also in South Carolina. I work with various individuals from many different backgrounds and presenting with a myriad of symptoms and symptom sets. I am not trained in EMDR or treatment of eating disorders. I am a proponent of client-based services - person centered, as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness techniques. Working with me feels like one is being heard, and also challenged to improve.
Hello, I am Tracy Faust, a Licensed Professional Counselor holding licenses to practice in Wisconsin, Vermont, and Delaware - and soon to be also in South Carolina. I work with various individuals from many different backgrounds and presenting with a myriad of symptoms and symptom sets. I am not trained in EMDR or treatment of eating disorders. I am a proponent of client-based services - person centered, as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness techniques. Working with me feels like one is being heard, and also challenged to improve.
Deanna is a licensed professional counselor who earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology from Marian College at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and a master’s of science degree in educational/professional counselor tract from Concordia University in Mequon, Wisconsin. Often described as compassionate, hard-working, creative and curious, Deanna has experience working with individuals who live with substance use disorders, chronic mental health disorders and developmental disabilities. She has worked in day treatment settings, residential treatment facilities and in a methadone clinic.
Deanna is a licensed professional counselor who earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology from Marian College at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and a master’s of science degree in educational/professional counselor tract from Concordia University in Mequon, Wisconsin. Often described as compassionate, hard-working, creative and curious, Deanna has experience working with individuals who live with substance use disorders, chronic mental health disorders and developmental disabilities. She has worked in day treatment settings, residential treatment facilities and in a methadone clinic.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
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What is the most effective treatment for hoarding?
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been well-studied in the treatment of hoarding. This type of therapy includes changing beliefs surrounding possessions, as well as learning how to discard items and reduce acquisitions. The hoarder may also gain much-needed organizational skills. Another useful therapy may be compassion-focused therapy, which can address emotion regulation and negative self-perception.
How long does therapy for hoarding take?
Although treatment can vary, most people demonstrate improvement after 23 sessions, with some showing improvement after just a few sessions. Researchers have developed a 26-session cognitive behavioral program. People who hoard may need “maintenance” sessions over the years if the problem arises repeatedly.
Are there medications for hoarding?
The more commonly-prescribed medications for hoarding are including antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). This can include drugs such as venlafaxine and paroxetine. And because hoarding disorder is related to obsessive-compulsive disorder, medications for OCD, such as clomipramine, may be effective for hoarding as well.
Can hoarding come back after treatment?
Hoarding is a chronic disorder and it can last throughout an individual’s lifetime. Regularly checking in with a psychotherapist can help manage symptoms long-term. A good therapist will help the person learn needed skills including decision-making, organization, and stress reduction. The patient will gain a better perspective and the need to cling to useless items will lessen.