What I treat · Anger · Middleton
Anger management therapy for Middleton, Wisconsin.
Anger and irritability therapy for Middleton adults, with Wisconsin-licensed Amber Miller, MSed., LPC. Telehealth statewide, in-person at the Superior office. Most insurance accepted, including BadgerCare and Medicaid.
Middleton is a west-Madison suburb in Dane County, home to Epic Systems and a large pool of healthcare-IT workers. Telehealth from a Middleton address works the same way it does from any other Dane-County suburb.
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 Middleton clients
Middleton 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 Middleton
I see a lot of college and grad students from across Wisconsin. Telehealth from a dorm or apartment works the same way it works from home. The academic-calendar piece tends to bring its own rhythm to anxiety, depression, and ADHD work; the full angle is on the college student page.
Insurance and cost in Middleton
Wisconsin BadgerCare, Medicaid, Medicare, and most major commercial insurance in Middleton 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.