What I treat · Codependency · Superior
Codependency therapy for Superior, Wisconsin.
Codependency, boundaries, and people-pleasing therapy for Superior residents, with Wisconsin-licensed Amber Miller, MSed., LPC. Telehealth statewide, in-person at the Superior office. Most insurance accepted, including BadgerCare and Medicaid.
Superior is Amber's home base. Her in-person office is on Tower Avenue, a short drive from Belknap and Tower or from anywhere on the Wisconsin side of the bridge. Most Superior clients prefer telehealth from home or work in winter and in-person in the warmer months; we will pick what fits. If you are a UW-Superior student, the office is in town and we can meet either way. Most Twin Ports clients book a regular weekday morning or early-afternoon slot.
What Codependency therapy looks like
Codependency is what happens when your sense of okay depends on someone else being okay first. People-pleasing, over-functioning, the inability to say no, the inability to notice you have a preference, the slow disappearance of you inside a relationship. It tends to look from the outside like generosity. From the inside it looks like exhaustion.
Almost everyone I see for this grew up taking care of an adult who could not, or who would not. The pattern made sense then. It usually does not make sense any more, and yet it is hard to put down because it is most of how you know how to be in a relationship.
How we work on it
This is slower work. We listen for the pattern. We practice, in the room, noticing what you actually want, which is often a piece of information you have not had access to in years. Person-centered work is the spine. Cognitive behavioral tools come in for catching the people-pleasing in the act.
Boundaries are not walls. They are the line where you end and the other person begins. Most of the people I see have to learn where that line is for the first time as an adult.
How sessions work for Superior clients
Superior is right at the office. We can meet in-person at 3712 Tower Ave, Suite C, by telehealth from home or work, or some mix of both. Many local clients prefer in-person for the first session and switch to telehealth for the regular cadence.
If you are at a college in or near Superior
Superior and the surrounding area is home to UW-Superior and Northwood Tech. 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 Superior
Wisconsin BadgerCare, Medicaid, Medicare, and most major commercial insurance in Superior 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.