What I treat · Anger · Madison
Anger management therapy for Madison, Wisconsin.
Anger and irritability therapy for Madison adults, with Wisconsin-licensed Amber Miller, MSed., LPC. Telehealth statewide, in-person at the Superior office. Most insurance accepted, including BadgerCare and Medicaid.
Madison's mental-health system is overloaded in the same way every major college city's is. Wait times at private practices and at UHS on the UW-Madison campus run from weeks to months. Telehealth with a Wisconsin-licensed therapist outside Madison gets you a sooner first session, the same therapist year-round including over breaks, and no per-session campus charge if you are on insurance. The other Madison-area schools (Edgewood, Madison College, Madison Area Technical College) are served the same way. Telehealth from the near-east side, the near-west side, Monroe Street, Fitchburg, Middleton, and Sun Prairie all works identically.
What Anger therapy looks like
The people who come for anger work are usually not violent. They are people whose tone has been getting away from them, whose partner or kid has flinched lately, whose job has started taking note. They want to stop being like this and have not been able to do it on their own.
Anger work is not about suppression. The goal is not to feel less angry. The goal is to read the anger faster, understand what it is signaling, and have more choices about what to do with it before it leaves your mouth.
How we work on it
Cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavioral tools come in heavily for this one. We work on noticing the early body signals, on what is underneath the anger (often hurt, often fear), and on how to respond differently in the moment. Most of the early progress is in the body, not the head.
Anger is almost always covering something it would feel more vulnerable to admit.
How sessions work for Madison clients
Madison is too far from the Superior office for regular in-person sessions, so this is a telehealth-only relationship. That works as well for this kind of work as in-person. We pick a regular weekly slot and keep it.
If you are at a college in or near Madison
Madison and the surrounding area is home to UW-Madison, Edgewood, and Madison College. I see students from each, regardless of which campus you are on. Telehealth from a dorm or apartment works the same way it works from home. Sessions are confidential. The full angle on student work is on the college student page.
Insurance and cost in Madison
Wisconsin BadgerCare, Medicaid, Medicare, and most major commercial insurance in Madison are in-network. Out-of-pocket is $125 per 50 minutes session. Full detail on the insurance and fees page.
What to do next
If this read like something you recognize, the next step is to schedule the consultation or intake session. The free 15 minutes consult gives us both a sense of whether we would work well together before you book the first paid session. Text, call, or use the form, whichever is easiest.