Suicidal Ideation Therapists in Shell Lake, WI
My ideal client is anyone who wants to better their life and wants assistance in doing so. I work best with teens, young adults, individuals, couples and families that are feeling stuck in life. Together, we can have those tough conversations and work through the mess of relationships and how these are impacting you. I believe that at the heart of psychotherapy is a professional and meaningful relationship between a client or group of individuals and the therapist that can help accelerate changes and purpose within the client's life. I strive to be that therapist for my client's, understanding that this looks different for everyone.
My ideal client is anyone who wants to better their life and wants assistance in doing so. I work best with teens, young adults, individuals, couples and families that are feeling stuck in life. Together, we can have those tough conversations and work through the mess of relationships and how these are impacting you. I believe that at the heart of psychotherapy is a professional and meaningful relationship between a client or group of individuals and the therapist that can help accelerate changes and purpose within the client's life. I strive to be that therapist for my client's, understanding that this looks different for everyone.
I believe folks have the innate ability to find healing and change within themselves through supportive guidance in a safe environment. My aim is to provide space for discussion, exploration, learning, and growth—however that looks. I follow the client's lead in identifying and approaching their concerns, including tailoring treatment methods to best fit their goals and learning styles. I approach every therapeutic relationship being trauma informed, culturally sensitive, and person-centered. I am passionate about increasing self-awareness, learning how to navigate challenges, and practicing healthy connection and communication.
I believe folks have the innate ability to find healing and change within themselves through supportive guidance in a safe environment. My aim is to provide space for discussion, exploration, learning, and growth—however that looks. I follow the client's lead in identifying and approaching their concerns, including tailoring treatment methods to best fit their goals and learning styles. I approach every therapeutic relationship being trauma informed, culturally sensitive, and person-centered. I am passionate about increasing self-awareness, learning how to navigate challenges, and practicing healthy connection and communication.
Anchor Bay Counseling Center's motto is "Where Hope Has A Home" The goal of therapy is to help people regain their footing and find hope again in their day to day lives. We specialize in individual, marriage and family therapy offering a values driven approach.
Anchor Bay Counseling Center's motto is "Where Hope Has A Home" The goal of therapy is to help people regain their footing and find hope again in their day to day lives. We specialize in individual, marriage and family therapy offering a values driven approach.
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I truly enjoy working with individuals to develop into the person they desire to be and to develop a life worth experiencing and living. I work with individuals to develop goals that feel attainable and are specialized to each individual's needs. I have worked with veterans suffering from PTSD and other's that have experienced significant traumas for many years and have a passion for helping these individuals work through their traumas and move into living a healthy and happy life.
I truly enjoy working with individuals to develop into the person they desire to be and to develop a life worth experiencing and living. I work with individuals to develop goals that feel attainable and are specialized to each individual's needs. I have worked with veterans suffering from PTSD and other's that have experienced significant traumas for many years and have a passion for helping these individuals work through their traumas and move into living a healthy and happy life.
Trauma, a difficult childhood, deep loss—they leave a mark. We’d all love to believe that what happened “back then” doesn’t have to affect us in the “here & now.” But it does. Painful experiences change how we feel about ourselves, relationships, and how we view the world. We want to move on but we're stuck. No matter how hard we try to push the pain back or down or away... it leaks back in and we find ourselves living in the same old pain with the same old problems: Stuck. Exhausted. Frustrated.
Trauma, a difficult childhood, deep loss—they leave a mark. We’d all love to believe that what happened “back then” doesn’t have to affect us in the “here & now.” But it does. Painful experiences change how we feel about ourselves, relationships, and how we view the world. We want to move on but we're stuck. No matter how hard we try to push the pain back or down or away... it leaks back in and we find ourselves living in the same old pain with the same old problems: Stuck. Exhausted. Frustrated.
Life is full of surprises and sometimes it is difficult to know how to handle these changes. I am dedicated to providing a professional, caring and respectful environment which encourages clients to collaborate in identifying areas of concern and individualizing goals. Through a combination of therapeutic techniques that are research-based and effective, clients learn ways to cope with those changes that were once viewed as troublesome.
Life is full of surprises and sometimes it is difficult to know how to handle these changes. I am dedicated to providing a professional, caring and respectful environment which encourages clients to collaborate in identifying areas of concern and individualizing goals. Through a combination of therapeutic techniques that are research-based and effective, clients learn ways to cope with those changes that were once viewed as troublesome.
Immediate openings available! I often work with teens and young adults who feel overwhelmed by anxiety or depression, stuck in patterns of people-pleasing, or unsure of how to set boundaries without feeling guilty.
I also frequently work with women who feel exhausted from trying to hold everything together while quietly struggling with depression, stress, or grief.
Are you looking for a safe space to explore your feelings, develop coping skills, or process a difficult experience? I will work with you to find the best way to help - YOU are the expert of your experiences, and I can walk beside you on your mental health journey.
Immediate openings available! I often work with teens and young adults who feel overwhelmed by anxiety or depression, stuck in patterns of people-pleasing, or unsure of how to set boundaries without feeling guilty.
I also frequently work with women who feel exhausted from trying to hold everything together while quietly struggling with depression, stress, or grief.
Are you looking for a safe space to explore your feelings, develop coping skills, or process a difficult experience? I will work with you to find the best way to help - YOU are the expert of your experiences, and I can walk beside you on your mental health journey.
Never tried therapy before? Are you are feeling frustrated, notice that the same conflictual issues continue to arise, or that your life and relationships are satisfying except for that one thing? We are both licensed marriage and family therapists with additional credentialing in multiple areas to serve you better. Whether it's parent child relationship frustrations, communication difficulties, marital issues, infidelity, sexual problems, employment stressors, depression, anxiety, negative self image, chronic pain, PTSD, self injury or other personal matters, we are specialized to treat a wide variety of symptoms. Co-therapy with both therapists and online counseling is also available!
Never tried therapy before? Are you are feeling frustrated, notice that the same conflictual issues continue to arise, or that your life and relationships are satisfying except for that one thing? We are both licensed marriage and family therapists with additional credentialing in multiple areas to serve you better. Whether it's parent child relationship frustrations, communication difficulties, marital issues, infidelity, sexual problems, employment stressors, depression, anxiety, negative self image, chronic pain, PTSD, self injury or other personal matters, we are specialized to treat a wide variety of symptoms. Co-therapy with both therapists and online counseling is also available!
Online Therapists
The Clinical Services Center therapists are advanced graduate students with an interest in working with individuals, couples and families. We aim to support each client in any challenges they are facing.
The Clinical Services Center therapists are advanced graduate students with an interest in working with individuals, couples and families. We aim to support each client in any challenges they are facing.
Passionate about helping others, I offer a space that is safe and genuine to members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and offer services to adults, couples, and adolescents. I have extensive experience and a desire to work with individuals who have experienced the impacts of trauma in their lives. Trauma looks different for everyone and working through those memories, emotions, and body sensations can be both scary and painful. Meeting you where you are at in your journey to create personalized goals with intention is my highest priority.
Passionate about helping others, I offer a space that is safe and genuine to members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and offer services to adults, couples, and adolescents. I have extensive experience and a desire to work with individuals who have experienced the impacts of trauma in their lives. Trauma looks different for everyone and working through those memories, emotions, and body sensations can be both scary and painful. Meeting you where you are at in your journey to create personalized goals with intention is my highest priority.
My primary focus is to help change the patterns of thinking or behavior thus changing how they feel and view themselves. I strive to use person-centered therapy, including empathetic understanding and nonjudgmental acceptance and providing a safe and healing environment while helping individuals to graduate from services and move towards maintenance. In my free time I enjoy getting outside, spending time with my family, doing hot yoga, exercising, traveling, cooking, watching my kids play sports, snowboarding and playing sand volleyball.
My primary focus is to help change the patterns of thinking or behavior thus changing how they feel and view themselves. I strive to use person-centered therapy, including empathetic understanding and nonjudgmental acceptance and providing a safe and healing environment while helping individuals to graduate from services and move towards maintenance. In my free time I enjoy getting outside, spending time with my family, doing hot yoga, exercising, traveling, cooking, watching my kids play sports, snowboarding and playing sand volleyball.
Hi! My name is Josie, and I’m glad you’re here. As a Therapist, I am committed to working alongside you. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based practices. You don’t have to have all the right words; we’ll make sense of things together, allowing you to reconnect with the life you want to live.
Hi! My name is Josie, and I’m glad you’re here. As a Therapist, I am committed to working alongside you. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based practices. You don’t have to have all the right words; we’ll make sense of things together, allowing you to reconnect with the life you want to live.
Do you feel overwhelmed by self-doubt, stuck in painful patterns, or weighed down by negative beliefs about your worth? Deep down, do you want healing, resilience, and freedom from old struggles? Whether you’re in Chippewa Falls, nearby Eau Claire, or seeking therapy virtually, your goal may be to build confidence, strengthen self-compassion, and create a more authentic, meaningful relationship with yourself and others.
Do you feel overwhelmed by self-doubt, stuck in painful patterns, or weighed down by negative beliefs about your worth? Deep down, do you want healing, resilience, and freedom from old struggles? Whether you’re in Chippewa Falls, nearby Eau Claire, or seeking therapy virtually, your goal may be to build confidence, strengthen self-compassion, and create a more authentic, meaningful relationship with yourself and others.
Maybe you've been carrying the weight of your past for years. You're functioning on the outside, but inside you're tired of anxious thoughts, emotional heaviness and the nagging feeling that something isn't just right. Whether you're navigating trauma, anxiety or feeling stuck or depressed- you don't have to do it alone. I work with adults navigating grief, trauma, depression and anxiety. As your therapist, I hold unconditional positive regard for you and will show up as compassionate, validating and direct. Healing is possible, and we will begin to reconnect your mind and body to help you feel more grounded & connected.
Maybe you've been carrying the weight of your past for years. You're functioning on the outside, but inside you're tired of anxious thoughts, emotional heaviness and the nagging feeling that something isn't just right. Whether you're navigating trauma, anxiety or feeling stuck or depressed- you don't have to do it alone. I work with adults navigating grief, trauma, depression and anxiety. As your therapist, I hold unconditional positive regard for you and will show up as compassionate, validating and direct. Healing is possible, and we will begin to reconnect your mind and body to help you feel more grounded & connected.
Life can be hard - you don’t have to struggle alone! The decision to be open to begin therapy is a major step forward. If you're experiencing low self-confidence, doubt, grief, anxiety, shame, or stress, there is a path to help you create a more fulfilling life in the present. I provide a safe nonjudgmental space where you can feel supported, and empowered as you go on this journey.
Life can be hard - you don’t have to struggle alone! The decision to be open to begin therapy is a major step forward. If you're experiencing low self-confidence, doubt, grief, anxiety, shame, or stress, there is a path to help you create a more fulfilling life in the present. I provide a safe nonjudgmental space where you can feel supported, and empowered as you go on this journey.
I work with adults who are struggling with eating disorders, trauma, and the ripple effects these experiences can have on daily life and relationships. Many of my clients also seek support for anxiety, depression, ADHD, and relational challenges to break unhelpful patterns.
My approach is collaborative, open, and curious. I aim to create a space that feels both supportive and honest—where we can explore what’s beneath the surface while also building tools you can use outside of sessionTherapy with me is not about judgment or quick fixes, but about developing insight, resilience, and a more compassionate relationship with yourself.
I work with adults who are struggling with eating disorders, trauma, and the ripple effects these experiences can have on daily life and relationships. Many of my clients also seek support for anxiety, depression, ADHD, and relational challenges to break unhelpful patterns.
My approach is collaborative, open, and curious. I aim to create a space that feels both supportive and honest—where we can explore what’s beneath the surface while also building tools you can use outside of sessionTherapy with me is not about judgment or quick fixes, but about developing insight, resilience, and a more compassionate relationship with yourself.
Emily Erikson - Current Openings- Couples Adults Teens
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MFT
1 Endorsed
Eau Claire, WI 54701
As a therapist, it is my goal to create a welcoming, inclusive, and collaborative environment for all of my clients. I seek to create a safe space where all feel comfortable exploring difficult and challenging topics. I believe that the client is the expert on their life and see it as my job to remain curious while offering alternative views and tools. My mission is to empower clients to achieve their goals and reach their full potential. While I tailor my therapeutic approach to each client’s individual needs, my approach to therapy generally includes a systemic, strengths-based, solution-focused, and trauma-informed lens.
As a therapist, it is my goal to create a welcoming, inclusive, and collaborative environment for all of my clients. I seek to create a safe space where all feel comfortable exploring difficult and challenging topics. I believe that the client is the expert on their life and see it as my job to remain curious while offering alternative views and tools. My mission is to empower clients to achieve their goals and reach their full potential. While I tailor my therapeutic approach to each client’s individual needs, my approach to therapy generally includes a systemic, strengths-based, solution-focused, and trauma-informed lens.
My top interests of clinical focus include working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, women’s health, personal growth, and adjustment issues. I also enjoy working with individuals 18 and older, especially college students and the aging population.
My top interests of clinical focus include working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, women’s health, personal growth, and adjustment issues. I also enjoy working with individuals 18 and older, especially college students and the aging population.
I am passionate about what I do. Helping people take control of their lives, especially their emotions, is what I do best. I like to help people learn to be “un-upset about upsetting things!” I work best with problems of anxiety, depression, relationship issues but I'm also quite experience and capable of helping clients reduce stress both personal and work related, and have significant experience helping client with PTSD.
I am passionate about what I do. Helping people take control of their lives, especially their emotions, is what I do best. I like to help people learn to be “un-upset about upsetting things!” I work best with problems of anxiety, depression, relationship issues but I'm also quite experience and capable of helping clients reduce stress both personal and work related, and have significant experience helping client with PTSD.
I have a passion for working with adults of all ages struggling with life transitions, grief, loss, aging, substance abuse, trauma, anxiety, and depression. I believe we experience grief and pain in all situations in life. Whether you are struggling with a recent death of loved one, experiencing a life change, or have experienced trauma, we learn to adapt and cope with our pain. Often, the way we learned to cope with our pain no longer works for us, and we may feel struck, not knowing how to help ourselves change. I strive to offer clients a person-centered approach toward healing and their desired change.
I have a passion for working with adults of all ages struggling with life transitions, grief, loss, aging, substance abuse, trauma, anxiety, and depression. I believe we experience grief and pain in all situations in life. Whether you are struggling with a recent death of loved one, experiencing a life change, or have experienced trauma, we learn to adapt and cope with our pain. Often, the way we learned to cope with our pain no longer works for us, and we may feel struck, not knowing how to help ourselves change. I strive to offer clients a person-centered approach toward healing and their desired change.
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Suicidal Ideation Therapists
How does therapy for suicidal ideation work?
Stress, depression, anxiety, or upsetting circumstances can give rise to suicidal thinking. Therapy can address the events at the core of an individual’s suffering. Understanding why a person may be suicidal can help the therapist and the patient discover alternative methods of coping. A person with suicidal ideation may be mired in catastrophic thinking, and treatment like cognitive behavioral therapy is a good choice for breaking such patterns. In addition, treatment such as acceptance and commitment therapy can help a person manage their distress through better emotion regulation.
Which therapies are best for suicidal ideation?
Specific approaches used by professionals include cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, psychodynamic, acceptance and commitment therapies, among others. Cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapies are two widely used therapies that can help individuals with painful thoughts and past traumas. These therapies help an individual tolerate distress, regulate emotions, and not act on dangerous urges.
Are there specific medications to be combined with therapy?
The use of medication for suicidal thoughts must be aligned with the underlying cause; conditions such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis may be at the root of suicidal ideation. A psychiatrist may prescribe medications for symptoms, which may include antipsychotics such as aripiprazole or antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
How often and how long are therapy sessions for suicidal ideation?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual. Patients may see improvement within 15 to 20 sessions, at an average of 50 minutes per session, while others may opt for 20 to 30 sessions over, perhaps, a six-month period. Still other patients, especially those with co-occurring conditions like major depression and anxiety, may need to continue sessions for up to 12 to 18 months. In some cases, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm.